Full Blooded Italians

The Full Blooded Italians (F.B.I.) are an American professional wrestling stable, and tag team that wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from the mid-1990s to early-2000s and for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) during the mid-2000s.[1][2]

History

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

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.[7] 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)

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.[8]

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.[9]

article name	Full Blooded Italians
type	S
members	See below
former members	Big Guido Chuck Palumbo Davey Piezono Johnny Stamboli J. T. Smith Mabel Nunzio / Little Guido One Man Gang Sal Bellomo Sal E. Graziano Tommy Rich Tony Mamaluke Tracy Smothers Trinity Ulf Herman Vito / Big Vito
names	Full Blooded Italians
debut	1995
billed	Italy Little Italy, New York City

Full Blooded Italians

History

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996–2001)

World Wrestling Entertainment (2003-2007, 2024-present)

First SmackDown! incarnation (2003–2004)

Second SmackDown! incarnation (2005)

ECW Brand (2006–2007)

Latest incarnation & Sporadic appearance (2024)

First SmackDown! incarnation (2003–2004)

Second SmackDown! incarnation (2005)

ECW Brand (2006–2007)

Latest incarnation & Sporadic appearance (2024)

Independent circuit (2004-2013)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010, 2024)

Incarnations

Championships and accomplishments

See also

External links

References