Because you had an audience that was absolutely begging for it to happen. Laurinitis making him jump through extra hoops makes the crowd hate Laurinitis that much more, and it made Ryder's win even sweeter in the end.
Okay, I'm just saying that had they gone the traditional way, there would be no "overexposure" or any such thing.
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