7 Reasons Nobody Has Really Missed John Cena

7. AJ Styles Is SmackDown's Real Linchpin

Hype for Cena's Independence Day return to SmackDown would leave you believing the blue brand will be saved by his comeback. In reality, things have been just fine under the watchful eye of one AJ Styles. Since joining SmackDown during last summer's WWE Draft, AJ has been the man to watch on Tuesday nights, not Cena.

Sure, both guys have tangled in feuds for SummerSlam and Royal Rumble, but it's been Styles who has kept everything ticking along in Cena's absence from TV. When AJ says SmackDown is the "house that AJ Styles built", he's not being ridiculous either; every match AJ has is special, regardless of opponent.

Without AJ Styles on the SmackDown roster, perhaps there would be more of a clamour to get Cena back in the mix. When there's such a world class performer having great matches on a weekly basis and cutting the best promos of his career though, it's hard to miss anybody else.