He could've surpassed Hansen. He went fro wrestling guys on his level like Okada, Naito, Tana, Ishii, Ibushi every month to wrestling literal indie shitters who are 5-levels below him and he will have to wrestle down to their skill level, thus becoming complacent himself.
To be with his friends. Maybe he wanted to spend more time in the West.
Cooper Bailey
but his best friend is in Japan and he claims to love Japan itself even gaining citizenship I just don't get it. It's the wrestling equivalent of Nerman leaving Barca for PSG.
Brandon Brown
His carny "friends" worked him into going to an inferior company, in an inferior country to put on an inferior product. At least he probably makes more money for doing way less.
Oliver Ward
Greed and being a homo
Brayden Flores
Money.
Blake Robinson
i still can't get over that he was made that the company wouldn't make him THE GUY and just treated him on the same level as Okada. like nigga you work 1/3rd of the shows of okada be grateful