Stampede Wrestling and The National Wrestling Alliance
In early 1978, he began wrestling for Stampede Wrestling and teaming with Jerry Morrow defeated Mr. Hito and Michael Martel in February 1978 although they lost the titles to Norman Frederick Charles III and the Cuban Assassin later that year. He also had a short stint in Gene and Mike LeBelle’s World Wrestling Alliance fighting to a draw with Bad News Allen in Los Angeles, California on July 13, 1979.
While in the St. Louis-area, he substituted for Matt Borne teaming with Frank Hill to defeat Roger Kirby and Steve Hall on September 14 as well as defeating The Turk by disqualification on October 15 and teamed with Dick the Bruiser and David von Erich in a 6-man tag team match to defeat Lord Alfred Hayes, "Bulldog" Bob Brown and Ox Baker on October 19, 1979.
After officially retiring from professional football in 1980, he began competing in Central States Wrestling teaming with Pat O’Connor to defeat Pak Song and Ron McFarlane (substituting for an injured Mongol) on March 28 and later teamed with O’Connor and Dick the Bruiser in a 6-man tag team match against Bulldog Bob Brown, Dick Murdoch and Ed Wiskowski on April 11, 1980.
He would also team with Kerry Brown losing to Takachio and Pak Song in St. Louis, Missouri on April 7 although they would later defeat Billy Howard and Ed Wiskoski in Kansas City, Missouri on June 5.
Entering singles competition, he fought to a draw against Ed Wiskowski on April 25 before losing to him in a rematch on June 7 for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (he had previously held the title since defeating Bob Sweeney on December 12, 1979) and was defeated by Takachio on June 13. Later that year, he began feuding with Dewey Robertson losing to him and Swede Hanson in a tag team match with Don Kernodle on September 9, although he later defeated him in a singles match in Forest City, North Carolina on September 11, 1980.
The two would begin teaming with each other later that year, defeating The Sheepherders in Spartanburg, South Carolina on December 6, six days later, defeated them for the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles in Richmond, Virginia on December 12, 1980.
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