Joe Malenko Joseph Simon ( June 4 , 1955 ) is an American former professional wrestler best known under the ring name Joe Malenko . Malenko was born into a wrestling family , and his father Boris Malenko was a prominent wrestling figure in his own right . Dean Malenko is his brother . Wrestling career . Japan . Malenko is most known for his stints wrestling in Japan . Malenko began in the Universal Wrestling Federation ( Japan ) in May 1985 for 13 days . One of his most well known matches in the UWF was his tag match with Super Tiger where they faced the team of Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Osamu Kido . Malenko would then team up with his brother , Dean , in All Japan Pro Wrestling to form " The Malenko Brothers " . Malenko would tour regularly with All Japan from February 1988 until May 1992 . Malenko had two reigns as AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship . From late 1989 to early 1990 , he teamed with Kenta Kobashi against the Can - Am Express ( Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas ) for the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship . Joe ' s most memorable matches came in his match versus his brother , Dean and when they ( the Malenko Brothers ) faced The British Bruisers ( Johnny Smith and Dynamite Kid ) during Giant Baba ' s 30th Wrestling Anniversary on September 30 , 1990 . Joe and Dean ' s only chance for the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championships was against the Can - Am Express on March 4 , 1992 in Tokyo , Japan . North America . Malenko made an appearance in World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) in 1992 , during the Clash of the Champions XIX . He teamed with his brother to take on the team of Nikita Koloff and Ricky Steamboat in the first of round of a tournament held for the NWA World Tag Team Titles . " The Malenko Brothers " came up short . Next Joe and Dean travelled to Puerto Rico to take part in the World Wrestling Council ' s 19th Anniversary show . They were defeated Steve Doll and Rex King , who at the time held the WWC World Tag Team Championship . Malenko made his first appearance in Extreme Championship Wrestling on November 18 , 1994 . He once again teamed up with his brother , Dean , to take on the team of Sabu and the Tazmanic , but lost . Dean continued to work ECW , but Joe mainly worked for ECW when they toured in Florida . He worked ECW ' s first run of Florida shows in 1995 against Stevie Richards and Osamu Nishimura , wrestling to a draw against both . When ECW returned to Florida in May , Malenko was once again featured on the opening matches of the card . On May 5 , 1995 . Malenko defeated local Florida indy wrestler , and acquaintance from his father ' s wrestling school , Soulman Alex G . The next night in Tampa , Malenko defeated Miguel San Juan . On the May 11 , 1998 edition of WCW Monday Nitro , Joe Malenko came out and confronted Chris Jericho , who had been in a feud with Dean for weeks . However , the confrontation led to an attack by Jericho in Joe Malenko ' s only appearance on Nitro . Malenko is retired from wrestling and is a registered pharmacist in Florida . On October 25 , 2010 , it was announced that Malenko would be participating in All Japan Pro Wrestling ' s World ' s Strongest Tag Determination League in November and December 2010 with partner Osamu Nishimura . The duo won twice and drew once in their eight matches in the tournament , finishing eighth out of nine in the final standings .