(1956-06-04) June 4, 1956 (age 68)[2] Tampa, Florida, U.S.[2]
Family
Boris Malenko (father)[2] Dean Malenko (brother)[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Joe Malenko[3] Joe Solkoff[3] Karl Gotch Jr.[3]
Billed height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[3]
Billed weight
220 lb (100 kg)[3]
Trained by
Boris Malenko[3] Karl Gotch[3]
Debut
1977[3][2]
Retired
2017
Jody Simon (born June 4, 1956) is an American pharmacist and retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Joe Malenko. He is the son of Boris Malenko and the older brother of Dean Malenko.[1][2][3]
^ abSteven Johnson; Greg Oliver (2010). The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels. ECW Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-55490-284-2.
^ abcdefHarris M. Lentz III (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling (2 ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-7864-1754-4.
^ abcdefghiPhilip Kreikenbohm. "Joe Malenko". Cagematch.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
better known by his ring name, JoeMalenko. He is the son of Boris Malenko and the older brother of Dean Malenko. Malenko wrestled as Karl Gotch Jr. in...
1970s as a Russian heel. He was the father of professional wrestlers Joe and Dean Malenko. Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Irvington, New...
Dean Simon (born August 4, 1960), better known by the ring name Dean Malenko, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed with...
pro-wrestler Dean Malenko (born 1960, as Dean Simon) U.S. pro-wrestler JoeMalenko (born 1956, as Jody Simon) U.S. pro-wrestler Search for "Malenko" on Wikipedia...
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...
before leaving the company in 1990. Sammartino, occasionally teamed with JoeMalenko in AJPW. Sammartino returned to wrestling in 1995 and competed for NWA...
at a Tampa Bay wrestling school run by Boris Malenko along with his two sons JoeMalenko and Dean Malenko who all had a hand in training him. After training...
wrestler. Seru was trained by father and son Boris and Dean Malenko at the renowned Malenko Wrestling Academy in Tampa, Florida, USA (1994). He is best...
Boris Malenko in Tampa, Florida, making the drive every weekend from Miami. Gibson trained alongside legends like X-Pac, Dean and JoeMalenko, Dynamite...
before eventually wrestling himself. After training under Boris Malenko, JoeMalenko, Masami Soronaka, and Karl Gotch, Waltman began his career as "The...
decided to become a wrestler, traveling to Tampa, Florida to train under the Malenkos. He debuted in 1991 in the Floridian Sun Coast Professional Wrestling promotion...
from "The Future" (was part of The New Breed) Hunan / Hong Kong (as Yoshi Kwan) Trained by Boris Malenko Dean MalenkoJoeMalenko Debut 1984 Retired 2017...
Backlund Carl Malenko (also known as Carl Greco) Daisuke Ikeda Dieusel Berto Hayato Fujita Ikuto Hidaka Johnny Geo Basco Shannon Ritch JoeMalenko Junji Tanaka...
Christy Reel Member Inductees: Harry Carey, Jr. Boxing Honorees: Lou Bogash, Joe Graziano, Lou Couture, Jocko V. Ananian, Micky Finn, Tom McNeely, Harol Gomes...
trials then gained his initial professional wrestling training at the Malenko's Wrestling School in Florida in 1992. In 1993 he worked on WCW Saturday...
and JoeMalenko. Brooks and Baretta were managed by wrestling veteran Ox Baker and later Boris Malenko. They feuded with The Soul Patrol and Malenko brothers...
1993 Ron Simmons Ron Simmons 1994–1995 Dean Simon Dean Malenko 1994–1995 Joseph Simon JoeMalenko 1994–1995 Chad Slivenski Chad Austin / Blue Mask 1993–1996...
They also faced Mighty Inoue & Rusher Kimura, as well as Dean Malenko and JoeMalenko. In November 1992 they wrestled for Wrestle Association R losing...
Championship against Shinya Makabe. Joe made his final appearance with Inoki Dojo in December 2004, teaming with Chad Malenko in a loss to Katsushi Takemura...
Steamboat and Nikita Koloff (United States/Lithuania) defeated JoeMalenko and Dean Malenko (Hungary) NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament first round...
undefeated in their first nine matches and were finally defeated by Dean Malenko & JoeMalenko on July 15, 1989, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. They finished...
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