Luke Harper
Ayers refereed the finals of the NXT Tag Team Championship tournament, crowning the first champions, Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey on January 31, 2013. On May 2, Ayers refereed the match between Luke Harper and Erick Rowan vs Neville and Bo Dallas where Harper and Rowan became NXT Tag Team Champions. Ayers debuted on "Raw" on August 6, refereeing the match between Kaitlyn and Layla.