Tusi se faʻaauau mo lenei parakalafa - Murphy mulimuli ane taofia le ulutala faasaga ia Mustafa Ali i Survivor Series ma Alexander i, faʻatulagaina. I le aso 27 Ianuari 2019, na manuia ai le puipuiga a Murphy i lana ulutala i se taʻaloga mataʻutia e fa faʻasaga ia Akira Tozawa, Kalisto ma Hideo Itami i le Royal Rumble Kickoff Show ina ua maeʻa ona faʻamau Itami. I le aso 17 o Fepuari, na taofia ai e Murphy lona suafa faasaga ia Tozawa i le Elimination Chamber
. I le WrestleMania 35 Kickoff Show, na leiloa ai lona ulutala i lana paaga muamua o Tony Nese, ma faamutaina ai lona nofoaiga i le 183 aso. A o leʻi faiaʻina lenei taʻaloga, e leʻi manumalo lava Murphy i taʻaloga taʻitoʻatasi na faʻasalalau i le televise e amata mai ia Iulai 2018. I le aso 9 o Aperila i le "205 Live", na toe faatoilaloina ai Murphy e Nese i se tauvaga mo le WWE Cruiserweight Championship.