Lashley for his ECW World Championship in a Handicap match, winning the title for Vince. Umaga would continue to be involved with that feud, competing at Judgment Day in a rematch for the ECW World Championship, which was once again a Handicap match with the McMahons along with Umaga taking on Lashley, which Lashley won. However, Lashley did not win the ECW World Championship because he pinned Shane and not the champion, Vince. The feud culminated at One Night Stand, with Umaga aiding Vince in defending the ECW World Championship against Lashley in a Street Fight, which Vince lost. In June, Umaga was re-entered into a feud with Marella. When they met at the Vengeance pay-per-view, Umaga was solidly in control of the match, but lost by disqualification when he disregarded the referee's instructions and continued to punch Marella. In a rematch on the July 2 episode of Raw, Umaga defeated Marella to win the Intercontinental Championship for the second time. On August 6, 2007, he turned face. Umaga joined forces with John Cena to face Carlito and Randy Orton on August 13, 2007. He defeated both Carlito and Mr. Kennedy in a triple threat match at SummerSlam to retain the Intercontinental Championship. He then interrupted a match between Kennedy and the returning Jeff Hardy the following night on Raw, assaulting Hardy and leaving him lying in the ring, thus turning heel once again. One week later, on the September 3 episode of Raw, Umaga lost the Intercontinental Championship to Hardy. Final feuds (2008–2009) Later that night, he teamed with Carlito in a handicap match against Triple H, after which Triple H struck him several times with his signature sledgehammer, injuring him. He was given a match against Triple H at No Mercy, which was changed to a title match for the WWE Championship during the event when Triple H won the title earlier that night. Umaga was defeated by Triple H in their match. At Survivor Series, his team lost to Triple H's team in a Survivor Series match. Coming up to WrestleMania XXIV, Umaga started a feud with Batista, but lost to him at WrestleMania. On June 23, 2008, Umaga was drafted to the SmackDown brand, as a part of the 2008 WWE draft. Umaga suffered a torn PCL at a live event in Johnson City, Tennessee on August 2. After two promos hyping his return to the