Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Oktoobar 8, 2017, at Hell in a Cell
, Zayn wuxuu ka caawiyay Owens inuu ka adkaado Taliyaha SmackDown Shane McMahon dhacdadii ugu weyneyd, isagoo u rogay Zayn taag markii ugu horeysay shaqadiisa oo uu dib ula midoobay Owens howsha. 10-kii Oktoobar dhacdadii "SmackDown Live", Zayn wuxuu sheegay in Owens uu xaq u lahaa oo uu ugu yeeray Owens "walaalkiis". 17-kii Oktoobar dhacdadii "SmackDown Live", Owens iyo Zayn waxay ka adkaadeen Randy Orton iyo Shinsuke Nakamura tartan kooxeed ka dib markii Zayn uu ku dhuftay Orton. Intii lagu guda jiray barnaamijka Survivor Series kickoff show, Owens iyo Zayn waxay ka adkaadeen Breezango (Tyler Breeze iyo Fandango). Habeenkii dambe, waxay weerareen Shane McMahon intii lagu jiray 5-on-5 Survivor Series Interbrand elimination match, taas oo ugu dambeyntii keentay guuldaradii Team SmackDown. Nofeembar 28 dhacdo ee "SmackDown Live", Owens ayaa ku garaacay Orton ciyaar aan isreebreeb lahayn ka dib faragelinta Zayn, oo markii hore laga mamnuucay ringside. Xilligii December 5 dhacdo ee "SmackDown Live", Zayn ayaa ku guuldareystay Orton iyadoo Owens lagu xidhay xargaha giraanta.