Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Royal Rumble, Dillinger ga-abụ nọmba 10 na-abanye na egwuregwu Royal Rumble mana Kevin Owens na Sami Zayn wakporo ya n'azụ, ebe Zayn na-ewere ọnọdụ ya. Na
Fastlane, Dillinger ga-esonyere Breezango (Fandango na Tyler Breeze), merie ndị otu Chad Gable, Shelton Benjamin na Mojo Rawley. Na WrestleMania 34, Dillinger ga-asọ mpi na André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, ebe Matt Hardy kpochapụrụ ya. N'ọdịdị ikpeazụ ya na-akwụ ụgwọ, Dillinger so na Greatest Royal Rumble, ebe ọ banyere na nọmba 42, mana Braun Strowman kpochapụrụ ya. Na July 10 nke "SmackDown Live", Dillinger ga-eche ihu Samoa Joe, agbanyeghị, Joe wakporo ya mgbe egwuregwu ahụ gasịrị, nke a dugara na izu na-esote Dillinger ka ọ maa Joe aka na mbọ na-efunahụ. N'otu ihe omume WWE na-ebi ndụ na August 13, Dillinger merụrụ ahụ na egwuregwu ya na Shelton Benjamin. Onye ọka ikpe ahụ kpọrọ maka njedebe nke egwuregwu ahụ, na-enye Benjamin mmeri site na ngụkọta. Ndị ọrụ gọọmenti kpọọrọ Dillinger gaa n'azụ ụlọ. Dillinger laghachiri na Septemba 25 nke "SmackDown Live", na-agbagha Shinsuke Nakamura maka WWE United States Championship; agbanyeghị, Randy Orton wakporo ya n'oge egwuregwu ahụ, na nke bụ asọmpi ikpeazụ Dillinger na ụlọ ọrụ ahụ.