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On March 5, 2016, Strong lost the PWG World Championship to Zack Sabre Jr.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestling.net/site/2016/03/06/35-pwg-all-star-weekend-night-two-roderick-strong-vs-zack-sabre-jr-for-the-pwg-championship-the-young-bucks-vs-bobby-fish-and-kyle-oreilly-for-the-pwg-tag-titles/|title=3/5 PWG All-Star Weekend Night Two: Roderick Strong vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the PWG Championship, The Young Bucks vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly for the PWG Tag Titles|date=2016-03-06|access-date=2016-03-08|publisher=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}</ref> He would later cash in his rematch clause against Sabre at [[PWG Thirteen|Thirteen]] on July 29, 2016, and lose. He followed the match with a farewell speech to signal his departure from PWG after eleven years with the promotion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/07/29/pwg13results/|title=7/29 PWG "13" Results – Zack Sabre defends PWG Title twice, Roderick Strong says good-bye, Young Bucks defend Tag Titles|date=2016-07-29|access-date=2016-07-30|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>
=== WWE (2016–2022)===
==== NXT Championship pursuits (2016–2018) ====
Strong made his [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] debut on the October 19, 2016, episode of ''NXT'' as [[Austin Aries]]' partner in the second [[Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic]] tournament, defeating [[Otis Dozovic]] and [[Tucker Knight]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2016-10-19/article/austin-aries-roderick-strong-def-tucker-knight-otis-dozovic-dusty|title=Roderick Strong made his NXT debut alongside Aries}}</ref> On October 25, 2016, WWE officially announced Strong as part of the latest group of recruits joining the [[WWE Performance Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/roderick-strong-crazy-mary-dobson-tommy-end-officially-join-new-wwe-recruiting-class-223341|title=Roderick Strong, eight others officially join new WWE recruiting class|last=Nason|first=Josh|date=October 25, 2016|access-date=October 25, 2016|work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> On the December 14 episode of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'', Strong defeated [[Elias (wrestler)|Elias Samson]], in doing so getting himself entered into a fatal four-way match to determine a new number one contender for the [[NXT Championship]] as well as establishing himself as a fan favorite.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2016-12-14/article/roderick-strong-def-elias-samson-no-1-contender%E2%80%99s-fatal-4-way|title=Roderick Strong def. Elias Samson (No. 1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way Qualifying Match)}}</ref> Strong competed in the fatal-four way on the December 21 episode of ''NXT'', but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2016-12-21/article/no-1-contenders-fatal-4-way-results|title=Roode punches ticket to San Antonio title opportunity}}</ref> Strong defeated [[Andrade Cien Almas|Andrade "Cien" Almas]] at [[NXT TakeOver: San Antonio]] in his first TakeOver appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2017-01-18|title=WWE NXT results, Jan. 18, 2017: Nakamura and Roode trade insults during emotional NXT Championship contract signing}}</ref>
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