It was, but it was largely isolated to hating Bryan (and most NXT guys) and loving Miz, and otherwise being normal, until he interfered in that Lawler match.
Heck, there was a point on NXT where he was decked out in Miz AND Cena gear because he still supported them both. Cena even hugged him after he was fired at Survivor Series 2010. Hard to imagine today.
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Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.
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