Around this time, Fred Yehi was recruited into Team Filthy by Lawlor and Gotch after they saved him from a confrontation with the Stud Stable.

[6] Petruzelli would be attacked by the Stud Stable's Dirty Blondes and would eventually be quietly removed from Team Filthy and written off MLW television.

[11] As the feud between Lawlor and Low Ki heated up, Promociones Dorado attacked a recently returned Fred Yehi and new Team Filthy member, Ariel Dominguez.

While Team Filthy would still exist at this point, Lawlor would spend the first half of 2019 defending the MLW Championship and feuding with Gotch's new stable, Contra Unit.

Lawlor became irate at the Von Erichs feeling that the attention they received superseded his feud with Contra and his opportunity to regain the MLW Championship.

[15] In November 2019, Lawlor reverted into a villain, attacking Marshall and Ross, costing the latter his World title match with Jacob Fatu.

As they entered the ring, Ross and Marshall were attacked from behind by Kenny Doane and Mike Mondo of the Spirit Squad with Lawlor and a Team Filthy cornerman joining in on the assault.

[20] One week later, Lawlor would recruit Dominic Garrini and Erick Stevens into Team Filthy, brutalizing the Von Erichs.

On MLW's 100th episode, it was formally revealed that Rip Von Erich is Kit Osbourne and is Team Filthy's cornerman.

From there the battle between the remaining members of Team Filthy and their opponents would devolve into a chaotic brawl with King Mo attacking Kross with a baseball bat.

As revealed in the Pulp FUSION shorts in the interim, Team Filthy continued to cut promos on and plot against their enemies.

As Lambert cried fowl on commentary, Team Filthy attacked Low Ki only for the Von Erichs to arrive and help him to fight off Lawlor, Ku and Garrini.

Team Filthy ended when Kevin Ku quit the stable ahead of Lawlor's losing effort against King Muertes in a MLW Caribbean Heavyweight Championship Casket Match on episode 7 of Fusion: ALPHA.

Making his New Japan debut at Lion's Break Collision,[30] Lawlor was spotted on NJPW Strong by Kevin Kelly watching the match between Jeff Cobb and Rocky Romero vs. J. R. Kratos and Rust Taylor.

[31] Before Lawlor's match with Fred Rosser, it was confirmed that he aligned himself with Kratos and Taylor to form the New Japan version of Team Filthy.

During the Road to New Japan Cup USA 2021, Dickinson refused to break Sterling Riegel's arm on Lawlor's order, which a briefly hesitant Kratos did.

On April 23, 2021, Lawlor defeated Brody King to become the winner of the 2021 New Japan Cup USA tournament and the inaugural Strong Openweight Champion.

[37] In the first week of Strong's version of the Summer Struggle event, Limelight and Kratos defeated the West Coast Wrecking Crew, Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson.

The rest of 2021 saw Team Filthy continue their feuds with Rosser, Romero, and the ousted Dickinson alongside his VLNCE UNLTD stablemate in ROH, Brody King.

As these feuds continued into 2022, Nelson, and Isaacs made it their purpose to be the foundation of the tag team division in NJPW Strong.

In June, the West Coast Wrecking Crew would take place in the tournament for the inaugural Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions and, after being knocked out in the first round by TMDK, would have several other matches for the titles during the rest of the year.

Despite still actively feuding with Romero, Black Tiger would make his last appearance with New Japan Pro Wrestling after being pinned by Rosser at Windy City Riot.

After Lonestar Shootout, a frustrated West Coast Wrecking Crew, fresh off their Strong Openweight Tag Title loss to El Phantasmo and Hikuleo, confronted Lawlor.

During the DPW 2nd Anniversary show, Lawlor and the West Coast Wrecking Crew were on the losing end of a match against LaBron Kozone and former Team Filthy members, Violence Is Forever.