Miz would begin to pursue a partnership with McMahon, with the promise of becoming the "best tag team in the world". McMahon would finally agree to the team proposal in December, turning Miz into a fan favorite for the first time since June 2014. The duo would then challenge SmackDown Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Sheamus to a title match at the 2019 Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 27, 2019, in which Miz and McMahon would defeat the duo to become the new champions. However, the next month at Elimination Chamber, Miz and McMahon lost the titles to The Usos, ending their reign at 21 days. The duo then failed to regain the titles from the Usos at Fastlane in March. After the loss, McMahon turned on Miz by attacking both him and his father at ringside. This led to a falls count anywhere match at WrestleMania 35, which Miz would lose. On April 15, Miz was drafted to Raw as part of the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up. Upon his acquisition, he would attack McMahon with a steel chair. Subsequently, Miz would challenge McMahon to a steel cage match at Money in the Bank in May. At the event, Miz was again narrowly defeated. The following month at Super ShowDown, Miz competed in the 51-man battle royal, but did not win.