This status continued throughout most of 1988 as he lost to upper level competition, but defeated other jobbers like Richard Charland and Pete Doherty on house shows and on television. His most high-profile appearance came at the 1988 Survivor Series (substituting for an injured B. Brian Blair) where he teamed with Jake Roberts, Tito Santana, Ken Patera and Jim Duggan in a losing effort against André the Giant, Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, Harley Race and Dino Bravo. Casey's appearances became more sporadic in 1989, and he only wrestled on 11 occasions after appearing in well over five times as many matches the previous year. His final match of the year was against Barry Horowitz on March 24 in Salt Lake City, UT, after which he departed the company. World Wrestling Federation (1991) Casey made a one match return to the WWF when he appeared on March 26, 1991 at a taping of WWF Superstars. He teamed with Rob Allen against The Orient Express. Casey retired from professional wrestling after this appearance. Wrestling Around the World (1993) Following a two-year absence, Casey returned and appeared in the Wrestling Around the World promotion on September 14, 1993 in Las Vegas, NV, facing the Captain of Hussars and High Tech Knights. Retirement Casey, after leaving the World Wrestling Federation, largely retired from active wrestling. He then worked at car dealership and in construction, and began working as a trainer for Nick Bockwinkel's UWF International wrestling promotion. He is credited as the trainer who broke Booker T into the business. He later worked for many years as a security officer at the Luxor hotel/casino in Las Vegas. In 2006 Casey was honored by the Cauliflower Alley Club and he published his biography "One Last Ride" in April 2019. Championships and accomplishments Cauliflower Alley Club Other inductee (2006) Centra States Wrestling NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mike George NWA Big Time Wrestling / World Class Championship Wrestling NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WCCW Television Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 278 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991 Southwest Championship Wrestling SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time) SCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Western States Sports NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Don Fargo''' NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (2 times) NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time)