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Dennis Rodman in WCW: photos
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! @8 P* b, ]5 N, XNBA bad boy Dennis Rodman linked up with Hulk Hogan's New World Order in spring 1997.
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0 \4 W, F5 v& p" b2 sRodman competed in three matches for WCW over the next three years.
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- u8 u) I% `1 \In his first major bout, Rodzilla teamed with The Hulksters against Lex Luger and The Giant.
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# v) E& z& T/ S9 gRodman was a controversial figure, but he was an outstanding athlete.9 F( Q8 W/ q* V3 {& O
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The NBA Hall of Famer's biggest bout was a tag match with Hogan against Diamond Dallas Page and Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone.$ t6 j1 `/ d9 ]% m8 F$ R& ~
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9 s& f* O5 i" i- i& rRodman lost to "Macho Man" Randy Savage in his final WCW bout.# P9 E" R' J3 ^) o4 p4 `, B. h
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