Rivera was a fan of the then World Wrestling Federation's Attitude Era, specifically of The Rock, the D-Generation X stable, and the Hell in a Cell match from Badd Blood: In Your House in 1997.

He would be on the losing end against Royce Isaacs for the UWN Television Championship[9][10] and compete in a Fatal Four-Way match with Brandon Cutler, Adrian Quest, and Fidel Bravo at the 2019 Coastline Clash.

[18] Danny Limelight debuted at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Lion's Break Collision event and was one of the first mainstays on NJPW Strong.

Limelight was an entrant in Strong's Lion's Break Crown tournament where he defeated Barrett Brown in the first round and Blake Christian in the semi-finals.

[19] Not long after his loss, Limelight would attack Rocky Romero after his match with Rust Taylor and align with Team Filthy.

On October 21, 2020, Danny Limelight made his All Elite Wrestling debut on AEW Dark on the losing end of a six-man tag team match with Steve Gibki & Tony Vincita against Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus, and Marko Stunt).

[25] On July 10, 2021, Danny Rivera, Slice Boogie, and Julius Smokes were introduced by Konnan as members of LAX at Major League Wrestling's Battle Riot III.

Teaming up with Savio Vega, Rivera faced The Owners of Time (Nick Mercer & Leinord White) to a no contest.