He’s the same way with Tessa Blanchard. Everyone knows why WWE never signed her but Dave acts like he’s never heard of her issues.He never will either, just like for years he denied or played down Flair's money problems.
He's both a huge mark for her old man and friends with him. Anything or one connected to him is one of few places where he's shown he can't be his usual unbiased autistic self.
I like Dave overall but he is very obviously biased to the wrestlers he’s friendly with.