 The following day, at the January 11 taping of "SmackDown", Gabriel and Slater helped their former leader Wade Barrett and Ezekiel Jackson attack Big Show.The following week, Gabriel, Slater, Barrett, and Jackson formed The Corre, and later that night Gabriel defeated World Heavyweight Champion Edge in a non-title match, following interference from the other members of The Corre.After winning a non-title match against the champions Kozlov and Marella on the February 4 episode of "SmackDown", Gabriel and Slater received a match for the WWE Tag Team Championship two weeks later, but lost via disqualification when the other members of The Corre interfered.