That background music is how you know this show aired on the block.
Cunningham admits Takeshi is the person he wants to beat the most. There are other teams around who want the chance, but we have the foundation for their long term rivals here.
Time watching Toonami happens in a matter of years, because we were watching this second season non-HD once, then the first season HD aired over with a long break, and now we're to the second season HD and it's a huge achievement.