>>15645472The problem is that Bray was a shitter and tryhard. He wanted to have his gimmicks be way deeper than they needed to be, and he couldn't work.
I'm not even exaggerating on that last part. Go back and watch Bray's matches where he's the heel in the program, and he just does not work heel at all. Dude lacked all basic psychology, or rather, I think he completely eschewed it in favor to work a style that he though fit his gimmick. It's fucking baffling how much screentime he got for such a high profile company.