On Genesis on November 13, Daniels received a Grade III Concussion after being attacked by Samoa Joe following their tag match together. At Turning Point 2005, when Joe tried to similarly injure A.J. Styles after winning the X-Division Championship from him, Daniels made his return, attacking Joe and enabling members of TNA security to protect Styles and restrain Joe. Over the next few weeks Styles and Daniels would team together to face Joe. At Final Resolution, Daniels was defeated by Samoa when Styles threw in the towel to prevent the badly beaten Daniels from suffering serious injuries. The next week, Daniels turned on Styles claiming he did it to get the number 1 contendership for the X-Division Title. That same night he cost Styles a match against the "Prince of Punk" Shannon Moore. At Against All Odds, Samoa Joe retained his title against Daniels and Styles. The following month at Destination X, Daniels succeeded in winning an Ultimate X match to regain the X-Division Title. He lost his X-Division Title on April 13, 2006 to Samoa Joe after receiving a middle rope Island Driver.
After losing the X-Division title, Daniels was scheduled to face Jushin Liger in a Six Sides of Steel match at Lockdown. However, Liger was pulled out of the match. With no one to face, and Lockdown only a short time away, it was announced that Daniels would be facing a mystery opponent. The opponent turned out to be the returning Low Ki, Daniels' former tag parner who had now changed his ring name to Senshi, and the two competed in a back-and-forth match, which ultimately saw Senshi win, using his surroundings for assistance.
Daniels eventually turned face and would go on to continue teaming with AJ Styles. Within a short time, the pair would become #1 contenders for the NWA Tag Team Titles, then held by America's Most Wanted. Daniels and Styles won the titles from AMW at TNA Slammiversary 2006. While champions, the team would feud with LAX; trading the tag titles back and forth with the team of Homicide and Hernandez.
On November 16, 2006, Daniels competed in a triple threat match that also involved Chris Sabin, and then X-Division Champion A.J. Styles in the primetime debut of TNA iMPACT! on Spike TV. Daniels won the match by pinning Chris Sabin to capture his third TNA X Division Championship. He went to lose it again to Sabin in a Three-Way bout at TNA Final Resolution, which also involved Jerry Lynn.
After losing the X-Division title, Daniels was scheduled to face Jushin Liger in a Six Sides of Steel match at Lockdown. However, Liger was pulled out of the match. With no one to face, and Lockdown only a short time away, it was announced that Daniels would be facing a mystery opponent. The opponent turned out to be the returning Low Ki, Daniels' former tag parner who had now changed his ring name to Senshi, and the two competed in a back-and-forth match, which ultimately saw Senshi win, using his surroundings for assistance.
Daniels eventually turned face and would go on to continue teaming with AJ Styles. Within a short time, the pair would become #1 contenders for the NWA Tag Team Titles, then held by America's Most Wanted. Daniels and Styles won the titles from AMW at TNA Slammiversary 2006. While champions, the team would feud with LAX; trading the tag titles back and forth with the team of Homicide and Hernandez.
On November 16, 2006, Daniels competed in a triple threat match that also involved Chris Sabin, and then X-Division Champion A.J. Styles in the primetime debut of TNA iMPACT! on Spike TV. Daniels won the match by pinning Chris Sabin to capture his third TNA X Division Championship. He went to lose it again to Sabin in a Three-Way bout at TNA Final Resolution, which also involved Jerry Lynn.
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