Know what?
I need him to actually just become a little bit hardened. He's pretending now, but fukk it, let the character lean into that shyt. It'll help overcome the parental shadow some and it'll help wioh his physique not being there - just establish he's a bit criminally-minded and won't just cheat to win, but violently cheat.
I'm with it
If he gonna be on the show, and gonna be this entertaining, let him at least be a bit of a threat in the ring somehow.
Moreover... I'mma need him to start wrestling in khakis by next week. With a crisp cuff on the bottom. Complete the cipher.