Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 11 ga Afrilu, an tura Rusev zuwa alamar SmackDown a matsayin wani ɓangare na Superstar Shake-up. A ranar 25 ga Afrilu na "SmackDown", Rusev ya fara bayyana a shirin WWE tun Fastlane, yana bayyana ta hanyar tauraron dan adam, kuma ya bayyana cewa ba zai fara fitowa a SmackDown ba sai dai idan an ba shi wasan WWE Championship a
Kuɗi a Bankin biya-da-gani a ranar 18 ga Yuni. Ba a ba shi buƙatarsa ba, amma a ranar 4 ga watan Yuli na "SmackDown", ya yi bayyanarsa ta farko don alama kuma ya fuskanci John Cena mai dawowa, yana kafa wasan tutar don Battleground, wanda ya rasa.