of SmackDown!. Reigns then wrestled mainly on Velocity, winning the majority of his matches until he requested his release from the company, which was fulfilled on May 11, 2005. According to Wiese, the reason he requested his release was due to creative differences with Paul Heyman, as Heyman originally planned to have him and René Duprée moved to Raw to perform as a tag team. Wiese instead wished to form a stable with Christian and Tyson Tomko with Christian as the leader of the stable. However, Heyman repeatedly dismissed the idea and Wiese instead negotiated his release. Late career (2005–2006) Following his departure from WWE, Wiese attempted to become a real estate salesman, but his plans ultimately fell through. Instead, Wiese returned to wrestling under his Horshu ring name and returned to Ultimate Pro Wrestling in mid-2005 to face Tom Howard for the UPW Heavyweight Championship, but was unable to win the title. On October 13, Horshu lost to The Patriot in a match for Impact Zone Wrestling. before returning to wrestling on June 17 and defeating Sheik Hussein in an impromptu match in his debut for Scott Norton's Wild West Championship Wrestling. He returned to WWCW on September 16, where he wrestled Aaron Aguilera to a no contest after Norton interfered. Later on in the night, Horshu teamed with Heidenreich in a losing effort to Norton and Aguilera in what turned out to be Wiese's final match. Media Filmography The Girl Next Door (2004) as Mule True Legend (2009) in an uncredited role Spring Break '83 (2010) as Horseshoe Let's Be Cops (2014) as Pupa's Rival Television The Jenny Jones Show (2003) in episode "From Geek to Bad Ass Physique" My Bare Lady (2006) in episodes "Floodlights and Catfights" and "Cattle Call" as himself Heroes (2008) in episodes "Dying of the Light" and "Angles and Monsters" as Milosh CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009) in episode "Disarmed and Dangerous" as Vinnie Mingus Personal life In early 2006, Wiese began working as a bodyguard, including for the AVN pornography convention in Las Vegas. He also performed tour security for touring rock bands, including Saliva. On April 19, 2010, it was reported that Wiese had suffered a stroke in December 2009. Wiese stated that he believed his steroid use, which began during his time at Arizona State University, and the painkiller addiction he developed from wrestling were contributing factors to the cause