After the ECW brand ended, Helms was released by WWE in February 2010, however he returned as a surprise entrant in the 2018 and 2021 Royal Rumble matches.

[3] Helms spent the majority of his early career in his home state of North Carolina, winning numerous light heavyweight championships.

[3] The pair also began wrestling in the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA), which was founded by The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff).

[3] SCW would mark the end of the Serial Thrillaz, as Helms vacated both titles before moving on to NWA Worldwide.

[3] Once there, Helms joined the Bad Street Boys with Shannon Moore, Christian York, and Joey Matthews.

[3] This led to a ladder match between the two teams at New Blood Rising, which 3 Count won due to Abbott's interference.

[11] 3 Count later disbanded as Moore and Helms kicked Karagias out of the group for attempting to steal the spotlight.

[3] Helms became the number one contender for the Cruiserweight Championship after winning a match at SuperBrawl Revenge, but was attacked by Karagias and Moore afterwards.

That night, he won the WWF European Championship from Matt Hardy with help from Ivory, but lost it to Bradshaw on the October 22 episode of Raw.

The Hurricane and Storm got a shot at the WCW Tag Team Championship against The Hardy Boyz at No Mercy on October 21 in a losing effort.

[38] The next week, The Hurricane no-showed a World Tag Team Championship match, leaving Rosey to face the champions Cade and Murdoch alone.

During the match, The Hurricane (out of costume) appeared at the top of the entrance ramp, reverting to his real name, Gregory Helms, and watched as Rosey was double teamed and defeated.

After the match, Helms announced that he was fed up with being funny for the crowd, and that he was sick of carrying Rosey as a tag team partner, turning heel for the first time since 2001.

General Manager Theodore Long that at No Way Out on February 19, Helms would face all the cruiserweights in a match for the title.

announcers stated that Helms had a no-compete clause in his contract allowing him to waive the thirty-day title defense rule due to any injury.

[64] Throughout the show, he appeared in short video promos, called "Hurrapops", referring to himself as "Hurricane Helms", a modified version of his old ring name "The Hurricane", and mocked heel superstars including Shelton Benjamin and Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder.

[67] On the December 5 episode of SmackDown, Helms defeated Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) in his ring return.

[78] On October 23, 2010, Helms made his debut for Jersey All Pro Wrestling, where he, under his Hurricane gimmick, defeated Azrieal.

[5][81] On January 29, 2011, Helms made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), during the WrestleReunion 5 weekend, in a match, where he was defeated by Joey Ryan.

[87] At Bound for Glory, Helms made his on-screen debut under his full birth name to congratulate the TNA X Division Champion Tigre Uno.

On the February 2, 2016 episode of Impact Wrestling, Helms assisted Trevor Lee in defeating Tigre Uno for the X Division Championship, turning villainous in the process.

On January 28, 2018, at the Royal Rumble, Helms, as The Hurricane, entered the titular match as a surprise entrant at number 21 but was quickly eliminated by John Cena.

[90] On July 19, 2019, The Hurricane attempted to win the WWE 24/7 Championship from R-Truth whilst he was being interviewed by IGN, though he was unable to do so.

[94] As The Hurricane, Gregory Helms has been featured in several WWE video games, including WWF SmackDown!

Additionally, he is featured in WWE 2K22 as a DLC character (Stand Back Pack) alongside A-Kid, Wes Lee, and Stacy Keibler.

It was picked and inked the same days as his cousin, fellow pro wrestling trainee, and comic book fan Mike Helm had the symbol of his favorite character, Green Lantern, tattooed on his own bicep.

That article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers, including Helms who was alleged to have obtained HGH.

[101] On August 30, 2007, an article by Sports Illustrated named Helms and nine other wrestlers to be given growth hormone not in compliance with the WWE Talent Wellness program.

[107] On January 27, 2010, Helms and fellow WWE wrestler Chris Jericho were arrested in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, after leaving a bar.

[104] 1 Helms was part of the group called 3 Count, which won the title jointly, and the WCW Hardcore Championship was defended under the Freebird Rule.