 On 25 June, Galloway main-evented the first HD iPPV in European Wrestling history when he returned to PCW at their "Tribute to the Troops 3" show, where he received his championship opportunity.He was defeated in a PCW Heavyweight Championship triple threat match with Sha Samuels and Noam Dar, when Dar caused Samuels to submit.On 19 August, Galloway debuted for the House of Glory (HOG) promotion in New York, where he faced a surprise opponent of Low Ki in a losing effort, after Low Ki answered Galloway's request for a replacement opponent to the absent Chris Dickinson.