Wax yar ka dib, Styles wuxuu dagaal la galay Shinsuke Nakamura oo ku guuleystay Royal Rumble. WrestleMania 34 bishii Abriil 8, Styles wuxuu ka adkaaday Nakamura si uu u sii haysto Horyaalka WWE, ka dibna ciyaarta ka dib, Styles wuxuu la kulmay weerar aan caadi aheyn oo uu soo qaaday Nakamura, taasoo sii kululeysay khilaafkooda. Styles wuxuu sii wadi lahaa inuu sii wado horyaalkiisa ka dhanka ah Nakamura saddex dhacdo oo kala duwan:
Greatest Royal Rumble by double count out, Backlash oo ah ciyaar aan la soo koobi karin, oo ku dhamaatay tartan la'aan, iyo Lacagta Bangiga, halkaas oo Styles uu ku soo afjaray khilaafka kadib markii uu ku guuleystay ciyaartii Last Man Standing. Ka dib markii uu si guul leh u difaacay Rusev Extreme Rules bishii Luulyo, Styles wuxuu noqday Horyaalkii WWE ee ugu xukunka dheeraa taariikhda SmackDown bishii Ogosto 14, isagoo ka sarreeya rikoodhkii 280-maalmood ee uu dhigay John "Bradshaw" Layfield.