The Diamond Exchange | |
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Stable | |
Members | See below |
Name(s) | The Diamond Exchange The Diamond Mine |
Debut | 1988 1991 |
Disbanded | 1989 1992 |
Promotions |
AWA WCW |
The Diamond Exchange was a professional wrestling stable led by Diamond Dallas Page in the American Wrestling Association from 1988 to 1989. Page led a spiritual success known as The Diamond Mine in World Championship Wrestling from 1991 to 1992.
Diamond Dallas Page worked in the nightclub business in Florida before and after he started working as a wrestling manager in the American Wrestling Association (AWA). He started managing Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka) in 1988, a team he led to the AWA World Tag Team Championship. Badd Company, was often accompanied by a pair of female valets known as the Diamond Dolls who were the girls that worked at his club. The team's first feud was against The Midnight Rockers, whom they defeated for the AWA World Tag Team Championship on March 19, 1988. Badd Company then feuded heavily with Chavo and Mando Guerrero.
When the AWA World Heavyweight Champion Curt Hennig began being associated with the AWA World Women's Champion Madusa Miceli, they joined together the Diamond Exchange. Hennig would hold the AWA World Heavyweight Title for about 53 weeks, before losing it to Jerry Lawler on May 9, 1988. On August 27, 1988, DDP introduced Colonel DeBeers as the new member of his stable. During that short time, DeBeers would try to force his opponent to leave on a stretcher.