Fénix, and Penta El Zero Miedo) lost to Eddie Kingston, The Butcher, and The Blade. On The Dynamite Tribute Show for Brodie Lee, "Brodie Lee Celebration of Life", Archer teamed with Evil Uno and Stu Grayson against Kingston, Butcher, and The Blade. Archer dressed up as Lee's classic look, with his team winning. On the February 24, 2021 episode of Dynamite, Archer defeated former ally Rey Fénix to qualify for The Face of The Revolution Ladder Match at Revolution. At Revolution, Archer faced Cody Rhodes, Scorpio Sky, Penta El Zero M, Max Caster, and surprise entrant Ethan Page, with Sky winning. After Revolution, Lance Archer confronted Sting and Darby Allin, who was TNT Champion at the time. In May, Archer challenged new TNT Champion Miro to a match at Double or Nothing. At Double or Nothing, Miro defeated Archer. On the July 14 episode of Dynamite, Archer challenged Jon Moxley to a rematch for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship in a Texas Deathmatch, which Moxley accepted. The next week at AEW Fyter Fest Night 2, Archer defeated Moxley to become a record-tying two time champion. The next week at Fight for the Fallen he retained the championship against New Japan's Hikuleo, setting a match against Hiroshi Tanahashi at NJPW Resurgence which he lost thus ending his reign at 24 days, which is the shortest reign in the title history. In early September, he realigned himself with a debuting Minoru Suzuki, and subsequently rejoin the Suzuki-gun stable, reverting back to a heel in the process. Archer was a participant in the Casino Ladder match, won by Adam Page. He then participated in the eliminator tournament for an AEW World Championship match where he faced Eddie Kingston in the first round. Archer was scheduled to defeat Kingston, but due to falling on his head after a botched moonsault, the match was quickly ended with Kingston rolling up Archer for the win. Later, it was discovered that Archer suffered a jammed neck as a result of the botched spot. After being sidelined for a few months with the neck injury, Archer made his AEW return on the January 12, 2022 edition of Dynamite, attacking and setting his sights on AEW World Champion Adam Page. This would lead to Archer reuniting with Roberts, briefly aligning with Dan Lambert of American Top Team, and challenging Page to a Texas Death Match on the February