Agreed on all three of the above. And does everyone want to hear an unpopular but not-so-hot take?
Because Steveson has no rankings points he will be randomly drawn into the bracket which could lead to three negative outcomes.
Negative outcome #1 - he "only" gets silver.
Negative outcome # 2 - the brackets are balanced with two of the Big 4 on each side, he loses to the finalist, then grabs a bronze.
Negative outcome #3 - the worst scenario is an overloaded side featuring three of the Big 4. He could conceivably lose twice and go home with no medal.
Am I saying it will happen? No - I think September 17th at approximately 12:30 CST he is doing another backflip. But this is why they wrestle the matches and it is absolutely in the realm of realistic.
You can do the same exercise with Dake, Sidakov, and Kadimagomedov. Depending on the draw, one of the best in the world is potentially going home empty handed.