Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Eprel 11 nke "SmackDown", Styles meriri Baron Corbin na Sami Zayn iji bụrụ onye na-azọ ọkwa mbụ maka United States Championship. Na Backlash na May 21, Styles tụfuru egwuregwu ya megide Kevin Owens maka United States Championship site na ngụda. Na Ego na Bank na June 18, Styles gbara asọmpi na ego na Bank ladder egwuregwu, mana o merighị. Mgbe Styles ghọghachiri onye na-azọ ọkwa Owens, a haziri asọmpi maka aha Battleground. Otú ọ dị, izu abụọ tupu ịkwụ ụgwọ-kwa-ekiri, Styles meriri Owens n'oge ngosi ụlọ WWE na Madison Square Garden na July 7 iji jide United States Championship maka oge mbụ na ọrụ ya. Otú ọ dị, na Battleground na July 23, Styles tụfuru aha azụ Owens, ma nwetaghachiri ya ụbọchị abụọ mgbe e mesịrị na "SmackDown" na egwuregwu egwu atọ nke gụnyere Chris Jericho na-alọghachi, na-amalite ọchịchị nke abụọ ya na mmeri. Na SummerSlam na August 20, Styles meriri Owens iji jigide aha ya na Shane McMahon dị ka onye ọka ikpe pụrụ iche. Mgbe o merisịrị Owens ọzọ ụbọchị abụọ ka e mesịrị na "SmackDown" iji kwụsị esemokwu ahụ. N'ọnwa Septemba, Styles bidoro esemokwu ya na Tye Dillinger na Baron Corbin, nke butere ọgụ egwu atọ na
Hell in a Cell na Ọktọba 8, ebe Styles tụfuru aha ya na Corbin onye jidere Dillinger, si otú ahụ kwụsị ọchịchị ya na ụbọchị 75. Ụbọchị abụọ ka e mesịrị na "SmackDown", Styles enweghị ike iweghachite aha ahụ site n'aka Corbin.