After the implosion of Fire and Ice, Ice Train returned to singles competition in a loss to Diamond Dallas Page on the November 4, 1996 edition of "Nitro" and lost a rematch to Page on the following week's edition of "Nitro". Ice Train then competed at World War 3, eliminating Mark Starr and Villano IV and even made it into the final ten, but he was eliminated from the match due to the combined efforts of Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page. After World War 3, Ice Train returned to the undercard and gained Theodore Long as his manager for a very brief period. Ice Train began easily defeating opponents on "Nitro" and he soon became a mainstay on "Pro". However, he soon continued his undercard role on "WorldWide" as well as on "Thunder".