Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A ranar 12 ga Fabrairu a Majalisa
, Styles ya yi gasa a cikin wasan Gidan Gida da Cena, Baron Corbin, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose da The Miz don WWE Championship, wanda Wyatt ya ci nasara. A cikin shirin na gaba na "SmackDown", Styles ya kasa dawo da taken daga Wyatt a wasan barazanar sau uku wanda ya hada da Cena. A watan da ya biyo baya, Styles ya fara rikici da Kwamishinan SmackDown Shane McMahon, saboda takaicin Styles na rashin iya dawo da Gasar WWE. Wannan ya haifar da wasa tsakanin su biyu a WrestleMania 33 a ranar 2 ga Afrilu, wanda Styles ya ci nasara. A cikin shirin na gaba na "SmackDown", Styles ya girgiza hannun McMahon, don haka ya juya fuska a cikin aikin.