Air Paris

Independent circuit After the closures of both WCW and NWA Wildside, Paris returned to competing on the Georgia independent circuit, and wrestled his final match in the Rings of Glory promotion on December 16, 2005.

NAWA Ring Champions Upon debuting, Paris was given a match for any NAWA championship of his choosing by Commissioner Ted Guinness, but was subsequently attacked by The Exotic Ones (Simon Sermon and Rick Michaels), the promotion's Tag Team Champions. After the match, Paris turned on Ganz by utilizing the title match he received from Guinness and defeated Ganz to win the Cruiserweight Championship, resulting in Paris becoming a heel in the process. On July 3, their feud culminated when Paris and Bobby Eaton were defeated by Ganz and Ricky Morton.

Purks International Championship Wrestling In 2009, Parris left NAWA Ring Champions and joined Purks International Championship Wrestling as a booker and wrestler. He made his in-ring debut for the promotion on December 16 as a heel, where he and Bobby Hayes lost to The Steiner Brothers. After the match, Paris shook hands with the Steiner Brothers, becoming a face in the process, but was attacked by Hayes until being saved by the Steiner Brothers. On March 6, Paris wrestled against former tag team partner and then-TNA World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles in a non-title match, which ended in a no-contest due to outside interference. Paris then continued his feud with Hayes and Young and defeated them in a tag team match with Kevin Nash as his partner on April 10. After the match, Hayes piledrove Paris before Young did the same, injuring him in the process. On February 12, 2011, Paris teamed with Terry Lawler to defeat Hayes and Young in a tag team match.

Championships and accomplishments Music City Wrestling NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NAWA Ring Champions NAWA Ring Champions Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) NWA Wildside NWA Wildside Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times) NWA Wildside Television Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him number #195 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2001