DDP SHOOTS On Meeting The Rock and Getting Buried In His WWE Debut! 

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The Raven character would have suited the stalker gimmick a lot better.

Vince killing a character he didn't create. He does that a lot.

If you watch DDP's WWF debut, he gets a MASSIVE pop. Yet, for some reason, they didn't pick up on that and buried DDP overall.

DDP is the one laughing with his yoga empire raking in millions a year, rehabilitating his body instead off breaking it and at the same time helping others do the same. You’re the real people’s champ DDP thank you you deserve everything you have

DDP is the last person who deserved the disrespect shown to him by WWE. A real legend - one of only nine WCW Triple Crown Champions - and a genuinely good human who goes out of his way to help those in need.

I remember that trainwreck of an angle. Everyone was like, "Why would DDP stalk Undertaker's wife when his own wife is WAY hotter?" Even Stevie Wonder could see that Vince McMahon did that to bury DDP.

The way that WWE misused DDP is heartbreaking... Big Van Vader too.

I was just thinking about a People's Champion vs. People's Champion feud. Now I need the alternate universe where DDP makes that entrance!

I respect DDP as a human being more than the majority of "top card" wrestlers. Vince may have always been a shrewd businessman, but his pettiness and ego always destroyed anything good he did.

Say what you want about Hogan, but he ALWAYS knew when to say "That doesn't work for me brother".

Not booking Rock vs. DDP, Peoples Champion vs. Peoples Champion, is the most unforgivable sin of the Invasion Angle.

In the film Black Adam starring the Rock, the people of Kandhar were doing the sign of the Diamond Cutter. They wanted the Real People's Champ.

Diamond Dallas... poor guy.... just another victim of vince mcDOUCHE'S hair brained ideas degrading his character and worth in the wrestling world... he was pretty over before that BUT that is what vince mcDKBAG does best.... CRUSH talent that wasn't created by him, PERIOD....

this man is a gem

Such a shame we never got that tailor made Rock vs DDP feud.

I blame Bruce Prichard for the stalker idea. He admitted it was trash but I don’t believe he ever thought it was good. They wanted to bury DDP, plain and simple.

"UNDERTAKER, LIKE THE DIAMOND CUTTER, YOU NEVER SAW IT COMING" -best line in a WWE debut

DDP idea would have been way better than what they ended up doing

DDP is such an amazing guy. Straight shooter no bs.

Holy shit you know whats totally nuts! I LITERALLY said the same thing about how they should have done a "People's Champ" feud YEARS AGO. Thats so crazy how DDP was thinking the exact same thing. I remember even when DDP came to WWF I kinda expected a people's champ feud and it never happened.

Gah damn. DDP is such an incredible storyteller.

DDP is a true legend. He has help so many ex wrestler and wrestler.

I could listen to DDP for hours. He knows how to tell a story so well.

In all honesty DDPs peak when he was absolutely white hot was 97 thru 98. He started cooling off going into 99 and beyond. He definitely was not on Rocks level by the time he got to wwf in 2001 and I have nothing but love for DDP. So even though this is a great story to hear, I get it why Vince didn’t budge on Page’s idea for him vs Rock. He wasn’t hot anymore coming out of WCW like he was 3-4 years earlier.

To this day I remember being so excited to see DDP, but incredibly confused as to why they made him the stalker, and he still got a huge pop

DDP playing the stalker angle didnt make any sense for that character

Peoples champ v people champ would’ve been a fantastic angle

The fact DDP's reveal got one of the biggest AE pops, yet in his podcast *_Bruce Prichard pretended the crowd didn't know who he was,_* tells you everything. WWF were in denial and *_Vince felt emasculated_* by their 83 weeks.

DDP pitched a great idea to Vince. However, DDP should of known that Vince won`t allow any catchphrases that were fan favorites in WCW to be used on his TV. In Vince`s mind, whatever DDP did in WCW didn`t mean much in his company.

