Baretta was trained by Boris Malenko and made his professional wrestling debut in 1986.
He won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship with Dennis Knight defeating The Nasty Boys in 1989.
[4] In 1989, Baretta worked for World Championship Wrestling in 1989 to 1990 having matches against Sting (wrestler), Tommy Rich, Rock N' Roll Express and Road Warriors.
In 1995, Baretta worked a couple of matches for the World Wrestling Federation.
[7] In 2010, Baretta won the first Malenko Cup Battle Royal in Riverview, Florida.