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Dennis Not Much Menace

Associated Press

Chicago Bulls bad boy Dennis Rodman, who was suspended by the NBA for butting a referee and stomping a courtside photographer, put those moves to use Sunday in his debut as a professional wrestler.

However, Rodman and tag-team partner, Hulk Hogan, lost to Lex Luger and Giant, who stands 7-foot-4 and 450 pounds, in the World Championship Wrestling match.

The 25-minute bout ended after Luger got Hogan in a “torture rack” submission hold above his head.

“I’m very tired but I made it,” Rodman said after the bout.

When asked if he would do it again, he said, “Of course, of course.

“It ain’t about being big or strong. It’s about having it in the head,” Rodman said. “I’m not one-dimensional.”