Wrestling INC: How is Scott doing? Jake mentioned Scott might be going through a tougher time recently.
DDP: I think the [Ultimate] Warrior passing affected a lot of people. I know Scott and Jake had great discussions with him. Both of them were supposed to work with Warrior at sometime and didn't. Scott was supposed to tag with Flair at Survivor Series and that was around the time Warrior ended up leaving. Jake was doing all those vignettes and that didn't work out either. Jake held onto that anger until they talked. Scott will never put himself out there as the poster boy for being cured. He's thinking he could fall today. He only lives a mile from me, which was his design, and sometimes he'll just come by. I am a foundation of positive energy because the other way sucks. You need to figure out how to pull yourself up again.
Wrestling INC: You were a big part of this year's WWE Hall of Fame, even though you weren't being inducted. You helped two stars of that class and your presence was over the whole Hall of Fame ceremony and the Ultimate Warrior even mentioned it during his speech. Did you expect that at all?
Wrestling INC: You were a big part of this year's WWE Hall of Fame, even though you weren't being inducted. You helped two stars of that class and your presence was over the whole Hall of Fame ceremony and the Ultimate Warrior even mentioned it during his speech. Did you expect that at all?
DDP: No. I saw Warrior the year before at a WrestleCon and I'm sure you heard the story about when I came into the WWE as the limousine driver at WrestleMania XI, where I met a bunch of the guys like Hulk Hogan, who came up to me. He had seen me in the AWA and would watch everybody. I really wanted to meet the Warrior, but I never got the chance. We came into WCW, Warrior requested me and [Bill] Goldberg come see him. So we met him and he was 'you guys have been having so much fun out there, you make me want to get back in the business.' That was f--king cool. Warrior made such a huge impact on the business, but I think it's crazy that he and Sting became two of the biggest names ever. They were tag team partners and nobody has ever done that. To be on the [Halloween Havoc] card with the Hogan-Warrior rematch, 10 years later and me going for the world title with Goldberg, was surreal.
I wanted to tell the Warrior and got the chance at the area he was signing autographs at WrestleCon. He gave me a big hug and called what I've done with Jake and Scott God's work. I didn't even get a chance to talk with him at the Hall of Fame because everyone was talking to him and I figured I'd find my spot. When Warrior brought up DDP YOGA in his speech, like in a Saturday Night Live bit, I was sitting next to my girlfriend Brenda and [ex-wife] Kimberly [Page] too. We just looked at each other and asked, 'did he just say DDP YOGA?' We started laughing and he said it again and again. I needed to find Warrior to thank him, but I never could. I was looking everywhere for him and figured I have his number, so I'd just call him. Then it was too late and that's something that will stick with me. It was very cool for him to have said that.
Wrestling INC: I know you hate talking about Nancy Grace, but was your appearance booked before or after the Ultimate Warrior had passed away?
DDP: The way it was approached to me was 'who's the man [behind The Ultimate Warrior]' and I had those stories to tell. I'm not putting that b---h over. She feeds off of s--t like this. I can tell you I won't be on her show again.
Wrestling INC: Does a part of you ever want to go back and tell Nancy Grace off or are you fine never seeing her again?
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