User blog comment:Hollowbankai/grimmjow and ichigo/@comment-1712587-20100427134432

fact is as far as Grimmjow being a plot device for this Arc all he would probably is show up to take a fatal hit to a main character and then die. As power levels go Ichigo beat him fair and square with his previous mask. of course there's nothing to say that ichigo's new mask is actually more powerful but that seem to be what is asumed by most.

now we are at a point where no one but the strongest can face Aizen Grimmjow just doesn't have a place anymore.