What they did to WCW guys like DDP was wrong. I understand they were your competition & whatever, but dont take out on the employees what Eric Bischoff & the management tried to do, that was just wrong. & what's worst is they treated Eric Bischoff in WWF wayyyyy better than they treated some of the guys. I will always remember WCW DDP & the great times that were had there. Even when Sting came to WWE & had that wrestle mania match, when Triple H won, that was so F'd up it wasn't even funny. The guys from WCW deserved better, they were amazing talents & they were part of some of the greatest times in Wrestling History. the mid 90's up until they sold WCW was some of the best times I had watching wrestling. & to watch Vince McMahons ego get in the way of what could have been, was something I'll never get over. Its a shame Vince thinks more of himself than his wrestlers, cause without his wrestlers, he is nothing, without Austin, without Taker, Nash, Hall, Hogan, Bret, Shawn, & all the guys that made that era great, Vince would be on 5th avenue begging for change. I will remember the great times & pretend like that WWE bullcrap never even happened. Love ya DDP, thanks for the Self High Five, BANG!

DDP was my favorite back then in WCW

What an amazing man & career. DDP is really an amazing example of how you can do anything in life if you put your ♥️ & 🧠 in it 👏

DDP: "Hey Goku who is the real super saiyan " BANG 💥💥💥

DDP was one on the greatest & most underrated WCW Heavyweight Champions

DDP IS SO AMAZING RESPECT 🧡🧡

That whole debut he describes that he wanted to have and The Rock vs DDP sounded a whole lot of a way better idea than what we wound up getting.

DDP is such a good human. Seems like a legend

We all wanted that angle Diamond. We all did.

Man DDP idea for his debut is like a fans wet dream holy shit. That would've been money for sure most underrated wrestler of all time

Ahh DDP was one of my favourites ❤

DDP is the definition of turning lemons into lemonade

WWE Emperor Vince McMahon just wanted to bury WCW talent like DDP and Sting

always see ddp's wwe career as something you probably don't want to remember. gave him a creepy stalker story, and then gave him the worst feud of his career. that taker feud was the most one sided affair I have ever seen. ddp had like 1 clean hit on the undertaker and thats when he hit him with the clothesline in their cage match, everything else is ddp getting manhandled.

Back then, the Rock was the People's Champ to me. But these days? DDP is the Champion the People deserve and need!

Rock vs DDP during the Scorpion King era would been MONEY considering how massively over Rock was at the time. No doubt in my mind the match would’ve become a PPV classic but it would’ve set records just on the strength of the buildup. And Dally shining the Rock woulda put him over huge the same way it did Hogan after fighting Rock at Mania. Think of the post match POP the night after DDP did the job.

The Rock never once said that doesn't work for me and DDP never said it too. That is what makes them the peoples champion. Rock was over big and was #1 draw in the business what do you mean I got to put Austin over... Austin walked out because he had to put Brock over. Rock said no problem Vince I'm your man just here to entertain the people. DDP I need to drop the title to Sting on Nitro, no problem I love STING. Your going to win it back the same night.. WHAT? OKAY I MEAN WHATEVER DUDE.. I got you.. These guys are loved by fans because the business comes before them. On the Austin thing I don't blame Austin matter of fact it the right thing to do. YOUR STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN your not a jobber for Brock Lesnar.

DDP just does great stuff for people. DDP still looks like DDP. He's a good guy.

Wish and Rock DDP would've had a feud

Love Taker he's arguably the GOAT but like Solomonster said he doesnt get enough credit for burrying DDP..

It's ludicrous that this guy's pushing 70, he looks early to mid 50s to me. He's gonna have that William Shatner longevity and be lucid and energetic into his 90s, mark my word

Loved you in Ready to Rumble!!!!

Good Story DDP , Great Advice..!

Dallas got put 6 feet under. Also he had to pay for a shag in storyline with the help of The Godfather. When he reality he had a hot wife

True champion of the people

The promos that could have been had between the Rock and DDP is something we all needed to see. They are both great on the mic and had a charisma that fans loved and they could have really played up that people's champ angle starting with making them feud over it and then later teamed them up as the people's champs to feud with whoever the bad guys were at that time as a tag team duo fighting say the NWO guys if the timing was right let whoever it was at that time.

What a story. Is storytelling just a skill you pick up when you've wrestled for decades because the legends all seem to possess it. The Undertaker told stories for 45 mins at his hall of fame induction and the crowd live and at home hung on every word.

People give undertaker give too much credit because he didn't make guys look good if he didn't want to. Ddp, kronik, etc.

Unfortunately back then Vince was more concerned about destroying legacies of WCW/ECW guys than he was in creating compelling storylines.

DDP is the real winner! He truly is. Such an amazing outlook - turning rejection into positive

WCW is and will always be the best hands down.

