>>4654802Extreme low self worth. Bring up the Brian Kendrick issue caused a temporary surge in his popularity and gave him a large amount of positive attention for the first time in his life. Tony actually acknowledging the Kendrick thing and kicking him off the show made him believe that for the first time in his life he made a positive difference and changed things.
Every since then he's been chasing the ghost. Constantly trying to replicate this feeling by attempting to bring up various controversial topics, so he could be the guy who broke the news first again and "changed wrestling for the better" Then he gets that positive feeling of attention again which feeds into his self worth