Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: PaRoyal Rumble, Dillinger aifanira kunge ari iye akapinda nhamba 10 mumutambo weRoyal Rumble asi akarwiswa kumashure kwezviitiko naKevin Owens naSami Zayn, naZayn achitora nzvimbo yake. Panguva
Fastlane, Dillinger aizobatana naBreezango (Fandango naTyler Breeze), vachikunda timu yaChad Gable, Shelton Benjamin naMojo Rawley. PaWrestleMania 34, Dillinger aizokwikwidza muAndré the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, kwaakabviswa naMatt Hardy. Mumutambo wake wekupedzisira wekubhadhara, Dillinger akakwikwidza muGreatest Royal Rumble, kwaakapinda panhamba 42, asi akabviswa naBraun Strowman. Musi waChikunguru 10 episode ye "SmackDown Live", Dillinger akarongerwa kutarisana neSamoa Joe, zvisinei, Joe akamurwisa mushure memutambo, izvi zvakatungamira svondo rakatevera Dillinger kupokana naJoe mukuedza kurasikirwa. Pane imwe WWE chiitiko mhenyu musi waAugust 13, Dillinger akakuvara mumutambo naShelton Benjamin. Mutongi wacho akarayira kuti mutambo ugume, achibvumira Benjamin kukunda nokuverenga nguva. Dillinger akakurumidza kuendeswa kumashure kwezviitiko nevakuru vakuru. Dillinger akadzoka musi waSeptember 25 episode ye "SmackDown Live", achinetsa Shinsuke Nakamura nokuda kweWWE United States Championship; zvisinei, akarwiswa panguva yemutambo naRandy Orton, mumutambo wekupedzisira weDillinger wakaterevhizheni nekambani.