 At Heat Wave, Chetti and Nova defeated Da Baldies in a tag team match.On the August 6 episode of "Hardcore TV", Chetti received his first opportunity for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, challenging Justin Credible for the title in a losing effort.On the September 3 episode of "Hardcore TV", Chetti and Nova participated in a tournament for the vacant ECW World Tag Team Championship, where they lost to Team Me (Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger) in the quarter-final.