Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Jenụwarị 3, 2017 nke "SmackDown", Ambrose meriri The Miz iji merie Intercontinental Championship maka oge nke abụọ. O sonyere na
2017 Royal Rumble egwuregwu nke ọ nọrọ ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ nkeji 27 tupu Brock Lesnar kpochapụ ya. Na February 12, Ambrose sonyere na WWE Championship Elimination Chamber egwuregwu na ihe omume nke otu aha ahụ, ebe o kpochapụrụ Baron Corbin na mpịakọta mpịakọta naanị maka Corbin ịwakpo ya mgbe e mesịrị, na-enye ohere ka Miz kpochapụ Ambrose. A na-eme egwuregwu n'etiti Ambrose na Corbin na WrestleMania 33 pre-show na Eprel 2, ebe Ambrose jigidere ya Intercontinental Championship. Abalị abụọ ka e mesịrị na "SmackDown", Ambrose gbara mgba na egwuregwu ikpeazụ ya maka akara ahụ, na mbọ na-efunahụ Corbin na egwuregwu na-abụghị aha. Mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, a kpaliri Ambrose na akara Raw n'ihi Superstar Shake-up. Ọ ga-aga n'ihu na esemokwu ya na The Miz, onye a kpọkwara aha ya na akara ahụ a kpọtụrụ aha na Superstar Shake-up, mechaa hapụ ya aha Intercontinental na Extreme Rules na June, si otú a kwụsị ọchịchị ya na ụbọchị 152. Ambrose gara n'ihu na-alụ ọgụ na The Miz, na-eduga na mmeghachi azụ maka Intercontinental Championship na Great Balls of Fire na July 9, ebe ọ furu efu n'ihi nnyonye anya nke The Miztourage (Curtis Axel na Bo Dallas).