Dean Malenko is no longer working for WWE as a backstage agent. There are conflicting reports about whether he quit or was released.
Malenko, 58, worked for WWE behind the scenes since he retired from active competition in the early 2000’s. There has been a big influx of new backstage producers brought in over the past several months, including Shane “Hurricane” Helms, Joseph Park (Abyss), Sonjay Dutt and others. There have also been a number of departures, including Arn Anderson and Brian “Road Dogg” James.
His greatest strengths as an agent were booking tag matches and finding ways to highlight talents which are shorter compared to other WWE stars.
No word yet on what is next for the former Champion but AEW seems to be a natural spot for his landing and while there is no solid news on the same, the rumors regarding it have already begun.
Dean Malenko is considered to be one of the greatest technicians that have ever stepped foot in the ring and he was even ranked number one in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s “PWI 500” list in 1997.
AEW has a good number of young talents on their roster and guidance from someone like Malenko would certainly be beneficial for the newcomers.
However, it’s too early to determine this and we wouldn’t know anything for sure until we have a better idea of what Dean himself is planning for his future. Stay tuned with us for more updates on his departure.
