I thought he was good. granted, I was 12 at the time, but still.
he had a great gimmick, strange but funny interviews and could connect with a crowd like few others ever could, even to this day:
as far as him not being able to work, I believe that is not necessarily true, because he has demonstrated in many great matches against rude and savage, that he can work well.
as far as his title reign bombing, well, its no wonder.
what did the WWE do with him?
no hogan rematch, a bunch of 6 man tags with LOD vs Demolition, then they have him face Rude AGAIN
they didn't have anyone lined up to face him at all, other than someone he had already crushed.
so its no wonder his reign bombed. but I wouldnt say it was his fault..more like the victim of bad bookings. shitty programs..