 One of his earliest appearances was on 16 August 1998, with he and Cueball Carmichael in a tag team match with The Bruiser and King Kong Bundy.On 20 September, shortly after the death of Shane Shamrock, O'Malley and Carmichael made an appearance at the promotion's memorial show held at the Patapsco Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.He served as the corner man for Carmichael in his bout against The Bruiser.