Buuxi weedha soo socota: Janaayo 3, 2018, Roode waxaa lagu dhawaaqay inuu la ciyaari doono Horyaalka Haweenka ee SmackDown Charlotte Flair (oo loogu magac daray The Robe Warriors) ee tartanka "Mixed Match Challenge". Kadib markii Ziggler uu ka baxay tartanka United States Championship bishii Diseembar 19 dhacdadii "SmackDown Live", tartan sideed nin ah ayaa loo sameeyay si loo caleemo saaro horyaal cusub. Roode wuxuu ka adkaaday Baron Corbin wareegga koowaad iyo Mojo Rawley semi-finalka. Munaasabaddii 16-kii Janaayo ee "SmackDown Live", Roode wuxuu ka adkaaday Jinder Mahal finalka si uu ugu guuleysto horyaalkiisii ugu horreeyay tan iyo markii uu ku biiray liiska ugu weyn. Roode wuxuu difaaci doonaa horyaalka muddo 54 maalmood ah, isagoo ilaalinaya Rawley inta lagu gudajiray bandhigga bilowga ah ee Royal Rumble inta lagu gudajiray tartan furan iyo Rusev dhacdadii 6-dii Febraayo ee "SmackDown Live", ilaa uu ka badiyay Randy Orton
Fastlane, wuxuu sababay in Roode uu Orton ku weeraro jahwareer kadib markii uu ka badbaadiyay Mahal. Roode wuxuu isku dayay inuu dib u helo horyaalka WrestleMania 34 kulankii 4-way ee ay la ciyaareen Orton, Mahal iyo Rusev, kaas oo uu ku guuleystay Mahal. Intii lagu jiray waqtigan, "Caqabada Ciyaaraha Isku dhafan", Flair (oo ku qasbanaaday inuu maro qalliin yar oo ilkaha ah) waxaa lagu beddelay Becky Lynch iyada oo loo marayo codbixinta taageerayaasha ee warbaahinta bulshada, Roode iyo Lynch waxay ka adkaadeen Finn Bálor iyo Sasha Banks. Flair wuxuu ku soo laabtay finalka "Caqabada Ciyaaraha Isku dhafan", taas oo Roode iyo Flair ay ku badiyeen kooxda The Miz iyo Asuka.