Dhameystir weedha soo socota: 15-kii Agoosto ee "SmackDown Live", Baron Corbin wuxuu ku guuleystay qandaraaskiisa Lacagta Bangiga ee Mahal, oo hadda uun ku guuldareystay John Cena oo loo diiday. Si kastaba ha noqotee, Mahal wuxuu sii haystay cinwaanka isagoo ku dhejinaya Corbin oo mashquulsan oo leh duubitaan. Toddobaadyadii xigay, Mahal wuxuu bilaabay khilaaf ka dhexeeya Shinsuke Nakamura oo ku saabsan horyaalka, isagoo sii waday horyaalka isaga oo ka soo horjeeda SummerSlam bishii Ogosto 20 kadib faragelinta The Singh Brothers. Ciyaarta dib u dhaca ah ee dhexmartay labadooda, oo dhacday 8kii Oktoobar
Hell in a Cell, Mahal ayaa mar kale ka adkaaday Nakamura si uu u sii haysto horyaalka. Munaasabaddii 17-kii Oktoobar ee "SmackDown Live", Mahal wuxuu ku tartamay Horyaalkii Caalamiga ahaa Brock Lesnar tartan ka dhacay Taxanaha Badbaadada, Si kastaba ha noqotee, Mahal wuxuu ka badiyay Horyaalka WWE AJ Styles munaasabaddii 7-kii Nofeembar ee "SmackDown Live", isagoo ku dhammaaday xukunkiisii 170 maalmood. Mahal wuxuu helay kulankiisii ugu dambeeyay ee horyaalka ee Styles ee Clash of Champions bishii Diseembar 17, laakiin wuxuu ku lumiyay gudbinta. Ka dib markii Mahal uu lumiyay kulankiisii labaad, wuxuu sii waday khilaafkiisa Styles ee ku aaddan Horyaalka WWE ee dhacdooyinka tooska ah ee Diseembar iyo Janaayo, inkasta oo aan guul laga gaarin.