How tough has Ramirez's backdraw been? After the upset to Fish to start the tournament, he's run the gauntlet of Facundo, Braunagel, and Kennedy, and now has Griffith in the blood round. After a terrible loss to start, if he wrestles back to AA, he'll have earned ever bit of it.
Some part of me is more impressed with guys who lose first round and come back for 3rd than those who win it all. Getting dropped to the backside early is brutal and easy for someone to mail it in for the year.