From what I'm seeing Ghidorah, it doesn't look like Rev is kissing his ass. SonicFox is legit; he's been doing very well in the offline majors he's been to, consistently placing top 8, at that. I believe the point Rev is trying to get across that he's not trying to knock him down a peg with these videos, which most people would otherwise try to do if they had the chance given his reputation, which IMO is a bitch move. He's merely giving respect where it's due.
You said it yourself a while ago, this offline to online elitism needs to stop. If you prefer offline then play offline, no one is forcing you to deal with said "online bullshit." Sonic is a decent player, both online and off. You need to get off the kid's back.