>>66365011. They took his alcoholic gimmick away because they're snowflakes
2. Pandemic lockdowns hit before his big push
3. Brodie Lee died of cum in the lungs. Tony felt guilty for maybe possibly killing him, turns Dark Order babyface, makes Brodie's orphaned son a member of Dark Order which basically makes it so that Dark Order will never be disbanded no matter how hard they suck. This results in:
4. Hangman getting saddled with Dark Order like a ball and chain around his neck for the rest of his natural life
So basically 1 part bad luck and 3 parts shitty booking. It would take a miracle to get him out of the hole he's in right now.
