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Diamond Dallas Page feels like he's already gotten to have a proper sendoff to his in-ring career.

DDP last wrestled when he teamed with Dustin Rhodes & QT Marshall against MJF, The Butcher & The Blade on AEW Dynamite in January 2020. At the time, DDP was 63 years old. He's now three weeks away from turning 68.

After attending Sting's retirement match, TV Insider asked DDP if the experience made him want to wrestle one more time to put a bow on his career. While not completely closing the door on the possibility, DDP said he feels like that 2020 six-man tag match in AEW was the greatest sendoff he could have.

I feel like I got it in AEW. I wasn’t on WWE stuff for a long time because I was helping Cody Rhodes with AEW stuff. It wasn’t me helping AEW. It was me helping Cody. I wanted to help. The one we did. That six-man we did. I was so live at the end of that match. I looked so good in that match. I came off the top rope and didn’t hurt myself. I thought it was the greatest sendoff you could have. Cody had asked me, 'One more?' How do you make it better than how I left it?

Never say never. I’m still in shape. I can drop Diamond Cutters right now. Every time I do one though, I’m 68 in another couple of weeks, I would leave a little piece of my body in there. I’m the first DDP Yoga transformation. I broke my back at 42, and they said my career was over. I was on top of the world. I headlined 13 out of 24 pay-per-views, but I still didn’t get that one spot and be heavyweight [champion]. That’s where DDP Yoga came in. Yoga, rehab, and old-school calisthenics not only healed me but showed me how to help others. And I became the heavyweight champion.

DDP's interview with TV Insider was to promote the Biography: WWE Legends episode on his career that premieres this Sunday (March 17). The documentary will air on A&E at 9 p.m. Eastern time.

DDP told TV Insider that he'll be at WrestleMania 40 to support Cody Rhodes:

I was there for both his state championships. I flew from LA back to Atlanta to watch him. I have been on this ride. I’ve been a huge supporter. He is a brother and uncle, whatever he needs me to be, I’m there. I’m going from Mania to Bora Bora for my wife’s 50th. For me to do that, there is only one person to get me to go and spend four days working in Philly to then home in Atlanta to Bora Bora and 28 hours of flying. To watch him finish the story, it’s not just going to be emotional for me. It’s going to be emotional for so many people. I believe it is time. You finally have a true babyface.

The guy who walks the walk when the cameras aren’t on. This is the guy. What The Rock has done is brought it to a whole new level. Wrestling fans know who Cody Rhodes is, but now because of The Rock coming in, the biggest star in the world is wrestling at WrestleMania 40. The Super Bowl. He has taken it to a different level. It’s what happened to me when I was with [Karl] Malone. It brought me to a different level. Rock is the biggest star in the world with Roman Reigns, who is one of the best champions ever, and Seth Rollins, one of the greatest technicians of all time. It’s going to be amazing. I wouldn’t miss it. If I don’t sleep for four days, I’ll be fine. I can’t wait to watch what happens.

This article first appeared on F4WOnline.com and was syndicated with permission.

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