1 contendership fits, against Colin Cassady & Enzo Amore, The brand new Vaudevillains and you will Western Alpha (Chad Gable & Jason Michael jordan). Of the , Murphy spent considerable time for the singles action in advance of back again to mark team matches of the late 2016, joining and successful level suits with Tye Dillinger and you may Shinsuke Nakamura.
Throughout 2017, Murphy wrestled within the single men and women fits, receiving 1st and just title fits on the nine March where he shed so you can Bobby Roode within the a match into the NXT Title. Towards November 29, the guy joined a beneficial 20-Son Competition Royal won by Trent 7.
To your from the NXT, Murphy was employed in a several-means No. 1 contendership fits with the NXT name, in which the guy defeated Brennan Williams and you will Jeet Rama and you may Raul Mendoza. On the twenty-four March on NXT, Murphy challenged Pete Dunne with the Uk Championship however, did not flourish in profitable the fresh new championship. Murphy accomplished the fresh new day which have a winnings to your 29 February defeating Dijak. He returned inside the 13 April home inform you in which the guy outdone Lio Rush. Inside the 27 April home reveal, Murphy destroyed in order to Ricochet. Throughout the one or two straight household suggests held into 17 Get and you will 18 Could possibly get, Murphy beaten Lio Hurry. He later returned from inside the fourteen July household show in which he beaten Mars Wang.
205 Real time (2018-2019)
Into the 20 March bout of 205 Real time, Murphy are a participant throughout the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Event. He outdone Ariya Daivari in the first bullet. Towards the 6 March episode of 205 Alive, Murphy try got rid of about quarter latest because of the Mustafa Ali. Towards twenty seven February bout of 205 Alive, Murphy obtained a no. step one contendership match to the Cruiserweight label just after defeating Akira Tozawa, Kalisto and TJP. To the WrestleMania Axxess enjoy, Murphy took part in the fresh new WWE United kingdom Name Invitational in which the guy was got rid of in the first round by Lio Hurry. Within Axxess knowledge, Murphy teamed having Kalisto during the beating Gentleman Jack Gallagher & TJP inside a tag meets.
Towards the 29 May Murphy featured on the 205 Real time where he challenged Cedric Alexander towards the WWE Cruiserweight Title however, didn’t make it during the effective the fresh new label. Murphy manage satisfy Alexander during the very first times from Summer in three consecutive household suggests to your WWE Alive, but are struggling to earn new name throughout these occasions. He returned to 205 Go on 5 Summer, grappling Mustafa Ali so you’re able to a zero-Tournament wind up. Toward 19 Summer Murphy wrestled into the a multiple Issues match facing Hideo Itami and Mustafa Ali, ensuing that have one another Ali and Murphy losing to Itami. To your step three July Murphy in order to Mustafa Ali in a no Disqualification suits. Into ed that have Tony Nese inside conquering The fresh Lucha Domestic Cluster (Kalisto & Lince Dorado). Toward 21 August Murphy and you will Nese lost to the Lucha Domestic Class (Mayor Metalik & Lince Dorado) inside good tornado tag meets. Murphy finished the newest few days having a win to the twenty eight August defeating Kalisto.
Just after a series of alive domestic shows, Murphy returned on the 11 Sep bout of 205 Alive so you’re able to defeat Mayor Metalik. Another day towards six October, Murphy competed at Super Tell you-Down shell out-per-look at when you look at the Melbourne, Australian continent within the a title matches conquering the newest shielding winner Cedric Alexander being the Cruiserweight Championship. Inside the 27 Oct and you may twenty eight October WWE house suggests, Murphy defeated Alexander in two successive title rematches.
SmackDown Alive (2019)
Through the August, Murphy inserted brand new SmackDown Alive roster. His first televised match happened when you look at the thirteen August episode out of SmackDown Alive. The meets is up against Roman Reigns immediately after Reigns implicated Murphy off becoming team towards the backstage episodes towards the Reigns in the early in the day weeks. 
The fresh new match concluded that have Murphy becoming defeated. Murphy along with incurred the newest rage regarding Daniel Bryan and you can Rowan once naming Rowan due to the fact Reign’s attacker. The next day with the 20 August bout of Smackdown Alive, down seriously to Murphy’s implication out of Rowan, the guy faced Daniel Bryan in the a great singles fits finish having Murphy defeating Bryan.