Damon Dallas Page may not have been a main event titan, but he’s notable for starting his career at age 30 and becoming a big name among his generation. However, that late start put him at a disadvantage in one particular area, as he discovered “The Major Figures in Wrestling Podcast.”
“When I was negotiating my contract for ’97 and ’98, what you don’t know is that I’m maybe in the middle of the card, and (Eric) Bischoff is super tight with me, but he wouldn’t give me any money,” DDP said.
Page recalled Bischoff acknowledging how close they were during his WWE Hall of Fame induction, noting that Page had to work twice as hard in WCW because of their friendship, but according to DDP, it was five times harder. “I should have been so resilient and persistent,” he insisted. “So all this running that I do in ’97 and ’98, I got paid 250 and 275 (thousand dollars) for the year and everybody else was making millions.
“Honestly, I didn’t give an af*** because I was living the dream on the level that it is, that’s more important.” he quickly added. Paige also noted how big the WCW roster was and noted that being a recognized star among the talent at the time was an accomplishment in itself.
In 1979, Page suffered a knee injury that violently ended his wrestling career, and he became a nightclub owner, managing wrestlers from the sidelines until his return to the ring in 1991. today, Page is known for his ongoing work to rehabilitate professional wrestlers who have suffered physical decline or helping people looking to get fit.
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