3 Merits and 2 demerits of Intercontinental Championship open challenge

#5) Merit: Reigns' rise as the top babyface.

This could be the sight at WM34, only with cheers instead of boos.

Reigns babyface experiment did not work as intended by WWE but it still has not finished. His singles run as a babyface was abysmal to say the least. Hence, WWE paired him up with the Hounds of Justice to get the crowd cheering for him once again.

Cena's Open Challenge run won the fans over, and made him a likeable personality once again in WWE. Reigns is rumoured to retire the "Beast Incarnate" Brock Lensar at Wrestlemania and position himself as the No.1 guy in WWE. However, fans will have a major backlash if that happens.

If Reigns turns around a corner and rejuvenates himself the way Cena did with the Open Challenge, he can become the fan-favourite once again and his eventual coronation at Wrestlemania could be a sweet moment for the WWE Universe.