Gowen defeated Matt Hardy at No Mercy before being released from WWE in February 2004....Gowen later returned to TNA on May 15, 2005 at their Hard Justice pay-per-view event, as the second entrant in the 20-Man Gauntlet for the Gold match. He lasted just under five minutes in the ring before being eliminated by Shark Boy. The next month, Gowen wrestled for their Slammiversary pay-per-view, losing in a six way match. He also appeared on TNA iMPACT!, wrestling Mikey Batts to a no contest. Gowen left the promotion once again later that year. At TNA Bound For Glory 2006, Gowen returned to TNA during the Kevin Nash X-Division Open Battle Royal Gauntlet match, in which he was eliminated......Gowen made his Ring of Honor debut on October 7, 2006, losing to Delirious in a match featured on ROH's video website, ROHVideos.com.
Although Gowen has taken a hiatus from the world of televised professional wrestling to pursue his college degree at Eastern Michigan University, he continues to appear in his hometown of Detroit for Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling and Independent Wrestling Revolution. He also travels and appears for independent promotions such as Border City Wrestling, All American Wrestling, NWA Wisconsin, Cleveland All Pro Wresting, Juggalo Championshit Wrestling, IWA East Coast, and more.
In AAW, he is also a part of the "Michigan Invasion" heel group along with fellow Michiganders Truth Martini, "Amazing" N8 Mattson, Eddie Venom and Brian Gorie.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Gowen
