Major League Wrestling (2018–2019) On December 8, 2018 (which was taped on November 8 at Fightland), Romero made his debut for
Major League Wrestling (MLW) on
Fusion, defeating
Marko Stunt. On the December 28 episode of
Fusion, he answered
Simon Gotch's Prize Fight Challenge and quickly beat him, throwing some of the $20,000 to the crowd. On the January 25, 2019, episode of
Fusion, Romero fought Barrington Hughes to a
no contest after
Col. Robert Parker interrupted the match and had
The Dirty Blondes (Mike Patrick and Leo Brien) attack them, resulting in an impromptu tag team match where Romero and Hughes defeated Parker's team. On the March 9 episode of
Fusion, he faced off against Gotch again, winning via
disqualification after his
Contra Unit (
Jacob Fatu and
Josef Samael) attacked him. At
Battle Riot II on April 5, Romero competed in the
Battle Riot match as the tenth entrant, eliminating five competitors before being eliminated by
Davey Boy Smith Jr. He would lose to Samael on the April 20 episode of
Fusion, getting beat up by the rest of Contra Unit after the match. His final match for MLW happened on the May 25 episode of
Fusion, where he teamed up with Hughes to lose to Contra Unit.
All Elite Wrestling (2019) On May 25, 2019, Romero made a surprise appearance in the pre-show
Casino Battle Royale at the promotion's inaugural event
Double or Nothing, eliminating
Marko Stunt before being eliminated by
Jungle Boy.
Impact Wrestling (2019–2021) On October 19, 2019, Romero defeated
Larry D in the main event of
Impact Wrestling's All Glory special. After the match, he signed a three-year contract with Impact that was offered by Co-Executive Vice President
Scott D'Amore, and was given the final spot in the
five-way ladder match for the
Impact X Division Championship at the following
Bound for Glory pay-per-view event. At Bound for Glory, Romero made his televised Impact in-ring debut in the five-way ladder match for the X Division Championship, which was won by
Ace Austin. On December 7 at
No Surrender, he competed in a five-way Scramble match, that was won by
Madman Fulton. Romero made his Impact debut on the December 10 episode of
Impact! against
Moose in a losing effort, and on the following week lost to
Joey Ryan. On February 22, 2020, at
Sacrifice, Romero teamed up with Larry D to defeat
oVe (
Dave Crist and Madman Fulton). On the March 3 episode of
Impact!, Romero picked up his first televised win by defeating Joey Ryan. Romero solidified his partnership with Larry D on the March 31 episode of
Impact!, forming a
tag team called "XXXL". On the April 14 episode of
Impact!, they made their debut in a four-way tag team match against
The Rascalz (
Dez and
Wentz),
Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend) and
TJP and
Fallah Bahh, the latter winning after TJP pinned Thornstowe. The following week on Night 1 of
Rebellion, they fought in a three-way tag team match against The Rascalz and TJP and Fallah Bahh, the former winning after Dez pinned Larry D. On the May 5 episode of
Impact!, the team picked up their first televised win by defeating oVe. The following months saw XXXL lose matches against the likes of TJP and Fallah Bahh, Reno Scum and The Deaners (
Cody and
Cousin Jake), the latter of which they beat up after losing to them in their second encounter. On the July 28 episode of
Impact!, Romero joined with Larry D and a bunch of wrestlers in the reality show
Wrestle House. After conducting a truce with The Deaners, he defeated
Crazzy Steve in a match, where the winner would get to sleep inside the ring. On the August 11 episode of
Impact!, Romero took on Larry D, who was under a love spell by
Rosemary, in order to get him back to normal, but was defeated after a knockout punch. On the September 1 episode of
Impact!, XXXL continued their feud with The Deaners by brawling all around the house, ending with
Susie confronting Cousin Jake for breaking the truce between the two teams and "winning" the match. Romero and the rest of the
Wrestle House cast returned to the Impact Zone during
Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo's Black Tie Affair. On the September 15 episode of
Impact!, XXXL continued their
Wrestle House rivalry with The Deaners, defeating them in a tag team match. At
Victory Road, they faced The Rascalz in a losing effort, and failed to beat them again on the October 6 episode of
Impact!. At
Bound for Glory, Romero took part in the
Call Your Shot Gauntlet match, where the winner could choose any championship match of their choice, but was eliminated by
Heath. On the October 27 episode of
Impact!, XXXL fought against The Rascalz again, this time defeating them. After the match, they entered into a rivalry with the
Motor City Machine Guns. On the November 10 episode of
Impact!, Romero lost to
Chris Sabin after missing a
senton and taking three
enzuigiris. At
Turning Point, XXXL lost against the team of Sabin and
James Storm. On the December 1 episode of
Impact!, they went up against the Motor City Machine Guns in a losing effort and turned heel. On January 16, 2021, at
Hard to Kill, Romero was searching for evidence on Larry D being framed for shooting John E. Bravo at his wedding, leading to the both of them going to
Tommy Dreamer on the January 19 episode of
Impact!, and arresting
Taya Valkyrie for using ring rust cologne to change Larry D to "Lawrence D" and providing him with the gun used to kill Bravo. On February 13 at
No Surrender, XXXL teamed with
Tenille Dashwood and lost to
Decay (Rosemary, Crazzy Steve and
Black Taurus) in a six-person tag team match, and would lose to them again in a regular tag team bout three days later on the premiere episode of
Before the Impact. They would lose a non-title bout against
Impact World Tag Team Champions
The Good Brothers (
Doc Gallows and
Karl Anderson) on the February 23 episode of
Impact!, and an eight-man tag team match with Reno Scum against The Good Brothers and
New Japan Pro-Wrestling's
FinJuice (
David Finlay and
Juice Robinson) the following week. On the May 13 episode of
Impact!, Romero fought in a six-way match to determine the number one contender for the X Division Championship, which was won by NJPW talent
El Phantasmo. Two days later, at
Under Siege, XXXL competed in a four-way tag team match to determine who will get a shot at the Impact World Tag Team Championship, which was won by Ace Austin and Madman Fulton. On August 30, Romero requested his release from Impact Wrestling. On October 12, Impact Wrestling granted his release and Romero departed from the company.
Independent circuit (2021–present) On September 24, 2022, at Limitless Wrestling's
Chasing Forever event, Romero defeated Alec Price to win the Limitless World Championship for the first time. On March 25, 2023, at
Reasonable Doubt, Romero lost the title to BEEF in a three-way match that also involved Rip Byson, ending his reign at 182 days. On December 16, at
Force of Nature, Romero failed to recapture the title from Channing Thomas in an
Anything Goes match. ==Personal life==