Editing Sean Waltman (section)

==Professional wrestling career==
===Early career (1989–1993)===
After training under [[Boris Malenko]], Joe Malenko, Masami Soronaka, and [[Karl Gotch]],<ref name="SAS2">{{cite web|url=http://podcastone.com/Steve-Austin-Show|title=PodcastOne: The Steve Austin Show - Unleashed!|first=Steve|last=Austin|website=podcastone.com}}</ref> Waltman began his career as "The Lightning Kid". He worked his way through various independent promotions, including [[Pro Wrestling America]] (PWA) in Minnesota and the [[Global Wrestling Federation]] (GWF) in Texas, winning the [[PWA Light Heavyweight Championship|PWA Light Heavyweight title]],<ref name=PWALight>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/pwalhw.html|access-date=June 26, 2008|last=Palma|first=Richard|title=PWA – Pro-Wrestling America Light-Heavyweight Title History|publisher=Solie}}</ref> the [[PWA Iron Horse Television Championship|PWA Iron Horse TV Title]]<ref name=PWATV>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ihtvpwa.html|access-date=June 26, 2008|last=Palma|first=Richard|title=PWA-Pro Wrestling America Iron Horse Television Title History|publisher=Solie}}</ref> and the [[GWF Light Heavyweight Championship]].<ref name=GWF>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/jhgwf.html|access-date=June 28, 2008|last=Royal|first=Duncan|title=GWF – Global Wrestling Federation GWF Junior Heavyweight Title History|publisher=Solie}}</ref> During this time, Waltman worked extensively with [[Jerry Lynn]] in North America and Japan. They often wrestled each other, but also teamed up to win the [[PWA Tag Team Championship (Minnesota)|PWA Tag Team titles]] twice in 1993.<ref name=PWATT>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/pwatt.html|access-date=June 26, 2008|last=Palma|first=Richard|title=PWA – Pro-Wrestling America Tag Team Title History|publisher=Solie}}</ref><ref name="WaltmanSpotlight">{{cite news|title=Spotlight On... Sean Waltman|work =The Wrestler/Inside Wrestling|publisher=Kappa Publications|id=Volume 15, 2007|pages=24–28|date=June 2007}}</ref> While working for [[Larry Sharpe (wrestler)|Larry Sharpe]] and [[Dennis Coralluzzo]]'s WWA Promotion on November 28, 1992, in [[Clementon, New Jersey]], his opponent "The Kamikaze Kid" Bill Wilcox overshot a [[Suicide Dive#Suicide|suicide dive]] and landed on Waltman's head, driving it to the concrete and causing a blood clot near his brain. He was hospitalized for three days, could not work for four months, and was advised to give up wrestling completely.<ref name="SAS2"/> In March 1993, he won the [[MEWF Light Heavyweight Championship|MEWF Light Heavyweight Title]].

===New Japan Pro Wrestling (1993)===
He also appeared in [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]'s [[Best of the Super Juniors|Top of the Super Juniors]] in 1993, facing the likes of [[Chris Benoit]], [[Eddie Guerrero]] and [[Jushin Liger]].

=== World Wrestling Federation (1993–1996) ===
==== Early appearances (1993–1995) ====
[[Image:1-2-3 Kid in 1995.jpg|thumb|upright|Waltman at an [[House show|event]] in 1995.]]
As The Lightning Kid, Waltman had his WWF tryout match in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], in April 1993, the day after [[WrestleMania IX]], lost to fellow hopeful [[Louie Spicolli]] (soon known as Rad Radford in the WWF). He reminisced that he was lucky to have an opponent with a vested interest in an impressive match, rather than (as was then typical) a disinterested WWF veteran [[Job (professional wrestling)|jobber]] like [[Virgil (wrestler)|Virgil]] or [[Jim Powers]].<ref name="SAS2"/> After earning a contract, he made his television debut as "The Kamikaze Kid" on ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'' on May 3 (taped April 26), losing to [[Doink the Clown]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/doink-the-clown-vs-the-kamikaze-kid-raw-may-3-1993-26072480|title=Doink the Clown vs. The Kamikaze Kid: Raw, May, 3, 1993}}</ref> He quickly became "The Cannonball Kid", losing to Mr. Hughes. He then became simply "The Kid", scoring an upset pinfall on [[Razor Ramon]] on the May 17, 1993, episode of ''Monday Night Raw'', thus becoming "The 1–2–3 Kid".<ref name="SLAM" /><ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> Razor challenged him to a rematch, wagering $2,500, then $5,000 and finally $10,000 of his own money. Kid accepted the challenge, but grabbed the money and ran from the arena during the match. [[Ted DiBiase]], taunted him over losing to a nobody and losing his $10,000.

This angered Kid, and led to a match in which he upset DiBiase as well. Razor who turned [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] shortly before took Kid under his wing.<ref name=SLAM/> The 1–2–3 Kid made his pay-per-view debut at [[SummerSlam (1993)|SummerSlam]], losing to DiBiase's tag partner [[Mike Rotunda|Irwin R. Schyster]] after Razor had defeated DiBiase. At [[Survivor Series (1993)|Survivor Series]], Kid was on Razor's team in a four-on-four elimination match. He and [[Marty Jannetty]] were the sole survivors, which led to them forming a tag team and holding the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] for a week in January 1994 after beating [[The Quebecers]].

For the next two years, The 1–2–3 Kid was a natural underdog and fan favorite. He wrestled [[Bret Hart]] in an unusually long (for the time) and competitive match for the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] on July 11, 1994, on ''Raw''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/bret-hart-vs-1-2-3-kid-wwe-championship-match-raw-july-11-1994-full-length-match-26081811|title=Bret Hart vs The 1–2–3 Kid, from WWE.com|access-date=November 4, 2013|archive-date=May 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513120712/http://www.wwe.com/videos/bret-hart-vs-1-2-3-kid-wwe-championship-match-raw-july-11-1994-full-length-match-26081811|url-status=dead}}</ref> and had another brief (one-day) tag title reign in January 1995, with [[Bob Holly]] beating [[Bam Bam Bigelow]] and [[Tatanka (wrestler)|Tatanka]] at the [[Royal Rumble (1995)|Royal Rumble]] before losing to [[The Smoking Gunns]] the next day on ''Raw''.

