Ricky Fuji
While at the same time working occasional independents as well as the World Wrestling Federation, Smothers jumped to Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in March 2000. He made his first appearance on March 27, teaming with Balls Mahoney, Chocoball Mukai, and Crazy Boy in a losing effort against Hideki Hosaka, Hido, Hisakatsu Oya &amp; Kintaro Kanemura at the FMW Winning Road 2000 PPV that was held in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Smothers would find himself frequently teaming with fellow ECW alumni Masato Tanaka, wrestling such various combinations as H, Jado &amp; Kintaro Kanemura, H, Yoshinori Sasaki, and &amp; Tetsuhiro Kuroda. He also competed in singles competition, defeating Ricky Fuji on March 29, 2000 in Niigata, Niigata, Japan and Hisakatsu Oya on April 3, 2000 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.