Full Blooded Italians
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Debut | 1995 |
The Full Blooded Italians (F.B.I.) are an American
History
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996–2001)
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The original Full Blooded Italians began in
In April 1996 at
The group imploded when Smothers and Rich departed the company, leaving Sal E. Graziano to manage Little Guido on his own. The group became less of a comedy act and more of a serious tandem until
World Wrestling Entertainment
First SmackDown! incarnation (2003–2004)
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Little Guido had been competing on the SmackDown brand as Nunzio. After a loss to
This left Nunzio and Stamboli in the group. In November 2004, Palumbo and Stamboli were released, but Nunzio retained his current character.Second SmackDown! incarnation (2005)
Vito appeared on the August 6, 2005 episode of
ECW Brand (2006–2007)
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The F.B.I. from the original Extreme Championship Wrestling reunited briefly at the first-ever One Night Stand pay-per-view event in 2005. Members Tracy Smothers, Tony Mamaluke, Big Guido and J.T. Smith accompanied Little Guido for his match, and then reappeared in the final segment to close the show.
The final WWE incarnation of The FBI debuted at the 2006 event. Little Guido had moved over to the ECW brand to reunite his tag team with Mamaluke. They were now managed by newest member Trinity. Big Guido was also in their corner for the pay-per-view and ECW television debut, but left the company that same week. The tag team mainly served as enhancement talent. Trinity eventually began making appearances without the tag team, and Tony Mamaluke was released from his WWE contract on January 18, 2007.[5]
Independent circuit
After their release from WWE, Stamboli and Palumbo formed a tag team version of the F.B.I. in All Japan Pro Wrestling. Then they went to the Italy-based Nu-Wrestling Evolution,[6] using the gimmick to make themselves top fan favorites in the company until they left the promotion at the end of the year. Also they went to Mexico and split up in 2006. On November 15, 2008, Little Guido and Tracy Smothers formed a version of the F.B.I. in Jersey All Pro Wrestling and defeated The Latin American Xchange in their first match to win the Tag Team Championship. Their success did not last long, as the F.B.I. lost the titles to D-N-A (Dixie and Azrieal) on December 13.
The Full Blooded Italians were announced for the first-ever match of the new Extreme Reunion organization in 2009; which is conceived as a continuation of the original Extreme Championship Wrestling. Their opponents were announced as The Blue World Order (Stevie Richards and the Blue Meanie). They would lose to them.[7] They reunited again on October 6, 2012, being defeated by Danny Doring and Roadkill in the House of Hardcore's first show.[8]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
On August 4, 2010, it was confirmed that the F.B.I. would be taking part in
On May 3, 2024, the F.B.I returned on the Countdown To Under Siege with the returning Guido and new members, Ray Jaz and Zack Clayton, as they defeated The Batiri.[15]
Incarnations
Years | Promotion | Members |
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1995–1999 | Extreme Championship Wrestling | Sal Bellomo
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2000–2001 | Extreme Championship Wrestling | Little Guido Maritato, Tony Mamaluke, and Sal E. Graziano |
2001–2002 | Various independent promotions | Little Guido & Tony Mamaluke |
2003–2004 | World Wrestling Entertainment (SmackDown! brand) | Nunzio, Johnny Stamboli, and Chuck Palumbo |
2005–2006 | WWE (SmackDown! brand) | Nunzio & Vito |
2005–2006 | All Japan Pro Wrestling, Nu-Wrestling Evolution, and various promotions in Mexico |
Johnny Stamboli, and Chuck Palumbo |
2006 | WWE (ECW brand) | Little Guido, Trinity, Big Guido, and Tony Mamaluke |
2008 | JAPW | Little Guido & Tracy Smothers |
2009 | Legends of the Arena | Little Guido & Sal E. Graziano |
2010 | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
Guido Maritato, Tony Luke, Tracy Smothers, and Sal E. Graziano |
2010 | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | Guido Maritato & Tony Luke |
2010–2018 | Various independent promotions | Little Guido & Tony Mamaluke |
2011 | Elite Xtreme Wrestling | Johnny Stamboli, Vito, and Chuck Palumbo |
2011 | Maryland Wrestling Federation | Little Guido & Nicky Maritato
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2013 | Various independent promotions | Big Vito
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2013 | Big Time Wrestling | Nunzio & AJ Mitrano |
2015–2018 | Absolute Intense Wrestling and various independent promotions |
Little Guido & Tracy Smothers |
2017–2020 | Rocket City Championship Wrestling | Tracy Smothers, A.C. Mack, Bugs O'Malley, Charlie Swingatore, Crazy Legs Avery, Eddie Toon, Freakshow, Ice Pick Murphy, James Brando, Jaxxon Vile, Knuckles Courageous, Tony Midas, and Yukon Jack |
2019 | Dropkick Diabetes | Nunzio, Mambo Italiano, and Joey Vincent Martini |
2022 | Figure Wrestling Federation | Little Guido & Johnny Clash
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2022 | Battleground Championship Wrestling | Little Guido, Luigi Primo, and Tommy Rich
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2022–2023 | Major League Wrestling | Little Guido & Ray Jaz
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2024 | New York Wrestling Connection | Little Guido & CJ Bambino
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2024 | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | Little Guido , Ray Jaz, and Zack Clayton
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2024 | WrestleCon | |
2024 | Battleground Championship Wrestling | Little Guido & Tommy Rich
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Championships and accomplishments
- Extreme Championship Wrestling
- ECW World Tag Team Championship (2 times)[3] – Guido and Smothers (1) and Guido and Mamaluke (1)
- Jersey All Pro Wrestling
- JAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Maritato and Smothers
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- 2 times) – Nunzio
- Toryumon
- Yamaha Cup (2006) – Palumbo and Stamboli[16]
See also
- The Mamalukes
References
- ^ Styles, Joey (March 14, 2014). "Editors' choice: 9 Superstars we're not embarrassed to admit we love". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - Nunzio". Slam.canoe.ca. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Superstar > ECW > Nunzio > Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "Wrestler Profiles". WWF Champs. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ^ "Tony Mamaluke released". Slam.canoe.ca. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Evidence of FBI in NWE". Nwe-wrestling.com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-07. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "First Match Announced for Extreme Reunion: The Final Battle FBI vs BWO". extremereunion.net.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (2012-10-06). "Complete House of Hardcore live coverage: Dreamer, Edge, Bucks, London, Kendrick, Carlito, and many more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ Nemer, Roy (2010-08-04). "New names announced for HardCORE Justice PPV". WrestleView. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2010-08-08). "Caldwell's TNA Hardcore Justice PPV results 8/8: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of ECW-themed PPV headlined by RVD vs. Sabu". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ^ Tomich, Kevin (2010-08-09). "TNA News: Spoilers - detailed Impact TV taping report for "Whole F'n Show" featuring new angle, MOTY candidate?, three title matches". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
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- ^ Wilkenfeld, Daniel (2010-08-19). "Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 8/19: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ Wilkenfeld, Daniel (2010-08-26). "Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 8/26: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast (updated)". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "TNA Under Siege 2024 Results – TNA Wrestling". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Yamaha Cup 2006". ProWrestlingHistory.com. March 4, 2006. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
External links
- Full Blooded Italians's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com