That same year, Weingeroff and Danny Fargo held the MCWA Tag Team Championship in Dale Mann's Mid-Continental Wrestling Association.
He would retire from wrestling in 1993 but continued making occasional appearances as "The Sheik" on the local independent circuit.
On May 11, 1996, Weingeroff was recognized as the inaugural heavyweight champion for Scott Little's Independent Championship Wrestling based in Mt.
He eventually lost to The California Kid in the rematch held in Nashville, Illinois on September 21, 1996.
[12] Weingeroff debuted in mixed martial arts in Pancrase in Japan on September 21, 1993, against Kazuo Takahashi.