Video: Five Most Unique WWE Open Challenges

John Cena still did it best. When John Cena became United States Champion in 2015, he set up the US Open Challenge, allowing anyone in (or outside of) the locker room a chance to come get a US Title shot. This became one of the best things on Monday Night Raw every week as you wanted to know who was going to come through that curtain this week. There are other versions of a similar idea though and while some of them are better than others, there’s always something to be seen there.

5 unique Superstar open challenges: WWE List This!

WWE has posted a new List This looking at the most unique Open Challenges in WWE history. Some of these are regular open challenges for wrestling matches but others are for something much more specific, such as breaking a hold or doing something to the person giving the challenge. A few of these went on for only a few weeks but others were months long with one lasting over the course of years.

Opinion: Uh, I’m not sure WWE quite gets the idea of something being unique. Just having an open challenge for a different title doesn’t make it different. Some of these were certainly different though and that’s what makes them that much better. A gimmick like the Masterlock Challenge is always going to work because you can set up a feud or a rivalry while also getting someone, and their hold in particular, over in the process. It’s a case of “this one can do it” and that builds up anticipation. That’s worked for years and always will.

Which of these was your favorite? Would you like to see more regular open challenges? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 27 wrestling books. His latest book is the NXT: The Full Sail Years Volume III: From Dallas To New Orleans.

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