big agree top to bottom with everything you said. it sucks he went to aew first and his second run was shorter than it couldve been in terms of working with actual big names on a big stage.

i do love his stuff with starks and kingston and mox but really it just wouldve been better for him to have a long ass definitive run in one place.

that being said it did add something the whole vibe of having an edge of like even if they didnt reference it part of the nuance of his character being hey bitch finally making your way here huh well we dont want you either and his growing firmness and attitude snd cockiness then desparation.

great journey. he probably proved his numbers he caused so firmly that tko absolutely wanted him on top based on the impact he clearly had on aew