 At Impact Rebellion, Moose appeared with the old TNA World Heavyweight Championship title (in its 2011–2017 design) and declared himself the new TNA World Champion after defeating Hernandez and Michael Elgin.Moose made his first "title defense" on the May 12 edition of "Impact", defeating Suicide.He successivly defended with success the title against Hernandez and Crazzy Steve in singles matches.