==== Million Dollar Corporation (1995–1996) ====
{{See also|Million Dollar Corporation}}
After Kid and Razor failed to win the Tag Team Championship from [[Billy Gunn]] and [[Bart Gunn]] in October 1995, Kid attacked the face Gunns after the match to tease a heel turn. On the ''Raw'' before [[Survivor Series (1995)|Survivor Series]] in November, he was the [[Professional wrestling match types#Special referee|guest referee]] in a match between Razor Ramon and [[Sid Eudy|Sycho Sid]]. As Razor attempted his finisher, [[Powerbomb#Crucifix Powerbomb|The Razor's Edge]], Kid pulled Sid down from Razor, allowing Sid to then hit Razor with his Powerbomb, and Kid fast-counted the pinfall, thus turning [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]]. At [[SummerSlam (1995)|SummerSlam]], he lost to [[Hakushi]] but won a rematch in November after [[Ted DiBiase]] interfered. He was the sole survivor of his team at [[Survivor Series (1995)|Survivor Series]], besting rival [[Marty Jannetty]] with assistance from Psycho Sid. Kid and Jannetty had a singles feud, with the two trading victories over one another.  Razor and Marty would team up to beat Kid and Sid at [[In Your House 5]].

After Survivor Series, Kid joined Ted DiBiase's [[Million Dollar Corporation]] faction.<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> He remained with the group until May 1996 when Waltman left the WWF. He lost a "Crybaby match" to Razor Ramon at [[In Your House 6]]. The 1–2–3 Kid's final WWF match aired on the May 20 episode of ''Monday Night Raw''; he lost to [[Savio Vega]]. Notably, Waltman was the only Kliq member not involved in the infamous [[The Kliq#The MSG .22Curtain Call.22|"Curtain Call"]] that took place at [[Madison Square Garden]] the night before his final match from his first WWF run aired, as he was in [[Drug rehabilitation|drug rehab]] at the time.<ref>''Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW'' The Kliq</ref>

=== World Championship Wrestling (1996–1997) ===
{{See also|New World Order (professional wrestling)|l1=New World Order}}
On September 16, 1996, Waltman was shown sitting in the front row for a live episode of ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Nitro]]''.<ref name="sep. 16">{{cite episode|series=WCW Monday Nitro|series-link=WCW Monday Nitro|network=[[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]]|airdate=September 16, 1996|minutes=120}}</ref> Later that night, he used a remote control to release [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|New World Order]] (nWo) propaganda from the ceiling, revealing himself as the newest member of the recently formed faction.<ref name="sep. 16" /> He was called "Syxx", because he was the sixth member of the nWo, and six is the sum of numbers in "1–2–3 Kid".<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> His first match with WCW was on September 23 when he defeated [[Jim Duggan]] on Nitro. In his first major angle, Syxx stole [[Eddie Guerrero]]'s [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] belt, leading to a [[ladder match]] for the title at [[Souled Out 1997|Souled Out]] in January 1997, which Syxx lost.<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> The next month, at [[SuperBrawl VII]], Syxx pinned Dean Malenko for the [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991–2007)|WCW Cruiserweight Championship]], after hitting him with the title belt, which he had grabbed from Guerrero at ringside.<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/><ref name=Cruiser>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/cruiser/|access-date=June 26, 2008|title=WWE Cruiserweight Championship official history|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref> In June 1997, he lost the championship to [[Chris Jericho]] at a [[webcast]] [[house show]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], minutes after successfully defending against [[Rey Mysterio|Rey Mysterio Jr.]]<ref name=SLAM/>

During a feud with [[Ric Flair]], and a loss to him at [[Road Wild 1997|Road Wild]] in August, Syxx disparagingly portrayed Flair as part of an nWo segment parodying his [[Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|Four Horsemen]] group.<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> This segment led to a [[WarGames match]] at [[Fall Brawl 1997|Fall Brawl]], where Syxx, [[Kevin Nash]], [[Buff Bagwell]] and [[Konnan]] defeated The Four Horsemen (Flair, [[Steve McMichael]], [[Chris Benoit]] and [[Curt Hennig]]) after Hennig betrayed the Horsemen and joined the nWo.<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> In mid-1997, the nWo invoked [[Freebird Rule|"Wolfpac Rules"]], allowing Syxx to replace the injured Kevin Nash in defending the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] with Scott Hall.<ref name="Wolfpac Freebird">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/classics/freebird-rule-photos|title=Teams that used 'Freebird Rule': photos|website=WWE}}</ref> On October 13, 1997, Hall and Syxx lost the title to [[The Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Steiner|Rick]] and [[Scott Steiner|Scott]]).<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/>

During October 1997, a neck injury sidelined Waltman from wrestling, but he continued to appear on television for several weeks after.<ref name=SLAM/> While later recuperating at home, he was fired via [[Federal Express]] by WCW President [[Eric Bischoff]]. Waltman claims this was a power play aimed at his friends Hall and Nash, whose backstage influence was felt as a threat.<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> Bischoff later said Waltman was a competent performer when sober, but sober periods were "few and far between", and "in many ways, Sean was lucky to even have a job".<ref>Bischoff, Eric ''Controversy Creates Cash'', WWE Books, 2007 (p.276)</ref>

