Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - N'ihi mmeri ya na SummerSlam, Styles banyere ozugbo na WWE World Championship foto a gbanwere aha ya wee nweta ohere ọzọ na aha na Backlash megide Dean Ambrose. Na pay-per-view na Septemba 11, Styles meriri Ambrose ịghọ WWE World Champion maka oge mbụ mgbe ọ gbasịrị obere ihe, ọ bụkwa mmeri mbụ ya na WWE na aha ụwa nke asatọ n'ozuzu ya. Styles mere ihe ịga nke ọma mbụ ya na-agbachitere aha ya megide Ambrose na mmeghachi omume na Septemba 27 nke "SmackDown" mgbe John Cena kwụsịrị. Na Enweghị Ebere na Ọktọba 9, Styles jigidere aha ya megide Cena na Ambrose na egwuregwu egwu atọ mgbe ọ gbanyere Cena. Na Survivor Series na Nọvemba 20, Styles mejupụtara Team SmackDown n'akụkụ Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton na Shane McMahon na egwuregwu 5-na-5 Survivor Series megide Team Raw, nke mbụ meriri. Na Disemba 4, Styles nọgidere na-enwe mmeri n'elu Ambrose na tebụl, Ladders, na oche oche mgbe James Ellsworth batara ma mee ka Ambrose si n'ọkwá na ọtụtụ tebụl. Mgbe ahụ Styles maliteghachiri esemokwu ya na Cena na-eduga na 2017 Royal Rumble
na Jenụwarị 29, ebe e meriri Styles maka mmeri, na-akwụsị ọchịchị ya na ụbọchị 140.