On May 3, 2011, Daivari made his WWE return by competing in a dark match before the "SmackDown" tapings, losing to Ted DiBiase. In 2018, Daivari made his second return to WWE during a segment at Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia where he and his brother, Ariya Daivari, were driven out of the ring by four new Saudi recruits. He was later hired by WWE as a producer in January 2019, and was eventually released on April 15, 2020 as part of budget cuts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.