Editing Dean Malenko (section)

=== World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2000–2019)===
====The Radicalz; Light Heavyweight Champion (2000–2001)====
{{main|The Radicalz}}
After being granted his release from WCW the night after his last WCW match, Malenko signed with the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) and debuted during the [[Attitude Era]] on January 31, 2000, edition of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]''. Malenko first appeared in the crowd with the infamous [[The Radicalz|Radicalz]] – himself, [[Eddie Guerrero]], [[Chris Benoit]], and [[Perry Saturn]] – who all made exits from WCW at the same time.<ref name="radicalz">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/radicalz.html|title=Radicalz Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=June 4, 2008}}</ref> While not having as much success in the WWF, Malenko was a force in the [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]]'s [[Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)|light heavyweight division]]. Along with Guerrero, Benoit, and Saturn, he had some measure of success as part of The Radicalz. On the March 13 edition of ''Raw Is War'', Malenko defeated [[Mr. Águila|Essa Rios]] for his first [[WWF Light Heavyweight Championship|Light Heavyweight Championship]].<ref name="lightheavyweight"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/lightheavyweight/357188 |title=Dean Malenko's first Light Heavyweight Championship reign |publisher=WWE |access-date=June 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327050752/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/lightheavyweight/357188 |archive-date=March 27, 2008 }}</ref> In April 2000, he [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuded]] with [[Scotty 2 Hotty]] who was the new challenger for his Light Heavyweight title. He [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Drop|dropped]] the title to Scotty on the April 17 edition of ''Raw Is War''<ref name="lightheavyweight"/> before he won his second WWF Light Heavyweight Championship from Scotty on the April 27 episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/lightheavyweight/357236 |title=Dean Malenko's second Light Heavyweight Championship reign |publisher=WWE |access-date=June 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724204341/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/lightheavyweight/357236 |archive-date=July 24, 2008 }}</ref> At [[Backlash (2000)|Backlash 2000]], Malenko successfully defended the title against Scotty, thus ending the feud between the two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/2000/results|title=Backlash 2000 official results|publisher=WWE|access-date=December 27, 2012|quote=Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko def. Scotty 2 Hotty}}</ref>

Later that year, with Benoit having drifted away from the group, Malenko engaged in a feud with Guerrero and Saturn which stemmed from Guerrero's on-screen relationship with [[Chyna]] and a number of losses suffered when working as a tag team with Saturn.<ref name="radicalz"/> The feud led to a [[Triple Threat match|triple threat match]] at [[Judgment Day 2000]] where Guerrero retained the [[WWE European Championship|WWF European Championship]] against both Malenko and Saturn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/2000/results|title=Judgment Day 2000 official results|publisher=WWE|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref> After a brief absence from [[television|TV]], Malenko returned to reform The Radicalz with Guerrero, Benoit, and Saturn.<ref name="radicalz"/> Around this time, Malenko briefly became known as "Double Ho Seven", a [[parody]] of the fictional character, [[James Bond]]. The [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] was born out of a match with [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]], who offered one of his female escorts to Malenko instead of wrestling him. Malenko gladly accepted his opponent's offer. As Double Ho Seven, Malenko competed for the affections of [[Amy Dumas|Lita]] and feuded with her [[tag team]] the [[Hardy Boyz]]. He even offered Lita a title match for his Light Heavyweight Championship, but under the condition that if she lost she would be obliged to go on a date with him.<ref name="RAW - Malenko vs Lita">{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|date=December 4, 2000|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/raw00.htm| title=WWF Raw (1993 – Present) 2000|publisher=The History of WWE|access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref> Lita accepted and almost caught Malenko by a few nearfalls throughout the match, but in the end lost the match by submitting to his signature Cloverleaf.<ref name="RAW - Malenko vs Lita"/>

Malenko's feud with the [[Hardy Boyz]] and [[Amy Dumas|Lita]] continued in early 2001, culminating with Lita [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinning]] him (with some assistance from [[Matt Hardy]]) in a match on the February 19, 2001, edition of ''Raw Is War''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|date=February 19, 2001|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/raw01.htm| title=WWF Raw (1993 – Present) 2001|publisher=The History of WWE|access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref> He also briefly feuded with [[Jacqueline Moore|Jacqueline]] and [[Ivory (wrestler)|Ivory]], who were disgusted by his lecherous ways. A title feud with [[Crash Holly]] would begin after Crash interfered in a two-on-one [[intergender wrestling|intergender]] [[handicap match]] between Malenko, and both Jacqueline and Ivory, costing him the match.<ref name="lightheavyweight"/> After both Guerrero and Benoit drifted away from the Radicalz, Malenko teamed with Saturn for a few weeks before quietly disappearing off television as the [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]]/[[Extreme Championship Wrestling|ECW]] [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|Invasion]] storyline began in summer 2001.<ref name="res2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/01.htm|title=WWF Show Results 2001|access-date=July 9, 2015}}</ref>

