>>9065021the difference between chase and other wrestlers with teacher gimmicks, is that they are explicitly leaning into the lovable loser type stereotype rather than having him be arrogant and thinking he's super smart and the best.
As such, he got over where Striker and Shane Douglas failed. He's a lovable loser who you can't help but want to root for and see win. Combined with the fact that the whole "Chase U" gimmick of his allows for a lot of merch shit that people like and latch onto.
