Chris Hero
B-Boy first made appeared in Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA Mid-South) as part of the 2003 Ted Petty Invitational, defeating J.C. Bailey and Nigel McGuinness before losing to Chris Hero in the semifinals. He later appeared on April 9, 2004, in a loss to A.J. Styles. He also appeared the following night, when he defeated Chris Hero in a two out of three falls match that lasted 45 minutes. He continued to wrestle sporadically for IWA Mid-South throughout 2004, facing wrestlers including CM Punk, Petey Williams, and Alex Shelley.