2 with his brother Scott, once again managed by Skandor Akbar, being the recent NWA North American Tag Team Champions for the first time.

After the death of his brother Scott in 1987 caused by a brain tumor, he returned to World Class, working until the company folded in 1989.

Irwin was active throughout the summer but rarely successful, falling to Dick Murdoch, Brian Pillman and Ricky Steamboat in house show encounters.

He gained his first win of his comeback four days later in Fort Worth, TX, defeating Dave Sierra in a house show.

Wrestling without the mask, Irwin made his PPV debut at Halloween Havoc 90, losing to Terry Taylor.

[7] Irwin opened 1991 with a house show defeat at the hands of The Junkyard Dog on January 1st in Corpus Christi.

In 1996, Irwin began appearing regularly with the World Wrestling Federation as "The Goon", a hockey character who was "kicked out of every league he ever participated in."

He was one of a series of "jobbers with gimmicks" brought into the WWF in 1996 to help elevate the company's stars, alongside Alex "The Pug" Pourteau, Freddie Joe Floyd, Salvatore Sincere, and T. L. Hopper.

[10] During his short tenure, he faced various wrestlers such as Marc Mero, Flash Funk, Barry Windham, Jake Roberts, and The Undertaker.