Dean Malenko Stretches Parkinson's Disease

Published: March 24, 2021, 6 a.m.

Dean Malenko returns to talk about his decision to leave WWE after spending 19 years behind-the-scenes as a producer/agent, and explain why coming to AEW was such an easy decision to make. He speaks to the younger talent he thinks will be big superstars in the coming years, and who he\u2019s really enjoyed working with so far at AEW (Darby Allin & Ricky Starks). He\u2019s talking about Rey Mysterio because it was basically Dean who put Rey on the map in the United States, and AEW\u2019s Rey Fenix whom he calls \u201ca modern day Mysterio.\u201d Dean\u2019s also telling stories about Vince McMahon, Eddie Guerrero, and his time in Japan working with the British Bulldogs, Stan Hansen, and Bruiser Brody. But the primary reason for Dean Malenko\u2019s return visit is to discuss something else happening in his life, something he\u2019s actually been dealing with for the last 6-plus years, and that\u2019s Parkinsons disease! Dean recalls his diagnosis, explains what Parkinson\u2019s is and what it\u2019s been like to live with the disorder, and why he\u2019s decided to talk about it publicly now.