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".

Profile

• Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
• Weight: 212 lb (96 kg)
• Trained by: Boris Malenko
• Previous Identities: Ciclope
• Finishing Move: Texas Cloverleaf

Career history

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.

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 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

WCW

• 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.

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 Hotty, Malenko regained it on April 25, 2000.
• After a brief absence from television, Malenko returned to reform the Radicalz with Benoit, Guerrero, and Perry Saturn.

Malenko announced his retirement from the ring at the 2001 Brian Pillman Memorial show.

Titles held

• 2-Time WWE Light-Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time WCW Tag-Team Champion
• 1-Time WCW United States Champion
• 4-Time WCW Cruiserweight Champion
• 1-Time ECW Tag-Team Champion
• 2-Time ECW Television Champion

Jobs titles

• WWE Road Agent
• WWE Referee