>>7747859Yeah because he innovated the concept for the modern era, but then everyone, including WWE themselves thought "Ok we can just slap an open challenge gimmick on a midcard belt to get it over" despite the fact that the only reason it worked was because Cena was at the point where going competitive with him would be a solid match to build the title's credibility AND give the challenger a rub, something no other open challenge has been able to do since
