A week later on at IWS's Violent Valentines, he and Jake Matthews (with valet Lollipop) defeated Green Phantom & Kid Kamikaze. Two months afterwards, dropped to EXesS in a First Blood match on October 29. He also shed to CZW World Junior Heavyweight Champion Derek Frazier in a 3-way match with JC Bailey on November 12. However, he defeated Beef Wellington at a UWA Hardcore Wrestling present on November 25.