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. Since the introduction of the WWE 24/7 Championship, Maverick has chased the current holder of the championship on "Raw", "SmackDown" and "205 Live", becoming more active as a wrestler. During his title pursuit, Maverick would create flyers of whoever the current champion was and handed them out to fans, backstage personnel, and superstars in various places. WWE management liked Maverick's ideas and, in regard, gave him a little push. On 29 May edition of "SmackDown", R-Truth and Maverick interrupted the Shane McMahon Appreciation Night in an impromptu match for the title, which Maverick lost. On 18 June, Maverick (disguised as R-Truth's manager Carmella) surprised R-Truth in the parking lot of the arena, pinned him for the title and immediately drove off in the referee's car. This marked his first championship win in WWE. Maverick also became the second holder - after R-Truth - to hold the title for over one day. However, he lost the title to R-Truth during his wedding, two days later. During the following episode of "Raw", Maverick had a rematch against R-Truth for the title, but he was quickly defeated. On 1 July episode of "Raw", Maverick attacked R-Truth with a suitcase and pinned him in the backstage area, while the latter was fleeing from a mob of wrestlers to become a two-time 24/7 Champion. However, Maverick lost the title to Truth 14 days later when Truth pinned him on his hotel room bed during his honeymoon. The following weeks, he would win and lose the title four times. As part of the 2019 WWE Draft, Maverick was drafted to SmackDown brand, though he will still serve as General Manager of 205 Live. On April 12, 2020, Maverick was announced as a participant in the Interim NXT Cruiserweight Title Tournament, representing Group A in the tournament. On April 15, 2020, Maverick was originally released from his WWE contract as part of budget cuts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, he was still expected to compete in the Interim Cruiserweight Title tournament.