WWE No Mercy 2016: 3 Reasons John Cena Should Win

John Cena faces Dean Ambrose and current champ A.J. Styles in a Triple Threat match for the world title at WWE No Mercy. Here’s why Cena should win.

After dramatically leaving his “Never Give Up” headband in the ring following a SummerSlam defeat to A.J. Styles, renowned Today co-host John Cena gave the impression we wouldn’t see him in WWE for awhile.

Be it rumors of new TV projects or existing commitments to Hollywood and his personal brand, many expected Cena to temporarily step aside as Smackdown found its post-brand extension footing, leaving the stage vacated for new stars like Dean Ambrose and A.J. Styles to shine.

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Two weeks ago, Cena returned to Smackdown. That was a surprise.

The “Face that Runs the Place” came back to a thunderous and polarizing reaction. Not a surprise.

And then he did something that ventured back to the surprise column: Cena explicitly set his sights on the WWE World Championship, a perch he’d reached 15 times prior. This surprised us because it’s essentially been two years since Cena occupied a serious place in the world title picture. If you recall, he was devastatingly suplexed out of the picture by Brock Lesnar.

But now Cena’s back with target acquired: tying Ric Flair’s all-time record of 16 world title reigns. Two of the hottest names on Smackdown stand in his way. Here’s why, despite a white-hot Styles and ascendant Ambrose, John Cena should win the WWE world title when the trio clashes in a Triple Threat match at WWE No Mercy.