[7] He made his television debut on the April 20th episode of WWF All American Wrestling against King Kong Bundy at the Civic Centre in Brantford, Ontario.
DiMaria submitted to a swinging full nelson after a two-minute bout, however, he was attacked by Patera after the match who reapplied the hold until being stopped by referees.
[8] He also faced Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Don Muraco, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage at the Brantford Civic Centre that year.
[16] On April 20, 1990, DiMaria and Tony Ulysses defeated Mad Dog Richards and Big Al Mac in Brockton, Massachusetts.
DiMaria made his IWCCW television debut against Georgia Gorilla #1 on August 3, 1991, pinning his opponent with a reverse elbow off the top rope.
He quickly became one of the promotion's most popular "fan favorites" after rescuing "Jumpin'" Joe Savoldi[3] from The Billion Dollar Babies (Mike Samson and G.Q.
In addition to IWCCW and the IWF, DiMaria also worked for Richard Byrne's United States Wrestling Federation[20] and smaller independent groups.
DiMaria, accompanied by El Mascarado and Baby Black Kangaroo, won the bout by disqualification when the rest of Nelson's stablemates attempted to interfere.
As part of his new in-ring persona, DiMaria formed The One Night Stand with Edward G. Xtasy[3] and were among the first wrestlers signed to contracts with Chaotic Wrestling.
On September 17, 2000, The One Night Stand battled The Millennium Killaz in front an estimated 1,000-1,500 fans at WAAF's annual Locobazooka festival at Worcester's Green Hill Park.
[28] On October 20, 2000, One Night Stand defeated The Damned (Mad Dog and Draven) at the Worcester Palladium for the Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship.
[31] The tag team title was vacated on April 14, 2001, after Dudley signed with World Wrestling Entertainment and Storm suffered a shoulder injury, allowing DiMaria and Xtasy to regain the belts after defeating Touch of Reality (Jim the Messenger and Bob Steele) in Andover, Massachusetts the following week.
That summer, the team defended the championship against midget wrestler Short Sleeve Sampson with partners Gino Martino and Vince Vicallo.
[34] Their second championship reign lasted another four months until the team's loss to Little Guido Maritato and "Latin Fury" Luis Ortiz in Lynn, Massachusetts on August 10, 2001.
[35][36] One Night Stand, specifically Edward G. Xtasy and Aaron Stevens, won the tag titles back at Bryant College that fall.
Xtasy delivered a "worked shoot" in which he criticized Mike Hollow, then head instructor at Chaotic Wrestling's training facility, and announced he was taking his half of the tag team title with him.
They were eliminated by Slyk Wagner Brown and April Hunter in the first semi-final match at NECW's second annual Birthday Bash supercard.