Apollo Crews steps into the "Curt Hawkins Star Factory."

After professing to be a star-maker for the last two weeks and being put in his place by Big Show and Finn Bálor, Curt Hawkins changed the criteria for his would-be protégés, attempting to attract an opponent to the "Star Factory" who had not previously been a champion.

Enter Apollo Crews, a Superstar who many have pegged as a champion-in-waiting, to showcase his talents against Hawkins. Unsurprisingly, Crews put on a clinic against his opponent, sealing the win with his Sitting Spinout Powerbomb and attracting the attention of Titus O’Neil, who last week attempted to sign Crews to the Titus Brand and took it one step further this time, raising the hand of the confused-looking victor and snapping a seemingly-unwanted post-match selfie.