Add in how green as fucking grass he was, and it was a recipe for disaster, especially with the garbage scripts. The sufferin' succotash and avalanche promos are easily some of his most cringe-inducing, and that's not getting into the several occasions he forgot his lines and awkwardly stared into the camera. Either that, or badly stuttered, like he did trying to say the word 'declare'.
Vince DID give the okay and co-signed his heel turn, but when you look back on what it took for the old man to budge on keeping Roman face, it really sets in just how out of touch he was(as if the Cena era didn't showcase that enough) as well as stupidly stubborn to an absolute fault...
Still better than Tony Khan, though.