Dejected and worn down, Malenko replied simply, "Home," and would not be seen on WCW TV for two months. In November 2015, Malenko was inducted into 2300 Arena Hardcore Hall of Fame. Then, they cut away from the match for 59 seconds (!!!) As Double Ho Seven, Malenko competed for the affections of Lita and feuded with her tag team the Hardy Boyz. [28] Malenko defeated Dragón on the January 22, 1997 Clash of the Champions XXXIV to win his third WCW Cruiserweight Championship. [42][43] Two weeks later, they lost the titles to Rey Mysterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman. Malenko regained the title on the April 27th "WWF SmackDown!" Fixture: Dean Malenko vs. Jimmy Graffiti. Eddie Guerrero (c.) vs. Dean Malenko – WCW Cruiserweight Championship Mach – WCW Nitro #114. 161 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the "PWI Years" in 2003, SPW Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time), This page was last edited on 11 March 2021, at 18:51. Also, there was this odd focus on Malenko’s pervy infatuation with Chyna at ringside, which sucked. If you haven’t seen any Nigel matches, I know ROH has some on their youtube channel. The work here was the best yet in the series, with a great crispness and killer attention to details. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a senior producer. These are two of the best wrestlers of all time no doubt. Overall, this is a solid, if forgettable, start to this rivalry. Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn vs. Grandmaster Sexay & Scotty 2 Hotty: Tag Team : 10: … Hello everyone and welcome to the first edition of Rivalries! He is just one of the best at being a heel and it was a joy to watch. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Along with Guerrero, Benoit, and Saturn, he had some measure of success as part of The Radicalz. This match played the equality up, as the first fall was all back and forth action leading to a flash pin. The commentary here was just the worst, with Bobby Heenan getting off topic constantly, rambling on about Hulk Hogan, and Steve McMichael being totally incoherent, at one point talking about a book of sex positions. [60] The next night on the Chris Benoit memorial episode of Monday Night Raw, he talked about the life of Chris Benoit. Dean Malenko vs. Jimmy Graffiti Match. Dean Malenko spoke to the press in a Q&A session at Starrcast III held in Chicago and revealed that he has Parkinson’s disease. Overview; Other Matches; Ratings; Comments; Match Data. You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend … [40][41] At Uncensored 1999, however, they defeated the Rednecks in a lumberjack match to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Malenko entered the battle royal dressed as masked wrestler Ciclope and won the match, after Juventud Guerrera shook his hand, and eliminated himself. Malenko was born into a wrestling family, and his father Boris Malenko was a prominent wrestling figure. There wasn’t a ton of intensity or importance here, and that hurt the math greatly. Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko – NJPW Explosion Tour 1993 Day 17  While it has improved, these matches always tend to feel a little disjointed, as it feels as if it is just going from spot to spot. I will say, though, that the pacing here never really dragged, as it was too short for these guys to stall. Here, they entirely change the style of the match and add brawling aspects to it. CAGEMATCH » Matches » Dean Malenko vs. Jimmy Graffiti. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. BattlARTS Tag Team League (1999, 2000) - with Katsumi Usuda Personal life. Trabalhou para a WWE como "agente". Upon arriving in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Benoit spent about a year training in their "New Japan Dojo" with the younger wrestlers to improve his abilities. That was something I’ve never seen before, and stuff like that worked so effectively in elevating the already impeccable work. to show Hulk Hogan blabbering to Jimmy Hart about friendship and the Giant and other assorted bullshit. Trained. Dean Malenko, Cactus Jack & Too Cold Scorpio vs Eddie Guerrero & The Steiner Brothers - ECW Wrestlepalooza 1995. Pro Wrestling Illustrated named Malenko the #1 wrestler in the world in 1997, and he was inducted into the Hardcore Hall of Fame in 2015. [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. [ 7.0] "In my eyes, Dean Malenko is the greatest North American cruiserweight of all time. Chris Jericho [4] 1998/06/15: Uniondale, NY: Awarded. That’s just saying it’s a great match. Also, there was a minor subplot of Malenko working Guerrero’s ribs, which was subtle but played into he end nicely. Date: ... You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! [20] This would be both men's last match in ECW and they both gave—and received—an emotional farewell to the fans. They struck a great balance between choreographed crispness and gritty reality. [13] On February 25, 1995 at Return of the Funker, Benoit and Malenko defeated Sabu and Tazmaniac for the ECW Tag Team Championship, making Malenko a double champion. With this match, both guy’s stint in ECW comes to an end, ending this rivalry in that promotion. [73] At Starrcast III in August 2019, Simon revealed that he suffers from Parkinson's disease. At Vengeance: Night of Champions in June 2007, he appeared in a backstage segment watching Chavo Guerrero. The story was also spot on, playing off the 50/50 booking beforehand. After the match, the otherwise collected Malenko was left in an unusual fit of frustration. He defeated Osamu Nishimura in the quarterfinals before he ended up losing to the eventual winner Shane Douglas in the semifinals. [56] Malenko appeared in the ring along with other WWE alumni during a segment of the WWE Homecoming edition of Raw on October 3, 2005. Even though it was good, I was never really on the edge of my seat. Malenko first appeared in the crowd with the infamous Radicalz – himself, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, and Perry Saturn – who all made exits from WCW at the same time. 