Yoyo players are frequently recruited for these shows because what we do is interesting, entertaining, and easy for an audience to understand and get behind. Yoyo players are only brought on to the show to get cut, because it gives producers an easy way to establish judge personalities…this one is kind, this one is the villain, this one is a pushover, etc etc.
It’s nice that John went on and did a decent job, but there was never any intention of him getting any further than he did.