Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te Royal Rumble i te Hanuere 29, ka uru a Harper ki te whakataetae Royal Rumble i te nama 25, ka whakaeke i a Wyatt raua ko Orton me te whakakore i a Apollo Crews, i mua i te whakakorea e Goldberg. I te waahanga o te Hanuere 31 o "SmackDown", i huri a Harper i te mata mo te wa tuatahi i roto i tana umanga WWE i muri i tana awhina i te WWE Champion a John Cena i tana taupatupatu ki a Orton me Wyatt. I te
Elimination Chamber i te Hui-tanguru 12, i hinga a Harper e Orton. I muri tata mai i tenei, kaore a Harper i aro atu ki a AJ Styles mo te tohu tuatahi mo te WWE Championship, na Wyatt i pupuri. I te whakaaturanga o WrestleMania 33 i te Paenga-whawha 2, i uru a Harper ki te André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, i whakakorea ai ia e Titus O'Neil. Whai muri i te WrestleMania, ka whawhai a Harper me te hokinga mai o Erick Rowan, ka arahi ki te tukinga i Backlash, i wikitoria e Harper. I te wāhanga o te Hurae 4 o "SmackDown", i uru a Harper ki te Independence Day Battle Royal ki te whakatau i te kaitono tuatahi mo te United States Championship. Kaore ia i wikitoria i te mea i wikitoria te tukinga e AJ Styles. Katahi ka ngaro a Harper mai i te pouaka whakaata WWE mo etahi marama.