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Dean Simon aka Dean Malenko (born August 4, 1960 in Tampa, Florida) is a professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment as a Road Agent. 1 Stats
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
- Weight: 212 lb (96 kg)
- Trained by: Boris Malenko
- Previous Identities: Ciclope
- Finishing Move: Texas Cloverleaf
2 Career history
2.1 Early
- Malenko has wrestled all over the world, spending much time in Mexico and Japan. He wrestled along with his brother Joe, forming a tag team, until his brother retired.
- On January 24, 1992, Malenko defeated the Superstar for the Suncoast Pro Wrestling (SPW) Southern title in Palmetto, FL.
- Malenko defeated Jimmy Backlund for the ICWA Light Heavyweight title on March 12, 1992, in Tampa, FL.
- Malenko won the ECW Television title on November 4, 1994, the same night 2 Cold Scorpio had won the title from Jason.
- Chris Benoit and Malenko won the ECW tag team title on February 25, 1995 from Sabu and Tasmaniac ( Tazz) in Philadelphia, PA.
- Malenko won the Television title for a second time on July 21, 1995, by defeating Eddie Guerrero
- In September 1995, Malenko and Benoit joined WCW.
- On May 2, 1996, Malenko defeated Shinjiro Ohtani for the WCW Cruiserweight title in Orlando, Florida.
- Malenko won his second Cruiserweight title on October 27, 1996, beating Rey Mysterio, Jr. in the process. The Ultimo Dragon relieved Malenko of the title two months later.
- Malenko won the Cruiserweight title back from the Ultimo Dragon on January 22, 1997, in Milwaukee.
- To show his versatility; Dean won the United States Heavyweight title on March 16, 1997, defeating his former ECW foe, Eddie Guerrero.
- Malenko became the first wrestler to win the WCW Cruiserweight title four times.
- Malenko and Benoit defeated Barry Windham and Curt Hennig for the WCW World tag team title.
2.4 WWE
- After being granted his release from WCW, Malenko debuted on WWE RAW on January 31, 2000.
- On March 13, 2000, Malenko pinned Essa Rios for the then WWF Light Heavyweight title in East Rutherford, NJ.
- After dropping the Light Heavyweight title to Scotty 2 HottyScott Garland aka Scotty 2 Hotty (born July 2, 1970 in Westbrook, Maine) is a professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment's Smackdown! brand. WWE career Early Scott Garland began his World Wrestling Federation (now World Wres, Malenko regained it on April 25, 2000.
- After a brief absence from television, Malenko returned to reform the Radicalz with Benoit, Guerrero, and Saturn.
Malenko announced his retirement from the ring at the 2001 Brian PillmanBrian Pillman ( May 22, 1962 October 5, 1997) was a professional wrestler in the early 1990s. Pillman began life with throat cancer, and underwent some 33 operations to remove it. As a result his voice would be permanently raspy. The somewhat smallish Pil Memorial show.
3 Titles held
- 2-Time WWE Light-Heavyweight ChampionWWE Light Heavyweight Championship is a former championship competed for in the WWE. History The WWE used the WWE Light Heavyweight Championship starting in 1998. In 2001, during the Invasion angle, X-Pac unified the Light Heavyweight Title with World Cha
- 1-Time WCW Tag-Team Champion
- 1-Time WCW United States ChampionWWE United States Championship is formally the WCW United States Championship but is now a WWE title exclusive to the SmackDown! brand. History The title was a WCW championship, respectively, until; during the Invasion storyline in 2001, the United States
- 4-Time WCW Cruiserweight ChampionThe WWE Cruiserweight Championship is a title for competitors weighing under 220 lb (100 kg). It is currently exclusive to the SmackDown! brand, and the current holder is Spike Dudley. Before World Championship Wrestling was purchased by the WWE, the Crui
- 1-Time ECW Tag-Team Champion
- 2-Time ECW Television Champion