Carl Malenko

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.

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

 * AJPW Jr. Champion Carnival (2003)
 * Battlarts Tag Team League (1999, 2000) - with Katsumi Usuda