Dynamite comes in small packages: 10 of the best wrestlers under 200 pounds

#1 Dean Malenko, the Man of a Thousand Holds

Dean Malenko

Vince McMahon has made some questionable decisions about talent before. He turned Mexican superstar Konnan into the ridiculous Max Moon. Former NWA standout Terry Taylor, who was mentioned in the same circles as Ric Flair, was forced to don the terrible Red Rooster gimmick. Hector Guerrero was placed in a turkey suit and called the Gobbledygooker.

But when Dean Malenko jumped ship from WCW to WWE, along with Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, and Eddie Guerrero, Vince told him "Don't change anything about yourself. You're perfect just the way you are."

Truer words were never spoken. If there's a move in pro wrestling, Dean knows it, and six ways to counter it. Surprisingly powerful given his small frame, Malenko has utilized powerbombs, top rope gutbusters, and vertical suplexes as part of his arsenal.

Dean Malenko is credited with creating the WCW cruiserweight division and handled most of the booking duties therein. Though his in-ring days are behind him, Malenko will always be remembered as perhaps the greatest technical wrestler of all time.

Once, Chris Jericho and others challenged Dean to show off all 1000 of his moves at a training centre. Allegedly, Dean got very, very close to the target number before the intoxicated wrestlers watching the lost count. A second generation star, Dean took after his father, the late, great Professor Boris Malenko.

Here he is taking on Eddie Guerrero in an amazing contest.

Dynamite comes in small packages, indeed!