When has dake ever said otherwise? It is a huge advantage to miss the challenge and sit in the finals, there is no denying it. as far as anyone knows dake has a huge amount of respect for jb and was merely pointing out the inequity of the system. but that doesnt mean he doesnt respect him. he has trained many years to defeat the GOAT and he did so. Imagine how JB will feel if he cant get past the challenge tournament to even face him. in my mind that is the more likely scenario.