Chastain was mentored by Abdullah the Butcher, who inspired him to use a fork as a foreign object during matches.
[1] Early in his career, Chastain faced and defeated such wrestlers as Mr. Pogo and Abdullah the Butcher.
[4][5] At TNA's fifty-third weekly pay-per-view event, Chastain defeated Norman Smiley.
After the match, Callis ended his business arrangement with Chastain, putting on a rubber glove and then shaking his hand.
In NWA in September 2009, he wrestled in a match which carried a stipulation that he would be forced to retire if he lost.