It would have worked if he turned on them and then became the champion but as a face, people like him but not enough to be interested in him as main championIt's an awful gimmick business wise because you'll never be the main event of anything, that's why when it came time for E to do just that there was a disconnect
Same ones that liked Booty O's are screaming out scissor my ass Wednesday nights in 2022, same thing. You are mid card status and will never be considered to carry the company