DEAN MALENKO

[marktaggart]

DEAN MALENKO	5'8"; 212; Tampa,FL
Level 1 Offense	Level 1 Defense
1. headlock takedown - 1 2. snap mare - 1 3. Dragonscrew leg whip - 2 4. leg lariat - 2 (ag) 5. stepover toehold - 2 (ch B) 6. power bomb - 3 (pw)	1. DEAN MALENKO - 2 2. dazed - 1 (tag) 3. dazed - 1 (tag) 4. dazed - 1 5. hurt - 2 6. DEAN MALENKO - 1
Level 2 Offense	Level 2 Defense
1. tilt-a-whirl backbreaker - 2 (pw) 2. rapid fire knee lifts - 2 3. into the ropes 4. dropkick - 2 (ch C) 5. German suplex hold - 3 6. brainbuster - 3 add 1	1. hurt - 2 dazed-1 2. hurt - 2 (tag) 3. DEAN MALENKO - 2 4. hurt - 2 5. hurt - 2 6. DEAN MALENKO - 1
Level 3 Offense	Level 3 Defense
1. snap suplex - 2 2. deathjump (c) 3. out of the ring (c) 4. Tiger Driver - 3 5. figure four leglock - 3 6. TEXAS CLOVERLEAF (+2)	1. hurt-2 2. PIN 6(3) PIN 5(2) 3. down - 3 4. hurt - 2 5. hurt-2 6. down - 3 hurt-2
Ropes - A Turnbuckle - B Ring - B Deathjump - A Disqualification - 5	Agility -2 Power +1 Cage 4

* use instructions in bold vs. cruiserweights

[marktaggart]

Notes:

Dean was often billed as being 5'10". This is patently ridiculous to anyone who can see and compare, so I went with 5'8".

You could do about ten different cards with drastically different movesets for Malenko, I went with the best mix of his main moves from the WCW days.

I left off the avalanche style top rope gutbuster (I originally wrote "splash mountain style" but I realize now that's the wrong name for it). I just couldn't see a way to fit it in unless it went in the place of power bomb in the level 1 offense. I didn't think it fit there, but I did feel like it should be a (pw) move. It was a judgment call on my part, but I don't recall him ever even attempting it against anyone but the smaller cruiserweight wrestlers.

[Demosthenes]

Sept 25, 2010 2:17:44 GMT -5 @marktaggart said:

Notes:

Dean was often billed as being 5'10". This is patently ridiculous to anyone who can see and compare, so I went with 5'8".

You could do about ten different cards with drastically different movesets for Malenko, I went with the best mix of his main moves from the WCW days.

I left off the splash mountain/top rope gutbuster. I just couldn't see a way to fit it in unless it went in the place of power bomb in the level 1 offense. I didn't think it fit there, but I did feel like it should be a (pw) move. It was a judgment call on my part, but I don't recall him ever even attempting it against anyone but the smaller cruiserweight wrestlers.

Great card! You may have been able to do the splash mountain as a deathjump function (ie., roll one die, if die is a 6, Malenko does the Splash Mountain-3 add 1). But then again, that may make the card a little clumsy.

[marktaggart]

That's a good game mechanic, but again I think it would be something that should only work against the cruiserweights. You're right too, I believe it'd make the card a little too heavy on the extra instructions since I already have the alternate cruiser stats in there with the "add 1".

If there was ever a case to be made for doing a bootleg "extended version" of LOW using a 10-sided die in place of the standard 6, then guys like Malenko are it. I hope no one seriously takes up that project, but I was looking at my 10-sided dice the other day and the thought crossed my mind.

[Chad Olson]

I'd probably improvise the gutbuster off of the deathjump chart. For instance, if Malenko hits a pinning move off the chart on a crusier, I'd say it was the gutbuster. Not everyone can use the flying body press off of that chart!

Great job on the moveset and drawing, Mark. I recall Kirk Campbell distributing a "Mr. Wrestling IV" bootleg at an early GalactiCon. He was a technician that did use a 10 sided die for his card, due to his vast offense. I think one would have to crunch the numbers (calling Mr. Dalton!) to see how the offensive & defensive structures on a 10 sided die compare to 6 sided die.

[du5tin]

One of my favorite wrestlers... ever.