Rumor is Aaron Kyro is also dropping out. So lame.
I guess these skatepark owners/YouTube stars like Berra, Shrock and Kyro (and Hill) all hate each other. There's no other explanation.
Think about it, if a local skater (pro or not) asked you to skate in his SKATE competition for YouTube video, would you do it?
What would be your deciding criteria for showing up or not? For me it wouldn't be that serious. My criteria would literally be...
1. "Have I been skating enough to land 5-10 different tricks should I win the rock/paper/scissors? And
2. "Has this guy who is inviting me to his game of SKATE done something to betray or publicly embarrass me which has made in, in turn, actually despise him on some level?"
or I guess in the case of Braille/Revive/Progress Daily...
3. "How is showing up to this event going to affect my already pre-established brand/image/business? If I lose will this affect sales?"