On April 15, 2009, he was drafted to the ECW brand as part of the 2009 WWE Draft, breaking up the team of himself and Kendrick. He made his first ECW appearance on July 9, 2009 by defeating Jack Meridol. On August 18 he formed an alliance with William Regal and Vladimir Kozlov by betraying the ECW Champion Christian during a tag team match in which he teamed with Christian. When ECW ended Ezekiel Jackson went to the Raw brand.