I agree with the show not being the measuring stick. It is quite the accomplishment and it was the original goal. My hat is off to all that win. With that said, I have seen a set of 2XWer's going for the championship and I would not have give a squirt a piss of either. One left that night a champion and that is truly a great accomplishments and I take nothing away from him or the fact he was brought out three times.
And checking two unconditioned dogs or doing two off the chain (for real off the chain) is a far better way to find out where a dog wants to be. If I miss in the keep, or have no idea of what I am doing and I run into someone who has their dog kept and on weight my dog will have to be two to three times better than him to even have a chance. Can it happen? Yes. But odds always say the unconditioned dog will succumb in the end, regardless of which of the two is better.