Diamond Dallas Page at the Slamdance Cinema Club Screening Of "Resurrection Of Jake The Snake"
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Dixie Carter at the 2015 Winter TCA Tour
While Diamond Dallas Page is primarily thought of as a WCW wrestler -- based on his multiple reigns as a world champion -- he did spend time in other promotions. Before reaching WCW he had started out as a manager in Verne Gagne's AWA, and after WCW closed in 2001, he wound up in WWE.
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However, many people do not remember that DDP had a short post-WWE run in TNA. In turn, DDP has crossed paths former TNA chairwoman (and current minority shareholder of Anthem Sports and Entertainment) Dixie Carter.
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Early into the mainstream popularity of DDPY, Carter had been urged to try the program by WWE Hall Of Famer Scott Hall and other industry friends. Carter ultimately ordered the DVDs and liked the results, although she had acknowledged that she was "still sore" a few days after trying it for the first day. Between the 2013 and 2015 tweets embedded below, DDP and Carter were spotted sitting together at a Bellator event in April 2014.
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“@TNADixie: Just finished @DDPYoga. I have LOVED doing this and need to do it more. Promise you @DDP!! It works Dixie #Shoot
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