in a "Triathlon Survivor" Best 2-of-3 Falls tag team match. Converse regained the CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship from Stevens in an Iron Man match at Battlecade VIII on December 15, 2007. At the end of the 60 min. time limit the score was tied (2–2) and went into overtime with Converse winning via submission when Stevens' daughter Brandi Richardson and Stevens cornerman Little Billy threw in the towel. After the match Stevens announced his retirement and shook hands with the new champion. On January 5, 2008, Converse pinned Rising Generation League Champion "Jersey" Nick Richards in a non-title match at New Year's Knockout. A few weeks later, he made his first title defense against CWF Mid-Atlantic Television Champion Steve Greene at A Cold Day in Hell on January 19, 2008. On February 2, Converse reunited with Xsiris to defeat CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion Jesse Ortega and Marcellus King (with Sheik Lumpkin). Due to the pre-match stipulation, Xsiris and Kamakazi Kid won the right to challenge The VIPs for the tag team titles; the champions had previously stopped defefending the belts against US tag teams. At Civitans SuperBrawl II on April 19, Converse faced longtime friend Rob "Boogie Woogie Man" McBride. The following month, he joined McBride and Tank Lawson in a 6-Man Tag Team match against Gemini Kid, Jesse Ortega, and CWF Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Steve Greene at Six Man Vendetta on May 3. He also had successful title defenses against Evan Banks at Revelations and Matthew de Nero at Fallout!. It was at the latter event that Commissioner Cross, who had since "turned heel ", confronted Converse demanding that he join his new "Aftermath" stable. Converse, supported by McBride and Brass Munkey, refused the offer causing Cross to make McBride his next opponent. Their match at Absolute Justice II saw McBride defeat Converse for the belt, however, a distraction by Cross and the Aftermath (in the form of a coded message on the Insiders-Tron) revealed was indeed the newest member of the Aftermath. On August 16, Converse entered the 2008 Johnny Weaver Memorial Cup tournament and lost in the finals to Brass Munkey in a Triple Threat match with Marcellus King. Over the summer he was also a guest on the Canadian internet radio show Tha O Show hosted by Big Daddy Donnie and Dan-e-o where he shared a somewhat risque road story during his early career. Converse