Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 20 ga Disamba a cikin "SmackDown", Corbin ya fuskanci Dolph Ziggler, wanda ya sami lambar yabo a kan WWE Champion AJ Styles. Wasan tsakanin su biyun, tare da damar taken Ziggler a kan layi, ya ƙare a cikin ƙidaya biyu; sakamakon haka, an ƙara Corbin zuwa wasan taken, yana ba Corbin damar farko ta taken duniya a WWE. A ranar 27 ga Disamba, Styles ya lashe wasan ta hanyar tsayar da Ziggler. A cikin
Taron Royal Rumble a ranar 29 ga Janairu, Corbin ya shiga wasan Royal Rumble a lamba 13, musamman kawar da Braun Strowman kuma ya ɗauki fiye da minti 32 kafin The Undertaker ya kawar da shi. A Elimination Chamber, Corbin ya yi gasa a wasan kwaikwayo na WWE Championship. Nan da nan bayan da aka kawar da shi ta hanyar Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya Dean Ambrose, Corbin ya kai wa Ambrose hari, wanda ya haifar da kawar da shi. Corbin ya kai wa Ambrose hari a ranar 7 ga Maris a cikin "SmackDown" tare da bututun ƙarfe da forklift. A ranar 21 ga Maris, Ambrose ya rama ta hanyar janye hankalin Corbin a cikin wasa da Randy Orton. Corbin ya kalubalanci Ambrose ba tare da nasara ba don Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya a WrestleMania 33 pre-show amma ya ci Ambrose a cikin Street Fight wanda ba shi da taken a kan "SmackDown". A ranar 17 ga Afrilu, Corbin ya kasa lashe damar samun lambar yabo ga Gasar Amurka a wasan barazanar sau uku da AJ Styles da Sami Zayn. Bayan wasan kwaikwayon, Corbin ya kai wa Zayn hari kuma ya tura wani jami'in, wanda aka dakatar da shi kuma Kwamishinan SmackDown Shane McMahon ya ci shi tara. A Backlash, Corbin ya ci nasara da Zayn.