=== World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (1998–2002) ===

==== D-Generation X (1998–2000) ====
{{See also|D-Generation X}}
Waltman returned to WWF television on the March 30, 1998, episode of ''Monday Night Raw'', the night after [[WrestleMania XIV]] and days after his firing from WCW.<ref name=mustard>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/mar30_waltman.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205230557/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/mar30_waltman.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2012|title=Waltman rips Bischoff, Hogan on Raw|author=John Powell|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=July 6, 2008|date=March 31, 1998}}</ref><ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> With [[Shawn Michaels]] beginning a four-year retirement after a WWF World Heavyweight Championship loss and back injury, [[Triple H]] was now the leader of [[D-Generation X]] (DX). He said he was forming a DX army and "when you start an army, you look to your blood... you look to your buddies... you look to your friends... you look to [[The Kliq]]."<ref name=mustard/> Waltman appeared on the stage with a beard, commented on Bischoff and [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]], and said if they weren't contracted to WCW, Hall and Nash would have also returned to the WWF.<ref name=mustard/><ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> Bischoff responded on ''Nitro'' the next week by telling Waltman to "bite me".<ref>{{cite episode|series=WCW Monday Nitro|series-link=WCW Monday Nitro|network=[[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]]|airdate=April 6, 1998|minutes=120}}</ref>
[[File:X Pac Dumpster match - King of the Ring 2000.jpg|thumb|Waltman in a Dumpster match at [[King of the Ring (2000)|King of the Ring 2000]]]]

Initially called "The Kid" on the WWF website, he became known as "X-Pac" (which originated from his nickname "Syxx-Pac" based on his ring name "Syxx" in WCW)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qndJ-h601oA | title=X-Pac on beating addiction, joining the NWO and DX, "X-Pac Heat", teaming with Kane, Hall of Fame | website=[[YouTube]] | date=June 24, 2021 }}</ref> by the next ''Raw''. X-Pac feuded with [[Jeff Jarrett]], ultimately defeating him in a hair-vs-hair match at [[SummerSlam (1998)|SummerSlam]], then with [[WWE European Championship|WWF European Champion]] [[D'Lo Brown]], whom he dethroned on September 21, 1998. He lost the title to Brown two weeks later, then won it again at [[Judgment Day: In Your House]] in October.<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> Waltman lost the title to [[Shane McMahon]] on February 15, 1999.<ref name=European>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/|access-date=June 26, 2008|title=WWE European Championship official history|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref> At [[WrestleMania XV]], he lost a championship rematch when Triple H betrayed him, and hit him with his Pedigree finisher.<ref name=SLAM/> X-Pac then sided with [[Brian Gerard James|Road Dogg]] against Triple H, [[Chyna]] and [[Billy Gunn]], after the temporary demise of DX. X-Pac and Road Dogg wanted a reformed DX to be about rebellion, while the others wanted it to be about making money.<ref name=SLAM/> X-Pac befriended [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], a mute, angry loner whom he partially socialized and encouraged to speak, through an [[electrolarynx]]. They won the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] twice together.<ref name=WTT>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/|access-date=June 26, 2008 |title=World Tag Championship official history |publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref> After DX reunited in late 1999 as a [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] group, X-Pac led Kane to believe he would be inducted into DX, but instead betrayed him and eventually stole his new girlfriend, [[Tori (wrestler)|Tori]].<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> The rivalry between X-Pac and Kane culminated in a [[tag team match]] pitting X-Pac and Road Dogg against Kane and [[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]] at [[WrestleMania 2000]].

Following WrestleMania, X-Pac continued to team with Road Dogg, with the duo competing against other tag teams including [[Edge and Christian]], [[the Hardy Boyz]], and [[Too Cool]]. In June 2000, X-Pac competed in the [[King of the Ring]] tournament, losing to [[Chris Benoit]] in the first round. At [[King of the Ring (2000)|King of the Ring]], X-Pac, Road Dogg, and Tori defeated [[the Dudley Boyz]] in a [[dumpster match]]; during the bout, Tori was [[powerbomb]]ed through a table by the Dudley Boyz, marking the end of her affiliation with X-Pac. In August 2000, growing dissension between X-Pac and Road Dogg saw the two face one another at [[SummerSlam (2000)|SummerSlam]], with X-Pac winning the bout following a [[Professional wrestling strikes#Low blow|low blow]]; after the match, Road Dogg attacked X-Pac, marking the end of their tag team and the dissolution of DX. In September 2000, X-Pac began feuding with [[Chris Jericho]], with Jericho defeating X-Pac at [[Unforgiven (2000)|Unforgiven]] and then again in a [[cage match]] at [[No Mercy (2000)|No Mercy]]. During the feud, X-Pac sustained a neck injury when Jericho gave him a powerbomb, side-lining him for three months.<ref name=SLAM/>

====X-Factor; nWo reunion (2001–2002)====
{{See also|X-Factor (professional wrestling)|New World Order (professional wrestling)|l1=X-Factor|l2=New World Order}}
After returning from his neck injury in February 2001, X-Pac continued his feud with Chris Jericho over the WWF Intercontinental Championship, culminating in a fatal four-way match with Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero at [[No Way Out (2001)|No Way Out]] in February, which Jericho won to retain the title.
In February, X-Pac formed a new stable called [[X-Factor (professional wrestling)|X-Factor]] with [[Justin Credible]] and [[Matt Bloom|Albert]].<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> During this time, he usually teamed with Credible, but also appeared in singles matches. He won the [[WWF Light Heavyweight Championship]] from [[Jeff Hardy]] on June 25,<ref name=LHC>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/lightheavyweight/|access-date=June 26, 2008|title=WWE Light Heavyweight Championship official history|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref> then won the [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991–2007)|WCW Cruiserweight Championship]]<ref name=Cruiser/> for the second time in his career when he defeated [[Billy Kidman]] on July 30. Despite the reign occurring during the [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|WCW Invasion angle]], where the WWF side was mostly portrayed as faces, the fans were vocal in their disapproval of Waltman during his reign. This fan disapproval, later known as "[[X-Pac heat]]", was acknowledged on-screen by both Alliance member Billy Kidman and, later by WWF member Edge.

When Credible joined the [[The Alliance (professional wrestling)|ECW/WCW Alliance]], X-Factor broke up. At [[SummerSlam (2001)|SummerSlam]], X-Pac defeated Tajiri to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship for the second time while WCW Cruiserweight Champion at the same time. X-Pac then feuded with Kidman and [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]]. After losing the WCW Cruiserweight title to Kidman, he took time off for another injury.<ref name=SLAM/> The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was abandoned upon his return to television in March 2002, though he defended it at several [[house show]]s shortly prior.

