Welcome to your last chance.
Change or Die is not your typical reality series—it’s raw, real, and relentlessly inspiring. This 12-week transformation docuseries drops a group of five struggling individuals into a shared home in Atlanta, where they’ll be pushed to the edge physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Led by WWE Hall of Famer and DDPY creator Diamond Dallas Page, each episode peels back the layers of pain, frustration, and defeat to reveal what it truly takes to take your life back. No gimmicks. No shortcuts. Just sweat, truth, and the will to survive.
They’ve hit rock bottom. Now, they must choose:
Change...or Die.
A reality docuseries that shows what it really takes to transform your life. Individuals in desperate need of positive change, physically and mentally, work to prove they’re ready to own their lives for good. They’ve reached a point where they have nowhere else to turn and are looking for a last chance at a better life.
Meet the CAST
Cassandra “Cisi” Melendez
New York, NY
Cassandra a.k.a Cisi is an ambitious entrepreneur in both Real Estate and as a Fit Model living in New York City. At a young age Cisi knew she wanted to be a model and was determined to make it happen. Cisi achieved fitness goals once before and it helped open the door for her to enter the world of Fit Modeling, but when the world shut down in 2020 exercise fell to the wayside. Cisi is coming to the Change or Die house to not only get her health and fitness back on track, but also to further her modeling career in hopes of expanding into Print Modeling.
Eric “Butterbean” Esch
Jasper, AL
King of the 4 Rounder, Butterbean, is most notable for his boxing career with a total of 77 wins and 58 being knockouts. Butterbean has been overweight for most of his life and post retirement from boxing his health has only deteriorated. Butterbean has very limited mobility and gets around mostly with the use of crutches or at times with a motorized chair. Butterbean is coming to the Change or Die house to lose enough weight to get the hip surgery he needs to give him the mobility he desires and live a pain free life.
Taylor Sowers
Bassett, VA
Taylor is the youngest participant in the Change or Die house and while he hasn’t experienced a lot of things in life it isn’t because of his age, but his weight. Taylor has a lot of difficulties walking around and spends most of his day to day at home. Before coming to the Change or Die house Taylor had started a TikTok as a platform to start his weightloss journey, now he enters the house hopeful this can put him on the path towards being able to experience life outside of his house.
Mildred Mason
Mableton, GA
Mildred is a vivacious retired senior and mother who is already familiar with DDPY. Mildred loves to laugh and have fun, but uses her age as an excuse to not do things. Hitting 67 years old was a big milestone for Mildred as that was the age her mother had passed away at. Mildred wants to live a long life and is coming to the Change or Die house to get the tools she needs to get healthy so she can make this a reality.
Marcus “Buff” Bagwell
Ackworth, GA
Former WCW, NWO member and 5 time WCW Tag Team Champion Wrestler Buff Bagwell started his wrestling career in 1990 and wrestling for WCW from 1991-2001. Post WCW Buff struggled with drug addiction. In 2020, while under the influence of prescription drugs, Buff was involved in a car accident. Because of Buff’s battle with addiction the wounds on his knee never healed and now needs a crutch to help him get around. Dallas has brought Buff into the Change or Die house, while Buff still not completely sold on the idea, in an attempt to help another one of his long time friends in dire need of Dallas’ help.
MEET DDP
At 68, Diamond Dallas Page is the modern-day Jake LaLanne meets Tony Robbins, able to do things most 30-year-olds can’t. He’s also the heart of this show. Not because of his celebrity or millions of fans but because he’s as real as it gets. His life revolves around fitness, nutrition, and mindset. That’s why he created Change or Die–to inspire people to transform their lives physically and mentally.