on may 10 - the second day of roh/njpw war of the worlds 2017 - bruiser competed in a seven-man tv title number one contendership match, which was won by cheeseburger. on july 29, bruiser lost against jay lethal in a no disqualification match. in 2018 beer city bruiser and brian milonas formed the tag team called the bouncers after a falling out with silas young. on roh television, silas young defeated beer city bruiser in a no disqualification match to end their feud.