Hall, Nash and Hogan returned to the WWF in 2002 as the [[New World Order (professional wrestling)#World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2002)|New World Order]] (nWo), brought in by Vince McMahon. Hogan was kicked from the group after losing to The Rock at [[WrestleMania X8]]. X-Pac, who had been out with an injury, returned on the March 21 episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'', rejoined the nWo and attacked Hogan. He said he had been waiting four years to do so, because Hogan [[Shoot (professional wrestling)|shot]] on ''[[WCW Thunder]]'' after Waltman's firing, saying he could not "cut the mustard".<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> The storyline was dropped after the first [[2002 WWF draft lottery|WWF draft]], when the nWo went to Raw and Hogan to SmackDown!. During the nWo's feud with [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] and [[Goldust]] a botched spinebuster injured him and kept him from participating in the feud.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gordon |first=Randy |title=Sean "X-Pac" Waltman does word association |url=http://nodq.com/features/229472899.shtml |access-date=December 27, 2008 |publisher=No DQ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512224410/http://nodq.com/features/229472899.shtml |archive-date=May 12, 2011 }}</ref> On the July 8, 2002, episode of ''Raw'', Waltman wrestled in his last WWE match, a ten-man tag. This match was also the end of the nWo angle, as Nash tore his quadriceps, and Vince McMahon disbanded the group a week later. At [[SummerSlam (2002)|SummerSlam]], ''Raw'' commentator [[Jim Ross]] announced WWE and Waltman had parted ways.<ref name=SLAM/>

=== NWA Total Nonstop Action (2002, 2003) ===
After WWE, Waltman, as "Syxx-Pac", debuted for [[NWA Total Nonstop Action]] on September 18, 2002, losing a [[gauntlet match]]. Rejoining his WWF tag partners [[Scott Hall (wrestler)|Scott Hall]] and [[Brian Gerard James|B.G. James]], he feuded with [[Jeff Jarrett]] and [[Brian Lawler]].<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> On October 9, 2002, Syxx-Pac made his [[X Division]] debut, defeating eight other wrestlers in a [[ladder match]] to win the vacant [[TNA X Division Championship]].<ref name=TNA>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/218/84/ |access-date=June 26, 2008 |title=Total Nonstop Action Wrestling official title history |publisher=TNA Wrestling |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621092719/http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/218/84/ |archive-date=June 21, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He held the title for two weeks before losing to [[A.J. Styles]] in a [[No Disqualification match]]. He abruptly left TNA after defeating Lawler in the first round of an [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] number one contender tournament on November 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&show=4746|title=Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database|first=Axel|last=Saalbach|website=www.wrestlingdata.com}}</ref>

Waltman, as Syxx-Pac, returned to TNA for a single night on June 18, 2003, at their first anniversary pay-per-view, as [[A.J. Styles]]'s mystery partner in a loss to Jeff Jarrett and [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]].<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/>

===Independent circuit (2002–2005) ===
In between during his time in TNA, X-Pac worked in the independent circuit. His first match in the indies as Syxx-Pac was when he defeated [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]].  at [[3PW]] in Philadelphia on September 21, 2002. Afterwards, he feuded with Sabu. On November 23, 2002, he lost to Sabu for the 3PW Heavyweight title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Events Database - 3PW|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=1063&page=4&year=2002&promotion=16|website=Cage Match |access-date=8 March 2023|quote=21.9.2002}}</ref>  On November 30, 2002, Syxx-Pac defeated [[Curt Hennig]] at IPW Hardcore/NWA Florida Independent Armageddon event in Pinellas Parks, Florida.

On April 16, 2004, X-Pac lost to [[Bryan Danielson|American Dragon]] at NJPW Inoki Dojo Best Of American Super Juniors 2004 tournament in the first Round in Santa Monica, California.

In 2005, he worked for [[IWA Puerto Rico]].

===Xtreme Pro Wrestling (2003)===
Waltman, as "X", debuted in [[Xtreme Pro Wrestling]] on February 28, 2003, winning the [[XPW Television Championship]] from Kaos.<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/><ref name=XPW>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tvtxpw.html|access-date=June 26, 2008|last=Oliver|first=Earl|title=XPW Television Title History|publisher=Solie}}</ref> He retained the title in a bout with [[Juventud Guerrera]] on March 1, and held it until the promotion closed in March 2003.

=== NWA Total Nonstop Action (2005, 2006)===
Under his real name, Waltman returned to TNA on February 13, 2005, at [[Against All Odds (2005)|Against All Odds]], attacking Jeff Jarrett during his [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] match with Kevin Nash. Nash, Waltman and [[Diamond Dallas Page]] formed an alliance and feuded with [[Planet Jarrett]] (Jarrett, [[Monty Sopp|The Outlaw]] and [[Monty Brown]]) and at [[Lockdown (2005)|Lockdown]], Waltman, B.G. James and Diamond Dallas Page defeated Planet Jarrett in a [[Lethal Lockdown match]]. Nash and Page left TNA to focus on acting afterwards.

At [[Hardcore Justice (2005)|Hard Justice]] in 2005, Waltman replaced [[Jeff Hardy]], who [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#N|no-showed]], and lost to [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] in a [[Clockwork Orange House of Fun match]] after being back body dropped through the steel cage.<ref name=SLAM/> On June 19, at [[Slammiversary (2005)|Slammiversary]], Waltman wrestled a five-man [[King of the Mountain match]] for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He lost, but cost defending champion A.J. Styles the title by delivering an [[Facebuster#Sitout facebuster|X-Factor]] off a ladder. This turned him heel<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> and led to a grudge match at [[No Surrender (2005)|No Surrender]], which Styles won after guest referee Jerry Lynn prevented Waltman from cheating. Waltman challenged Lynn to a match at [[Sacrifice (2005)|Sacrifice]]. After losing by [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Victory roll|victory roll]], Waltman attacked Lynn and tried to reinjure his shoulder. Waltman then partnered with [[Alex Shelley]] to win the [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments|Chris Candido Cup]]. This earned them a shot at the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] at [[TNA Unbreakable (2005)|Unbreakable]], which Waltman no-showed.

