[6] He went undrafted in 2017 and spent time as an assistant coach and student-teacher intern at Airport High School in West Columbia, South Carolina in the fall of 2017.

[12] On the August 1 episode of NXT, Williams told Hayes that they needed to part ways so he could achieve his own accomplishments, amicably breaking up the Trick Melo Gang.

[18] Williams made his Main Event debut on the October 16 taping in a losing effort against Chad Gable.

[20] At Night 2 of Halloween Havoc on October 31, Williams returned and cost Hayes the NXT Championship match.

At the same time, Williams and Hayes defeated Edris Enofé and Malik Blade in the first round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

[25] Williams made his SmackDown appearance debut on January 26, saving Hayes from a beatdown by A-Town Down Under (Waller and Austin Theory).

[26] On the January 30 episode of NXT, Williams and Hayes defeated Latino World Order's Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro to advance to the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

[27] At NXT Vengeance Day on February 4, Williams and Hayes lost to Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker in the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

[35] On Week 1 of Spring Breakin', Williams defeated Dragunov to capture the NXT Championship for the first time in his career.

[45] Williams responded by releasing a diss track on Dunne[46] which led to the two men brawling with each other throughout the September 3 episode of NXT.

After the match, Bubba Ray and Williams put Page through a table that was brought to the ring by D-Von Dudley.

[54] On the December 17 episode of NXT, Williams' title match against Eddy Thorpe ended in controversial fashion as two referees counted two separate pins.

[55] At NXT: New Year's Evil on January 7, 2025, Williams lost the title to Oba Femi in a triple threat match also involving Thorpe, ending his second reign at 98 days.

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