 On 15 December episode of "Superstars", McIntyre finally won a match by defeating Justin Gabriel which earned him a contract with "SmackDown".He switched to the SmackDown brand on 30 December and resumed his tense relationship with General Manager Theodore Long.Long put pressure on McIntyre to win matches to justify his contract and McIntyre subsequently began an eight match losing streak going into the new year, after the last of which, Long fired McIntyre within the storyline.