. ▁( James ▁Storm ▁and ▁Bobby ▁Ro ode ). ▁ ▁Fe ud ▁( 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 7 ) ▁ ▁In ▁March , ▁Rich ards ▁suffered ▁an ▁A CL ▁injury ▁and ▁Edwards ▁started ▁his ▁singles ▁run ▁by ▁fe ud ing ▁with ▁T NA ▁X ▁Division ▁Champion ▁Tre vor ▁Lee . ▁In ▁July ▁at ▁Dest ination ▁X , ▁Rich ards ▁was ▁seen ▁on ▁a ▁T NA ▁broadcast ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁months , ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁Edwards ▁at ▁rings ide ▁in ▁a ▁run - in ▁with ▁T NA ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁L ash ley ▁in ▁the ▁build - up ▁to ▁their ▁match ▁later ▁that ▁evening . ▁Rich ards ▁confirmed ▁on ▁the ▁broadcast ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁there ▁to ▁support ▁Edwards ▁in ▁his ▁land mark ▁match , ▁although ▁was ▁still ▁" A ▁way ▁off ▁being ▁in ▁a ▁condition ▁to ▁comp ete ." ▁Edd ie ' s ▁match ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁no - cont est ▁when ▁Mike ▁Ben nett ▁inter fer ed ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁flo oring ▁the ▁ref eree ▁and ▁then ▁invited ▁new ▁sig ne e ▁to ▁T NA , ▁Mo ose ▁to ▁the ▁ring , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁confront ation ▁with ▁L ash ley . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Rich ards ▁made ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁T NA , ▁helping ▁Edwards ▁retain ▁the ▁T NA ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Championship , ▁by ▁stopping ▁L ash ley ▁from ▁hitting ▁Edwards ▁with ▁the ▁title . ▁Rich ards ▁faced ▁L ash ley ▁on ▁January