 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pashure peRoyal Rumble, Bryan akatanga kukwikwidzana naDrew Gulak, uyo akataura kuti akawana zvikanganiso mumutambo waBryan. Izvi zvakatungamira kumakwikwi akaitwa neElimination Chamber pay-per-view musi waKurume 8, iyo Bryan akakunda. Musi waKurume 13 episode ye SmackDown, Bryan akaumba mubatanidzwa naGulak, sezvo Gulak akabata Bryan panguva yemutambo wake wakanangana naCesaro, uko vese vakazorwiswa naCesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, uye Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn. Musi waKurume 27 episode ye SmackDown, mushure mekunge Gulak akunda Nakamura, Bryan akawana Intercontinental Championship match naZayn paWrestleMania 36, iyo yaakarasikirwa nayo. Mari Iri mubhengiMusi waMay 10, Bryan akakwikwidza mumutambo weMoney in the Bank ladder, asi haana kubudirira sezvo mutambo uyu wakakundwa naOtis. Musi waMay 15 episode ye SmackDown, Bryan akakunda Gulak mumakwikwi ekupedzisira emutambo we Intercontinental Championship. Musi waMay 29 episode ye SmackDown, Bryan akabva akunda Sheamus mumasemifainari uyo akatsiva muvengi akarongwa waBryan Jeff Hardy, uyo akasungwa nekupwanya mota yake muElias uye uyo akakunda hondo yeumambo kuti atarisana naBryan. Bryan pakupedzisira akarasikirwa naA.J. Styles mumakwikwi ekupedzisira paJune 12 episode ye SmackDown. 