Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekupokana kwake naOrton, Rusev akatanga timu neChirungu, vaviri vacho vachipinda mumutambo unouraya wevatambi vana veSmackDown Tag Team Championship paClash of Champions
muna December kwaibatanidzawo The New Day, Chad Gable naShelton Benjamin uye vakundi The Usos, iyo The Usos yakakunda. Rusev akapinda mumutambo we2018 Royal Rumble musi waNdira 28 semunhu wekutanga kupinda, akapedza maminetsi anopfuura makumi matatu asati abviswa naBray Wyatt naMatt Hardy. Musi waKurume 27 episode ye "SmackDown", Rusev akabatana naJinder Mahal kukunda Bobby Roode naRandy Orton, vachimuwedzera kumutambo weUnited States Championship kuWrestleMania 34. Pamutambo uyu, Rusev akarohwa naMahal, ndokurasikirwa nemutambo. Pamutambo weGreatest Royal Rumble, akatarisana naThe Undertaker mumutambo weCasket, asi akarasikirwa. Musi waMay 8 episode ye "SmackDown", Rusev akakunda Daniel Bryan kuti akodzere kukwikwidza kwevarume Mari muBhangi manera paMari muBhangi, iyo yakakundwa naBraun Strowman. Pachikamu chinotevera che "SmackDown", akakunda mutsimba wekukwikwidza kuti ave nhamba yekutanga mukwikwidzi weAJ Styles 'WWE Championship paExtreme Rules. Pamutambo wacho, akakundwa naStyles.