Dean Simon

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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. During his career, his technical skill earned him the nickname The Man of A Thousand Holds. Malenko was born into a wrestling family. His father Boris Malenko was a prominent wrestling figure in his own right.

1 Career
2 Profile
- 2.1 Finishing/Trademark moves
3 Titles held
4 Accomplishments/Awards
5 Job title

Career

Malenko has wrestled all over the world and has spent much time wrestling 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, Florida. Malenko defeated Jimmy Backlund for the ICWA Light Heavyweight title on March 12, 1992, in Tampa.

Extreme Championship Wrestling

In Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), 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 titles on February 25, 1995 from Sabu and the Tasmaniac in Philadelphia. Malenko won the Television title for a second time on July 21, 1995, by defeating Eddie Guerrero

World Championship Wrestling

In September 1995, Malenko and Benoit joined World Championship Wrestling. Malenko had a decorated career in WCW, winning many championships. On May 2, 1996, Malenko defeated Shinjiro Ohtani for the WCW Cruiserweight title in Orlando. Malenko won his second Cruiserweight title on October 27, 1996, beating Rey Mysterio, Jr. in the process. Último Dragón relieved Malenko of the title two months later. Malenko won the Cruiserweight title back from the Último Dragón on January 22, 1997, in Milwaukee. To show his versatility Dean won the WCW United States Championship on March 16, 1997, defeating his former ECW foe Eddie Guerrero. Along with Chris Benoit, Malenko defeated Barry Windham and Curt Hennig for the WCW World tag team titles. During his stay in WCW, Malenko was engaged in a heated feud with Chris Jericho.

Malenko became the first wrestler to win the WCW Cruiserweight title four times. He also became a part of the newest incarnation of Ric Flair's Four Horsemen faction. Near the end of his WCW career, Malenko joined up with Ric Flair's real-life rival Shane Douglas and his faction "The Revolution." In 2000, Malenko had his last match in WCW; an infamous match with Billy Kidman. The match was a "catch-as-catch-can" match at the WCW Souled Out pay-per-view event which Malenko lost when his feet hit the arena floor. After the match was over, Malenko got back in the ring, apparently unaware that one of the match's stipulations provided that a wrestler could lose by being sent out of the ring.

World Wrestling Federation

After being granted his release from WCW the night after his last WCW match, Malenko signed with the WWF (now the WWE) debuted on WWF RAW on January 31, 2000. Malenko first appeared in the crowd with the infamous "WCW Four" - himself, Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn and Eddie Guerrero - who all made exits from WCW at around the same time. While not having as much success in the WWF, Malenko was a force in the promotion's light heavyweight division. Along with Benoit, Saturn and Guerrero, he had some measure of success as part of The Radicalz faction. On March 13, 2000, Malenko pinned Essa Rios for the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship in East Rutherford, New Jersey. After dropping the Light Heavyweight title to Scotty 2 Hotty, Malenko regained it on April 25, 2000.

After a brief absence from TV, Malenko returned to reform the Radicalz with Benoit, Guerrero, and Perry Saturn. Around this time, Malenko briefly became known as Double Ho Seven, a parody of the fictional character James Bond, special agent 007. The gimmick was born out of a match with The Godfather, who offered Malenko one of his female escorts to Malenko instead of the two wrestling a match. Malenko gladly accepted his opponent's offer. As Double Ho Seven, Malenko competed for the affections of Lita and feuded with her tag team The Hardy Boyz.

Malenko announced his retirement from the ring at the 2001 Brian Pillman Memorial show. The WWE character Simon Dean is named after Malenko's actual name, Dean Simon.

Profile

Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight: 212 lb (96 kg)
Trained by: Boris Malenko
Previous Identities: Ciclope
Nicknames: The Shooter, The Ice Man, Man of a Thousand Holds
Previous Managers: Arn Anderson, Debra, Jason Knight, Asya

Finishing/Trademark moves

Titles held

2-Time WWF Light-Heavyweight Champion
1-Time WCW World Tag-Team Champion (with Chris Benoit)
1-Time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion
4-Time WCW Cruiserweight Champion
1-Time ECW World Tag-Team Champion (with Chris Benoit)
2-Time ECW World Television Champion
1-Time ICWA Junior Heavyweight Champion

Accomplishments/Awards

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 161 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

PWI ranked him # 1 in the 1997 PWI 500.

Job title

WWE Road Agent

NWA/WCW/WWE United States Champions

ECW World Television Champions (inactive title)
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