Interview Recap: Kimberly Page


Interview conducted: March 8, 2005

Interview highlights:

- Page will be appearing in Universal Pictures comedy “A 40 Year-Old Virgin,” which stars Steve Carell. Page believes the movie will be released this summer.

- Look for Page in a future episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” playing a secretary.

- At this point, Page is trying to distance herself from wrestling, focusing on her acting career. In Hollywood, the perception of pro wrestling tends to be equated to “bad acting.” “Pro wrestling doesn’t get the respect it deserves in Hollywood,” stated page.

- Page says she enjoys acting, and when asked about pro wrestling, Page said, “I don’t see myself returning. Working for Vince (McMahon), really for me, has really never been an option.”

- Gerweck plugged Page’s official web site at www.kimberlypage.com

- Page is currently in an infomercial for a Body by Jake product called the “cardio cruiser.”

- She talked Diamond Dallas Page’s upcoming fitness book, a project she helped to develop.

- Page continues to model, including a pictorial in “Ironman” magazine.

- Gerweck talked about her educational background, including attending Auburn and Northwestern universities.

- The biggest budget movie she worked on was the 2003 film “Seabiscuit.” She made her movie debut in “Rat Race.”

- Her scenes from “Rat Race” were actually removed from the final product. However, if you get the DVD, director Jerry Zucker explains why Page’s scenes were deleted.

- Page plugged ifilm.com – the site is home to many movie trailers, including “Grayson,” in which she played the role of Selina Kyle (Catwoman).

- Page plays the lead villain role of Dragonfly in the upcoming independent movie “Monarch of the Moon.” It will have a limited theatrical release, but will be available on DVD.

- She would like to pattern her career after Glenn Close, as Page prefers to play villains. Her identical leading man is Patrick Stewart.

- She married Diamond Dallas Page six months after completing graduate school.

- Page started with WCW as the Diamond Doll. After the David Sullivan angle, she was offered a full-time contract. She was later became the “booty babe.”

- When asked about the Nitro Girls, Page replied, “now that was my baby!” Page’s idea was to create the Lakes girls of professional wrestling. She was given three weeks to have the Nitro Girls act ready to perform. Page hand picked the girls herself.

- Whatever happened to the Nitro Girls? Paisley recently married Booker T. Chae was in her wedding party. Chae lives in Atlanta, and does a lot of fitness modeling. Spice is a chiropractor. Fyre got married and is teaching in Atlanta. Tygress is an account in Atlanta. Jazz still lives Atlanta.

- Page talked about the circumstance of her 2000 departure from WCW.

- Russo wanted Page to flash her bare chest to the audience in angle involving Scott Steiner. She opposed the angle, and Steiner got mad at verbally assaulted, “I was terrified,” admitted Page. When asked by Russo to apologize to Page, Steiner replied (to Page), “I’m sorry you heard it.”

- As a result of the Steiner incident, Page quit the company after working nine years for WCW. This led to a real-life backstage fight between DDP and Steiner.

- It was Vince Russo’s idea to drop the Nitro Girls act. Russo insisted on Page getting more physical, which led to matches in the ring.

- She said that she enjoyed the angle where she turned against Diamond Dallas Page, which allowed her to be a heel.

- Page is scheduled for a Wrestling Reunion event on 6/18 in Carteret, NJ at the Holiday Inn.

- “I miss performing for the fans most of all,” said Page when asked what she missed about wrestling.




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