10 Reasons Why DDP Was The Original People’s Champ Of Wrestling

At a time when seemingly every major star had donned the three letters of the New World Order, Diamond Dallas Page stood alone as the only player in the game to stand firm in his affinity for World Championship Wrestling.

From Randy Savage and Lex Luger to Sting and Bret Hart, virtually every star to ever grace the WCW main event scene would sooner or later pledge their allegiance to the nWo. Even stars perceived as true blue WCW with WCW blood running through their veins - like Dusty Rhodes, Barry Windham and the Steiner Brothers - would all fall to the allure of nWo fame and notoriety.

With Page, Flair and Goldberg the only notable exceptions, their lack of affiliation with the swollen gang of miscreants made them unique from the increasingly generic group of rebels. By standing alone as heroes and protectors of WCW, they instantly stood out as different and their star power grew considerably as a result.