Phelps died last year after that slam on the hill bomb. He is now a programmable tool of the skateboard industry.
High Speed had him on life support for a few months after he slammed on his head and slipped into a coma. They were ready to pull the plug but then Koston and Berra stepped in and proposed an already outlined plan they had for themselves to keep the Berrics alive after they died.
High Speed sold Phelps' decrepit shell for an undisclosed amount. Since he already looked half-dead before, most people never noticed Phelps was now a fully dead Berrics programmed robot.
Reynolds and Greco were leaked the project details and they wanted in. They invested heavily, signed the NDA and voila: Foy became SOTY.
On September 23rd of this year Dill and AVE, via their own mole, Mulder (Richard), obtained blueprints of Phelpsbot's infrastructure, hacked the OS and took control of him remotely, hence TJ is now SOTY.
Berra is super pissed.
This fight over Phelpsbot will continue for the end of time.