At No Way Out, Funaki participated in a Cruiserweight Open match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship but was pinned by the champion Helms. On May 18 episode of "SmackDown!", Funaki was made short work of by recently returned superstar Mark Henry. On the June 29 episode of "SmackDown!", Funaki got a shot at the Cruiserweight title against Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero and Jamie Noble, but came up short. At The Great American Bash, he participated in a match for the Cruiserweight Championship which Hornswoggle won. On the December 14 episode of "SmackDown!", he wrestled in a squash match against Edge. He also made a televised appearance on January 4, 2008 episode of "SmackDown!" where he lost to Chavo Guerrero in a Beat the Clock match.