Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Jericho sonyeere Owens, Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns, na Seth Rollins dịka akụkụ nke Team Raw na Survivor Series na Nọvemba 20, na mgbalị na-efunahụ. N'abalị na-esote na "Raw", n'agbanyeghị na a machibidoro ya iwu site na mgbaaka, Jericho gosipụtara na ihe nkpuchi Sin Cara ma wakpo Rollins, na nchebe ọzọ nke ọma maka Owens. N'izu sochirinụ na "Raw", esemokwu dị n'etiti Jericho na Owens bilitere mgbe ha abụọ kwuru na ha achọghị ibe ha ọzọ, Jericho mechara wakpo Rollins n'ebe a na-adọba ụgbọala. Na Disemba 18, Jericho meriri Rollins mgbe Owens kụrụ afọ n'ala n'ịgbalị inyere ya aka, Mgbe e mesịrị n'abalị ahụ, Jericho kpachapụrụ anya wakpo Owens iji gbochie Reigns imeri aha ahụ. Mgbe ma Jericho na Owens na-emeghị iji merie WWE United States Championship site na Reigns na ọtụtụ egwuregwu egwuregwu na ngwụsị afọ 2016, Jericho tinyere Reigns na egwuregwu nkwarụ nke gụnyere Owens na Jenụwarị 9 nke "Raw" iji merie WWE United States Championship. Ya mere, Jericho meriri asọmpi mbụ ya n'ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ afọ asaa ma bụrụkwa onye mmeri Grand Slam n'okpuru usoro dị ugbu a. N'ihi itinye aka ọtụtụ oge n'asọmpi Owens, a kwụsịtụrụ Jericho n'elu mgbanaka n'ime ogige a na-echekwa azụ azụ n'oge mmeghachi nke Reigns na
Royal Rumble na-akwụ ụgwọ-kwa-ekiri ihe omume. Owens n'agbanyeghị nke ahụ jigidere mmeri ahụ mgbe Braun Strowman, na-eji uru nke agbakwunyere enweghị nkwenye nkwenye, etinye aka. Ọzọkwa na ihe omume ahụ, Jericho banyere dị ka onye nke abụọ na-abanye na egwuregwu Royal Rumble, na-ewe ihe karịrị otu awa (si otú a na-agbasa ihe ndekọ ahụ na ngụkọta oge nke ihe karịrị awa ise) ma bụrụ onye nke atọ ruo ikpeazụ tupu Reigns kpochapụ ya.