>>14177665Phil's push was wholly undeserved. He's still running on steam from the single impact he did, which was the pipe bomb promo. Every time he had a chance to shine, he was either injured, or flopped. He was literally the lowest-drawing champion in recent history, I think he was even worse than Kevin R. Nash. His beef with that geek promotion AEW doesn't change facts about him. There's just no good talent these days, compared to the 90s. Its normal that they push those guys still.
the 2010s continued to be shit until the rise of Roman, with only Cena to hold things over. Dolph Ziggler? Damien fucking Sandow? Curtis Axel??? Those guys were peak undercard, deserved to be nowhere near the main title. At least NOW we're getting somewhere with the likes of LA Knight, Priest, etc.