 On 30 May at Evolve 43, Drew Galloway made his first standalone defence of the DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate championship, defeating Biff Busick in the main-event via pinfall.The following night at Evolve 44, Galloway defeated Roderick Strong to retain the Evolve title and end their feud.On 10 July, Galloway lost both the Evolve World Championship and the Open the Freedom Gate Championship to Timothy Thatcher, at this point Galloway was the longest reigning Evolve champion in history and had set the record for most successful title defences.