Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - PaDecember 19 episode ye "Raw", kunyanya yakatetepa uye ine mhasuru Mahal yakatanga mubatanidzwa naRusev mushure mekunge Mahal atarisana nemukwikwidzi waRusev Enzo Amore vaviri vasati varwisa Amore. Musi waNdira 2, 2017 episode ye "Raw", Mahal naRusev vakakunda Amore's tag team shamwari Big Cass mumutambo we2-on-1 handicap. Vhiki rakatevera pa "Raw", Mahal akarasikirwa naCass (aive naShawn Michaels padyo neringi) mushure mekunge Michaels aridza "Sweet Chin Music" paRusev padyo neringi, izvo zvakatsausa Mahal. Musi waFebruary 27 episode ye "Raw", Mahal naRusev vakatanga kuratidza kusagadzikana mushure mekunge Rusev atsausa Mahal, zvichikonzera kuti vaviri vacho varasikirwe neThe New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston naXavier Woods). Sungano pakati paMahal naRusev yakaguma paFastlane
Musi waMarch 5, Mahal akaudza Raw General Manager Mick Foley nezvechishuwo chake chekudzokera kumakwikwi e singles, zvichikurudzira Foley kuisa vaviri vacho mumakwikwi e singles husiku ihwohwo uye vese Mahal naRusev vakarasikirwa nemitambo yavo vachipesana naCesaro naBig Show. Izvi zvakaitwa nemhaka yokuti Rusev akanga akuvara zvakakomba papfudzi.