On December 31, he lost a 2008 Royal Rumble qualifying match to the returning Umaga. After that, he began primarily appearing on "Heat" once again, defeating locals and teaming with Super Crazy. On the March 17 episode of "Raw", he participated in a 17-on-2 handicap elimination tag team match as part of the 17 members of the "Raw" roster against John Cena and Randy Orton. After Cody Rhodes was eliminated, all the remaining "Raw" wrestlers attacked Cena and Orton, resulting in their disqualification. Duggan also took part in a 12-on-12 tag team preview match on the March 25 episode of "ECW". He competed 24-man battle royal was held just before WrestleMania XXIV aired to determine the #1 contender for an ECW Championship match. The match was eventually won by Kane.