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Dennis Rodman in WCW: photos
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NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman linked up with Hulk Hogan's New World Order in spring 1997.
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% [7 V' ~! O9 F6 D7 j6 WRodman competed in three matches for WCW over the next three years.
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: p6 `- _& w4 V( | M) KIn his first major bout, Rodzilla teamed with The Hulksters against Lex Luger and The Giant.
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Rodman was a controversial figure, but he was an outstanding athlete.
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& c4 p+ w' p. e* w! g3 L4 MThe NBA Hall of Famer's biggest bout was a tag match with Hogan against Diamond Dallas Page and Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone." X% Z) j% ? L2 O8 }2 ]( h
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Rodman lost to "Macho Man" Randy Savage in his final WCW bout.: M% q2 X( `3 ?1 y& l
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