Chris Dickinson debuted on NJPW STRONG in January 2021 as part of Team Filthy, but uncomfortable with the way Tom Lawlor treated his opponents en route to the top, soon found himself ousted from the group, and was Lawlor’s first challenger to the STRONG Openweight Championship. Though he would be defeated by the champion, he found success teaming with Brody King on STRONG and in ROH, reaching the finals of the Tag Team Turbulence tournament. Seeking fights wherever he goes, Dickinson battled Minoru Suzuki in Philadelphia, and continues to hunt for the biggest and best opposition.