Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - PaRoyal Rumble musi waNdira 29, Harper akapinda mumutambo weRoyal Rumble nenhamba 25, achirwisa vese Wyatt naOrton uye achibvisa Apollo Crews, asati abviswa naGoldberg. PaJanuary 31 episode ye "SmackDown", Harper akatendeuka chiso kekutanga muWWE basa rake mushure mekubatsira WWE Champion John Cena mukutarisana kwake naOrton naWyatt. MuKamuri Rokubvisa
pana February 12, Harper akakundwa naOrton. Nguva pfupi mushure meizvi, Harper akakundikana kutarisana neAJ Styles pamusoro pekukwikwidza nhamba yekutanga yeWWE Championship, yakachengetwa naWyatt. PaWrestleMania 33 pre-show musi waApril 2, Harper akapinda muAndré the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, kubva kwaakabviswa naTitus O'Neil. Kutevera WrestleMania, Harper akarwa naErick Rowan akadzoka, zvichitungamira kumutambo kuBacklash, uyo Harper akakunda. Musi waChikunguru 4 episode ye "SmackDown", Harper akatora chikamu muIndependence Day Battle Royal kuti aone nhamba yekutanga kukwikwidza kuUnited States Championship. Akakundikana kuhwina sezvo mutambo uyu wakapedzisira wakundwa naAJ Styles. Harper ipapo akanyangarika kubva kuWWE terevhizheni kwemwedzi inoverengeka.