[4][5] Stagikas adopted the ring name "John Walters" as a tribute to Kowalski, and later prefixed his name with "Hurricane" at the suggestion of a college roommate.

The tag team partners were the epitome of a personality clash, as Walters had the wrestling gimmick of being a strait-laced, well-conditioned athlete, while Vicallo was known as a beer-drinking "party animal".

Walters challenged for the CW Heavyweight Championship at Summer Chaos on August 16, 2002, in Methuen, Massachusetts, and defeated Aaron Stevens for the title.

[3] Walters lost the belt to Ortiz on April 5, 2003, but regained it from Billy Kryptonite on January 16, 2004, in a "loser leaves Chaotic Wrestling" match.

[8] On February 14, 2004, Walters entered a one-night tournament for the ROH Pure Championship, but was eliminated by CM Punk in the opening round.

At Testing the Limit in early August, Walters defeated Nigel McGuinness to earn a match for the ROH Pure Championship.

[8] Walters won the ROH Pure Championship from Doug Williams on August 28,[9] and went on to successfully defend it against McGuinness, Homicide (wrestler), Jimmy Rave, and Jay Lethal.

[10] After losing the Pure Championship to Jay Lethal on March 5, 2005,[9] Walters left ROH in order to heal from several nagging injuries.

Walters returned to Ring of Honor for one match on November 3, 2006, in Braintree, Massachusetts, competing in a losing effort to Nigel McGuinness.

At the tapings of the season finale on June 18, 2011, Brewer defeated Lizmark, Jr. and Marco Corleone in a three-way match, with help from the newest member of The Right, Stevie Richards, to win the Lucha Libre USA Championship.

He has also had appearances on Fox News, CNN, The Geraldo Rivera Radio Show as well as being front page on publications like The LA Times and Harper's Magazine.

At WrestleMania itself, on March 14, 2004, at Madison Square Garden, he accompanied The Undertaker to the ring while dressed as a black-clad druid and wielding a flaming torch.

After winning a six-man qualifying bout on February 28, 2003, Walters took part in the eighth annual ECWA Super 8 Tournament on April 3, 2003.

[4] On May 1, 2004, in Wilmington, Delaware, Walters challenged Christopher Daniels, who had won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship in the Super 8 Tournament semi-finals.