Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A ranar 19 ga Disamba na "Raw", wani Mahal da ya fi dacewa da tsoka ya fara kawance da Rusev bayan Mahal ya yi karo da abokin hamayyar Rusev Enzo Amore kafin su biyun suka kai wa Amore hari. A ranar 2 ga Janairu, 2017 na "Raw", Mahal da Rusev sun doke abokin wasan Amore, Big Cass a wasan wasan 2-on-1. A mako mai zuwa a kan "Raw", Mahal ya rasa ga Cass (wanda ke da Shawn Michaels a ringside) bayan Michaels ya yi "Sweet Chin Music" a kan Rusev a ringside, wanda ya shawo kan Mahal. A ranar 27 ga watan Fabrairu na "Raw", Mahal da Rusev sun fara nuna tashin hankali bayan Rusev ya shawo kan Mahal ba da gangan ba, wanda ya sa su biyu suka rasa zuwa The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston da Xavier Woods). Haɗin tsakanin Mahal da Rusev ya ƙare a Fastlane
a ranar 5 ga Maris, lokacin da Mahal ya sanar da Manajan Janar na Raw Mick Foley game da burinsa na komawa gasar wasan kwaikwayo, wanda ya sa Foley ya sanya duo a wasan kwaikwayo a wannan dare kuma tare da Mahal da Rusev sun rasa wasanninsu da Cesaro da Big Show. An yi wannan ne saboda Rusev yana fama da raunin kafada.