opining on it! Couple of thoughts on the topic. Once they are out, they are out & you just have to wrestle the guy in front of you. That being said - depending on the entire bracket - they do matter. I mean SVN is great - but has anyone ever had an “easier” path to a Final. Maybe he’ll easily win & do it again next year. But - Yes Gaj lost to Lamer(match-up/style as SVN TF’d Lamer), but Collin took out #2, #3, #5 (and an underrated Block who had SVN beaten until the final few seconds at Big10s) to earn fifth. Look at SVN’s path to 1st/2nd. Again - some guys rise to the challenge in given matches and style/match-up quirks come into play - so just have to go wrestle the guy in front of you!