 Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekupokana kwake naOrton, Rusev akatanga timu neChirungu, vaviri vacho vachipinda mumutambo wakaipisisa wevatatu-nzira tag timu yeSmackDown Tag Team Championship kuClash of Champions muna Zvita zvakare inosanganisira Zuva Idzva, Chad Gable naShelton Benjamin nemakwikwi The Usos, ayo The Usos akakunda. Rusev akapinda mumutambo we2018 Royal Rumble musi waNdira 28 semunhu wekutanga kupinda, akapedza maminetsi anopfuura makumi matatu asati abviswa naBray Wyatt naMatt Hardy. Musi waKurume 27 episode ye SmackDown, Rusev akabatana naJinder Mahal kukunda Bobby Roode naRandy Orton, vachimuwedzera kumutambo weUnited States Championship kuWrestleMania 34. Pamutambo uyu, Rusev akarohwa naMahal, ndokurasikirwa nemutambo. Pamutambo weGreatest Royal Rumble, akatarisana naThe Undertaker mumutambo weCasket, asi akarasikirwa. Musi waMay 8 episode ye SmackDown, Rusev akakunda Daniel Bryan kuti akodzere kukwikwidza kwevarume Mari muBhangi manera paMari muBhangi, iyo yakakundwa naBraun Strowman. Muchikamu chinotevera che SmackDown, akakunda mutsimba wekukwikwidza kuti ave nhamba yekutanga kukwikwidza AJ Styles WWE Championship paExtreme Rules. Pamutambo wacho, akakundwa naStyles. 