John Cena and the United States Championship Open Challenge
Aside from staying the hell away from the WWE World Title this year, John Cena did us fans the unexpected favor of making the United States Championship relevant after ending Rusev’s reign at WrestleMania 31. This title reign was effectively booked and gave the mid-card title the spotlight it desperately needed. Like Seth Rollin’s world title reign, John Cena’s reign had a simple premise: defend the title on every show it appears.
It also helps when the challengers feature a variety of opponents including Rusev, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. In fact, this is perhaps Cena’s best year in terms of in ring performance as he and Owens competed in their epic trilogy of feuds. This is what WWE should do with main eventers who cannot or should not win the top prize.
After being on the top 15 times, it’s great for Cena to step aside and bring prominence to WWE’s weak area that is maintaining the value of mid card titles.
DAMN IT! I meant “this is coming from a guy”