Fertig continuò ad utilizzare lo pseudonimo di Seven ed entrò a far parte della stable dei Disciples of Synn; riuscì anche a conquistare l'OVW Southern Tag Team Championship assieme a Travis Bane. ###>He competed in OVW for two years, winning the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship with Travis Bane, before being called up to the SmackDown brand as Mordecai, a religious zealot.