10 top pro wrestling imposters

#9. Dean Malenko as Ciclope

According to Chris Jericho, the biggest pop he ever heard in WCW wasn't for Goldberg, Sting, or Hogan, it was for Dean Malenko!

Jericho had captured the Cruiserweight title and had been openly mocking Malenko. Dean was taking time off because his wife had recently given birth, but WCW officials wanted the feud to continue. Jericho trolled Malenko by calling himself the 'man of 1004 holds' and repeatedly mocking him while he was away.

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After a cruiserweight battle royal was won by lower card lucha libre star Ciclope, he unmasked and revealed Dean Malenko. The crowd popped huge, Malenko demolished Jericho, and the cruiserweight championship was relevant and hot again.

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Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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