His WWE streams are... something else. Tonight didn't even stop at clown mode, it was all yelling, anal and shit jokes, and weird gratuitous descriptions of violence. And what stands out to me is that I genuinely don't believe he is faking it with WWE; Phil seems to visibly enjoy it. In between bouts of juvenile autism, he sits there alert and smiling at the TV.
This really highlights that he can't handle mature commentary - he is immature and is probably at his 'best' when he can make those weird shit and sex jokes. It at least keeps him talking. If he indulged this, I don't know that he would have much time left on Twitch, but he might actually have a larger audience of immature kids (versus his current dwindling adult wheelchair armada). This emphasizes how much he has been neutered by Twitch; he hasn't changed at all, he's just selling out.
And he clearly still REALLY loves his wrasslin'. So if he is suddenly going to give up watching it, I think it's safe to say that is 100% Kat yanking on his choke chain. His face lights up when characters he recognizes appear, and despite the plot being absolute shit and Phil saying as much, he is glued to the screen and investing more effort in following it than he does with most story-driven games. Phil is in his element with this level of stupid. I find it hard to believe someone who is Phil's 'soulmate' would insist that he give up something he loves this much, even if it is lame. That sounds more like the hand of a controlling bitch. Rambo was the true soulmate.