He was not seen again until a one-night return at [[Final Resolution 2006|Final Resolution]] on January 15, 2006, brought in by [[Larry Zbyszko]] to defeat his rival, Raven.

===Wrestling Society X (2006)===
In February 2006, Waltman joined [[MTV]]'s newly formed [[Wrestling Society X]] (WSX) promotion, as "6-Pac". At their inaugural tapings on February 9, 6-Pac had a ten-man [[hardcore wrestling|hardcore]] [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] [[ladder match]], which both he and [[Vampiro]] won by climbing the ladder to retrieve WSX contracts. 6-Pac lost a [[WSX Championship]] title match to Vampiro the following week.<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> He challenged Vampiro in episode four, as a ruse to introduce [[Ricky Banderas]], who attacked Vampiro from behind. He later defeated [[Human Tornado]] and [[Scorpio Sky]] in singles matches, and teased an affair with [[Elizabeth Miklosi|Lizzy Valentine]] (the valet and girlfriend of [[Evan Bourne|Matt Sydal]]), though WSX folded before the [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#A|angle]] could go on any further.<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/>

===Return to Independent circuit (2006–2010) ===
[[Image:WaltmanNWA.jpg|thumb|upright|Waltman as the [[NWA Heritage Champion]] in 2007.]]
Waltman, under his real name, defeated [[Adam Pearce]] for the [[NWA Heritage Championship]] in [[El Paso, Texas]], on April 21, 2007. He defended it against [[El Sicodelico Jr.]] on April 27, and lost it to Pearce two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bilanzen&wrestler=49&jahr=2007&monat=4|title=Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database|website=www.wrestlingdata.com}}</ref> On July 8, 2007, Waltman teamed with [[Billy Kidman]] in a three-way tag match in [[McAllen, Texas]], for the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]], which had been vacated by [[The Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] after the [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]] stopped working with [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]]. They lost the match to [[Karl Anderson]] and [[Joey Ryan (wrestler)|Joey Ryan]]. On the May 14, 2008, episode of ''[[NWA Wrestling Showcase]]'', Waltman challenged Pearce for the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. The match ended prematurely after Waltman legitimately injured his knee five minutes in. He was attacked by The Real American Heroes and Pearce, so won by disqualification. As wrestling titles can generally only change hands by pinfall or submission, Pearce retained the belt.

In June 2007, Waltman, as X-Pac, began working regularly for [[Lucha Libre AAA World Wide|AAA]], initially a member of Konnan's ''[[La Legión Extranjera]]'' (Foreign Legion) and managed by girlfriend [[Alicia Webb]].<ref name="WaltmanSpotlight"/> He usually used the [[D-Generation X]] entrance music. After leaving for rehab in mid-2008, he returned at ''[[Verano de Escándalo (2008)|Verano de Escándalo]]'' (''Summer of Scandal'') that September, turning on the Foreign Legion and forming D-Generation Mex, a parody of D-Generation X, with [[Rocky Romero]] and [[Alex Koslov]]. He later feuded with one of AAA's top stars, [[El Zorro (wrestler)|El Zorro]].

On August 8, 2009, at GLCW Slamfest, X-Pac became the new GLCW Heavyweight Champion by defeating Skull Crusher, who had replaced champion [[Al Snow]] when he failed to show.

=== Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010) ===
{{See also|The Band (professional wrestling)|l1=The Band}}
On a special live, three-hour [[TNA Impact!'s move to Monday nights|Monday night episode]] of ''Impact!'' on January 4, 2010, Waltman (as Syxx-Pac) and Scott Hall returned to TNA. That night, fellow former [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo]] member [[Hulk Hogan]] debuted in TNA. Kevin Nash, Hall and Waltman quickly reformed an alliance called [[The Band (professional wrestling)|The Band]], but Hogan stayed away, saying times had changed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_37861.shtml|title=Keller's TNA Impact Live Report 1/4: Jeff Hardy, NWO reunion, Hulk Hogan, TNA Knockout Title match, more surprises – ongoing coverage|last=Keller|first=Wade|author-link=Wade Keller|date=January 4, 2010|work=PWTorch|access-date=January 5, 2010}}</ref> On the January 14 episode of ''Impact!'', The Band attacked Robert Roode and James Storm with led to a tag team match at Genesis. At [[Genesis (2010)|Genesis]] on January 17, Syxx-Pac replaced Hall and teamed with Nash to lose to [[Beer Money, Inc.]] ([[Robert Roode]] and [[James Storm]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_38198.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Genesis PPV Report 1/17: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of A.J. Styles vs. Kurt Angle, Hulk Hogan's TNA PPV debut|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=January 17, 2010|work=PWTorch|access-date=January 18, 2010}}</ref> On the next ''Impact!'' Hogan, disgusted by The Band's actions, had security eject Syxx-Pac and Hall, saying they weren't contracted to TNA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_38325.shtml|title=Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact Report 1/21: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast|last=Wilkenfeld|first=Daniel|date=January 21, 2010|access-date=January 29, 2010|work=PWTorch}}</ref> They appeared the next week anyway, attacking [[Kurt Angle]] from behind.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_38520.shtml|title=Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact Report 1/28: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast|last=Wilkenfeld|first=Daniel|date=January 28, 2009|publisher=PWTorch|access-date=February 2, 2010}}</ref> They returned a week later, betraying Nash and beating him down.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_38756.shtml|title=Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact Report 2/4: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast|date=February 4, 2010|access-date=February 5, 2010|last=Wilkenfeld|first=Daniel|publisher=PWTorch}}</ref> on the February 11 episode of Impact!, Waltman and Hall attacked Kurt Angle until Hogan made the save. on the February 18 episode of Impact!, Waltman and Hall brawled with Nash and Young and a week later on the February 25 episode of Impact!, Waltman and Hall brawled with Nash and Young in the parking lot and left them laying. on the March 8 episode of Impact, Nash and Young brought out a contract to wrestle Waltman and Hall on PPV. on the March 15 episode of Impact, Nash and Hall had a 5-Min $25,000 challenge when Waltman attacked Nash and handcuffed him to the rope. At [[Destination X (2010)|Destination X]] on March 21, Syxx-Pac and Hall wagered their TNA jobs in a tag match against Nash and [[Eric Young (wrestler)|Eric Young]]. In the end, Nash turned on Young and helped The Band win the match and full TNA contracts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_40000.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Ddestination X PPV Report 3/21: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of A.J. Styles vs. Abyss, Ultimate X, Anderson vs. Angle|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=March 21, 2010|work=PWTorch|access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> On the March 29 ''Impact!'', The Band lost a six-man steel cage tag match to Eric Young, Jeff Hardy and [[Rob Van Dam]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1269919705|title=Impact Results – 3/29/10|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=March 29, 2010|work=WrestleView|access-date=March 30, 2010}}</ref> on the April 12 episode of Impact, Waltman, Hall and Nash defeated [[The Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] and [[Jesse Neal]] in a Street Fight. Syxx-Pac was scheduled for a tag match at [[Lockdown (2010)|Lockdown]], but was replaced by Nash<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_40725.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Lockdown Results 4/18: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of PPV – Styles vs. The Pope, Team Hogan vs. Team Flair, Angle vs. Anderson|first=James|last=Caldwell|date=April 18, 2010|access-date=April 18, 2010|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> after the Missouri Athletic Commission barred Waltman from wrestling, due to his [[hepatitis C]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_40737.shtml|title=TNA News: Back-story on Sean Waltman missing Sunday night's Lockdown PPV|first=James|last=Caldwell|date=April 19, 2010|access-date=April 21, 2010|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref><ref name=HepatitisC>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/13531/|title=Fri update: Weekend notes, Smackdown, MMA gruesome murder, X-Pac health woes, more|first=Bryan|last=Alvarez|author-link=Bryan Alvarez|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=May 29, 2010|magazine=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> On the April 26 ''Impact!'', Waltman was written off of TV when [[The Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] found Syxx-Pac on a backstage floor in a pool of blood;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1272338249 |title=Impact Results – 4/26/10 |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=April 26, 2010 |work=WrestleView |access-date=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429145738/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1272338249 |archive-date=April 29, 2010 }}</ref> Eric Young took his place in The Band.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1273700985|title=Mr. Anderson's TNA deal, Sean Waltman status|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|date= May 12, 2010|work=WrestleView|access-date=May 14, 2010}}</ref> In June 2010, TNA released Waltman and Hall.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_41983.shtml|title=TNA News: Sean Waltman officially released by TNA|last=Caldwell|first=James|date= June 15, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=June 16, 2010}}</ref>

