Smothers debuted in World Championship Wrestling in 1990, where he and Steve Armstrong teamed for a number of years and were known as the Southern Boys and later the Young Pistols upon turning heel. Smothers and Armstrong had a long feud with The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin). Smothers' last major appearance for WCW was on January 21, 1992 at Clash of the Champions XVIII, as he teamed with Terry Taylor in a loss to Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Brian Pillman.
In the summer of 1996, Smothers began wrestling in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Freddie Joe Floyd, a babyface jobber to various up and comers, most notably Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Stone Cold Steve Austin. His only meaningful win under the Floyd gimmick was an upset of Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw in his debut, which resulted in Bradshaw beating Floyd in a subsequent rematch. He also scored a count out win over Helmsley, thanks to Mr. Perfect distracting Helmsley.
Later in his career, he joined Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1997 as "The Main Man" Tracy Smothers. He was part of The Full Blooded Italians (FBI), a comedy heel tag team, which also included Little Guido, "The Big Don" Tommy Rich, and (briefly) the "Italian Stallion" John T. Smith. Smothers, long associated with being a stereotypical southern wrestler, was billed as being from "Nashville, Italy" or "Southern Italy" during this time.
Smothers accompanied Little Guido to ringside for his match with Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy at ECW One Night Stand 2005.
Smothers passed away on October 28, 2020.