10 Last-Minute WWE No Mercy 2016 Rumors You Need To Know

1. AJ Styles Retains The WWE World Championship

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As mentioned, both Dean Ambrose and John Cena will be looking to score victory in No Mercy's main event - and victory means the WWE World Championship. Unfortunately for them, though, there's one thing you can take to the bank on Sunday: AJ Styles is retaining the WWE World Championship.

Many thought that Styles - the best wrestler in the world in 2015 - would be watered down when he came to WWE, but that hasn't been the case. He's been the same "Phenomenal One" having the same phenomenal matches with all-new opponents. Even though he won the title just eight months after debuting, his victory seemed overdue. Now that it's here, it's not getting overturned so quickly.

AJ Styles will be WWE Champion for many months to come - hopefully until (or through WrestleMania). No Mercy won't mark the end of his title reign - rather, it marks the point where he finishes up his old programs and embarks on the quest of becoming a long-term titleholder.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013