=== Late career (2010–2019) ===
On February 26, 2011, Waltman was inducted into the Legends Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in [[Wheeling, West Virginia]], by Jack Blaze at their "LPW X-Factor 2011" event. On March 5, 2011, Waltman reunited with former D-Generation X members Road Dogg and Billy Gunn for a six-man tag match at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate show in [[Long Island, New York]]. A week later, X-Pac defeated UIW Lightweight Champion Stupid in a non-title match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgC2uzc7enU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/qgC2uzc7enU| archive-date=October 30, 2021|title=STUPID W TWEETY VS XPAC 3-12-11 PT2.wmv|last=nibletxxx|date=March 13, 2011|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On April 2, 2011, Waltman returned to WWE television to celebrate, with [[Kevin Nash]] and [[Triple H]], their longtime friend [[Shawn Michaels]]' induction into the 2011 [[WWE Hall of Fame]]. He later worked backstage as a scout and evaluator in [[Florida Championship Wrestling]], the WWE [[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]].

[[File:123 Kid embraces El Generico after their match at King of Trios 2011, Night 3.jpg|thumb|1–2–3 Kid (left) embracing [[El Generico]] after their match at [[King of Trios#2011|King of Trios]] on April 17, 2011]]

On April 15, 2011, Waltman, as The 1–2–3 Kid, debuted for [[Chikara (professional wrestling)|Chikara]] by entering their [[King of Trios#2011|King of Trios tournament]], teaming with [[Arik Cannon]] and Darin Corbin (Team Minnesota).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chikarapro.com/king-of-trios.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220225001/http://www.chikarapro.com/king-of-trios.php |title=King of Trios 2011 – April 15–16 – 17, 2011 – Philadelphia, PA |archive-date=February 20, 2011 |access-date=March 15, 2011 |work=[[Chikara (professional wrestling)|Chikara]] |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_48526.shtml|title=Other News: ROH WM27 & NYC weekend notes, Fairplay to DGUSA, three NWA title matches on one card, 1–2–3 Kid at Trios tournament|date=March 16, 2011|access-date=March 16, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> They were eliminated in the first round by Team [[Michinoku Pro Wrestling|Michinoku Pro]] ([[Dick Togo]], [[Great Sasuke]] and [[Jinsei Shinzaki]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/DVDs_-_VGames_-_Books_25/article_49808.shtml|title=Radican's Chikara KoT Night 1 DVD Review 4/15 – Team Michinoku Pro vs. Team 1–2–3 Kid, Quackenbush & Toyota & Jigsaw vs. SAT's|last=Radican|first=Sean|date=May 4, 2011|access-date=May 14, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> The day after, Waltman defeated [[Amazing Red]], [[Frightmare (wrestler)|Frightmare]] and [[The Batiri|Obariyon]] in a four-way elimination match to make it to the next day's ''Rey de Voladores'' tournament final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/DVDs_-_VGames_-_Books_25/article_50050.shtml|title=Radican's Chikara DVD review series – "King of Trios 2011 Night 2" 4/16: F.I.S.T. vs. Osaka Pro, RDV tournament, Quackenbush & Toyota & Jigsaw vs. Michinoku Pro|last=Radican|first=Sean|date=May 13, 2011|access-date=May 14, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> There, he lost to [[El Generico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/DVDs_-_VGames_-_Books_25/article_50557.shtml|title=Radican's Chikara DVD review series: "KOT 2011: Night 3 4/17 – Kid vs. Generico, Toyota vs. Eagles, KOT tournament Finals|last=Radican|first=Sean|date=June 5, 2011|access-date=June 5, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> After the match, Waltman said he believed 2011 would be his last year in professional wrestling, praising Chikara as the "future of wrestling" and thanking them for a memorable weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/182597/CHIKARA-King-of-Trios-Night-3-Report.htm|title=CHIKARA King of Trios Night 3 Report|last=Thomas|first=Jeremy|date=April 17, 2011|work=411Mania|access-date=April 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/182608/Sean-Waltman-Thanks-CHIKARA.htm|title=Sean Waltman Thanks CHIKARA|last=Thomas|first=Jeremy|date=April 17, 2011|work=411Mania|access-date=April 18, 2011}}</ref>

