Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Musi wa25 Gumiguru muchikamu che "SmackDown", Natalya akarasikirwa naNikki Bella mumutambo wekuona kaputeni wechikwata chevakadzi cheSmackDown paSurvivor Series pay-per-view. Zvisinei, pashure pokunge Nikki arwiswa kumashure kwemutambo pamberi pemutambo, Natalya akatsiva Nikki asi akatungamirira boka rake kukunda. Panguva yekubhadhara-ne-kutarisa, Carmella akapomera Natalya kuti ndiye akarwisa Nikki paSurvivor Series; Natalya akaramba izvi kwemavhiki asati arwisa Carmella muna Zvita 20 episode ye "SmackDown" uye achibvuma kuti akarwisa Nikki, achiratidza godo rake rakadzvinyirirwa rekubudirira kwaBella mumakore apfuura. Natalya naNikki vakagadzirirwa kukwikwidza mumutambo musi waNdira 10, 2017, chikamu che "SmackDown", asi mutambo hauna kumbobvira watanga zviri pamutemo nekuda kwekurwa pakati pevaviri, uko vatongi vakauya kuzovaparadzanisa. PaRoyal Rumble pay-per-view musi wa29 Ndira, Natalya akakwikwidza mumutambo wevakadzi vatanhatu pamwe naAlexa Bliss naMickie James vachipesana naNikki, Naomi, naBecky Lynch, uko timu yake yakakundwa mushure mekunge Naomi abaya Bliss. Musi waFebruary 12 muElimination Chamber
pamutambo wokubhadhara, Natalya akatarisana naNikki mumakwikwi evanhu vamwe navamwe, ayo akaguma nokuverengwa kaviri. Kurwisana kwacho kwakaguma nemutambo weFalls Count Anywhere musi waFebruary 21 episode ye "SmackDown", umo Natalya akakunda mushure mekupindira kubva kuna Maryse. Musi waJune 18 paMari muBhangi, Natalya akakwikwidza mumutambo wekutanga wevakadzi weMari muBhangi, uyo wakakundwa naCarmella zvichitevera kupindira kwaJames Ellsworth.