Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I muri mai ka pupuri a Murphy i te taitara ki a Mustafa Ali i te Survivor Series me Alexander i te, i runga i te tikanga. I te 27 o Hanuere 2019, i angitu a Murphy ki te tiaki i tana taitara i roto i te tukinga wha-ara kino ki a Akira Tozawa, Kalisto me Hideo Itami i te Royal Rumble Kickoff Show i muri i tana whakaeke i a Itami. I te 17 o Hui-tanguru, i pupuri a Murphy i tana taitara ki a Tozawa i te
Ko te ruma whakakorenga. I te WrestleMania 35 Kickoff Show, i ngaro ia i tana taitara ki tana hoa o mua a Tony Nese, ka mutu tana kingitanga i nga ra 183. I mua i tenei hinganga, kaore a Murphy i hinga i roto i nga whakataetae takitahi pouaka whakaata mai i te Hurae 2018. I te 9 o Paenga-whawha i te waahanga o "205 Live", i hinga ano a Murphy e Nese i roto i te tukinga mo te WWE Cruiserweight Championship.