text: Following this, Kendrick would team with Akira Tozawa regularly while also managing him during his chase for the Cruiserweight Championship. In August, Kendrick and Tozawa began a feud with Jack Gallagher after Kendrick accidentally knocked Gallagher's foot off the rope during a match with Tozawa, costing him the match. On the September 10 episode of 205 Live, Kendrick and Tozawa faced Gallagher and his mystery partner Kushida in a losing effort. The following week, Kendrick would face Gallagher, where he lost by disqualification after assaulting Gallagher with a kendo stick. After Tozawa confronted him, Kendrick would proceed to assault him with the kendo stick, thus turning heel again. On November 15, Kendrick announced on Twitter that he would be taking an indefinite hiatus from 205 Live. He returned on the January 3 episode of 205 Live where he cost Danny Burch his match against Ariya Daivari and proceeded to attack him afterwards. On the January 21 episode of 205 Live, Kendrick defeated Danny Burch with the help of Daivari.
  During January and February 2020, Kendrick wrestled two televised matches for NXT UK, losing to Travis Banks in his first and then losing to A-Kid in his second. After a brief hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kendrick made his return on the August 28 episode of 205 Live where he defeated Tehuti Miles. After the match, he shook hands with Miles thus turning face in the process. Kendrick would continue wrestling on 205 Live in the coming months losing to the likes of Ashante "Thee" Adonis (Tahuti Miles), Isaiah "Swerve" Scott and Mansoor. On the October 30 episode of 205 Live, Kendrick would team with Mansoor to defeat Ever-Rise.