Dean Malenko
Real Name
Dean Simon
Birthday
August 4, 1960
Hometown
Tampa, Florida
Height
5'10"
Weight
212 lbs
Marital Status
Married
Trained by
Boris Malenko
Debut
1979
Previous Names
Dean Solkoff (UWF)
The Shooter
The Ice Man
Man of a 1001 Holds
Finishing Move(s)
Texas Cloverleaf
Favorite Move(s)
Figure Four
The Dropkick
Tiger Driver
Spinning Heel Kick
Leg Lariat
Gutbuster
Brainbuster
Notable Feuds
Davey Boy Smith
Dynamite Kid
Chris Benoit
Eddie Guerrero
Chris Jericho
Taz
Sabu
Public Enemy
Ron Simmons
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Ultimo Dragon
Syxx
2 Cold Scorpio
Jeff Jarrett
Lita
Matt Hardy
Title History
SPW (Suncoast Pro Wrestling) Southern Heavyweight title defeating The Superstar (January 24, 1992);
ICWA (Tampa) Light Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Backlund (March 12, 1992);
ECW Television title defeating 2 Cold Scorpio (November 4, 1994);
ECW World Tag Team titles w/Chris Beniot defeating Tazz & Sabu (February 25, 1995);
ECW Television title defeating Eddy Guerrero (July 21, 1995);
WCW World Cruiserweight title defeating Shinjiro Ohtani (May 2, 1996);
WCW World Cruiserweight title defeating Rey Mysterio Jr. (October 27, 1996);
WCW World Cruiserweight title defeating Ultimo Dragon (January 21, 1997);
WCW United States Heavyweight title defeating Eddy Guerrero (March 16, 1997);
WCW World Cruiserweight title defeating Chris Jericho (May 17, 1998);
WCW World Tag Team titles w/Chris Beniot defeating Curt Hennig & Barry Windham (March 14, 1999);
WWF World Light Heavyweight title defeating Essa Rios (March 13, 2000);
WWF World Light Heavyweight title defeating Scotty Too Hotty (April 25, 2000)