Sean Maluta (born September 30, 1988) is an American

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currently competing on the independent circuit. He made a number of appearances with

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and took part in the first

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Professional wrestling career

Maluta has made several appearances for WWE, starting in June 2016 when he was announced as one of 32 men participating in the inaugural Cruiserweight Classic. In his first and only match in the tournament, Maluta was eliminated by

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. Maluta again wrestled for WWE on July 13, this time in their

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, losing to

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. The following day, Maluta teamed with fellow CWC participant

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in a dark match, losing to TM61 ( Nick Miller and

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). The following month, Maluta teamed with

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in a loss to the Bollywood Boyz (Gurv and Harv Sihra), and again lost to the Bollywood Boyz in September, this time teaming with

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. Maluta again returned to WWE in October, losing to

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, once again in NXT. Maluta appeared on NXT on March 1, 2017, he was squashed by Patrick Clark. Maluta again competed for WWE in January 2017 on

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, first losing in Tajiri's return match, and then to

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the following week. Maluta returned to NXT on May 17, 2017, losing to

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. Maluta made another appearance the following year on the July 25 edition of NXT losing to

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Personal life

Sean is the nephew of Afa, one half of the

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tag team, through Afa's wife. This makes him a blood relation to all Afa's children and grandchildren. Technically, this also makes him distantly related to

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, The Rock,

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, and

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Championships and accomplishments

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(1 time, current) – with Jaka *

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** WXW Heavyweight Championship (3 times) **

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(1 time) **

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(3 times) **

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(2 times) – with Nick Nero (1) and Afa Jr. (1) **Wild Samoan Tag Team Tournament (2017) – with Afa Jr.

References

External links

Sean Maluta profile on WWE.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maluta, Sean 1988 births 21st-century professional wrestlers Living people Sportspeople from Staten Island Professional wrestlers from New York (state) American people of Samoan descent American professional wrestlers of Samoan descent Anoa'i family Professional wrestlers from New York City