entered the Royal Rumble match on January 26, 2020 at #27, but was eliminated by Rollins. Rollins then challenged Owens to a match at WrestleMania 36, which was won by Owens to end their feud. On the pre-show at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules on July 19, Owens defeated Murphy, an ally of Rollins. After this, Owens entered into a program with Aleister Black. After a number of matches against each other, Owens defeated Black on the October 12 episode of Raw to end their feud. As part of the 2020 Draft in October, Owens was drafted to the SmackDown brand. He defeated Dolph Ziggler on the October 30 episode of SmackDown to qualify for Team SmackDown at Survivor Series. At the event on November 22, Team SmackDown lost in a clean sweep by Team Raw. Owens then reignited his rivalry against Roman Reigns, challenging him for the Universal Championship at TLC on December 20, and again at Royal Rumble on January 31, 2021, but was defeated both times due to assistance from Jey Uso and Paul Heyman. On the second night of WrestleMania 37 on April 11, Owens defeated Sami Zayn and attacked Logan Paul after the match. At Hell in a Cell on June 20, Owens lost to Zayn. After a brief hiatus, Owens returned on the July 2 episode of SmackDown, defeating Zayn in a Last Man Standing match to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at Money in the Bank. At the event on July 18, Owens failed to win the contract as it was won by Big E. As part of the 2021 Draft, Owens was drafted to the Raw brand. On the November 1 episode of Raw, Owens entered a storyline with WWE Champion Big E and Seth Rollins after Big E hit the Big Ending on Owens after their non-title match. The following week, Owens attacked Big E after the former's match against Rollins, turning heel for the first time since 2019. Owens attacked Finn Bálor the next week, cementing his heel turn. On the November 29 episode of Raw, Owens defeated Big E by disqualification to be added to the WWE Championship match at the Day 1 pay-per-view, making it a triple threat match. At Day 1 on January 1, 2022, Owens was unsuccessful in capturing the title as Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar were also added to