In mid-2006, Norton started his own independent promotion, Wild West Championship Wrestling,[REF] based in the southwest of United States, where he acted as both a booker and wrestler until its closure later that year [REF].
On October 7, 2012, Norton teamed with Keiji Mutoh to defeat the team of Masanobu Fuchi and Taiyo Kea in a tag team match on the first event of All Japan Pro Wrestling's 40th Anniversary Tour [REF].