 Soon after his debut, Wenzel began wrestling all over the United States independent circuit, competing against and teaming with legendary performers such as The Honky Tonk Man, Legion of Doom, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.Wenzel then a joined Jersey Championship Wrestling full-time, forming a tag team with Danny Gimondo/Inferno called The Hybrid.In 2000, Wenzel and Jak Molsoon, both wrestling as singles competitors in Independent Superstars of Professional Wrestling, joined together to form a tag team called the Moondogs 2000, renaming themselves to Moondog Wenzel and Moondog Molsoon, respectively.