Problem is Blueboi probably has new team members ready, I don't remember entirely who my full team was (I know I can swap in a much better Shiny Metagross now, however, thanks to an unexpected trade), and most of my team in the first place had poor EVs. Since Blueboi likely has team members ready to go, I can't go ahead until I at least have some of the same. My existing team, if assembled, would be crushed.
And the point about rankings technically stands. It's like making up new rules as they go, and I don't like that. Though yes, I wish we could have battled in the first place and settled fair rankings sooner.