Birth name | Carl Ognibene |
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Born |
Tampa, Florida, United States |
January 25, 1970
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Carl Greco Carl Malenko Carl Contini Carl Ognibene |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Billed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Billed from | Winter Haven, Florida, United States |
Trained by |
Boris Malenko Joe Malenko |
Debut | 1993 |
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 Championship.
Pulled off the streets by Boris Malenko as a youth, Carl Contini was transformed into a top flight worker like his stepbrothers Joe and Dean. Using the name Carl Greco during his formative years, when Carl Malenko was born he became the top gaijin for BattlARTS in its later years, mainly pushed as a tag wrestler.