In 2001, Bruce appeared in Xtreme Pro Wrestling at "XPW Rapture" to aid Utsler. After Bruce suffered a real-life injury from a sloppy clothesline, the duo left the company. On October 5, 2002, he and Utsler wrestled in Ring of Honor and defeated Oman Tortuga and Diablo Santiago. Bruce was later made a playable character in both Eidos Interactive's video games and as Violent J. To help promote the games, he competed in a series of matches for Backyard Wrestling in 2003 and 2004.