Maybe they were scheduled at the begining and bailed? Who knows, but why worry about it? What are you losing or gaining from such an arguement?
I am not worried about it now. At the time, however, I saw through Shawn's attempt to sell tix to a show, to fan expecting Lee P and Vic M, only to be wowed by 2 good guys and 9 scrubs.
"Maybe they scheduled and bailed"? The top 6 to 8 guys just all happened to promise they'd compete, then backed out? And Shawn didn't require any contracts, as BBing has such integrity that you can take a man at his word.
No one here really denies that Shawn tried to sell tix to a show he didn't have. I called him on it months in advance, and it ended up to be quite true.