Cika wannan jumla: A ranar 29 ga Janairu, 2017, a
Royal Rumble, Dillinger ya kasance mai shiga cikin wasan Royal Rumble, yana shiga a lamba 10 amma Braun Strowman ya kawar da shi. A ranar 4 ga Afrilu na "SmackDown Live", Dillinger zai fara fitowa a matsayin babban dan wasa, inda ya kayar da Curt Hawkins. Dillinger zai shiga cikin ɗan gajeren rikici tare da Aiden Turanci, ya kayar da shi a kan abubuwa daban-daban na "SmackDown Live", wanda ya haifar da wasa a Backlash, inda Dillinger ya sake kayar da Turanci don kawo ƙarshen rikici.