In the dying days of ECW, Little Guido would embark on his second-go-round as one half of the ECW tag team champions. This time, instead of being a comedy act with Tracey Smothers, the F.B.I was a serious and well-oiled unit with Brooklyn, New Yorks Tony Mamaluke as the second lead. ECWs two night event in New Yorks Hammerstein Ballroom highlighted a tag team tournament for the vacant titles. Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshiro Tajiri won the tournament to capture the belts, and lost them the very next night to the newly formed F.B.I. Guido and Mamaluke went on a one a tear of consisting of action packed matches that turned laughs into genuine applause. Whipwreck and Tajiri, York and Matthews (J&J Securitys Joey Mercury), Roadkill and Danny Doring, and Super Crazy with an assortment of partners all fell victim to the Italian express. The F.B.Is. one hundred day tear came to end when they dropped the belts to Doring and Roadkill in December of 2000. While the writing was on the wall in regards to ECWs demise, Guido and Mamaluke will always be one of the under-rated, but well-respected acts in the final days of extreme.
Atlee Greene is a freelance writer for various sites, including ForcesOfGeek.com, Gerweck.net, CamelClutchBlog.com, and WhatCulture.com. He is also a former independent professional wrestler and promotes shows in the Massachusetts area.
