I didn't take it as out of touch, I think he just said it to play him. You have to push angles even if you don't agree, but you know the fans will buy into it.This is how out of touch he is. I just clicked his most recent interview. He's clowning K-Shine for battling on the middle of the card.
We all know that most battlers PREFER not to go last. K-Shine just wasn't able to really articulate this for some reason.