Diamond Dallas Page to be Inducted Into WWE Hall of Fame

WWE has announced that Diamond Dallas Page will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, joining Kurt Angle, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express and Teddy Long so far for the 2017 class. The Hall of Fame ceremony will take place on Friday, March 31 (WrestleMania weekend) in Orlando, FL.

DDP was interviewed by Rolling Stone about the announcement.

Where were you when you got the big news?

We were filming Positively Living, the Diamond Dallas Page three-DVD set. I’m a Jersey boy, so I was on the Jersey Shore in my hometown, and it was the end of the day and we were filming one more thing. They handed me the phone and said, “Boss wants to talk to you.” It’s HHH. I called him a couple weeks earlier and he hadn’t gotten back to me yet, so I thought this was that return call. So we’re talking about casual stuff, and then I start to hear him talk about my career and where I’ve been and how I got here, and then it hits me – is this that call? I’m not a guy who has trouble talking, but I couldn’t talk. Tears are running down the sides of my cheeks and I just said, “Bro, I love you man.”

BREAKING: As first reported by @RollingStone, @RealDDP will be inducted into the #WWEHOF Class of 2017! https://t.co/76Kxz8PcBr pic.twitter.com/qcG47uhnJe

— WWE (@WWE) February 20, 2017