Recently on his website, when asked about his use of The Texas Cloverleaf, a former student of Dean Malenko, Chad Collyer, stated, "I thought that since wrestlers like Ric Flair followed Buddy Rogers, and Chris Benoit followed the Dynamite Kid, then I could follow Dean and use his the Cloverleaf. I even put the hold on Dean himself last week in the our HWA match. It is an effective finish and it is one that I can put on just about anybody so I thought it would be best if I went ahead and added it to my repertoire."

Collyer went on to say that his next "Best Of" tape will include his recent HWA match with Dean Malenko. A release date for the tape is not known at this time. For more inoformation, check out ChadCollyer.com.

The Tag Team Turmoil Tournament match from Judgment Day, which Dean Malenko was a part of, is on the polls for match of the year at SlamWrestling! The match featured Dean Malenko and Saturn versus The Dudley Boys versus X-Factor versus The Hardy Boys versus Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit versus Edge and Christian versus the APA.

On December 12th, Dean Malenko teamed with Jamie Knoble and Hellena Heavenly at a Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA) Montgomery County event. However, the trio lost to Matt Stryker, Brandi Alexander, and Shannon Moore.

Who does Dean Malenko think is the real "Total Package" in professional wrestling? Which star of HWA and OVW reminds Dean Malenko of himself? When will Dean Malenko return to the WWF?

To find the answers to all these questions and much more, read the written transcipt of Dean Malenko on Chairshots.com from this past Thursday, which is now up in the Interviews section. Please do not use the transcript on another site unless you credit this site. The transcripts take quite a while to make. Thank you for your cooperation.

Dean Malenko did a surprise interview with Chairshots.com this past Thursday. The audio interview can be listened to at Chairshots.com. If you do not have the audio capabilities, a transcript will be put on this site within the week. Thanks to John at The "Official" Unofficial Dean Malenko Page for the tip on the Malenko being on the show. Be sure to check his site out, it's great!

Cleaned up the Merchandise and Links page. If you want your site listed on the Links page, send an email with your site name and address to [email protected].

Finally, my thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Russ Haas. The Lord always finds the most wonderful ways to bring stength and comfort to the hardest days. God Bless!

After you are done exploring this site, for even more Malenko info, check out The "Official" Unofficial Dean Malenko Page.

Here is a report of Dean Malenko's return to the ring courtesy of 1Wrestling.com: "Dean Malenko vs. Chad Collyer. The match ended when Jamie Knoble came out and rang the bell while Malenko had Collyer in the Texas Cloverleaf. Then Malenko and Knoble attacked Collier. Shannon Moore and Matt Stryker came in to make the save and battled with Malenko and Knoble."

Dean Malenko will be making a return to the ring on Tuesday (12-11-01) for the Heartland Wrestling Assoication. Malenko will go one-on-one with one of his former students, Chad Collyer at the Les Thatcher Main Event Pro Wrestling Camp in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tickets are just $5.00. On his website, Chad Collyer states, "I have been waiting for this match since I first started training as a pro wrestler and am real excited about it."

It is unconfirmed that Malenko will also compete Wednesday at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, Ohio. Malenko is rumored to be in a six-person mixed tag team match teaming with HWA Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble, and Hellena Heavenly against Matt Stryker, Shannon Moore and Brandi Alexander. Tickets for this event are also under $10.00. For more information about both events, visit HWAOnline.com.

In her latest commentary (12-8-01), Nidia, the MTV/WWF Tough Enough ladies winner, stated "Dean Malenko was in this week teaching us mat techniques." For more, see Nidia's official site.

If you are looking for the November news, click the "November 2001" link below.