She then began working for the American Wrestling Association as Peggy Lee Leather and challenged Madusa Miceli for the AWA World Women's Championship.

During her time in POWW, she had a notable feud with her former WWF tag team partner Wendi Richter.

In 1990, she briefly competed in World Championship Wrestling and was defeated by Bambi on WCW Worldwide.

Thug defeated Majors in a steel cage match at the WOW Unleashed pay-per-view event.

[7] On January 29, 2005, Leather appeared at Wrestle Reunion in an eight-woman tag team match (teaming with Sherri Martel, Krissy Vaine, and Amber O'Neal), losing to Wendi Richter, Malia Hosaka, Bambi and Jenny Taylor.