WWE No Mercy 2017: 5 Bold Predictions
By Tom Thomas
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1. Roman Reigns cheats to win
This could be the wildest prediction ever to make in this list. Roman Reigns, the future face of the WWE, the future standard-bearer of the company resorting to cheating to defeat John Cena. Cena is a veteran who has been in the ring even before Reigns’s first pro-wrestling outing. He is a 40-year-old man moving towards the end of his career. For Reigns to scoop so low as to cheat to come on top would be the ultimate heel move.
However, there is no way I see Cena coming on top after this feud. He is expected to go on another hiatus with another movie role potentially. Moreover, Reigns is the future of the WWE. This match could be the passing of the torch moment as far as Reigns are creative are concerned. As such, a clean win over Cena would ensure his position at the top of the mountain. On the contrary, if Reigns were to win with some kind of controversy surrounding it, there would be an opportunity to extend this feud to some other time in the future.
Imagine a time when after putting down Cena, Reigns eventually wins the Universal title, much to dismay of the fans. However, as he celebrates it, an angry and focused Cena makes an emphatic return to the WWE, challenging him in the process. That is what I would call must-see TV. Moreover, despite being referred to as a face, Reigns is perhaps the biggest heel on the WWE in terms of crowd reaction.
Cheating to win in the match against Cena would add even more heat to his character. For a guy who has already retired the Undertaker, taking out Cena in that fashion would be unthinkable. For any other superstar in the WWE, that kind of heat would be too much to handle. However, Reigns has been killing it, both in the ring, as a performer and as a professional, he has made sure to not let the boos affect him.
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