Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Disemba 20 nke "SmackDown", Corbin chere Dolph Ziggler ihu, onye meriri aha egwuregwu megide WWE Champion AJ Styles. Egwuregwu dị n'etiti ha abụọ, na ohere Ziggler nwere na akara, kwụsịrị na ọnụọgụ abụọ; n'ihi ya, agbakwunyere Corbin na egwuregwu aha, na-enye Corbin ohere mbụ ya na WWE. Na Disemba 27, Styles meriri egwuregwu ahụ site na ịpị Ziggler. Na
Ihe omume Royal Rumble na Jenụwarị 29, Corbin banyere egwuregwu Royal Rumble na nọmba 13, ọkachasị kpochapụ Braun Strowman ma na-ewe ihe karịrị nkeji 32 tupu The Undertaker kpochapụ ya. Na Elimination Chamber, Corbin so na asọmpi aha maka WWE Championship. Ozugbo onye mmeri Intercontinental bụ Dean Ambrose kpochapụrụ ya, Corbin wakporo Ambrose, na-akpata mkpochapụ nke ikpeazụ. Corbin wakporo Ambrose na March 7 nke "SmackDown" na ọkpọkọ ígwè na forklift. Na Machị 21, Ambrose megwara site na ịdọpụ uche Corbin na egwuregwu megide Randy Orton. Corbin enweghị ihe ịga nke ọma na-agbagha Ambrose maka Intercontinental Championship na WrestleMania 33 pre-show ma merie Ambrose na Street Fight na "SmackDown". Na Eprel 17, Corbin emeghị ka o merie ohere maka United States Championship n'asọmpi egwu atọ megide AJ Styles na Sami Zayn. Mgbe ihe ngosi ahụ gasịrị, Corbin wakporo Zayn ma kwagide onye ọrụ, nke Onye isi SmackDown bụ Shane McMahon kwụsịrị ya ma kwụọ ya ụgwọ. Na Backlash, Zayn meriri Corbin.