[4] On April 8, 2023, Wayne won the DEFY World Championship, after defeating Swerve Strickland.

[5] He successfully defended the championship on two occasions,[6][7] before being defeated by Kenta on June 4, ending his reign at 56 days.

[1][9] After turning 18 years old, Wayne made his debut for the promotion on the July 12, 2023 episode of Dynamite, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, losing to Swerve Strickland.

[15][16] At Full Gear, The Patriarchy lost to Adam Copeland, Sting and Allin in a six-man tag team match.

[19] On August 25 at All In, The Patriarchy lost the AEW World Trios Championship in a four-way London ladder match to Pac and Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta), ending their reign at 37 days.