In The Ring with Dean Malenko Preview

[@85futureshock]

Just wanna say thank you Dean. You were such a huge part of my Monday Nights and you were underrated. You deserve to be up there with the great technicians in the wrestling business such as Bret Hart, Billy Robinson, Johnny Saint and Dory Funk Jr. Thank you for everything you gave to this industry.

[@peridotangel83]

Hes one of those rare wrestlers that is a stable, sane man. Too bad most of them didn't take those tips from him.

[@bloodeagle6458]

Yep 2021 almost 2022 and it's been nothing but super kicks and he even works for the super kick slap the leg high spot company

[@kingofkings69ner]

Why would anybody take advice from a guy that was nothing but a mid card talent that wasn't a draw?

[@jadoc3767]

​@@kingofkings69nerbecause he was a great worker and also, was around many territories with yop guys.

[@metalbornmetalbred]

So sad that he has Parkinson's. All the best to you in this battle, Dean.

[@jaidenkalel1312]

I know Im asking the wrong place but does someone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me.

[@tylercaden9267]

@Jaiden Kalel instablaster :)

[@danielmcmahan4393]

The Texas clover leaf was the most creative finisher ever incredible

[@RaytheGrayt]

What's funny is that it's sort of comparable to the sharpshooter, and as dean and Bret got older they look and sound more alike lol

[@tommyhallum2054]

Dean was one of those guys that maybe wasn't looked at as a star as far as the fans were concerned but in the locker room he was highly respected and that's the reason why he always had a job at the highest level even if he wasn't selling out the seat.

[@jrichard88]

Dean is one guy I'd have no problem sitting down with for hours on end and just listening to what he has to say about wrestling.

[@DrRonThomasJr]

My first trainer back in the late 80s. Said you tell the story with your body, not your mouth. Learned to work with anybody. Just need the finish and the time. Read the crowd. Set up the move, show the move, go to next move. Slow down.

[@durden2480]

Def my favorite from wcw. He was incredible to watch.

[@freestaterevolution]

I watched Malenko and Jericho put on a clinic match live in 1998 at the Great American Bash in Baltimore. Little did I know I was watching two legends in the making...and they were the undercard. Do yourself a favor and watch that match- it’s on the WWE Network and probably on KZbin.

[@KIDMISSING]

Eric Deitrich so did I at Slamboree 98 in Worcester

[@haroldguerrero1556]

He is one of the fighter in wrestling and tough guy in the ring and outside of the ring.

[@ontheedge4life]

It's so sad to see the Parkinson's slowly become more noticeable.

[@miamimagicians]

Not really

[@jrichard88]

It's honestly cruel irony that a guy who was known for being so clean, crisp, and fluid in the ring ended up with an affliction like this.

[@grassyknol]

Dude. Huge knowledge dump. I listened to every word he said. Not only that, these were only clips of a whole. Monstrous experience.

[@iczerx01]

Dean is on the AEW roster as a back stage coach and as such I expect a much higher level of realism out of the AEW boys and girls! I like AEW ... there are aspects of it that are much better than the alternative but with Dean and the others lending their experience and knowledge there is absolutely no excuse for some of the horrible, obviously scripted routines some of them put on. I LOVE YOU DEAN! LONG MAY YOU REIGN!

[@bloodeagle6458]

That's cus there not wrestlers there little kids playing wrestlers that think thay know better and everything its PATHETIC

[@intothedeepstate7491]

He's collecting a check. Paul London wanted a spot backstage and they offered him a match on Dark. Lol Tony Khan is a money mark playing real life EWR, no two ways about it at this point. *Tony awkwardly hugging intensifies

[@MattHall05]

Dean Malenko might just be the most underrated technician in pro-wrestling history. I know "underrated" is a very overused word in the pro-wrestling community but honestly, not a lot of people give this man credibility for his work over the years.

[@AmericanWrathchild]

Can you imagine having the opportunity to learn from Dean Malenko?

[@wfsfghthkh866]

Great wrestling family...legends..

