Bray Wyatt won the WWE Championship in 2017, defeating John Cena, AJ Styles, The Miz, Dean Ambrose, and Baron Corbin in an Elimination Chamber match.

Wyatt's championship reign was followed by a feud with Randy Orton, which culminated in Orton defeating Wyatt at WrestleMania 33.

Wyatt formed a tag team with Matt Hardy, known as The Deleters of Worlds, and they won the Raw Tag Team Championship.