In October 2011, X-Pac teamed with Billy Gunn wrestled the Full Blooded Italians in the main event on a Caribbean Pro Wrestling show in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

In March 2012, Waltman attended the Hall of Fame again, with [[The Kliq]]. On July 23, he, [[Billy Gunn]] and [[Road Dogg]] returned to join Shawn Michaels and Triple H for a [[D-Generation X]] reunion on the [[WWE Raw 1000|1000th episode of ''Raw'']].

In September 2012, the 1–2–3 Kid returned to Chikara for the [[King of Trios#2012|2012 King of Trios tournament]], this time teaming with [[Justin Credible|Aldo Montoya]] and [[Tatanka (wrestler)|Tatanka]] as Team WWF.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_64109.shtml|title=1–2–3 Kid returning to Chikara's KOT|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=August 8, 2012|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref> On September 14, they lost their first-round match to The Extreme Trio (Jerry Lynn, [[Tommy Dreamer]] and [[2 Cold Scorpio|Too Cold Scorpio]]).<ref name=ChikaraResults>{{cite web|url=http://www.chikarapro.com/results.php |title=Past results |work=[[Chikara (professional wrestling)|Chikara]] |access-date=September 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017033657/http://www.chikarapro.com/results.php |archive-date=October 17, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1347717623 |title=9/14 Chikara "King of Trios: Night 1" Results: Easton, PA |last=Namako |first=Jason |date=September 15, 2012 |access-date=September 15, 2012 |work=WrestleView |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919191854/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1347717623 |archive-date=September 19, 2012 }}</ref> The next day, The 1–2–3 Kid was low-blowed and pinned by [[Mark Angelosetti]].<ref name=ChikaraResults/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1347767033 |title=9/15 Chikara "King of Trios: Night 2" Results: Easton, PA |last=Namako |first=Jason |date=September 15, 2012 |access-date=September 16, 2012 |work=WrestleView |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919191838/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1347767033 |archive-date=September 19, 2012 }}</ref> On the final day of the tournament weekend, The 1–2–3 Kid and Marty Jannetty won the annual tag team [[gauntlet match]].<ref name=ChikaraResults/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1347840459 |title=9/16 Chikara King of Trios Night 3" Results: Easton, PA |last=Namako |first=Jason |date=September 16, 2012 |access-date=September 16, 2012 |work=WrestleView |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919191415/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1347840459 |archive-date=September 19, 2012 }}</ref>

On October 8 and 9, 2012, he wrestled in a Bad Boys of Wrestling Federation tournament to crown the BBWF Caribbean Champion. He defeated [[Conrad Kennedy III|Krimson]] in the semi-final<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cagematch.de/?id=1&nr=84928 |title=BBWF Caribbean Wrestling Bash Aruba – The Legend Tour « Event-Datenbank « CAGEMATCH |publisher=Cagematch.de |access-date=January 21, 2013}}</ref> and [[Shawn Daivari|Daivari]] in the final, winning the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cagematch.de/?id=1&nr=84929 |title=BBWF Caribbean Wrestling Bash Aruba – The Legend Tour « Event-Datenbank « CAGEMATCH |publisher=Cagematch.de |access-date=January 21, 2013}}</ref>

On November 18, 2012, The 1–2–3 Kid returned to Chikara, when he and Marty Jannetty defeated The Heart Throbs ([[Tom Matera|Antonio Thomas]] and [[Romeo Roselli]]) to earn their third point (for three consecutive wins) and a shot at the [[Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas]].<ref name=ChikaraResults/> They lost the title match on December 2, at the [[Under the Hood]] internet pay-per-view, to defending champions [[The Young Bucks]] (Matt and Nick Jackson).<ref name=ChikaraResults/>

In early 2013, The Kliq/DX reunited for an episode of ''[[WWE NXT (TV series)|NXT]]''. In March 2013, Waltman signed a WWE Legends contract (a long-term contract which gives WWE merchandising rights to a wrestler's name and likeness, requires occasional appearances and prevents them from working for competing major promotions, but allows for independent appearances).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/40150-sean-x-pac-waltman-signs-wwe-legends-contract/|title=Sean "X-Pac" Waltman signs WWE Legends contract|first=Jason|last=Namako|date=March 7, 2013}}</ref> 
[[image:2014-04-04 18-47-00 NEX-6 7299 DxO (13910528192).jpg|190px|left|thumb|Waltman in April 2014]]
Waltman, under his real name, returned to Chikara on March 8, 2013, losing to [[Hallowicked]].<ref name=ChikaraResults/> On March 23, 2013, in a four-way match at [[Jerry Lynn]]'s retirement show in [[Minneapolis]], X-Pac tore his [[anus]] by performing his signature [[Professional wrestling attacks#Bronco buster|Bronco Buster]] onto the exposed [[turnbuckle]]. Afterward, he went back to his hotel room, where he discovered a lot of blood coming out of his clothes and went to the hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2013/03/25/x-pac-anus-tear-wrestling-bronco-buster/|title=Ex-WWE Star X-Pac -- Oops! I Tore My Butthole|date=March 25, 2013|website=TMZ}}</ref> He underwent a [[Surgical management of fecal incontinence#Sphincteroplasty|sphincteroplasty]] and was released the following morning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2013/03/26/wwe-x-pac-anus-video/|title=Former WWE Star X-Pac -- Anus-Ripping Nearly Killed Me|date=March 26, 2013|website=TMZ}}</ref> On November 9, 2013, X-Pac and [[Lance Storm]] lost to [[Tommy Dreamer]] and [[Terry Funk]] in the main event of House of Hardcore 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&show=262343|title=Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database|first=Axel|last=Saalbach|website=www.wrestlingdata.com}}</ref>

On April 5, 2014, the night before WrestleMania XXX, Waltman joined Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and Kevin Nash at Scott Hall's WWE Hall of Fame induction, reuniting The Kliq.

