Facing Brutus Beefcake, Koko B. Ware and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka during early 1990, Burton returned to the independent circuit for a time before settling in Memphis.
United States Wrestling Association
While in the USWA, Burton began teaming with Tony Anthony as the Dirty White Boys and, while losing to Jeff Jarrett and Billy Joe Travis on May 21, they later came back to defeat Rex King and Steve Doll for the USWA Tag Team Championship in Memphis, Tennessee on June 2, 1990, before losing to Rex King & Joey Maggs weeks later. Feuding with Billy Joe Travis, Burton had a less than successful singles career losing singles matches to Rex King and Joey Maggs before leaving the promotion later that year.[3]
In late September, Burton and Davis began a storyline with Chaz and Terry Garvin, defeating them on September 27 and later in a rematch on October 11. later that month Burton and Mike Davis were hired by The Lightning Kid to sideline Chaz who had been challenging The Lightning Kid for his GWF Light Heavyweight Championship. During one of their matches they had been trying to injure Chaz's knee when Tug Taylor ran to the ring. Although presumably hired by The Lightning Kid as well, Tug Taylor instead turned on the Dirty Davis Brothers and running them off. During an interview with Tug Taylor afterwards revealed that Chaz was his son and that he would be watching out for Chaz during his stay in the promotion.
Facing Brian Lee and Terry Garvin in single matches, he and Davis defeated Rick Garren and Larry Green on October 8 and Garren and Ben Jordan on October 15 before facing Tug Taylor and Terry Garvin in several indecisive matches. Losing to them in a steel cage match on November 29, Burton and Davis also lost several matches to Chaz and Tug Taylor defeating them in an elimination match on December 13, 1991. Shortly thereafter, a masked wrestler (who revealed himself to be Chaz making his return to the promotion) defeated Davis. Davis also took part in the first television taping for the American Wrestling Federation in Lowell, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1991. During the event, he faced TNT and teamed with "Iron" Mike Sharpe and Sampson against Bill Wilcox, Freight Train Fulton and Chris Candido.[6]
Losing to John Tatum and Rod Price on January 3, the Davises continued losing matches to Chaz and Tug Taylor including a "strap on a pole" match and, in a 6-man tag team match with Billy Travis, lost to Chaz, Tug Taylor and Jerry Lynn on January 10. Fighting to a draw against Scott Putski and Gary Young, they split up after fighting to a time limit draw against Chaz and Tug Taylor on January 24, 1992.[7]
He and Davis finally settled their feud with Mike Davis facing Chaz in which the winner would choose someone to leave the GWF. When Davis lost to Chaz, Chaz named Burton to leave the promotion.[8]
UWFi
Having previously appeared in the promotion in late 1991 teaming with Tatsuo Nakano against Kiyoshi Tamura and Yuko Miyato at Korakuen Hall on October 6 and losing to Yuko Miyato at the Ryogoku Kokugikan on December 22, 1991, after submitting to a cross armbreaker, Burton returned to Japan in late 1992 competing full-time for UWF International.
On October 23, in one of his earliest matches, he faced Hiromitsu Kanehara at the Budokan Hall in Tokyo submitting to an ankle lock.[9] The following month, he and Yoji Anjo defeated Kiyoshi Tamura & Yuko Miyato at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on November 7 although he lost a singles match to Yuko Miyato on December 22, 1991.
Defeating Masahito Kakihara on January 9, he and Gary Albright also defeated Nobuhiko Takada and Kazuo Yamazaki at the Korakuen Hall on February 15. Losing to Kazuo Yamazaki, Tatsuo Nakano and Gary Albright during the next few months and, with Tatsuo Nakano, lost to Yoji Anjo and Mark Fleming on July 12. A month later, he and Nakano lost to Yuko Miyato and Masahito Kakihara at the Nakajima Sports Center on August 14. Knocked out by Yoshihiro Takayama on September 21, Burton also lost to Hiromitsu Kanehara before defeating Mark Silver by t.k.o. at the Ryogoku Kokugikan on December 20.
On January 10, he and Yoki Anjo lost to Tatsuo Nakano and Gene Lydick and, the following month, fought to a 20 min. time limit draw with Yoshihiro Takayama at Budokan Hall on February 14. Several months later, he teamed with Gene Lydick losing to Yoji Anjo and Masahito Kakihara on May 6 and also lost matches to Hiromitsu Kanehara, Greg Bobchick and Yoshihiro Takayama before defeating Gene Lydick at the Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on December 5, 1993.
Defeating Kazushi Sakuraba by knockout in a non-tournament match at the 1994 Best of the World Tournament at Bukokan Hall on May 6, he lost matches to Hiromitsu Kanehara at Shootfighting III on June 10 and, returning to WCW, faced Rick Steamboat in a match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship on August 27 [10] and "Flyin'" Brian Pillman on September 10.[11]
Kennichi Yamamoto at Sedai Heavykyu Senshuken Jiki Chosen Ketteisen on November 30. In early 1995, he lost to Yoshihiro Takayama at Sekai Heavykyu Senshuken Jiai on January 16 and Hiromitsu Kanehara at SAKIGAKE on February 18 before defeating Kenichi Yamamoto at Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan, on April 20. The next month, teaming with Hiromitsu Kanehara, he lost to Yoshihiro Takayama and Kazushi Sakuraba on May 17 and, during the next several months, was defeated by Yuko Miyato and Kenichi Yamamoto.[5]
