Carl Contini

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Birthdate - 1/25/70
5'11" 198 lbs. - Tampa, FL

Athletic background - n/a

Teachers - Boris Malenko

Professional background - Fujiwaragumi(`93-`95), BattlARTS(`95-`01), Pride(`99), BattlARTS(`02-)

Aliases - Carl Greco, Carl Malenko

Career Highlights -
- Tags with Yuki Ishikawa to get the first runners-up of the `98 Tag League
- Teams with Katsumi Usuda to win the `99 Tag League
- Beats Eagen Inoue by decision at Pride 6
- Along with Usuda defeat Ishikawa & Ryuji Hijikata to win the 2000 Tag League
- Wins All Japan's 2003 Champion Carnival by defeating Jimmy Yang in the finals

Favorites -
- Butterfly Kneesmash into Butterfly Hold
- Carl Shackle/Sickle (Armlock Crossface Combo)
- Malenko/Contini Twist (Rolling Scissored Sleeper)
- Belly-to-Belly
- High Kick
- Leg Kick

Ringwork Rating -
technique - 8
science - 6
counters - 6
transitions - 7
diversity - 7
power - 7
strikes - 9

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 6
selling - 8
toughness - 7
carrying - 7
heat - 6
star level - 5

Place in History - 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, Malenko was better in that format as he was a not the ring general that many of his peers were. During the promotion's final years, Malenko was really blossoming and starting to become the worker the company needed on top. He's been involved with various companies since the group stopped running regularly and looked exceptional every time. Now as Carl Contini, the wrestling world has a damn fine wrestler and hopefully he can find work with a company where he can utilize his talents in the shoot style.