Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 21 ga watan Nuwamba na "Raw", bayan an kulle shi daga ɗakin ɗakinsa, Enzo Amore zai gudu zuwa Lana a cikin hallway kafin Rusev ya fusata da fushinsa. Rusev zai kalubalanci Amore zuwa wasa daga baya wannan daren, da sauri ya kayar da shi. A mako mai zuwa a kan "Raw", Amore zai kayar da Rusev ta hanyar rashin cancanta. A, Rusev zai fuskanci abokin aikin Amore, Big Cass, ya doke shi ta hanyar ƙidayar. A daren da ya biyo baya a kan "Raw", Rusev zai sake fuskantar Cass, a wannan lokacin ya kayar da shi ta hanyar rashin cancanta. A wannan daren, Amore dole ne ya halarci horar da hankali daga abin da ya faru a ranar 21 ga watan Nuwamba na "Raw". A lokacin horo, Rusev da sabon abokin kawancensa, Jinder Mahal za su kai wa Amore hari. A ranar 2 ga Janairu, 2017 na "Raw", Rusev ya haɗu tare da Mahal a wasan nakasassu na 2-on-1, inda ya ci Big Cass. A cikin
Royal Rumble, Rusev zai shiga wasan Rumble a lamba goma sha takwas, wanda ya wuce minti 20 kafin Goldberg ya fitar da shi. A ranar 27 ga watan Fabrairu na "Raw", Rusev da Mahal sun fara nuna tashin hankali bayan Rusev ba da gangan ya janye hankalin Mahal, wanda ya sa su biyu suka rasa zuwa Sabuwar Rana. A Fastlane, babban manajan Mick Foley ya sanya Rusev da Mahal a wasannin 'yan wasa a wannan daren bayan Mahal ya bayyana sha'awarsa na komawa gasar' yan wasa. Rusev da Mahal duka sun rasa wasanninsu da Big Show da Cesaro. Dukansu Rusev da Lana sun ɓace daga talabijin bayan Rusev ya buƙaci tiyata don rauni.