Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Rwisano iri pakati pavaviri yakaiswa parutivi pashure pokunge Strowman akuvara zviri pamutemo pachigaro chake. Reigns akakwikwidza mumutambo unouraya wevashanu paExtreme Rules muna Chikumi vachipesana naBray Wyatt, Finn Bálor, Samoa Joe naSeth Rollins, nemukundi achiva nhamba yekutanga mukwikwidzi weUniversal Championship. Joe aizokunda mutambo wacho pashure pokumanikidza Bálor kupera simba kuti azviise pasi. Musi waJune 19 episode ye "Raw", Reigns akarwiswa neanodzoka Strowman, uyo akadenha Reigns kumubhedha weamburenzi kuGreat Balls of Fire, iyo Reigns yakarasikirwa. Panguva
SummerSlam musi waAugust 20, Reigns akaiswa naBrock Lesnar mumutambo weUniversal Championship unosanganisirawo Strowman naJoe. Zvichitevera izvi, Reigns aizotanga kukwikwidzana naJohn Cena. Vaviri vacho vakatarisana paNo Mercy, iyo Reigns akakunda. Usiku hunotevera pa"Raw", Reigns akarondedzera kukunda kwake Cena sekukunda kukuru mubasa rake. Muna Gumiguru, nekuda kwezvinhu zvakabatana neThe Miz, The Miztourage (Bo Dallas naCurtis Axel) naCesaro naSheamus, Reigns, Ambrose naRollins vakasarudza kugadzirisa The Shield kuitira kuti varwise mubatanidzwa wataurwa pamusoro apa. Reigns aifanira kujoina Rollins naAmbrose pa 22 Gumiguru, asi akabviswa mumutambo uyu nekuda kwekunetseka kwechirwere. Akatsiviwa naKurt Angle.