International Wrestling Association of Japan
Smothers then toured for the International Wrestling Association of Japan (IWA) in 1994. He made his first appearance as the New Jason the Terrible teaming with Jason the Terrible. Later on they feuded with each other. Also teamed with Leatherface. In 1995 he, teamed with Cactus Jack winning the IWA World Tag Team defeating the The Headhunters. A few days alter they dropped the titles to Tarzan Goto and Mr. Gannosuke. He returned in 1996 for a third tour teaming with masked USWA wrestler Doug Gilbert (wrestling as Freddie Krueger) in a losing effort to Cactus Jack and Takashi Okano. He would also team with Tiger Jeet Singh, and late in the tour faced Cactus Jack in singles competition.