====Retirement (2001–2019)====
Malenko's third-last wrestling match took place at the [[Brian Pillman Memorial Show#4th Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show|4th Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show]] in August 2001, where he teamed with longtime friend [[Perry Saturn]] and defeated [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] and [[Justin Credible]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/pillman.html#4th |title=4th Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show results |work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments |access-date=June 4, 2008 |quote=Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko beat Justin Credible & Raven when Malenko forced Credible to submit |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828063255/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/pillman.html |archive-date=August 28, 2008 }}</ref> That December, he defeated his student, [[Chad Collyer]], by disqualification in the WWF farm promotion, the [[Heartland Wrestling Association]], in what was Malenko's final match.<ref name=WDmatch>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=90&bild=1&details=11|title=Wrestlingdata.com – The World's Largest Wrestling Database|website=www.wrestlingdata.com}}</ref> Malenko appeared in the ring along with other WWE alumni during [[WWE Raw Homecoming]] on October 3, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/051003.html|title=RAW results – October 3, 2005|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=June 4, 2008}}</ref>

His close friend [[Eddie Guerrero]] died on November 13, 2005, and Malenko made a special appearance on the November 14 edition of ''Raw'' alongside Chris Benoit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/051114.html|title=RAW results – November 14, 2005|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=June 4, 2008}}</ref> The following Friday on ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'', Malenko once again appeared after a match between [[Chris Benoit]] and [[Triple H]], and the three embraced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/051118.html|title=SmackDown! results – November 18, 2005|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=June 4, 2008}}</ref> After the [[Royal Rumble (2006)|2006 Royal Rumble]], he was seen congratulating [[Rey Mysterio]] on his Rumble victory. At [[Vengeance: Night of Champions]] in June 2007, he appeared in a backstage segment watching [[Chavo Guerrero Jr.]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/vengeance07.html|title=Vengeance: Night of Champions results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=June 4, 2008}}</ref> The next night on the [[Chris Benoit]] memorial episode of Monday Night Raw, he talked about the life of Chris Benoit. He was very sad since two of his close friends, Eddie and Benoit, both died, but said he was happy that they were together again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070625.html|title=RAW results – June 25, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=June 4, 2008}}</ref>

Malenko next appeared on the March 31, 2008, episode of Raw to join [[Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|The Four Horsemen]] and other WWE superstars in a farewell tribute to Ric Flair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/080331.html|title=RAW results – March 31, 2008|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=June 4, 2008}}</ref> He made an appearance on the June 28, 2010, episode of ''Raw'' congratulating [[Ricky Steamboat]] on his DVD release. He and all the others in the ring were attacked by the [[Nexus (professional wrestling)|Nexus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/28/14550136.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630142709/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/28/14550136.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 30, 2012|title=RAW: Orton is money in the bank|work=Slam! Sports|access-date=November 24, 2010|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=June 28, 2010|publisher=[[Canoe.ca|Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Malenko appeared along the rest of the WWE roster after the April 23, 2012, episode of ''Raw'' to celebrate [[John Cena]]'s 35th birthday. In November 2015, Malenko was inducted into [[ECW Arena|2300 Arena]] [[ECW Arena#Hardcore Hall of Fame|Hardcore Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/97593/dean-malenko-headed-to-house-of-hardcore-for-hall-of-fame-induction.html?p=1|title=Dean Malenko Headed to House of Hardcore for Hall of Fame Induction|website=www.pwinsider.com}}</ref> On the September 11, 2017, episode of ''Raw'', Malenko made a brief backstage appearance alongside [[Jamie Noble]], where the two were seen as possible choices by [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|Raw Tag Team Champions]] [[Seth Rollins]] and [[Dean Ambrose]] as their partners for an eight-man tag-team match, but were quickly dismissed. On the June 5, 2018, episode of ''Smackdown Live'', Malenko appeared during the contract signing between [[A.J. Styles|AJ Styles]] and [[Shinsuke Nakamura]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2018/06/05/6-5-barnetts-wwe-smackdown-live-tv-review-charlotte-flair-vs-becky-lynch-paige-hosts-a-contract-signing-for-aj-styles-vs-shinsuke-nakamura-at-mitb-naomi-and-jimmy-uso-vs-lana-and-aid/|title=6/5 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch, Paige hosts a contract signing for AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura at MITB, Naomi and Jimmy Uso vs. Lana and Aiden English|last=Barnett|first=Jake|date=June 5, 2018|publisher=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>

On April 26, 2019, Malenko and WWE ended their working relationship. This came after Malenko was a road agent for them for the previous 18 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/wrestling/2019/04/25/wwe-dean-malenko-simon-agent-departs|title=Sources: Dean Malenko quits as WWE backstage agent|first=Justin|last=Barrasso|date=April 25, 2019|website=SI.com}}</ref> [[Pro Wrestling Insider]] would later report that he did not do anything wrong, WWE was just in the process of cycling out some of the older agents, due to the recent signings of multiple new agents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/report-backstage-agent-dean-malenko-leaves-wwe|title=Backstage Agent Dean Malenko Quits WWE|work=Fightful|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|date=April 26, 2019|access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>