Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Eprel 18 nke "SmackDown Live", Jinder Mahal, bụ onye a kwagara na akara SmackDown n'ihi Superstar Shake-up, meriri ihe ịma aka isii iji bụrụ onye na-azọ ọkwa WWE Championship, mgbe nnyonye anya site n'aka The Singh Brothers. N'izu sochirinụ na "SmackDown Live", Orton meriri Erick Rowan na egwuregwu enweghị nkwarụ ma emesịa Mahal na The Singh Brothers wakporo ya; Mahal mechara zuo eriri WWE Championship. Na Payback, Orton meriri Wyatt mgbe Mahal jiri eriri aha ya wakpo ya. Kọmishọna SmackDown bụ Shane McMahon mechara nyeghachi Orton belt ahụ. Na Mee 21 na Backlash, Orton tụfuru WWE Championship nye Mahal mgbe The Singh Brothers kwụsịrị ya ma ghara inwetaghachi ya n'ọnwa na-esote na
Ego dị n'ụlọakụ mgbe ụmụnne Singh batara ọzọ. Na June 27 nke "SmackDown Live", Orton chọrọ mmeghachi azụ maka aha, nke McMahon ga-enye ya na Battleground, mana enwere Mahal ka ọ họrọ nkwekọrịta ahụ (Mahal pụtara wee họrọ egwuregwu ụlọ mkpọrọ Punjabi). N'ọgbọ agha, Mahal meriri Orton ọzọ mgbe Onye Ukwu Khali laghachiri wee wakpo Orton, na-enye ohere ka Mahal gbapụ n'ụlọ mkpọrọ Punjabi iji merie.