Ken Patera
Yasinsky himself won singles titles in a number of various independent promotions during the first three years of his career. Among these included the U.S. Heavyweight Championship in 1989 and the Galaxy Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship in 1990. He also scored impressive victories over Sgt. Slaughter, Ken Patera, Nikolai Volkoff and Bam Bam Bigelow on the independent circuit. By the end of 1991, Yasinsky had wrestled in Japan, Canada and almost every state in the United States.