People appreciate his grind to get to where Vince assumed he'd be back in 2009/2010. Outside of that, he's really just solid, and nothing more.
Nah..he was doing with promos as heel last year and was always held back from the next step. Fiend matches have been comically bad for awhile now. Blandy still sucks but I'm not surprised to hear him being praised in a show with no crowds because fans turn on his matches on a annual basis.
If crowds were back, Sasha would of been cheered weekly as heel all year. Asuka would be even more over than pre Civil crowds. Big E would be pretty over. Bryan would came back to a huge pop. Roman would be getting good heat, I suppose. Mandy and Otis would of gotten one of the best pops of the year at Mania.