Think of it like a Smash Bros bracket or Pokemon tournament or something. Your fav just got beaten, so you're like "bruh" about the person who beat them- but the person THEY'RE about to play is your most hated character/rival, so you kind of have to root against said rival anyway

Pro players of Smash Bros. are smelly! (I understood what you meant originally, but like, it's so weird being friends with someone who knows sports. Did the Yankees burn down the rainforest or something?)