Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A Royal Rumble a ranar 29 ga Janairu, Harper ya shiga wasan Royal Rumble a lamba 25, yana kai wa Wyatt da Orton hari da kuma kawar da Apollo Crews, kafin Goldberg ya kawar da shi. A ranar 31 ga watan Janairu na "SmackDown", Harper ya juya fuska a karon farko a cikin aikinsa na WWE bayan ya taimaka wa WWE Champion John Cena a cikin rikici da Orton da Wyatt. A Gidan Cirewa
a ranar 12 ga watan Fabrairu, Orton ya ci Harper. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan wannan, Harper ya fuskanci AJ Styles ba tare da nasara ba a kan lambar farko ta WWE Championship, wanda Wyatt ke riƙe. A WrestleMania 33 pre-show a ranar 2 ga Afrilu, Harper ya shiga cikin André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, wanda Titus O'Neil ya kawar da shi. Bayan WrestleMania, Harper ya yi fada da Erick Rowan, wanda ya koma baya, wanda ya kai ga wasa a Backlash, wanda Harper ya lashe. A ranar 4 ga watan Yuli na "SmackDown", Harper ya shiga cikin Ranar 'Yanci na Royal Royal don sanin lambar da ke neman lambar Amurka. Ya kasa cin nasara yayin da AJ Styles ya ci wasan a ƙarshe. Daga nan sai Harper ya ɓace daga gidan talabijin na WWE na tsawon watanni.