Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - PaDecember 20 episode ye "SmackDown", Corbin akatarisana naDolph Ziggler, uyo akanga achangobva kuwana zita remutambo neWWE Champion AJ Styles. Mutambo pakati pevaviri, nemukana waZiggler wekutora zita pamutsetse, wakapera mukuverengwa kaviri; semhedzisiro, Corbin akawedzerwa kumutambo wekutora zita, achipa Corbin mukana wake wekutanga wekutora zita repasi rose muWWE. PaDecember 27 episode, Styles akakunda mutambo nekupinza Ziggler. PaRoyal Rumble
musi waNdira 29, Corbin akapinda mumutambo weRoyal Rumble ari panhamba yechi13, kunyanya kubvisa Braun Strowman uye akagara kwemaminitsi anopfuura makumi matatu nemaviri asati abviswa naThe Undertaker. PaElimination Chamber, Corbin akakwikwidza mumutambo wezita reWWE Championship. Pakarepo mushure mekubviswa neIntercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, Corbin akarwisa Ambrose, zvichikonzera kubviswa kwekupedzisira. Corbin akarwisa Ambrose musi waMarch 7 episode ye "SmackDown" nepombi yesimbi uye forklift. Musi waMarch 21, Ambrose akapindura nokutsausa Corbin mumutambo wairwisana naRandy Orton. Corbin haana kubudirira kupikisa Ambrose yeIntercontinental Championship paWrestleMania 33 pre-show asi akakunda Ambrose mune isina zita Street Fight pa "SmackDown". Musi waApril 17 episode, Corbin akakundikana kuhwina zita remukana weUnited States Championship mumutambo wekutyisidzira katatu kurwisa AJ Styles naSami Zayn. Mushure mekuratidzira, Corbin akarwisa Zayn uye akasundirawo mukuru, izvo zvaakambomiswa uye akabhadharwa neSmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon. PaBacklash, Corbin akakundwa naZayn.