He signed a development contract with WWE in 2007, when he was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling. Under the character The Chosen One, he worked on SmackDown on 2009, winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship. During the following years, he worked as a low card wrestler, being part of the stable 3MB.
In 2007, he signed a development contract with WWE, which led him to Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling under the character The Chosen One. He then appeared on SmackDown in 2009, winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship.  He later became part of the stable 3MB as a low-card wrestler.