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Whenever I think of Dean Malenko, I think of his match with Chris Jericho at Slamboree '98.
Dean had previously lost to Jericho a few months before, and he told Gene Oakerlend after the match that he was going "home". Dean had been absent from WCW for a couple of months. And then...
They had a battle royal with the top cruiserweights in WCW at the time. I watched as person after person got eliminated. In the end it came down to Juvi and Ciclope. They stood face to face for about 30 seconds and then Juvi eliminated himself by jumping over the top to the floor! At this point I was like hmmm WTF? As Jericho entered the ring, Ciclope began to unmask himself. After he pulled the mask off, it was none other than Dean Malenko! I marked the F out.
It wasn't the most technically sound match, as Malenko was using more of a brawler style to sell the hatred he had for Jericho. None the less, it was and still is one of my favorite moments from WCW. I totally did not expect it, and I was so happy to see Malenko back in the ring.
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