Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Murphy daga baya ya riƙe taken a kan Mustafa Ali a Survivor Series da Alexander a, bi da bi. A ranar 27 ga Janairu, 2019, Murphy ya yi nasarar kare kambinsa a wasan da ya yi nasara da Akira Tozawa, Kalisto da Hideo Itami a Royal Rumble Kickoff Show bayan ya buga Itami. A ranar 17 ga Fabrairu, Murphy ya ci gaba da taken sa a kan Tozawa a
Gidan Cirewa. A WrestleMania 35 Kickoff Show, ya rasa kambinsa ga tsohon abokin tarayya Tony Nese, yana kawo karshen mulkinsa a kwanaki 183. Kafin wannan asarar, Murphy ya kasance ba a doke shi ba a wasannin 'yan wasa da aka watsa a talabijin tun daga watan Yulin 2018. A ranar 9 ga Afrilu a cikin "205 Live", Murphy ya sake cin nasara da Nese a cikin sake dawowa don WWE Cruiserweight Championship.