[4][5] On 3 February 2018, Devlin became the inaugural Over the Top Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion, holding the title until losing it to WALTER on 18 August 2018.[12] On 18 May 2018, WWE announced via their YouTube channel that Devlin would be one of 16 contestants in the second annual United Kingdom Championship Tournament,[13] where he lost to Flash Morgan Webster in the quarterfinals.He was interrupted by the general manager of the brand, Johnny Saint, who scheduled a match against an unknown opponent revealed to be Finn Bálor, who defeated Devlin.[23] At Worlds Collide on 25 January, Devlin defeated Banks, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott and Angel Garza in a fatal-four way match to win the NXT Cruiserweight Championship.[33][34] The match took place on the 200th episode of NXT UK, where Devlin failed to win the title, marking his final appearance for the brand.[52] On 18 December episode of Raw, McDonagh lost to R-Truth in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight match with a Loser Leaves The Judgment Day stipulation.[54] On 13 May episode of Raw, McDonagh and Bálor won a fatal four-way match with help from Carlito to become the #1 contenders for the World Tag Team Championship.[55] The following week, they failed to win the titles from Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) after Braun Strowman prevented Carlito from interfering.[57] On 5 August episode of Raw, McDonagh was revealed to be part of the revamped Judgment Day with Carlito and Morgan, replacing Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley.Despite finishing the match, McDonagh later revealed he had suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung, putting him out of action for a couple of months.[citation needed] In June 2020, during the rise of the Speaking Out movement, Devlin was accused of physical and domestic abuse by Hannah Francesca, a former partner.[8] Devlin denied the allegations, calling them "completely and utterly false" and that it was "a case of a malicious personal agenda being executed against [him] on the back of a very brave telling of true experiences by other women.