Overview

• The on-screen split followed a backstage confrontation where The Miz questioned Hayes for not helping during a recent number one contender’s loss to the Street Profits.
• Hayes ended the partnership, saying The Miz gets in the way and declaring their team finished.
• Hayes then went to the ring and accepted Sami Zayn’s United States Championship open challenge, promising a better version of himself without constraints.
• The Miz immediately attacked from behind and dropped Hayes with the Skull Crushing Finale, escalating the fallout into a singles conflict.
• WWE highlighted the segment on its official X account with the caption “DOWN GOES CARMELO!,” and Wrestlezone reported that Aleister Black capitalized on the opening.