Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A ranar 6 ga Maris, 2017 na "Raw", Aries ya juya fuska ta hanyar kai hari ga WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville yayin ganawa da shi. A ranar 7 ga Maris, ya yi wasan farko na "205 Live" a cikin zoben, inda ya ci Tony Nese. A ranar 13 ga Maris, Aries ya ci Ariya Daivari a wasan farko na "Raw". A ranar 14 ga Maris a cikin "205 Live", Aries ya ci TJ Perkins, Akira Tozawa, The Brian Kendrick da Tony Nese a wasan da aka yi don zama mai neman lamba ɗaya don Gasar Cruiserweight a WrestleMania 33, na ƙarshe ya kawar da Kendrick don cin nasara. Koyaya, Aries ya yi rashin nasara ga Neville yayin wasan farko a wasan farko. A ranar 4 ga Afrilu a cikin "205 Live", Aries ya ci Perkins, Jack Gallagher da Mustafa Ali a cikin mummunan wasa huɗu don samun nasarar sake buga wasa da Neville a Payback
, wanda ya lashe ta hanyar rashin cancanta. Aries ya sake kasa lashe Gasar Cruiserweight bayan da Neville ya doke shi a Extreme Rules a wasan mika wuya.