At the Survivor Series pay-per-view, Maverick was in AOP's corner for their match against The Bar; threatened by The Bar's associate, Big Show, Maverick wetted his pants, distracting The Bar long enough to allow AOP to score the victory. On 10 December episode of "Raw", AOP lost their title to Bobby Roode and Chad Gable in a three-on-two handicap match, that also involved Maverick. While acting as a heel on the main roster, Maverick remained acting as a face General Manager on "205 Live". In a dark match before the 9 April episode of "SmackDown", Maverick managed EC3. However, the owner of WWE Vince McMahon was reported to have disliked the match and manager spots, so the partnership was not brought to television.