Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. [46] While not having as much success in the WWF, Malenko was a force in the promotion's light heavyweight division. Beginning his career in the independent circuit did not help Malenko earn a fortune in the business from the start but after he joined WCW, he was able to make it rain in green.

[25] He defeated Mysterio Jr. for his second WCW Cruiserweight Championship at Halloween Havoc 1996. [32] At Starrcade 1997, he challenged Guerrero for the Cruiserweight Title but ended up losing the match. [73] At Starrcast III in August 2019, Simon revealed that he suffers from Parkinson's disease. To better Malenko's claims, Jericho boasted that he was "The Man of 1,004 Holds" and the two had a final showdown at Uncensored 1998 for the Cruiserweight title.

[21][26], After a successful title defense against Psychosis at World War 3 (1996),[27] Malenko lost the Cruiserweight title to Ultimate Dragon (Último Dragón) at Starrcade 1996 where Dragón's J-Crown Championship was also on the line. He started out as a referee in the Tampa area and even worked briefly as a referee for the WWF in the mid-1980s. At Slamboree 1998, Jericho held a Battle Royal for a shot at his Cruiserweight Championship.

[8] Following his retirement, he worked as a road agent for WWE for 18 years from 2001 until 2019. [39] They feuded with the New World Order (nWo), particularly Eric Bischoff. On the March 13 edition of Raw Is War, Malenko defeated Essa Rios for his first Light Heavyweight Championship. Dean Malenko Dean Solkoff Great Pumpkin. [19] The two continued to battle over the Television Title and fought a series of matches that led to them being offered a WCW contract. At SuperBrawl IX, they lost to the Rednecks in the finals of a tag team tournament for the vacant World Tag Team Championship. [52], Malenko's feud with the Hardy Boyz and Lita continued in early 2001, culminating with Lita pinning him (with some assistance from Matt Hardy) in a match on the February 19, 2001 edition of Raw Is War. [47][48] In April 2000, he feuded with Scotty 2 Hotty who was the new challenger for his Light Heavyweight title. Dean Simon (August 4, 1960) a American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dean Malenko. He dropped the title to Scotty on the April 17 edition of Raw Is War[47] before he won his second WWF Light Heavyweight Championship from Scotty on the April 27 episode of SmackDown!. At Bash at the Beach (1999), Malenko challenged David for the US title but lost the match. 212 lbs (96 kg) Born. August 4, 1960 (age 60) Birth Place. [51] After a brief absence from TV, Malenko returned to reform The Radicalz with Guerrero, Benoit, and Saturn. [37] The title was returned to Jericho, however, because of interference by Malenko. As Double Ho Seven, Malenko competed for the affections of Lita and feuded with her tag team the Hardy Boyz. Dean Simon (August 4, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dean Malenko. [45], After being granted his release from WCW the night after his last WCW match, Malenko signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and debuted on January 31, 2000 edition of Raw Is War.

He even offered Lita a title match for his Light Heavyweight Championship, but under the condition that if she lost she would be obliged to go on a date with him.

He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) working as a producer.

Dean Simon: Born: August 4, 1960 From: Irvington, New Jersey, United States Professional wrestling career. [6] He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) ... Dean Malenko Career. Malenko was recognized for his technical wrestling ability and calculating demeanor in the ring. August 4, 1960 (1960-08-04) (age 60) Dean MalenkoDean SolkoffGreat Pumpkin [25], After the Horsemen were finally disbanded in May 1999 due to Flair's abuse of power, Malenko joined up with Shane Douglas' faction, The Revolution, which was formed in July 1999.

The gimmick was born out of a match with The Godfather, who offered one of his female escorts to Malenko instead of wrestling him. Malenko's last WCW match was a "catch-as-catch-can" match with Billy Kidman at Souled Out. The Cruiserweight Champion again tried to take Guerrero's title, but in the process dropped the camcorder he carried to the ring with him. They battled many teams throughout the year including West Texas Rednecks, First Family, The Filthy Animals and The Varsity Club. [3][35] Malenko was stripped of the title, however, as he did not earn the title shot as himself. [44] They feuded with David Flair, Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon. He held championships throughout all three American organizations he competed for including a 4-time title reign as the WCW Cruiserweight Champion, a WCW World Tag Team Champion with Chris Benoit, a 2-time reign as the ECW World Television Champion and a title reign as ECW World Tag Team Champion with Benoit. Dean Malenko https://officialwwe.fandom.com/wiki/Dean_Malenko?oldid=24433. At World War 3, Malenko participated in a 60-man, three-ring battle royal won by The Giant. He is also known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a wrestler and a road agent and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).[4]. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. [30] Malenko lost the match after Eddie Guerrero inadvertently caused Malenko to be hit with Guerrero's United States Title belt.[31]. Tampa, Florida

Trainer. A title feud with Crash Holly would begin after Crash interfered in a two-on-one intergender handicap match between Malenko, and both Jacqueline and Ivory, costing him the match. Malenko entered the battle royal dressed as masked wrestler Ciclope and won the match, after Juventud Guerrera shook his hand, and eliminated himself. [46] The feud led to a triple threat match at Judgment Day 2000 where Guerrero retained the WWF European Championship against both Malenko and Saturn. OfficialWWE Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. December 11, 2001. This came after Malenko was a road agent for them for the previous 18 years. [7] Five-time WWE world champion Daniel Bryan said that his "number one guy, growing up, was Dean Malenko". On the June 5, 2018 episode of Smackdown Live, Malenko appeared during the contract signing between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura. Although never a world champion, Malenko achieved championship success in ECW, WCW and the WWF, winning 11 total titles between the three organizations. [16] On April 8 at Three Way Dance, he and Benoit lost the tag titles to The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock).

[11][18] Only a week later, Malenko dropped the title back to Guerrero.

[59] After the 2006 Royal Rumble, he was seen congratulating Rey Mysterio on his Rumble victory. After a long match, Jericho forced Malenko to submit in an angled Liontamer. [49] At Backlash 2000, Malenko successfully defended the title against Scotty, thus ending the feud between the two. He would leave WCW to join WWE where his reported salary per year was an estimated $250,000. At Vengeance 2007, he appeared in a backstage segment watching Chavo Guerrero. [56] Malenko then appeared on the March 31, 2008 episode of Raw to join The Four Horsemen and other WWE superstars in a farewell tribute to Ric Flair. [40][41] At Uncensored 1999, however, they defeated the Rednecks in a lumberjack match to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship. [17], In the summer of 1995, Malenko feuded with TV Champion Eddie Guerrero, culminating in a match on July 21 where Malenko defeated Guerrero to win his second ECW Television Championship. In November 2015, Malenko was inducted into 2300 Arena Hardcore Hall of Fame.

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