Buuxi weedha soo socota: Guushiisii SummerSlam awgeed, Styles wuxuu si deg deg ah dib ugu soo galay sawirka WWE World Championship oo magaciisa la beddelay wuxuuna helay fursad kale oo uu ku helo horyaalka Backlash ee ka dhanka ah Dean Ambrose. Ciyaartii pay-per-view ee 11kii Sebtember, Styles wuxuu ka adkaaday Ambrose si uu u noqdo Horyaalka Adduunka ee WWE markii ugu horreysay ka dib markii uu dhaawac hooseeyay, sidoo kale horyaalkiisii ugu horreeyay ee WWE iyo guud ahaan horyaalkiisii siddeedaad ee adduunka. Styles wuxuu sameeyay difaaciisii ugu horreeyay ee horyaalka ee guuleysta ee ka dhanka ah Ambrose kulankii dib-u-dhaca ee 27-kii Sebtember ee "SmackDown" ka dib faragelinta John Cena. At No Mercy on October 9, Styles wuxuu sii haystay horyaalka isagoo ka soo horjeeda Cena iyo Ambrose ciyaar saddex geesood ah oo hanjabaad ah ka dib markii uu ku dhajiyay Cena. Taxanaha Badbaadada ee Nofeembar 20, Styles wuxuu sameeyay Kooxda SmackDown oo ay weheliyaan Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton iyo Shane McMahon kulankii 5-on-5 ee Taxanaha Badbaadada ee ka dhanka ahaa Kooxda Raw, oo kii hore ku guuleystay. 4-tii Diseembar, Styles wuxuu sii haystay horyaalnimada Ambrose ee Miisaska, Jaranjarada, iyo Kursiyada ciyaarta ka dib markii James Ellsworth uu soo farageliyay oo Ambrose ka riixay jaranjarada iyo miisas badan. Styles ayaa markaa dib u bilaabay khilaafkiisii Cena taasoo keentay in
2017 Royal Rumble Janaayo 29, halkaas oo Styles looga adkaaday horyaalnimada, isaga oo soo afjaray xukunkiisii 140 maalmood.