WWE No Mercy 2016: Winners and Losers

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Winner: AJ Styles

While there is no question that all three members in the triple threat came out looking like winners, AJ Styles still has the belt. That makes him the biggest winner of all three. The match was literally about John Cena, though. Bleacher Report even called this a career retrospective of The Face That Runs the Place:

"Tonight’s triple threat match was a highlight reel of great John Cena moments from years past. There was the tribute to his double AA of Big Show and Edge at WrestleMania XXV. There was the callback to his Springboard Stunner of Rusev at WrestleMania 31 and another callback to his Sunset Flip Powerbomb of Kevin Owens at Money in the Bank 2015."

Regardless, all three men were made to look good in this match. Had Styles pinned Ambrose, he would have been the loser of the contest. But WWE pulled a rabbit out of the hat and delivered a quality logical finish to the original main event of No Mercy. The fact that both Cena and Ambrose made Styles to tap also adds to the credibility of the challengers.

None of that was enough to defeat The Phenomenal One, though. He went in as the champ and he came out as the same. There is no questioning that, and is the reason why Styles is the biggest winner coming out of No Mercy. He can now look forward to capping off his phenomenal first year in WWE by holding on to the title.