ently ▁ear ning ▁themselves ▁into ▁cont ention . ▁Event ually , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December , ▁O ' S ha un ess y ▁lost ▁the ▁title ▁to ▁Esc obar ▁in ▁a ▁four - way ▁match ▁also ▁involving ▁H enn ig ▁and ▁D rew ▁Mc Int y re ▁( former ly ▁D rew ▁Gall ow ay ). ▁ ▁O ' S ha un ess y ▁spent ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁continu ing ▁to ▁ch ase ▁gold , ▁ear ning ▁two ▁sh ots ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁February ▁at ▁the ▁Florida ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Champions ▁Johnny ▁Curt is ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁Re ks , ▁but ▁he ▁and ▁Ry back ▁were ▁un success ful ▁in ▁both ▁attempts . ▁In ▁March ▁he ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁two ▁for ▁the ▁titles ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁Mc Int y re ▁as ▁his ▁partner , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁defeat ▁them , ▁nor ▁could ▁he ▁defeat ▁Mc Int y re ▁for ▁the ▁Florida ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁the ▁following ▁month . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ch ances ▁throughout ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁win ▁any ▁more ▁titles ▁before ▁being ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁W WE ▁television , ▁un success fully ▁challeng ing ▁Justin ▁Angel ▁for ▁the ▁Florida ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁in ▁November . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁O ' S ha un ess y ▁worked ▁a ▁dark ▁match ▁at ▁a ▁Sm ack Down ▁tap ing , ▁losing ▁to ▁R - Tr uth . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁in ▁May