Sean Maluta | |
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Birth name | Sean Maluta |
Born |
Staten Island, New York |
30 September 1988
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Sean Maluta |
Billed height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Billed weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
Trained by | Afa Anoaʻi |
Debut | 2004 |
Sean Maluta (born September 30, 1988) is an American professional wrestler. Maluta is the current World Xtreme Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, and debuted on televised WWE events with the Cruiserweight Classic in June 2016.
Maluta has made several appearances for WWE, starting in June 2016 when he was announced as one of 32 men participating in the inaugural Cruiserweight Classic. In his first and only match in the tournament, Maluta was eliminated by Kota Ibushi. Maluta again wrestled for WWE on July 13, this time in their developmental branch NXT, losing to Hideo Itami. The following day, Maluta teamed with fellow CWC participant Mustafa Ali in a dark match, losing to TM61 (Nick Miller and Shane Thorne. The following month, Maluta teamed with Ariya Daivari in a loss to the Bollywood Boyz (Gurv and Harv Sihra), and again lost to the Bollywood Boyz in September, this time teaming with Danny Burch. Maluta again returned to WWE in October, losing to Bobby Roode, once again in NXT. Maluta again competed for WWE in January 2017 on 205 Live, first losing to Tajiri in Tajiri's return match, and Brian Kendrick the following week.