Fans and promoters were quick to note his wrestling skills and natural athletic ability and he continued to rise through the ranks.
On April 25, Smith participated in a battle royal to qualify for a match to determine the inaugural ECW Heavyweight Champion.
[14] At Holiday Hell, Smith and Tommy Cairo unsuccessfully challenged Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac for the Tag Team Championship.
[17] Smith successfully defended the title against Rockin' Rebel at the inaugural Ultimate Jeopardy event on March 26.
[18] He lost the title to The Pitbull on the April 19 episode of Hardcore TV after Public Enemy attacked Smith before the match.
Smith attempted to regain the Television Championship from Jason on the September 13 episode of Hardcore TV but lost the match after suffering a knee injury.
[24] Smith took a hiatus from ECW in 1995 to accomplish a childhood dream of working in Japan by competing for W*ING, where he portrayed the character of Boogie Man, whose likeness was based upon Michael Myers.
[2] For a time, Smith assisted in running the Philadelphia location of ECW's training school, House of Hardcore.
Smith achieved his greatest success and biggest highlight of his ECW career in that match as a result of a legitimate mistake, as he attempted a suicide dive to the outside on Meyers, but failed to get enough elevation; his knee pads caught on the ropes and he landed head-first on the arena floor.
[2] This resulted in a large, softball-sized swelling on his head, but Smith was able to defeat Meyers with the help of Italian wrestler Val Puccio.
[3][26] At Gangstas Paradise, Smith faced Hack Meyers in a rematch, in which he got counted-out after missing a moonsault and crashing through a table outside the ring.
[30][31] At November to Remember, Smith lost to 2 Cold Scorpio in a loser leaves town match, thus being banned from competition for thirty days.
Smith retired after leaving ECW to pursue a career that allowed him to devote more time to his personal life and family.
[3] Smith attributes having suffered between ten and sixteen concussions due to his time spent in the professional wrestling industry.