Thompson would eventually free himself from the Stud Stable, turning face in the process at the end of 1990 while wrestling in SAPW.
In 1990 he went to North Georgia Wrestling and won a match against Fabulous Fabian (aka Buff Bagwell).
Thompson and Todd Champion reunited as the Patriots in WCW on December 15, 1997, defeating Samu and Sam Fatu in a dark match for Monday Nitro.
Later in late 1999, he turned up in the NWA's Mid-Atlantic promotion in a tag team with Drake Dawson called "Triple X".
Following the disbandment of the tag team, he wrestled in various independent circuits and won some indy heavyweight titles.