On April 2, 2005, he teamed with Jason Blade and Nocturne against Mr. Zero, Rorschach and Ultramantis defeating his former allies.

On November 13, 2009 London defeated Jason Blade to win the Northeast Wrestling Championship.

On May 27, 2006, Thomas debuted for MXW and pinned Jason Blade after the match was interrupted by Romeo Roselli.

Weeks later in NECW, he and Jason Blade lost to The Forgotten.

Over the next several months, King competed in tag team matches with some combination of Rance, Sal Rinauro, and Jason Blade to varying degrees of success.

On November 9, at Unstoppable 2007, their year-long title reign ended, when they dropped the belts to Kenny King and Jason Blade.

On May 11, Steen (as a heel) and Generico (as a face) defeated Jason Blade and Eddie Edwards.

He continued competing in TRP for the remainder of the year, wrestling against Dudley, Brian Fury, Bushwhacker Luke, and Jason Blade.

His next appearance came three months later at Bedlam In Beantown in March, when he lost to Jason Blade.

On February 22, 2008, in Long Island, New York, Tornado made his return to ROH in a four-way match won by Jason Blade.