Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996–2001) The original Full Blooded Italians began in
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). After suffering a
legitimate concussion at
Wrestlepalooza in August 1995,
J. T. Smith adopted the
gimmick of believing himself to be an
Old World Italian (despite being
African American). Smith formed an alliance with the
Italian American wrestler
Val Puccio. Guido has been involved in every ECW and/or WWE incarnation of the F.B.I. The
running gag of the group was that most of the wrestlers were obviously not of
Italian descent, but they often claimed to be and acted in
stereotypical Italian American ways, including none-too-subtle
Mafia references, constant
hand gestures, and praising famous Italian figures such as
Frank Sinatra and
Rocky Balboa. During their ECW run, the crowd would regularly chant "Where's my pizza?" at the group (Little Guido's family actually owned a pizzeria). The group would routinely come out to
N-Trance's cover of the
Bee Gees' "
Stayin' Alive" and challenge their opponents to dance-offs. 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
Tony Mamaluke was added to the duo in early 2000. Together, managed by Graziano, the group feuded with
Mikey Whipwreck and
Yoshihiro Tajiri, a team led by
The Sinister Minister, over the
ECW World Tag Team Championship. The group vied for number one contendership of the title in the company's dying months.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2003-2007, 2024-present) First SmackDown! incarnation (2003–2004) Little Guido had been competing on the SmackDown brand as Nunzio. After a loss to
Rikishi, Nunzio threatened to bring in his "family" to gain revenge. The next week, he directed
Chuck Palumbo and
Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli to attack Rikishi. This latest incarnation was mainly referred to simply as "The FBI". It was heavily implied to be a mafia organization led by Nunzio, loosely based on the movie
Goodfellas. This was further reinforced by video vignettes stylized by stakeout footage showing the trio involved with organized crime in
New York City backstreets. Despite the publicity, they had very little success at first. Their fortunes changed after using a gimmick of running an illegal betting ring in the backstage area. This led to a series of
feuds with notable wrestlers and tag teams, including
Los Guerreros,
Chris Benoit,
The Undertaker,
Rhyno, and the
APA. The FBI was also used by
Mr. McMahon and
Jamie Noble (Nunzio's
storyline cousin) to attack their rivals. When the group
turned into
fan favorites, they grew in popularity but just as they were
getting over, Palumbo was sent to the WWE's
Raw brand. 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
Velocity by aiding Nunzio with a
blackjack to help him win the
Cruiserweight Championship from
Paul London. Soon after, a profile of Vito in
SmackDown! Magazine "officially" referred to the new twosome as "The F.B.I.". The two mainly competed in singles competition. Unlike previous members of the team, Vito often avoided helping Nunzio to keep himself out of peril. The team initially ended when the two had an argument in the ring. A few weeks later, Nunzio took offense to people thinking their alliance was over, and greater offense to suggestions that Vito was a cross-dresser. But once Nunzio saw the allegations to be true, he ended his ties to Vito.
ECW Brand (2006–2007) (left),
Trinity (middle) and
Tony Mamaluke (right) in 2006. 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.
Latest incarnation & Sporadic appearance (2024) The Full Blooded Italians would make their WWE return at
NXT 2300 on November 6, 2024, where Mamaluke serves as the manager of Nunzio, whom challenge
Tony D'Angelo for the
NXT North American Championship, where Nunzio lost the match.
Independent circuit (2004-2013) (left) and
Little Guido, two members of the Full Blooded Italians (F.B.I.) at the Hardcore Roadtrip's Born 2B Wired show in
London, Ontario 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, 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. They reunited again on October 6, 2012, being defeated by Danny Doring and Roadkill in the
House of Hardcore's first show. Both Nunzio and Vito teamed together in 2013 in the independents.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010, 2024) On August 4, 2010, it was confirmed that the F.B.I. would be taking part in
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's ECW reunion show,
Hardcore Justice, on August 8. At the event Little Guido, Tony Mamaluke (billed as Tony Luke) and Tracy Smothers, accompanied by Sal E. Graziano, defeated
Kid Kash,
Simon Diamond and
Johnny Swinger in a six-man tag team match. On the following edition of
TNA Impact!, the ECW alumni, known collectively as EV 2.0 and represented by F.B.I. members Guido and Luke, were assaulted by
A.J. Styles,
Kazarian,
Robert Roode,
James Storm,
Douglas Williams and
Matt Morgan of
Ric Flair's stable, who thought they didn't deserve to be in TNA. The following week TNA president
Dixie Carter gave Guido, Luke and the rest of EV 2.0 TNA contracts in order for them to settle their score with . On the August 26 edition of
Impact! Guido and Luke were
squashed by Roode and Storm in a tag team match. The match ended F.B.I.'s association with TNA. 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. ==Incarnations==