Major events require a full, well coordinated staff of non-players, or people who can compartmentalize their interests well enough to play the game and help run an event like a professional. Most people who have expressed interest in running those events have been perfect examples of the worst possible candidates for the job. Granted, there can be no major events if there is no game yet. It's not 'under anyone's thumb,' Rajko is just the only person who can/will do it. Lots of people want to 'help' but again, most people who want to help have no skills/talent to offer. This is highly specialized work that requires born propensity and years of experience.
We all miss it and wish for its completion, I just hope we all know what's actually going on. Some of the assumptions are pretty weird.