In the weeks leading up to SummerSlam, Bálor began a feud with Elias after he inadvertently interrupted one of his performances. This led to a No Disqualification match between the two, where Elias defeated Bálor after interference from Bray Wyatt. This led to a match between the., where Wyatt was able to score a victory over Bálor. The two faced off in a rematch at SummerSlam, where Bálor returned his "Demon King" character and defeated Wyatt. The feud between the two continued throughout the following months and led to another match, at No Mercy where Bálor once again defeated Wyatt. The two were also set to face in a rematch between Bálor's "Demon King" and Wyatt's "Sister Abigail" at , however, Wyatt was ruled out for the event on 20 October due to an illness, and was instead replaced by AJ Styles. Although he defeated Styles, the two showed mutual respect and gestured the "Too Sweet" hand symbol to each other following the match. In November, at the Survivor Series event, Bálor took part of the traditional interbrand five–on–five elimination match as part of Team Raw where he was the fifth man eliminated by Randy Orton, although his team was ultimately victorious.