he's the only person in professional wrestling that gets a genuine reaction out of people. the heat he gets isn't just yummy "we're booing him because we know he's a heel and we're playing along" fake heat. the people booing him are booing because they genuinely think he's scum of the earth and that he hurt their personal friends. the people cheering him are cheering because they think he's standing up for professional wrestling and that everyone has been stabbing him in the back. he's simultaneously the only true babyface in wrestling and the only true heel in wrestling. this is the last gasp of kayfabe. it's likely no one else will ever get this kind of reaction again. he is the last true professional wrestler.