Butch Reed
Although the title became vacant several weeks later, Crew regained the title on August 21 and feuded with the Man Eating Beast over the title before losing it to Gypsy Joe on September 2. Managed by Slick, Crews teamed with "Diamond" Timothy Flowers as Arthur W. Crews facing Rufus R. Jones and Butch Reed and The Midnight Rockers in several matches before Slick left for the World Wrestling Federation.