Dean Malenko Stretches Parkinson's Disease

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

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’s really enjoyed working with so far at AEW (Darby Allin & Ricky Starks). He’s talking about Rey Mysterio because it was basically Dean who put Rey on the map in the United States, and AEW’s Rey Fenix whom he calls “a modern day Mysterio.” Dean’s 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’s return visit is to discuss something else happening in his life, something he’s actually been dealing with for the last 6-plus years, and that’s Parkinsons disease! Dean recalls his diagnosis, explains what Parkinson’s is and what it’s been like to live with the disorder, and why he’s decided to talk about it publicly now.

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0:00.0	I'm talking to you, baby.
0:05.0	Talk to you, baby.
0:08.1	I'm talking to you, baby.
0:12.0	I'm talking to you, baby.
0:13.6	Welcome to Talk is Jericho.
0:14.6	It's the Pada Thunder and Rock and Roll and Dean Malenco returns today, my old rival,
0:19.4	my old friend.
0:20.4	We're talking about his decision to leave WWE after spending 19 years behind the scenes
0:24.8	as a producer.
0:26.2	He explains why coming to AEW was an easy decision for him, which of the younger talent
0:31.5	he thinks will be the big superstars in the coming years and who he's really enjoyed
0:34.7	working with so far in AEW.
0:36.2	We're going to talk about Rey Mysterio because it was basically Dean who put Rey on the
0:39.3	map in the United States and why he calls AEW's Rey Phoenix a modern day Mysterio.
0:44.8	He's also talking about his time in Japan working with the British Bulldogs, Stan Hansen,
0:48.6	Berzer Brody, some great Eddie Guerrero stories, his relationship with Vince McMahon, what
0:53.6	was like to work for him in the WWE environment for almost 20 years.
0:58.2	But the major reason that Dean is back on Talk is Jericho is to talk about something happening
1:02.1	in his life very serious.
1:03.7	Something he's been dealing with for the last six years or so and that's Parkinson's
1:07.1	disease.
1:08.1	Dean talks about his diagnosis, explains what Parkinson's is and what it's been like to
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