WrestleMania 32: 12 Booking Steps For John Cena vs. Roman Reigns

11. John Cena Wins His 16th WWE World Heavyweight Championship

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At some point soon, John Cena loses the US Championship to Kevin Owens and, after losing his rematch against the new US Champ, turns his pursuit back towards the WWEWHC. Cena claims that the WWE Universe deserves a real hero to represent the company instead of a coward who hides behind the Authority’s skirt like Seth Rollins, and formally challenges for the WWEWHC.

Over the course of the second half of 2015, Cena attempts to wrestle the title away from Rollins, but Rollins is both a technically-superior wrestler and a more cunning individual than Cena initially suspected.

The two of them headline numerous PPVs throughout the year, beginning at SummerSlam 2015. In that match, Cena wins via DQ due to interference from the Authority. At Night of Champions, Rollins wins following a roll-up while grabbing Cena’s pants. At HIAC, Rollins uses numerous weapons and pins Cena clean in the middle of the ring. At Survivor Series, in a Last Man Standing Match, the two of them hurt each other so badly that the match is ruled a draw, and Seth retains.

Finally, at TLC, in a standard Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match, after a brutal contest, Cena musters whatever’s left of his strength, climbs the ladder and claims the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for a 16th time.

While all of this was happening, Reigns was very busy…

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