Ryder) was released from his WWE contract as part of budget cuts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Return to Impact Wrestling (2020–present) Early feuds and The Learning Tree (2020–2022) On July 21, 2020 episode of Impact!, Myers made his return to Impact Wrestling in a pre-taped promo where he was shown sporting a mask. Myers had previously worked for Impact Wrestling in 2015 when it was known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). On the August 11 episode of Impact, Myers made his in-ring return to Impact Wrestling answering Eddie Edwards' open challenge for the Impact World Championship where he was defeated. On the August 18 episode of Impact Emergence Night One, Myers established himself as a heel when he interrupted an interview session between Willie Mack and Jimmy Jacobs, and threatened Jacobs to interview him, only to be attacked by Mack later on. The following week on Emergence Night Two, he defeated Mack and once again on the September 8 episode of Impact. At Victory Road he defeated Tommy Dreamer. At Bound for Glory, Myers participated in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet match, but was unsuccessful. On the October 27 episode of Impact, Swoggle helped Tommy Dreamer in defeating Myers in a hardcore match by hitting Myers with a low blow. Later, it was announced that Myers would face Swoggle in a match at Turning Point. At Turning Point, Myers defeated Swoggle. At No Surrender, Myers and Hernandez defeated Eddie Edwards and Matt Cardona. At Sacrifice, Myers lost to Eddie Edwards in a Hold Harmless match. At Hardcore Justice, Myers lost to Jake Something in a Blindfold match. At Rebellion, Myers defeated his former tag team partner, Matt Cardona. At Slammiversary, Myers teamed with Tenille Dashwood and were defeated by Matt Cardona and a returning Chelsea Green. After Slammiversary, Myers began leading a stable called The Learning Tree, consisting of himself and young upstart rookies who "needed his help learning the business". The Learning Tree originally consisted of just Sam Beale and himself but the group later added Zicky Dice, Manny Lemons and Create A Pro graduate VSK. On the August 12 episode of Impact!, Myers won a Battle Royal match to become the number one contender for Christian Cage's Impact World Championship at Emergence. On August 20, at the event, Myers faced Cage in a losing effort. On the February 17, 2022 episode of Impact!, Myers cut Dice