 In his debut for the "WWE Superstars", he was teamed with Drew McIntyre being placed over the tag team of Hardy and R-Truth.On October 23, 2009, Escobar was one of five wrestlers removed from Team SmackDown of Bragging Rights.Escobar was included in his first and only titular contest in WWE on November 27, 2009, losing to John Morrison for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.