“Shout out to James Ellsworth, man. You’re doing a great job. He’s a good amigo and, man, he’s a great example of lucha too because he fought to entertain, he fought to entertain the world. So he did a great job and, again, shout out to James Ellsworth. I would love to wrestle him. I would love to be in a tag team also with him. I would love him to manage me. Just to be a part of a match with him too because he’s very, very entertaining.”

Ellsworth resumed his pro wrestling career on the independent scene after exiting WWE. He performed at Impact Wrestling’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view in 2018, losing to Eli Drake — who now performs as LA Knight in WWE – in a singles clash. Ellsworth now regularly performs for Adrenaline Championship Wrestling, with his most recent match, according to Cagematch, taking place on June 26 against Warwulf Kreed. 

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