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Vader made his in-ring return to the United States on January 28, 2012. He defeated Arik Royal and [[Adam Page]] in a handicap match at [[WrestleReunion|WrestleReunion: Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/DVDs_-_VGames_-_Books_25/article_61196.shtml|title=RADICAN'S PWS WRESTLEREUNION LA REVIEW 1/28 – Outlaws vs. Steiner Brothers, Legends Wrestle Royale, Smith-Richards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513043431/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/DVDs_-_VGames_-_Books_25/article_61196.shtml |archive-date=May 13, 2012|url-status=live|publisher=PWTorch.com|date=May 8, 2012|access-date=February 20, 2016}}</ref> On May 11, 2012, at [[Resistance Pro]]'s event A Small Deadly Space, Vader defeated [[Jay Bradley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.resistancepro.com/events/|title=Events: Resistance Pro Wrestling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611015917/http://www.resistancepro.com/events/ |archive-date=June 11, 2012|publisher=Resistancepro.com|access-date=February 20, 2016}}</ref>

In May 2016, [[Will Ospreay]] and [[Ricochet (wrestler)|Ricochet]] faced each other during the NJPW tournament Best of the Super Juniors. During the match, both wrestlers performed a high flying, fast-paced sequence. When Vader saw the sequence, he complained on social media about the current direction of pro wrestling, specifically about matches being too scripted and overly choreographed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.solowrestling.com/new/52728-vader-sobre-el-ospreay-vs-ricochet-me-entristece-la-direccion-que-esta-tomando-el-wrestling|title=Vader sobre el Ospreay vs Ricochet|last=Solowrestling|date=May 30, 2016|website=www.solowrestling.com}}</ref> During the following weeks, Vader and Ospreay feuded on Twitter,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.solowrestling.com/new/53172-nuevo-choque-entre-vader-y-will-ospreay-en-las-redes-sociales|title=Nuevo choque entre Vader y Will Ospreay en las redes sociales|last=Solowrestling|date=June 17, 2016|website=www.solowrestling.com}}</ref> which led to England-based promotion [[Revolution Pro Wrestling]] (RevPro) booking a match between them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.solowrestling.com/new/53373-revpro-anuncia-la-lucha-entre-vader-y-will-ospreay-para-uprising-2016|title=RevPro anuncia la lucha entre Vader y Will Ospreay para Uprising 2016|last=Solowrestling|date=June 26, 2016|website=www.solowrestling.com}}</ref> The match took place on August 12, 2016, with Vader defeating Ospreay. Two days later, Vader made an appearance in Colchester, England for the [[XWA (professional wrestling)|XWA Wrestling]] (XWA) promotion, defeating "Savvy" Sid Scala.

On April 20, 2017, Vader made an appearance in [[Japan]] at [[Korakuen Hall]] as part of the [[Dradition]] show to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the debut of [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]. Following a six-man tag team match, Vader collapsed due to being dropped on his head during the match, but he was able to walk backstage under his own power and he remained in Japan as he was scheduled to work two more shows in [[Fukuoka]] and [[Osaka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/vader-briefly-collapses-after-match-japan-234051|title=Vader briefly collapses after match in Japan|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=April 20, 2017|access-date=April 21, 2017|work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421045036/http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/vader-briefly-collapses-after-match-japan-234051|archive-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref> On April 22, Vader, [[Takuma Sano]], and [[Yoshiaki Fujiwara]] lost a six-man tag team match to [[Koji Kanemoto]], [[Shiro Koshinaka]] and Tatsumi Fujinami. On April 23, Vader, [[Riki Choshu]], and Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Shiro Koshinaka, Takuma Sano, and Yoshiaki Fujiwara. The final match of his career took place August 26, 2017, for Top Rope Promotions with Vader coming out victorious.<ref name="Cagematch">{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=201096|title=WrestleJam V « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>