Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'oge ọkọchị nke afọ 2014, Phillips na Alicia Fox bidoro inwe mkparịtaụka dị mkpirikpi, ebe ọ na-esogbu ya ma na-emekpa ya ahụ ọtụtụ oge, n'akụkụ ebe a na-agba bọọlụ nakwa n'azụ ya. Hannifan, dị ka Tom Phillips, na-eje ozi dị ka onye na-ekwu okwu egwuregwu maka egwuregwu maka "SmackDown Live" ndị na-ekwu okwu. Mgbe o merisịrị n'asọmpi United States megide Kevin Owens na
Nkwụghachi ụgwọ, Chris Jericho tinyere ma Philips ma onye nta akụkọ "RAW" Mike Rome na Ndepụta maka ha abụọ ịkwụsịtụ ya goodbye na "RAW" onye isi njikwa Kurt Angle. Ọ bụ onye isi nkọwa maka "NXT" akara tapings na mgbasa ozi site na 2014 ruo mgbe Mauro Ranallo nọchiri ya na 2017. Phillips rụkwara ọrụ dị ka onye isi na-ekwu okwu na WrestleMania 33 na Eprel 2, 2017 maka akara SmackDown, na-aghọ onye nke ise na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke ụlọ ọrụ na-arụ ọrụ dị ka onye isi okwu na WrestleMania. Philips duzikwara ikwu okwu na "205 Live" tupu Vic Joseph dochie ya.