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. I loved when Eddie tried to trick Dean, but Dean wouldn’t have any of his shit. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out /  Every type of sequence one would expect from these two was on display and it was a joy to watch. While it wasn’t always sold great, the leg was a constant part of the match and was utilized exactly when it needed to be. Eddie Guerrero (c.) vs. Dean Malenko – ECW World Television Championship Match – ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995. Touche. This showed how tremendous both men were, as they wrestled so precisely that only a flash pin could finish the fall. Very interested in reading it, I’ve yet to watch any Nigel McGuinness matches and really need to do so. My WWF (WWE) custom Titantron with the Iceman V2 theme on Dean Malenko. Otherwise, as far as matches go, this was solid. This did detract from the energy of this portion. [44] They feuded with David Flair, Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon. He was very sad since two of his close friends, Eddie and Benoit, both died, but said he was happy that they were together again. [53] He also briefly feuded with Jacqueline and Ivory, who were disgusted by his lecherous ways. Early on, Malenko instinctively left the ring to regroup and was disqualified under the match stipulations because his feet hit the arena floor. So that was the first ever edition of Rivalries! This is great, as Eddie has a big PPV match coming up, so they need to make him look strong, and Malenko is bigger and a stoic character, making him perfect for the heat. Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko – WCW Monday Nitro #70. He wrestled with his brother Joe Malenko from 1988 to 1992, forming a tag team, until his brother retired. There is a lot of good here, but bad booking and rather blasé action hampered this match. The only real issue here is an issue that has plagued this whole series. No items were found that match the search parameters. Early on, it was a total brawl, with both guys laying in strikes and stomping the hell out of one another. This series is where I review every match I can find in a certain feud or rivalry, whether it be between singles wrestlers, tag teams, promotions, etc. [46] Around this time, Malenko briefly became known as "Double Ho Seven", a parody of the fictional character, James Bond. Jody Simon (born June 4, 1956) is an American former professional wrestler best known under the ring name Joe Malenko. Change ). Dean Malenko is one of the greatest technical wrestlers of all time, and a super funny guy! [2] His last ECW match was a two out of three falls match against Guerrero, which took place on August 26. Malenko then entered a feud with Guerrero, angry over the fact that he had caused him to lose his Cruiserweight belt, and began to attempt to win the United States title from him. [51] After a brief absence from TV, Malenko returned to reform The Radicalz with Guerrero, Benoit, and Saturn. [11][12], In the beginning of 1995, Malenko formed a faction called the Triple Threat with Chris Benoit and Shane Douglas. The gimmick was born out of a match with The Godfather, who offered one of his female escorts to Malenko instead of wrestling him. [50], Later that year, with Benoit having drifted away from the group, Malenko engaged in a feud with Guerrero and Saturn which stemmed from Guerrero's on-screen relationship with Chyna and a number of losses suffered when working as a tag team with Saturn. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (then WWF, now WWE). Regardless, to say a match with such good work isn’t great because of some choppy moments is exceptionally petty. For the good, Guerrero had by this point gone full heel, so the relationship between these two was entirely different than it was before. While there were sequences with focus on the incredible crispness, the majority of this match had a grit and intelligence that was refreshing. Also, the structure here is great, as Guerrero gets the heat as he is slowly turning heel, then Malenko gets most of the offense in the finishing stretch, both showing these two are still equals and showing Malenko’s growing anger and cockiness. [57], His close friend Eddie Guerrero died on November 13, 2005 and Malenko made a special appearance on the November 14 edition of Raw alongside Chris Benoit. Again, the theme of equality is played up, but the lack of a clean finish feels cheap and, much like the rest of the match, procedural. He has wrestled all over the world and has spent much time wrestling in Mexico and Japan. Now, with that out of the way and the format worked out, I feel like I can be a lot more productive. The original group featured Ric Flair, Arn and Ole Anderson, and Tully Blanchard. [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. This is the only timed 50/50 booking has worked from what I’ve seen, as both guys were shown as equals and elites in their field. Malenko would then team up with his brother, Dean, in All Japan Pro Wrestling to form "The Malenko Brothers". He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). [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. While they do keep this from being endlessly re-watchable, they do not prevent me from being glad that such a tremendous match exists. [68], Simon is Jewish. Firstly, as Eddie made his comeback, he lacked some fire to truly invest me in it. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a senior producer. 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