I dunno why people hate on that MJF/Cole segment or MJF's promo. Now obviously no one has to like or even love it, but "hating it" is a strong negative response, that makes it look like the people who feel that way, either just quickly labeled it as lazy and/or just being a copy and didn't really register what the segment accomplished, or they are just being negative for the sake of it.
It was all in all very effective heel work by MJF and overall I think it's quite the accomplishment to basically parody a promo of your opponent from years ago, especially one that isn't just a throw away run-of-the-mill promo, without changing much, but it still not only works in context of the character who delivers it, but also fits the surrounding stories. Whoever came up with that backstage, did their homework.