Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Munguva yake mu "205 Rarama", Ali akawana kutarisisa kweWWE Sachigaro Vince McMahon, uyo akafunga kumuisa paSmackDown brand. Sekureva kweaimbove munyori weWWE Kazeem Famuyide, panguva iyoyo-WWE Champion Daniel Bryan aive achimanikidza zvakaoma kumashure kwechiitiko kuti "mukadzi wechidiki wechidiki" ave paterevhizheni, achipokana kuti vese vana vavaive navo vaive vachisundira makore makumi mana ekuberekwa; izvi zvakatungamira manejimendi kusarudza Ali nekuda kwekusundidzira uku. Ali akaita chitarisiko chake chekutanga musi waZvita 11, 2018 episode ye "SmackDown Live", achitarisana naDaniel Bryan ndokurasikirwa naye gare gare husiku ihwohwo. Vhiki rakatevera pa "SmackDown Live", Ali akasimbiswa senhengo yakazara ye "SmackDown" roster uye kubatana pamwe neAJ Styles kukunda Daniel Bryan naAndrade "Cien" Almas mumutambo wechikwata, mushure mekunge Ali asunga Bryan. PaRoyal Rumble musi waNdira 27, 2019, Ali akakwikwidza mumutambo une zita rimwe chete, wakagara maminetsi makumi matatu uye akabvisa Shinsuke Nakamura naSamoa Joe, asati abviswa naNia Jax. MunaFebruary, Ali akarongerwa kukwikwidza mumutambo weElimination Chamber weWWE Championship pachiitiko chezita, icho chaizove mutambo wake wekutanga wepasi rose; zvisinei, akabviswa nekuda kwekukuvara kwepamutemo, uye akatsiviwa naKofi Kingston. Ali akaita kudzoka kwake kwakaratidzwa paterevhizheni paFastlane
pay-per-view, sechinhu chakapedzisira kuwedzerwa mumutambo weWWE Championship pakati paDaniel Bryan naKevin Owens, uyo Ali akarasikirwa nawo pashure pokunge apinzwa naBryan. Musi waKurume 25, 2019, zita rake rekutamba rakapfupikiswa kuita Ali.