 Between 1996 and 1997 Cairo held the Ultimate Championship Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship, he wrestled in various matches with the likes of Chris Chavis aka "Tatanka", Bruce Hart, Jim Neidhart, Falcon Coperis.Between 1998 and 2000, Cairo operated the Outlaws of Wrestling promotion in Atlantic City, New Jersey.In the same time period, he appeared with USA Pro Wrestling, winning both the Heavyweight and North American championships.