Pace had a brief run with All Japan Pro Wrestling. On the sixth night of the AJPW Summer Action Series 2018 from July 22, he teamed up with Tajiri to unsuccessfully challenge Violent Giants (Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama) for the AJPW World Tag Team Championship. His last match took place at AJPW What We Can Do Now on April 6, 2020, where he fell short to Jiro Kuroshio.
