Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - MunaFebruary, kusawirirana kwakakura pakati paJericho naOwens mushure mekunge Jericho abvuma dambudziko reUniversal Championship kubva kuna Goldberg akamiririra Owens, zvakashungurudza Owens. Musi waFebruary 13 episode ye "Raw", Jericho akabata "Mutambo weUshamwari" weOwens, uyo asina kufadzwa uye akauraya Jericho, achipedza mubatanidzwa wavo. Jericho akadzoka paFastlane musi waKurume 5, achivhiringidza Owens panguva yemutambo wake naGoldberg uye zvichikonzera kuti Owens arasikirwe neUniversal Championship, achitendeuka zvakare mukuita. Izvi zvakatungamira kumutambo pakati paJericho naOwens wekurongwa kweWrestleMania 33 musi waApril 2, neJericho's United States Championship pamutsara. PaWrestleMania, Jericho akarasikirwa neUnited States Championship kuna Owens. Pakutsiva
Musi waApril 30, Jericho akakunda Owens kuti awanezve zita uye akatamira kuSmackDown brand, asi akarasikirwa naye zvakare husiku huviri gare gare pa "SmackDown". Pashure pomutambo wacho, Owens akarwisa Jericho, uyo akatakurwa ari pachitanda. Nokudaro, Jericho yakanyorwa kubva paterevhizheni kuitira kuti akwanise kuzadzikisa zvibvumirano zvake zvekufamba pamwe nekusimudzira dambarefu rake idzva naFozzy. Jericho akaita kushamisika kudzoka paimba inoratidza muSingapore musi waJune 28, kwaakarasikirwa naHideo Itami.