Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Musi waChikunguru 23, Natalya akakunda Flair, Lynch, Tamina, naLana mumutambo wekubvisa vanhu vashanu kuBattleground, achiwana mukana wekutarisana naNaomi weSmackDown Women's Championship kuSummerSlam musi waAugust 20. Pamusangano uyu, Natalya akakunda Naomi kuti atore Mukwikwidzi weSmackDown Women. Nekukunda uku, Natalya akazova mukadzi wekutanga kubata zvese Divas Championship uye SmackDown Women's Championship.&lt;ref name="SummerSlam20/08/17"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; PaSeptember 12 episode ye "SmackDown", Natalya akaita rake rekutanga rakabudirira zita rekudzivirira mumutambo wekudzokorora naNaomi. Muhero Mukamuri
Musi wa8 Gumiguru, Natalya akadzivirira mukwikwidzi wake achipesana naCharlotte Flair, izvo zvakaguma nekurasikirwa nekubviswa mushure mekunge arwisa Flair nechigaro. Musi waNovember 14 episode ye "SmackDown", akadonhedza zita kuna Charlotte, achirasikirwa nekuzviisa pasi, uye nekudaro achipedza kutonga kwake pamazuva makumi masere nematanhatu. Natalya akabva akwikwidza kuSurvivor Series pamwe naBecky Lynch, Tamina Snuka, Naomi naCarmella sechikamu cheTeam Smackdown vachipesana neTeam Raw mukurasikirwa. Natalya akagamuchira mutambo wake weSmackdown Women's Championship paClash of Champions, asi haana kubudirira kurwisa Flair mumutambo wevaruki vemiti.