Golden was one of the top junior heavyweights in the Southeastern territories during the 1990s and won numerous championship titles in the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee.

He was considered by Pro Wrestling Illustrated as one of the promotion's "best young veterans", winning the NWA Wildside Television Championship three times and having impressive matches against AJ Styles, E. Z.

On March 20, 1992, Golden defeated Jamie Gibson in Banner Elk, North Carolina, to become the first-ever SSW Junior Heavyweight Champion.

An encounter between the two teams occurred at WrestleFest 93, during a "Southern Hospitality" interview segment with "Big" Al Bass, and turned into a four-way brawl.

[10] A week later in Johnson City, Tennessee, Golden defeated Keith Hart at a show for Tim Horner's National Championship Wrestling promotion.

[13] On December 17, 1994, Golden and Lane defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) at an All-Star Wrestling show in Elizabethton, Tennessee.

That summer on the independent circuit, The Beautiful Blondes defeated The Young Guns (Scott Sterling and Jeff Lovin) in Elizabethton for Tennessee Championship Wrestling.

[15] On October 1, 1995, they faced David Jericho and Chris Hamrick at a Great American Wrestling Federation show in Asheville, North Carolina.

[19] On February 26, at SSW's 5th Anniversary Show, The Beautiful Blondes lost the tag belts to Death & Destruction (Frank "The Tank" Parker and "Ruthless" Roger Anderson).

[33] Two months later, Golden and Rusty Riddle were defeated by Ricky Rocker and David Jericho at the Johnson City Parks & Recreation Center.

[40][41] By the late-1990s, Golden has established himself as a formidable competitor in the Southern United States with victories over veteran wrestlers such as Bobby and Jackie Fulton, Tony Anthony, Tracey Smothers, and Jimmy Valiant.

On August 1, 1998, Golden and Ricky Harrison defeated The Artists Formerly Known as The Young Guns (Scott Sterling and Jeff Lovin) for the AMW Tag Team Championship.

Their three-month championship reign was ended by Bryan Wayne and his former partner Stan Lee at "Tag Wars '98" on November 14;[43] their opponents had won an eight-team tournament earlier that night to earn a title shot.

[45][46] Several days later in Cornelia, Georgia, Golden defeated Shane Austin for the NCW United States Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match also involving David Jericho.

Styles, and NWA Wildside owner Bill Behrens wrestling Team NCW's Stone Mountain, J.C. Dazz, Rick Michaels, and David Young on June 18.

On the August 20th edition of NWA Wildside TV, Golden and Knight wrestled Taylor and Romeo Bliss in a tag team match.

[69] On March 6, Golden and Robbie Cassidy lost to LCW Tag Team Champions Allen King and Shane Matthews in Liberty Championship Wrestling.

[70][71] Four months later, Golden faced Jeff Tankersly and Sherri Martel once again at Iron Ring Wrestling's show for Kingsport's annual Funfest event on July 17, 2004.

[74][75] On February 12, 2005, Eddie Golden defeated Gluteus Maximus and Nick Diamond three-way match for Palmetto Pride Championship Wrestling in Columbia, South Carolina.

[79] On July 17, 2005, Eddie and Jimmy Golden defeated The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) at an Iron Ring Wrestling show by disqualification.

A week later at NWA Rocky Top's "Night of Champions" in Knoxville, Eddie teamed with cousin Bobbie Golden to beat The Turbanators (Jahid and Jaheed) by disqualification.

On September 2, Golden and Stan Lee lost to Skull and Frank "The Tank" Parker at Great Southern Championship Wrestling's "Hostile Takeover" in Hickory, North Carolina.

[88] On April 14, 2007, Golden and Allen King lost a tag team match to Tony Givens and Robbie Cassidy at another Championship Wrestling event in Kingsport.

[90] Golden and Stan Lee were brought into NWA All-Star Wrestling to challenge then tag team champions Bobby Houston and Iron Cross in the summer of 2007.

On June 2, 2007, The Beautiful Blondes and K. C. Thunder lost to Bobby Houston, Iron Cross, and Jerry "The King" Lawler at the Dukes of Hazard Festival in Nashville, Tennessee.

The team won their first titles in the New Frontier Wrestling Association by defeating champions Jamar Acid and Cornbread in Franklin, North Carolina, on May 24.

On July 19, The Heavenly Bodies beat Chris Damien and Adam Logan on a NFWA show at the National Guard Armory in Franklin.

[101] On August 16 at "Total Chaos", Golden and Thunder were scheduled to face The Saturday Nigh Sensation (Matt Sells and Ryan Michaels) for the NFWA Tag Team Championship.

[112] On September 18, 2010, at "Fall Spectacular 2010", he took part in a 6-man tag team match with Tankersley and Jimmy Golden, to battle Beau James, Dutch Mantell, and Jerry Lawler.

[120] On June 14, 2014, Golden reunited with Stan Lee at Reborn Wrestling's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" in Johnson City, a tribute show honoring Jake "The Snake" Roberts, where they lost to Air America (Skylar Kruze and Gavin Daring).