they're the exception to the rule
You can tell he clearly likes those two, plus AJ Styles and Finn Balor, and liked Daniel Bryan, Samoa Joe, and Cesaro but never saw any of them as "The Man". They're filling the role that William Regal or Finlay would have had 15 years ago.
Nakamura, Asuka, Nikki Ash, Doudrop, and Drew Gulak are willing to play the clown like R-Truth
Gunter, Theory and Riddle do what he says abt style and look
Keith Lee, Ali and Lio Rush were difficult and refused to listen
Bobby Roode has always been a solid hand who does what he says
Meanwhile he could not give any less of a shit about Alistair Black, Andrade, Adam Cole, Swerve Strickland, Ember Moon, the Iconics, the War Raiders, Sarah Logan, Pac or any of the cruiserweights