Craig Jones
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So we're like, well, we don't want to lose a guy like Levi. So we're going to have region-based teams.
So we're like, well, we don't want to lose a guy like Levi. So we're going to have region-based teams.
So we're like, well, we don't want to lose a guy like Levi. So we're going to have region-based teams.
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Yeah, exactly. Exactly. So they have to come together and... basically take on these powerhouse team names. And then one other thing we threw in there was kind of like this idea of a wildcard. Because really there were maybe two or three teams in the world that would have five contenders at each weight division.
Yeah, exactly. Exactly. So they have to come together and... basically take on these powerhouse team names. And then one other thing we threw in there was kind of like this idea of a wildcard. Because really there were maybe two or three teams in the world that would have five contenders at each weight division.
Yeah, exactly. Exactly. So they have to come together and... basically take on these powerhouse team names. And then one other thing we threw in there was kind of like this idea of a wildcard. Because really there were maybe two or three teams in the world that would have five contenders at each weight division.
So we said to each team, listen, we need four of your guys to be authentic members of your team, but you can pull in a wildcard. So it's like we're still keeping to the team versus team nature. Some of it's region-based, but also you can pull in a wildcard. And we exploited that fully. Who's your wildcard? Victor Hugo, who's one of the biggest, best guys in the sport today. So we exploited that.
So we said to each team, listen, we need four of your guys to be authentic members of your team, but you can pull in a wildcard. So it's like we're still keeping to the team versus team nature. Some of it's region-based, but also you can pull in a wildcard. And we exploited that fully. Who's your wildcard? Victor Hugo, who's one of the biggest, best guys in the sport today. So we exploited that.
So we said to each team, listen, we need four of your guys to be authentic members of your team, but you can pull in a wildcard. So it's like we're still keeping to the team versus team nature. Some of it's region-based, but also you can pull in a wildcard. And we exploited that fully. Who's your wildcard? Victor Hugo, who's one of the biggest, best guys in the sport today. So we exploited that.
We exploited that. I mean, we told all coaches out there early that, hey, you can pull in a wildcard. We just got ahead of them. We jumped on Victor straight away.
We exploited that. I mean, we told all coaches out there early that, hey, you can pull in a wildcard. We just got ahead of them. We jumped on Victor straight away.
We exploited that. I mean, we told all coaches out there early that, hey, you can pull in a wildcard. We just got ahead of them. We jumped on Victor straight away.
Yeah. So we had our falling out. We had the Danaher death squad, which I jumped aboard sort of late to the party, which was Eddie Cummings, Gary Tonin, Gordon Ryan, Nikki Ryan, Nikki Rod. I jumped in. I tore that team apart piece by piece from the inside, turning everyone against each other to exploit that into an opportunity to create the B team, which we have here today. And yeah,
Yeah. So we had our falling out. We had the Danaher death squad, which I jumped aboard sort of late to the party, which was Eddie Cummings, Gary Tonin, Gordon Ryan, Nikki Ryan, Nikki Rod. I jumped in. I tore that team apart piece by piece from the inside, turning everyone against each other to exploit that into an opportunity to create the B team, which we have here today. And yeah,
Yeah. So we had our falling out. We had the Danaher death squad, which I jumped aboard sort of late to the party, which was Eddie Cummings, Gary Tonin, Gordon Ryan, Nikki Ryan, Nikki Rod. I jumped in. I tore that team apart piece by piece from the inside, turning everyone against each other to exploit that into an opportunity to create the B team, which we have here today. And yeah,
That's obviously left a bad taste in John Danaher's mouth, but in the effort of getting them in the event, because for CGI1, they supported ADCC instead. They were going after the legacy medals, and they did very good at ADCC. I will say it was a bit of an easy ADCC. We took most of the guys, but we've managed to put our differences aside for the greater good.
That's obviously left a bad taste in John Danaher's mouth, but in the effort of getting them in the event, because for CGI1, they supported ADCC instead. They were going after the legacy medals, and they did very good at ADCC. I will say it was a bit of an easy ADCC. We took most of the guys, but we've managed to put our differences aside for the greater good.