WWE: Ranking Every PPV from 2016

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7. No Mercy

Just like we had a trifecta of Raw PPVs at the 12, 11, and 10 spots, we have a trifecta of SmackDown PPVs at 9, 8, and 7. No Mercy was another action-packed PPV headlined by a match of the year contender with Dolph Ziggler facing off against the Miz in a career vs title match.

This feud resurrected Ziggler’s career. Although he never stopped being a great wrestler, it was no longer exciting to see Ziggler in a match thanks to some lazy/nonexistent booking. But once he started beef with the Miz, everything changed. It’s often said that the best storylines are those based off of reality, and that’s exactly what this was. Ziggler mentioned how he always came up short and was willing to put his career on the line to prove he’s still worth something. All of this made for a compelling storyline that was paid off by a fantastic match. The only downside is that it wasn’t the main event.

Aside from this, No Mercy featured a triple threat for the WWE Championship between Dean Ambrose, AJ Styles, and John Cena, along with the return of Luke Harper after the main event of Randy Orton vs Bray Wyatt. All of this action puts No Mercy firmly at no. 7 in our rankings.