On the April 4, 2016, episode of Raw, Crews made his main roster debut, defeating Tyler Breeze. He remained undefeated over the following weeks, defeating the likes of Curtis Axel, Adam Rose, Heath Slater and Stardust. However, on the May 23 episode of Raw, Crews lost to Chris Jericho in a Money in the Bank qualifying match, after Sheamus attacked Crews before the match. Crews and Sheamus faced off on June 19 at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, where Crews was victorious.
