“The lubavicher rebbe did not have ANY of the criteria for chezkas moshiach as outlined in the Rambam”
Didn’t have ANY? Really? Have you ever looked inside a Rambam? He didn’t have ALL, but he definitely had some.
Such as הוגה בתורה ועוסק במצות כדוד אביו.
Don’t misconstrue my words, I don’t believe the criteria of Chezkas Moshiach was fulfilled in the Rebbe, but he did fit at least the first one to a tee. I won’t be the first to say that would we have been Zoche to Bias HaMoshiach during the Rebbes lifetime, there was no better candidate than the Rebbe. This is something that many people and Rabbonim outside Lubavitch stated.