Michaels left ECW after a Jet ski accident left him badly injured, and rehabilitated for two years (the kayfabe explanation was that a Superbomb at the hands of The Pitbulls delivered at Hardcore Heaven had smashed his pelvis). After recovering he formed a tag team with Schmuck Dudley, and in 1998 they traveled to Florida where they wrestled with the now defunct Future of Wrestling promotion under a number of names including The Dudley Boys, Wildside and Animal House.
In 2000 he had a tryout match with the World Wrestling Federation but was not hired.
In 2004, Anthony Michaels appeared with Nick Mayberry's Hardkore Championship Wrestling [HCW] in Davie, Florida - managing WCW Superstar Kid Romeo, in a loss against Don Montoya. The duo of Michaels and Romeo had a falling out at the end of the match, and almost traded blows.
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