The position you are opposing is on the Sunni spectrum not wahabi/salafi
People often quote the Hadis of the final sermon with a version which says to follow the sunnah, in fact the version which mentions our regard for Ahle Bayt is stronger and Sahih. The sunnah is to be followed, it is commanded in the Quran
The Ahle bayt being Imams and honoured is not just a sunni belief but wahabis also have a version, in saudi they have people who are Aal Ash-Shaykh they are descendents of ibn abdul wahab Najdi. No joke
I am willing to look into this with you, it’ll be a slow process since we wont be engaging in polemics but researching the correct interpretation, do you want to?