[@theamericanwararcher4872]

I would dream of a Dean Malenko clinic! I always thought he was a fantastic worker in the ring! Right up with Dynamite, Bret and Mr. Perfect!

[@ppiorkowski1502]

@theamericanwararcher4872 I agree with Dynamite and Curt Hennig.... Bret I think was way overrated. The whole bullshit with his lies about the Montreal Screw Job made me lose a lot of respect for him. Plus in a reality Owen was WAY BETTER than Bret. Bret could never flip off the top rope. Hell Bret couldn't do any acrobatic nor high flying moves. And his promos were complete dog shit. He was way too uptight all the time and it showed.

[@charlesrocks]

The Texas Cloverleaf is a great and memorable finisher. Dean was a great wrestler.

[@BMH04]

Exactly totally agree

[@rynebull8184]

The man of 1,000 moves!.

[@croplaya]

What an inspiration. What dean was able to accomplish at 3'9 was absolutely incredible

[@olliebeck2952]

What a fantastic mind.

[@vinniej87]

5:11 this reminds me of when Ric Flair chewed out Carlito when he and Tori Wilson were about to leave the arena. Carlito was like "what the hell is his problem?"

[@bigbrotherinlife1654]

Where does he train people?

[@ranielalmaria6612]

I don't think he trains. He does seminars. He's a full time producer for AEW.

[@frankbonini9128]

The Greatest #1 in PWI 500 Ever

[@PiCheZvara]

Seems like Dean is a pretty good teacher. But the problem young wrestlers today have is that the face of the business is very different and there arent many legends in it. As in Malenko himself is somewhat a legend because he lived through Attitude era and wrestled in ECW, WCW and WWE and he can name drop guys like Liger and Dr. Death who he wrestled with. Who will the kids today name drop in 30 years? And that's where it gets complicated and honestly pro wrestling will never live down the boom period in the 80s and 90s which is something that is impossible seemingly to do again despite AEW and WWE trying hard. The kids today wanna make wrestling big again so they can become legends like Malenko and his generation. And who knows if it's happening.

[@katogojira7223]

Bobby Heenan called him the ice man a couple of times 🤣😂

[@CraigSmithII]

Dean shaking a lot there. I hope he's OK

[@mirgill1]

Unfortunately, he has Parkinson's Disease.

[@CraigSmithII]

@@mirgill1 That's what I suspected

[@mirgill1]

@@CraigSmithII yeah, dude was so crisp in the ring man. I hate to see people you look up to get old or has ailing conditions. But they are human like the rest of us.

[@CraigSmithII]

@@mirgill1 His comeback at Slamboree 98 vs.Jericho was a damn good storyline & match

[@mirgill1]

@@CraigSmithII oh yes indeed. The whole antagonizing from Jericho for so long, and I forgot about Malenko for a while because of the other great matches that Jericho had with people like Rey Mysterio and Juventud Guerrerra. And then the battle royal happened with Ciclope at the end. My God that was 🔥!!!

[@madelynatlas3941]

Who does Dean mention as being one of his top 5 all time greats? Bob Armstrong or Brad Armstrong?

[@L91168]

Rob you are a sick puppy

[@ytinhd5787]

The man of 1000 hjs

[@cdowg187]

That’s not cyclope!!!!!!

[@Millwall77]

Oh I marked out when that happened.

[@tommyhallum2054]

Does he still work for the WWE? As an agent or in talent development or something?

[@bloodeagle6458]

Unfortunately he works for aew but I think he's just there to collect a paycheck cus it doesn't look like they listen to anything he says

[@edinsestra5825]

If only you had a gimmick Dean...

[@blueskyz8097]

@REALAmERicANTigER EXACTLY he didn't need a Gimmick

[@intothedeepstate7491]

Dean definitely isn't doing his job in AEW when there are 50x superkicks and 3x tombstones in one PPV.

[@Mythoughtsreviews]

This man was a good wrestler but had zero charisma