>>11072243People wanted him to turn heel and do the Codelander gimmick and he didn't want to, which meant that the fans began to turn on him slowly and resent his stubbornness. So when they did flirt with him turning heel, it was too late. The well was poisoned and he had go away heat.
If he ever went back, the expectation would be that he would come back as Codelander. People want to boo bad guys, it's fun. But they'll boo a dude for pissing them off just as hard.
