Its possible, probable actually , i was gonna bring this up, but i thought - he was MW champ of the world and that shouldnt have been used in his favour. It just sounds like, as you said, an excuse. The youth could have been a major key to what happened. Would have been nice if they would have come away from it with a win-a-piece though, and then everything would've still worked out the way it has. B-Hop would be even more of a MW legend with a win over Taylor imo
It was never easy. As it's been said about him before... He's spartan. In shape all year as well, which only helped his longetivity.