{"id":75080,"date":"2020-08-27T20:55:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T00:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=75080"},"modified":"2020-08-27T20:55:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T00:55:55","slug":"sean-maluta-debuts-on-aew-dynamite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/08\/27\/sean-maluta-debuts-on-aew-dynamite\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Maluta Debuts on AEW Dynamite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, <strong>Sean Maluta<\/strong> made his <strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong> debut on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/08\/27\/aew-thursday-night-dynamite\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>AEW Dynamite<\/strong><\/a>. In the second match of the night, he faced <strong>Lance Archer<\/strong>, accompanied by <strong>Jake \u201cThe Snake\u201d Roberts<\/strong> in singles competition. Not unlike other singles matches of Archer, it featured the \u201cMurderhawk Monster\u201d asserting his authority on his smaller opponent. Even when it looked like Archer had the match won, such as after a chokeslam, he continued to toy with Maluta. The match concluded with the Blackout followed by the EBD Claw. In short order, Archer picked up the victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LanceHoyt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LanceHoyt<\/a> is one scary, scary man \ud83d\ude28 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jXbrK2CKUy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/jXbrK2CKUy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEWonTV\/status\/1299144811094536192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Born in New York, Sean Maluta began his professional wrestling career in 2004. He saw success in <strong>World Xtreme Wrestling C4<\/strong> early on as \u201cSamoan Dragon,\u201d winning the WXW Ultimate Hybrid Championship in 2008. Under his real name, he would go on to hold other titles in the promotion, including the Cruiserweight Championship and Heavyweight Championship, both of which he held three times each.<\/p>\n<p>Wrestling fans may be more familiar with Sean Maluta through his appearances in <strong>WWE<\/strong>. He debuted for the company in 2016, competing in the first-ever <strong><em>Cruiserweight Classic<\/em><\/strong>, which brought wrestlers from around the world to compete against one another.\u00a0In the first round, Maluta was defeated by <strong>Kota Ibushi<\/strong>. Maluta started to appear for the company sporadically in question in 2016, facing the likes of <strong>Hideo Itami<\/strong> and <strong>Bobby Roode<\/strong> in <strong>NXT.<\/strong> He even made a few appearances for <strong>205 Live<\/strong>, WWE&#8217;s cruiserweight-focused program, further showcasing his abilities.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can catch AEW Dynamite Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TNT and AEW DARK Tuesday nights at 7 PM ET on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFN4JkGP_bVhAdBsoV9xftA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>. Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Sean Maluta made his All Elite Wrestling debut on AEW Dynamite. In the second match of the night, he faced Lance Archer, accompanied by Jake \u201cThe Snake\u201d Roberts in singles competition. Not unlike other singles matches of Archer, it featured the \u201cMurderhawk Monster\u201d asserting his authority on his smaller opponent. 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