Carl Malenko Explained

Carl Malenko
Names:Carl Greco
Carl Malenko
Carl Contini
Carl Ognibene
Masked Superstar
Birth Name:Carl Ognibene
Weight:200lb
Birth Date:25 January 1970
Birth Place:Tampa, Florida, United States
Billed:Winter Haven, Florida, United States
Trainer:Boris Malenko[1]
Joe Malenko[2]
Debut:1993
Retired:2014
Module:Mixed martial arts career
Child:yes
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5 ft 11 in
Weight:200 lb
Martial Art:MMA
Style:Freestyle wrestling, Shooto

Carl Ognibene (born January 25, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist who is best known as Carl Malenko who competed in Battlarts, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pride Fighting Championships.

Professional wrestling career

Trained by Boris Malenko, Carl Contini was transformed into a top flight worker like his step-brothers Joe and Dean. Malenko made his professional wrestling debut in 1993 for Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi in Japan using the name Carl Greco. In 1996, he made his debut for BattlARTS. In 1999, he changed his name to Carl Malenko during his time in BattlARTS and formative years, when he became the top gaijin for BattlARTS in its later years, mainly pushed as a tag wrestler.[1]

Malenko changed his name to Carl Contini in 2003 while working for All Japan Pro Wrestling. His final match for BattlArts took place in 2008.

In 2011, Malenko made his debut for the independent promotion in Florida, Definitive Wrestling International in a battle royale as the Masked Superstar. He retired form wrestling in 2014.

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss| align=center| 6–4| Danny Babcock| Submission (armbar)| Real Fighting Championship 15 - Throwdown| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:46| Tampa, Florida| |-| Win| align=center| 6–3| Tony Sousa| Submission (punches)| Real Fighting Championship 11 - Revenge of the Warriors| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:06| Tampa, Florida| |-| Win| align=center| 5–3| Mike Van Meer| Submission (arm-triangle choke)| Real Fighting Championship 7 - Night of Champions| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:14| Tampa, Florida| |-| Win| align=center| 4–3| Joe Kennedy| Submission (punches)| Real Fighting Championship 6 - Battle of the Bay| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:59| Tampa, Florida| |-| Win| align=center| 3–3| George Allen| Submission (americana)| Real Fighting Championship 3 - battle of the Bay| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:19| Tampa, Florida| |-| Win| align=center| 2–3| Edwin Aguilar| Submission (arm-triangle choke)| Absolute Fighting Championships 9| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:31| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida| |-| Loss| align=center| 1–3| Allan Goes| Submission (arm-triangle choke)| Pride 8| | align=center| 1| align=center| 9:16| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 1–2| Wanderlei Silva| Decision (unanimous)| Pride 7| | align=center| 2| align=center| 10:00| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 1–1| Egan Inoue| Decision (unanimous)| Pride 6| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 0–1| Ronald McSwain| N/A| World Fighting Council| | align=center| N/A| align=center| N/A| N/A|

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carl Malenko . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126120847/https://sites.google.com/site/wrestlingscout/profiles-by-country/profiles/carlmalenko . January 26, 2021 . wrestlingscout . February 14, 2023.
  2. Web site: Carl Greco. Philip Kreikenbohm. cagematch.net.
  3. Web site: Junior Champion Carnival 2003. Philip Kreikenbohm. cagematch.net.
  4. Web site: Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database. Axel Saalbach. wrestlingdata.com.
  5. Web site: Battlarts Tag Team Tournaments. prowrestlinghistory.com.