He was pinned in the match, and due to a previous stipulation, was banished from TNA. Independent circuit (2009–2014) After departing from TNA, Williams made a one-night return to Border City Wrestling on March 28 to compete in an eight-man gauntlet match to determine who would claim the vacant Heavyweight Championship. Tyson Dux ultimately won the match and the title. On April 17, Williams began wrestling for All Japan Pro Wrestling during their newly introduced Junior Tag League with Phil Atlas as his tag team partner. On April 29, the final night of the Tag League, Williams and Atlas defeated F4 (Hiroshi Yamato and Kai) to claim third place. Williams returned to AJPW in late August to compete in the Junior League, where he only won one match. Upon his return to the US, Williams participated in the PWS King Of The Ring 2009 and reached the finals before losing to Aden Chambers. On November 7, Williams made his debut for Pro Wrestling Xtreme and defeated Matt Burns in a singles match. He made his second and final appearance for the promotion exactly one month later, where he defeated Michael Elgin. On November 13, Williams redebuted for Border City Wrestling and reunited with Scott D'Amore in a winning effort over Joe Doering and Tyson Dux with Kurt Angle as the special guest referee. Williams made his debut for Capital City Championship Combat on November 21, where he reformed Team Canada with Johnny Devine in a winning effort over The Untouchables (Dan Paysan and Jimmy Stone). On February 7, 2010, Williams debuted in Canadian Wrestling's Elite at their Collision Course event. He defeated Bobby Jay to qualify for a four-way match for the vacant title later on in the event, but was unable to win the championship. On July 16, 2010, Williams made his debut for Collective League Of Adrenaline Strength And Honor (CLASH) in the first round of the NPCI 2010 Tag Team Tournament where he teamed up with Zach Gowen to lose to Gavin Quinn and Tommy Treznik. Williams made his return on February 26, 2011, when he took on Gavin Quinn for the CLASH Championship and lost. He received another shot at the title in August and once again lost. On January 21, 2012, Williams defeated Quinn in a three-way match for the CLASH Championship which also included J. Miller. Since then on in, Williams has been on