He should be. I love Axl Rose to death, believe that, but he wasn't the only member of that band by far. He whisked the band's name out from under his bandmates like a tablecloth. Arrogance defined.
As far as Scott Creed -- oh excuse me, Stapp -- is concerned... I'd be very disappointed in him if he tried to make use of the Creed name for another project. Don't you know "new & improved" never works? Hollywood should be a good example of that...