Kammala wannan jumlar: A ranar 10 ga Afrilu, an tura Hawkins zuwa alamar Raw a matsayin wani ɓangare na Superstar Shake-up. A wannan lokacin, ya sha wahala asara da yawa ga Apollo Crews, Finn Bálor, Seth Rollins da Jason Jordan. A watan Yulin 2017, an bayyana cewa Hawkins yana da rashin nasara na wasanni 100, wanda WWE ta yi iƙirarin cewa shine mafi tsayi rashin nasara na 'zamani na zamani'. Ba da daɗewa ba wannan ya shiga cikin gimmick na Hawkins. A cikin
Babban Balls na Wuta a ranar 9 ga Yuli, Hawkins ya yi gasa a cikin babban wasan da ya yi na biyan kuɗi na shekara ta 2017, a cikin saurin rashin nasara ga Heath Slater. A ƙarshen 2017, Hawkins ya kasa cin nasara a wasan, ya ƙare shekara tare da asara sama da 150 a jere. A farkon shekarar 2018, Hawkins ya yi gwagwarmaya a kai a kai a kan "Babban Taron" kuma ya ci gaba da rashin nasararsa, tare da Hawkins ya sami raguwa da yawa kuma an bayyana shi a matsayin "mutum mai tausayawa a wannan lokacin".