Vance Archer

On the November 3 edition of ECW, Hoyt, as Vance Archer, made his intense debut on the brand as a heel, where he defeated jobber Logan Jones. Hoyt picked up his biggest win to date when he defeated former ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer on the December 8 edition of ECW. On the December 30 edition of WWE Superstars, Shelton Benjamin defeated Archer by DQ, making Archer still undefeated by pinfall. He participated in the ECW Homecoming eight-man battle royal, but was thrown out by Shelton Benjamin.