I mean he's not Benoit or Eddie between those ropes. Hell he isn't even Matt before Matt's guys exploded. He was always the weakest link in the tag wars and least over of the 6 and that's saying something. As a singles guy he took a long long time to come into his own, to put on the type of match he out on with Orton, and even now he's not close to a top 10 worker in the company in any fashion.
I don't think he ever cut it as a main eventer based off sheer wrestling talent, which is what he always needed since he never was the best talker, has an underwhelming look, and isnt insanely over as a face or heel. Hell the guy was the lowest drawing ecw champion of all time, and the rating went up when Swagger and Dreamer took it. That tells you his place on the totem pole in the eyes of the casual. A HOF, midcard hand who will always be remembered as the Canadian Janetty