On the February 16, 2024 episode of ''SmackDown'', Breakker joined the [[SmackDown brand]].<ref name="SmackDown02162024"/> The next week, Breakker made his in-ring debut for SmackDown by defeating [[Dante Chen]].<ref name="Lambert"/> In the [[2024 WWE Draft]] that April, Breakker was drafted to the [[Raw brand]].<ref name="Quiles"/> At [[Money in the Bank (2024)|Money in the Bank]] on July 6, Breakker unsuccessfully challenged [[Sami Zayn]] for the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]];.<ref name="Casey2024"/> duringIn a rematch on August 4, 2024 at [[SummerSlam (2024)|SummerSlam]] on August 3, Breakker defeated Zayn to win the title for the first time in his career.<ref name="SSlam2024">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE SummerSlam results: Powell’s review of Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa in a Bloodline Rules match for the WWE Championship, Damian Priest vs. Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/08/03/wwe-summerslam-results-powells-review-of-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-in-a-bloodline-rules-match-for-the-wwe-championship-damian-priest-vs-gunther-for-the-world-heavyweight-championship/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=August 3, 2024|access-date=August 3, 2024}}</ref>