DDP was great.

Vince botched every single money match he could have made when it came to WCW guys in WWE. Simply out of hubris. But what did he care he had literally just bought his way into a monopoly.

I love the Ring Bearer!

How come you guys didn’t upload the full interview?

yes, remember "The Ring Bearer" Steve Austin in early 1996 WWF?

Rock vs DDP would've been amazing just from the promos alone

Peoples champ vs People champ would’ve been legendary!

Vince was never gonna book Rock v DDP as he entered the company.

It’s sad how DDP got buried in WWE

DDP always my number 1 GOAT

DDP is such an amazing guy

I believe Vince hired them just to bury them.

Like "garethcullen9604" said, Raven wouldn't fit that stalker ginmick so well. Im just imagining how foul that shit could've been lol 😅

DDP's idea was so much better.

Love this guy

Vince really wanted to bury every WCW wrestler 1by1... only one who survived is Rey Mysterio jr.

Rock vs Page could have been a good rivalry

DDP should’ve been a main player in the invasion and should’ve been in the SS match. He was awesome even in the stalker angle the pop he got when he unmasked was sick especially when the crowd threw up the diamond

What a solid man.

Every time I see ppl rewrite history and blow Taker, I just reply "DDP". Go watch that debut promo from Page. He literally cut the promo of his life on the Undertaker, and maybe the best promo anyone's ever given to Taker PERIOD. As soon as DDP said "I stalked your wife just to get inside your head", that shouldve been it. A month later, Sara is pinning WCW champion Diamond Dallas Page in the middle of the ring. Dont tell me "The judge of wrestlers court" never buried anyone, was always selfless, etc. He was just McMahon's muscle. I'm not saying he's any worse than any other top guy, but he damn sure ain't a saint, and he damn sure ain't DDP, who's spent the last decade+ saving lives.

What a performer

Loved Austin as the Ring Bearer lol

Honestly...it was a memorable storyline for the time. Had seen nothing like that

WWF fans weren't necessarily WCW fans. Don't really think having DDP come is how he was in WCW would have been any better 🤷‍♂️

You know what's so funny is how happy everybody was to just see DDP in the WWF. Nobody cared about the stupid angle. The second people realize the angle people were like oh no DDP is being buried. That's the actual factual history of the angle

DDP needs to be a booker 💯

People’s champion vs People’s champion wrote itself and should have happened. Typical WWE they screwed up every WCW wrestler that came over during the Invasion or after that point. It’s a shame DDP didn’t get to be the same DDP from WCW. Don’t fix what ain’t broken.

I liked DDP better than the rock as a people’s champ

DDP baby

With the exception of Hogan, Flair, Goldberg, and Y2J, every former WCW talent that came to WWE got buried. That was business. We as fans might not like it, but that's how it was with Vince. Eventually, Booker T, Eddie, Kidman, Benoit, Rey, and Big Show were all duly rewarded with titles.

All the people in the comments saying the word “buried” ok then. Tony khan has “buried” talent.

The stalker gimmick was complete bs but DDP thinking a pople's vs people's champion feud with The Rock was money in 2001 is just beyond delusional. DDP was hot in 1997/98 not in 2001. He was 16 years older than the Rock who was already on the jump to Hollywood and in his peak. Nobody saw them eye to eye in 2001. The Rock faced Austin and Hulk Hogan between 1999 and 2003 in 4 Mania matches. How does DDP even fit in that league?

I miss seeing ddp in wrestling

His DDP Yoga saved 2 mens lives that the WWE wouldn't have pissed on if they were on fire. That tells me enough.

Was his treatment in WCW really THAT bad? I mean, yeah, he got his ass kicked by Taker, but he likely would have anyway. That was the Invasion angle in a nutshell - Make WCW look inferior. He seemed to be doing alright for himself in the midcard before his neck injury. He won the European Title, got a spot on the main card at Wrestlemania, etc.

WCW fans will complain about it but only a fool would push WCW's old 2nd tier acts on the same level as a Rock especially when they ripped WCW's young talent years earlier and they were ready to step to the plate.

Can we up the audio on these videos

The stalker angle was so stupid. They should've just made DDP the leader of the Alliance. I mean, they were short on top WCW guys anyway. DDP could've had a much more significant role, especially at that time

He’s so full of crap but very charismatic. That’s why he has the room of marks eating out the palm of his hands