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Boris Malenko
Nickname: The Great, Professor
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 220 lbs.
From: Florida
Birthday: Jun 28th
Pro Debut: 1957
Aliases: Larry Simon, "Great" Laurence Malenko, The Masked Muscovite, Mr. Miami, Crusher Duggan, Otto Von Krupp, Colt Malenko
Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, WCCW, Championship Wrestling From Florida (FL), Southeastern Championship Wrestling (AL/MS)
Finisher: Russian Sickle
Signature Moves: Eye jab, biting
Career Highlights: -AWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Bob Geigel)
-Nebraska Champion
-NWA Texas Champion
-NWA Florida Champion
-NWA Florida Brass Knucks Champion (8x)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Johnny Valentine)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (2; 1 each w/ Bob Roop & Johnny Walker 1st)
-NWA (Florida) World Tag Team Champion (w/ The Russian Crusher)
-NWA Southeastern Champion
-NWA Southeastern Television Champion
-WCCW American Champion
-WCCW American Tag Team Champion (w/ Charles Montagne)
Affiliates: Bob Geigel, Johnny Valentine, Bob Roop, Johnny Walker, The Russian Crusher, Charles Montagne
Notable Feuds: Eddie Graham, Joe Scarpa, Johnny Valentine, Wahoo McDaniel, Jose Lothario, Dick Murdoch, Art Thomas
Other Facts: -Real name was Larry Simon, which he competed under at the beginning of his career. His full professional name was Boris Maximilianovich Malenko
-Father of pro wrestlers Dean Malenko & Joe Malenko
-Billed as the brother of pro wrestler Debbie Malenko
-Not to be confused with Frank Fozo, who also competed as The Great Malenko in the 1950s.
-His name is something of a pun as "Malenko" means "little" in Russian.
-The Insane Clown Posse titled their fourth album "The Great Milenko" and also penned a song with the same title in honor of him in 1997.
-Passed away August 27,1994 from cancer at the age of 61
-Posthumously inducted into the NWA Hall of Heroes in 2014
-Posthumously inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2016
-Posthumously inducted into the Legacy Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018
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