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Dean Malenko

1960 - Today

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Dean Shelly Simon (born August 4, 1960), better known by the ring name Dean Malenko, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a senior producer. He is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling as a wrestler and World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as a wrestler and a road agent and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Although never a world champion, Malenko achieved championship success in ECW, WCW and the WWF, winning 11 total titles across the three organizations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Dean Malenko is the 372nd most popular wrestler (down from 315th in 2024), the 12,112th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,327th in 2019) and the 157th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Dean Malenko ranks 372 out of 1,027. Before him are Fandango, Greg Valentine, Brie Bella, Matt Ghaffari, Choi Min-ho, and Miriam Blasco. After him are Neville, Frank Andersson, Alexander Munro, Dolph Ziggler, Xavier Woods, and Kerry Von Erich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Dean Malenko ranks 537. Before him are Kenny Garrett, Charles Ng, Henry Worsley, Aleksandr Uvarov, Bill Johnson, and Michel Faber. After him are Claudio Langes, Tomás Reñones, Oliver Parker, Maria Fricioiu, Kerry Von Erich, and Jaak Aab.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dean Malenko ranks 12,114 out of 20,380. Before him are George Rogers Clark (1752), Deborah Ann Woll (1985), Rya Kihlstedt (1970), Dan Butler (1954), Al Harker (1910), and Jake Garn (1932). After him are Levi Leipheimer (1973), AnnaSophia Robb (1993), Anthony Johnson (1984), Tamara Tunie (1959), Lester Bangs (1948), and Don Young (1933).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Dean Malenko ranks 157. Before him are Scotty 2 Hotty (1973), John Smith (1965), Danny Hodge (1932), Fandango (1981), Greg Valentine (1951), and Brie Bella (1983). After him are Dolph Ziggler (1980), Xavier Woods (1986), Kerry Von Erich (1960), Tito Santana (1953), Jeff Jarrett (1967), and Brian Kendrick (1979).

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