Nyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Nekuda kwekukunda kwake kuSummerSlam, Styles akabva angopinda muWWE World Championship mufananidzo uye akagamuchira mumwe mukana pachinzvimbo paBacklash achipesana naDean Ambrose. Pa pay-per-view musi waGunyana 11, Styles akakunda Ambrose kuti ave WWE World Champion kekutanga mushure mekurohwa kwakaderera, zvakare mukwikwidzi wake wekutanga muWWE uye zita rechisere repasirese. Styles akaita yake yekutanga kubudirira zita kudzivirira pamusoro Ambrose mune rematch musi September 27 chiitiko "SmackDown" pashure kupindira kubva John Cena. PaNo Mercy musi wa9 Gumiguru, Styles akachengetedza zita rake achipesana naCena naAmbrose mumutambo wekutyisidzira katatu mushure mekupinza Cena. PaSurvivor Series musi waNovember 20, Styles akaumba Chikwata cheSmackDown pamwe naAmbrose, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton naShane McMahon mumutambo we5-on-5 Survivor Series vachipesana neChikwata Raw, icho chekutanga chakakunda. Pa 4 Zvita, Styles akachengetedza mukwikwidzi pamusoro paAmbrose mumutambo weTafura, Masitepisi, uye Zvigaro mushure mekunge James Ellsworth apindira ndokusundira Ambrose kubva pachitepisi uye kuburikidza nematafura akati wandei. Styles akabva atangazve kupopotedzana naCena zvichitungamira mu2017 Royal Rumble
musi waJanuary 29, apo Styles akakundwa nokuda kwokukunda, achigumisa kutonga kwake pamazuva 140.