Dhameystir weedha soo socota: 10-kii Abriil ee "Raw", Strowman wuxuu sii waday khilaafkiisa Roman Reigns, isaga oo weeraray iyo kayfabe oo dhaawacay garabka. In kasta oo uu ciyaarayo qof xun, Strowman wuxuu helay jawaab aad u wanaagsan taageerayaasha, qayb ahaan sababtoo ah falcelinta diidmada ah ee taageerayaasha Reigns. Labada ciyaartoy ayaa iskugu soo baxay kulankii Payback, halkaas oo Strowman uu ka adkaaday Reigns. Isagoo wajahaya Big Show inta lagu gudajiray "Raw" Abriil 17, Strowman wuxuu sameeyay superplex on Big Show xargaha, taasoo keentay in giraanku uu burburo oo uu burburo. Ciyaarta ayaa ku dhamaatay natiijo la'aan. Ka dib dhacdadii 8-dii Maajo ee "Raw", WWE waxay sheegtay in Strowman uu dhaawac sharci ah ku yeeshay xusulka oo burburay sidaas darteedna laga saari doono qiyaastii lix bilood. Tani waxay sidoo kale sababtay isbedel ku yimid jadwalka, iyada oo ciyaarta la qorsheeyay ee u dhaxeysa isaga iyo Brock Lesnar ay ahayd
Kubadaha waaweyn ee dabka ah waa in la tuuraa. Strowman waxaa lagu sameeyay qaliin saddex maalmood kadib 11-kii Maajo. Si kastaba ha noqotee, Dave Meltzer oo ka tirsan "Wrestling Observer Newsletter" ayaa soo wariyay in inkasta oo dhaawaca Strowman ee xusulka uu runtii ahaa mid sharci ah, haddana wuxuu ahaa mid yar, oo loo qorsheeyay inuu isaga ka tago laba bilood oo keliya, iyadoo WWE ay aad u buunbuunisay si uu ula soo laabto si lama filaan ah "afar bilood ka hor". 19-kii Juun dhacdadii "Raw", Strowman wuxuu ka soo laabtay dhaawac, isagoo weeraray Roman Reigns. Taasi waxay keentay in ay dhacdo tartan ambulance ah oo ka dhacay Great Balls of Fire, waxaana ku guuleystay Strowman. SummerSlam, Strowman wuxuu ku tartami lahaa Lesnar ee Horyaalka Caalamiga ah ee afar-geesoodka ah ee masiibada ah oo sidoo kale ku lug leh Reigns iyo Samoa Joe dadaal lumis ah. Strowman wuxuu Lesnar kula kulmay horyaalka No Mercy bishii Sebtember, laakiin mar kale ma guuleysan.