Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Jenụwarị 17, 2017 nke "SmackDown Live", James mere nlọghachi ya site n'inyere Alexa Bliss aka ijigide asọmpi ụmụ nwanyị SmackDown ya megide Becky Lynch na egwuregwu Steel Cage, na-ekpughe onwe ya dị ka nwanyị n'okpuru gimmick "La Luchadora" ma guzobe onwe ya dị ka onye na-agba ụkwụ, ebe ọ na-ejikọkwa aka na Bliss na usoro ahụ. Ọ gbara asọmpi mbụ ya n'ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ afọ asaa na mgbanaka WWE na Jenụwarị 29, 2017, na
Royal Rumble pay<unk>per<unk>view, na-esonyere Bliss na Natalya megide Lynch, Naomi, na Nikki Bella na mgbalị na-efunahụ. James gara n'ihu ihu Lynch na Elimination Chamber pay<unk>per<unk>view na mgbalị ọzọ na-efu. Ọ ga-emeri Lynch na mmeghachi omume na mbipụta nke February 14 nke "SmackDown", mana ọ ga-efunahụ egwuregwu abụọ n'ime atọ Falls ka izu abụọ gachara iji kwụsị akụkọ ahụ. Na Machị, James tụgharịrị ihu mgbe ọ kụrụ Bliss na Mick Kick, na-akwụsị njikọ ha dị mkpirikpi ma na-eduga na egwuregwu na-abụghị aha n'etiti ha abụọ na mbipụta nke Machị 14 nke "SmackDown", nke James meriri. Na WrestleMania 33, James sonyere n'ihe ịma aka isii maka Bliss SmackDown Women's Championship, nke hụrụ Naomi meriri aha ahụ.