 On the June 16, 2014 edition of "Raw", Slater showed signs of a face turn as he stood up to Rusev and Lana by responding to their anti-American promos.However, he was quickly defeated by Rusev, who applied the "Accolade" on Slater to get the win.On the June 26, 2014 episode of "Superstars", Slater faced Adam Rose in a losing effort.