On June 14, 2014, X-Pac and Rikishi defeated Gangrel and Matt Striker at House of Hardcore 6. In September 2014, Waltman returned to Chikara to do commentary during the first round of the [[King of Trios#2014|2014 King of Trios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/radicanstake/article_80960.shtml|title=Radican's "Chikara King of Trios 2014" Night 1 Report 9/19 – Spirit Squad, LAX, Colony Xtreme Force vs. The Colony main event, Sean Waltman on commentary, more|last=Radican|first=Sean|date=September 27, 2014|access-date=September 28, 2014|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>

On the January 19, 2015, episode of ''Raw'', labelled Raw Reunion, [[Damien Sandow|Damien Mizdow]] appeared with Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels, [[Scott Hall]] and Triple H dressed as X-Pac, only for X-Pac to confront him (finding the impersonation funny), until [[The Miz]] interrupted them to tell them that Mizdow was only his stunt double, and that the party was over. He appeared again with Hall and Nash, being interrupted by [[The Ascension (professional wrestling)|The Ascension]], who were attempting to attack them, only to be joined by [[The Acolytes Protection Agency|The APA]] and [[The New Age Outlaws]] in fending off The Ascension. At [[WrestleMania 31]], X-Pac along with the New Age Outlaws and Shawn Michaels helped Triple H win his match against [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]]. They were backstage at [[NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn]] in August 2015.

On 22 July 2016, Waltman, as X-Pac reunited with Billy Gunn in the Scotland,<ref name="dailyrecord.co.uk">{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/other-sports/watch-scottish-wrestlers-battle-childhood-8520430 | title=Watch Scottish wrestlers battle childhood WWE idols at huge PWE anniversary show | date=July 29, 2016 }}</ref> defeating The New Age Kliq (Chris Renfrew & [[BT Gunn]]) for the first night of Pro Wrestling Elite's anniversary weekend (''PWE: Five Year Anniversary: Break It Down!'').<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=143052 | title=PWE Five Year Anniversary - Tag 1: Break It Down! | website=www.cagematch.net }}</ref><ref name="dailyrecord.co.uk"/> The following night, Waltman teamed with Grado and Kenny Williams in a winning effort over [[Joe Hendry]], Andy Wild and Stevie Xavier.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=158394 | title=PWE Five Year Anniversary - Tag 2: Dar Wars - The Final Episode | website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://zonawrestling.net/risultati-pwe-five-year-anniversary-tag-2-dar-wars-the-final-episode-23072016/ | title=RISULTATI: PWE Five Year Anniversary - Tag 2: Dar Wars - the Final Episode 23/07/2016 | date=August 2, 2016 }}</ref>

On September 4, 2016, Waltman made a surprise return to Chikara, again representing DX alongside Billy Gunn in a tag team gauntlet match. The two entered the match as the final team and scored the win over Prakash Sabar and The Proletariat Boar of Moldova.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwinsider.com/article/104489/94-chikara-king-of-trios-tournament-final-live-report.html?p=1|title=9/4 Chikara King of Trios tournament final live report|last=Cardoza|first=Adam|date=September 4, 2016|access-date=September 5, 2016|work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}</ref>

In January 2018, Waltman returned at [[WWE Raw 25 Years]] and reunited with DX and Scott Hall. In November 2018, he attended [[NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2018)|NXT TakeOver: WarGames]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0822/599784/wwe-legends-ringside-at-nxt-takeover/|title=WWE Legends Ringside At NXT Takeover, Surprise Name Makes Appearance During Title Match - WrestlingInc.com|date=August 23, 2015}}</ref>

=== Retirement (2019–2022) ===
In [[WWE Hall of Fame (2019)|2019]], Waltman was inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]] (under the X-Pac name) as a member of [[D-Generation X]] alongside [[Triple H]], [[Shawn Michaels]], [[Road Dogg]], [[Billy Gunn]] and the late [[Chyna]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.solowrestling.com/new/78555-dgeneration-x-primer-nominado-al-wwe-hall-of-fame-2019|title=D-Generation X, primer nominado al WWE Hall Of Fame 2019|last=Solowrestling|date=February 18, 2019|website=www.solowrestling.com|language=es|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> During [[WrestleMania 35]] weekend in April 2019, X-Pac, [[Hurricane Helms]] and [[Jushin Thunder Liger]] won a six-man tag team match against Revolt! ([[Caleb Konley]], Jake Manning, and Zane Riley) at the WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow. Later in July, he claimed that the match would be his last and that he was retired, stating "I'm fucking done wrestling. I'm done." He said he would be open to potential one-night returns for special occasions, such as [[WrestleMania]] or [[NXT TakeOver]].<ref name="411Mania">{{Cite web | url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/sean-waltman-says-hes-done-with-wrestling-in-the-ring/ |title = 411Mania}}</ref> On December 9, 2019, it was announced that Waltman would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame a second time (this time under his real name) as a part of the [[WWE Hall of Fame (2020)|class of 2020]], this time as a member of the [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|New World Order]], together with fellow former nWo stablemates [[Hulk Hogan]], [[Kevin Nash]], and [[Scott Hall]]; this made him the first person to be inducted two years in a row, and the first to be inducted twice as part of teams or groups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/28256144/wwe-honor-nwo-hall-fame-induction|title=WWE to honor nWo with Hall of Fame induction|date=December 9, 2019|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref> The 2020 Hall of Fame ceremony was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]], it eventually took place a year later.

=== Game Changer Wrestling (2022) ===
Waltman came out of retirement in February 2022, debuting in [[Game Changer Wrestling]] on its "Welcome to Heartbreak" pay-per-view in [[Los Angeles]] as the tag team partner of [[Joey Janela]]. The following month at the "Joey Janela's Spring Break 6" pay-per-view, Waltman lost to Janela.