>>17825589He was not unreliable in the AWA, Japan, or the WWF. In fact he was the ultimate team player and never hesitated to put people over. He put 1-2-3 Kid over, who is a midget in comparison, when he was just a random nobody. Scott did not know him at the time. They asked him if he would put him over and he said no problem.
He needed a goal to aspire to achieve. This is a guy who thrived on motivating himself to become a bigger and bigger star. Once he got all the fame and fortune he ever wanted in WCW there was nothing left for him. Then his PTSD crept up on him. So he turned to alcohol. Then drugs. And it was a wrap after that.
tldr he used goals as a form of escapism. First bodybuilding, after that professional wrestling. Then he ran out of goals.