John T . Smith John T . " J . T . " Smith is an American professional wrestler , best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the 1990s . Professional wrestling career . Tri - State Wrestling Alliance . Smith began his career in the Philadelphia - based Tri - State Wrestling Alliance , where his debut match occurred at Temple University in 1990 at McGonigle Hall as he wrestled to a draw with The Sandman . Fans and promoters were quick to note his wrestling skills and natural athletic ability and he continued to rise through the ranks . In early 1991 , scored an upset win over veteran Buddy Landell to win the Heavyweight Championship . Eastern / Extreme Championship Wrestling . Maryland Champion and World Television Champion . On October 16 , 1993 in North East , Maryland , Smith won a battle royal to become the first Maryland Champion . However , Smith would become the only person to hold the title due to it being abandoned later that year . On March 6 , 1994 , Smith defeated The Tazmaniac for the World Television Championship . On March 26 at the first ever Ultimate Jeopardy event , Smith successfully retained his title against Rockin ' Rebel . Smith later lost the title on April 16 when he was defeated by Pitbull # 1 . Later , Smith began a lengthy feud with Hack Meyers , defeating him at November to Remember and Wrestlepalooza before losing to him at Holiday Hell . At Big Ass Extreme Bash , Smith ended their feud by defeating Meyers for the final time . Full Blooded Italians . Smith ' s greatest success came as a result of a legitimate mistake . In 1995 , in his first match back after recovering from a previous injury , Smith attempted a suicide dive to the outside , but failed to get enough elevation ; his toes caught on the ropes and he landed head - first on the arena floor . This resulted in a large , softball - sized swelling on his head , but Smith was able to improvise a finish to the match . Paul Heyman turned this into a comedic storyline where Smith ' s injury and resulting concussion gave him mild brain damage , and he began believing he was Italian , even talking with an Italian accent . Smith also began pretending to botch other maneuvers on a regular basis . He befriended Italian wrestler " Big " Val Puccio , and started behaving like a cheerful but arrogant villain . The ECW fans jeered Smith when he attempted a maneuver and failed , but this time with a degree of affection . This successful gimmick continued , and resulted in the formation a faction known as the Full Blooded Italians along with Little Guido , Tracy Smothers and Tommy Rich . While the F . B . I . claimed to be purebred Italians , the fact that Smothers and Rich were Southern and Smith was African American made this claim obviously dubious . Nonetheless , the F . B . I . achieved a degree of success as they won the World Tag Team Championship twice . Post - ECW . Smith appeared at both of the ECW reunion shows in June 2005 . On June 10 at Hardcore Homecoming , he accompanied fellow former F . B . I . member Tracy Smothers to ringside for his match with The Blue Meanie and enabled Smothers to win when he struck Meanie with a pair of brass knuckles . Two days later at ECW One Night Stand , an ECW reunion show created by World Wrestling Entertainment , Smith and several other F . B . I . members accompanied Little Guido to ringside as he faced Super Crazy and Yoshihiro Tajiri in a three way dance , but were unable to prevent him from being pinned and eliminated by Tajiri .