Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na July 19 na 2016 WWE draft, The Ascension e dere na SmackDown, na-eme ka ha mpụta mbụ na July 26 na a WWE World Championship No. 1 Contender si Six-Pack Qualifying Battle Royal, nke Apollo Crews meriri. Na SummerSlam kickoff, The Ascension gbara asọmpi n'egwuregwu tag team nke mmadụ iri na abụọ ebe ndị otu ha meriri. Ha mechara banye n'asọmpi SmackDown Tag Team Championship, ebe ndị Usos kpochapụrụ ha na agba nke mbụ. Na Septemba 27 nke "SmackDown Live", The Ascension nwetara mmeri mbụ ha na akara ahụ, mgbe The Ascension na The Usos meriri Heath Slater, Rhyno na American Alpha (Chad Gable na Jason Jordan) na egwuregwu egwuregwu mmadụ asatọ. Na 2017 Elimination Chamber, The Ascension gbara asọmpi na otu egwuregwu ọgba aghara maka SmackDown Tag Team Championship ebe ha bụ ndị otu ikpeazụ kpochapụrụ. Konnor, ya na Viktor, ga-esonye n'asọmpi André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal na WrestleMania 33, mana a chụpụrụ ha abụọ n'asọmpi ahụ. Na
Ego na Bank (2017), Ascension meriri Breezango mgbe ha kwuputara na ọ bụ ha kpatara mwakpo imebi ihe n'ọfịs ha. Na June 27 nke "SmackDown Live", Breezango gbara Ascension ajụjụ ọnụ na "Fashion Vice", na-ekweta na ha emeghị mpụ ahụ ma were naanị ọrụ, n'ihi na ha chọrọ egwuregwu na PPV. N'ọnwa Septemba, ha abụọ gbanwere ihu mgbe ha bidoro ịnwa imeta Breezango enyi n'oge ndị nke ikpeazụ 'Fashion Files' ngalaba. Na Jenụwarị 9 nke "SmackDown Live", Ascension na-efunahụ The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper na Rowan), ruo nwa oge, ha abụọ ga-apụta dị ka ndị na-akwado ihe odide na Breezango's Fashion Files skits. Ha abụọ bụ ndị sonyere na André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal na WrestleMania 34, ebe Konnor bụ onye mbụ n'ime ha abụọ ka ewepụrụ.