Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - PaOctober 17 episode ye "SmackDown", Styles akatanga kukwikwidzana neWWE Champion, Jinder Mahal, nekutarisana nekumurwisa. Musi waGumiguru 22, Styles akaonekwa pachiitiko cheRaw, achikwikwidza naFinn Bálor nekuda kwemupikisi wepakutanga waBálor Bray Wyatt asina kubvumidzwa kukwikwidza, kwaakakundwa naBálor. Musi waNovember 7 episode ye "SmackDown" muManchester, England, Styles akakunda Jinder Mahal kuti akunde WWE Championship kechipiri mune iyo yakaratidza nguva yekutanga iyo zita rakachinja ruoko pa "SmackDown" kubva munaGunyana 2003, ichizivikanwa neWWE semunhu wekutanga akambotorwa korona kunze kweNorth America (Antonio Inoki akakunda zita muJapan muna 1979, asi kutonga uku hakuzivikanwe neWWE). Nokukunda, Styles akatsiva Mahal mumutambo wemakwikwi nevakwikwidzi paSurvivor Series vachipesana neUniversal Champion Brock Lesnar, iyo yaaizorasikirwa nayo. PaClash of Champions
Musi wa 17 Zvita, Styles akakunda Mahal kuburikidza nekuzviisa pasi mukudzivirira kwake kwekutanga zita. Styles's feud inotevera yakauya naKevin Owens naSami Zayn, avo vakarasikirwa nemitambo yekudzoka kumashure nekuda kwekupindira, izvo zvakatungamira kumakwikwi emakwikwi ekuremara kuRoyal Rumble musi waNdira 28, 2018 iyo Styles yakakunda. Styles akabva abudirira kudzivirira zita rake achipesana naKevin Owens, Sami Zayn, John Cena, Baron Corbin, naDolph Ziggler mumakwikwi matanhatu paFastlane musi waKurume 11.