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    Quote Originally Posted by king shizzo View Post
    Does the IFBB have a current athletes rep? If pro bodybuilders are considered independent contractors, shouldn't they be free to compete in any organization? Why have there been alleged "ramifications" (I.E. Lee Priest) being placed on pro bodybuilders who venture from the IFBB?

    I thought "independent" was another way of saying free?
    It's still Bob Cicherillo, isn't it?

    For all the arguments over whether bodybuilding is a pageant or a sport, bodybuilding is more business than anything. I'm sure there's nothing to stop any competitor from taking part in another federation's contest, but history has shown that that choice often comes with consequences.

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    Quote Originally Posted by king shizzo View Post
    Does the IFBB have a current athletes rep? If pro bodybuilders are considered independent contractors, shouldn't they be free to compete in any organization? Why have there been alleged "ramifications" (I.E. Lee Priest) being placed on pro bodybuilders who venture from the IFBB?

    I thought "independent" was another way of saying free?
    It states right in the IFBB rules and regs that you can't compete in another organization. I suppose that since there is an opportunity to earn money as a pro, they are acting as a de-facto employer.

    And Bob Chic is the athlete rep...the same guy who hobs federation knob. Little good he would do on the other end of that phone call:

    "But didn't you read Article 412, subdivision 221 where it said you couldn't play ball in anyone else's backyard?"

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    Here is the sad truth in today's social media driven world, so of the "athletes" that earn the most aren't even pros. It now comes from their following, it's fairly obvious the amount of money the Shredz athletes make. Paige and Joey have no need to compete and companies looking for athletes no longer care if they have a pro card. It comes down to the following they have to promote their products.

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    Quote Originally Posted by machine View Post
    Here is the sad truth in today's social media driven world, so of the "athletes" that earn the most aren't even pros. It now comes from their following, it's fairly obvious the amount of money the Shredz athletes make. Paige and Joey have no need to compete and companies looking for athletes no longer care if they have a pro card. It comes down to the following they have to promote their products.
    Guys that don't compete anymore or never did are actually a shitload more interesting to interview and write about because they don't have to play the bullshit game. They can be open about their steroid use and candid about the crap that goes on in the industry.

    "Wolf Three Weeks Out" pales in comparison to something on Piana's cycle. At least in my opinion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Pietaro View Post
    Guys that don't compete anymore or never did are actually a shitload more interesting to interview and write about because they don't have to play the bullshit game. They can be open about their steroid use and candid about the crap that goes on in the industry.

    "Wolf Three Weeks Out" pales in comparison to something on Piana's cycle. At least in my opinion.
    Wait a minute..... We have women posting on this forum, and industry insiders not afraid to give an honest opinion? Where have I been all of these years!

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    Quote Originally Posted by king shizzo View Post
    Wait a minute..... We have women posting on this forum, and industry insiders not afraid to give an honest opinion? Where have I been all of these years!
    Being dead after the crash

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    Quote Originally Posted by UKwildcat View Post
    Being dead after the crash
    So I have seen the light!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by king shizzo View Post
    Wait a minute..... We have women posting on this forum, and industry insiders not afraid to give an honest opinion? Where have I been all of these years!
    Wal*Mart. Where you work. Remember?

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    Competition is great, but Lee Thompson is not competition he is a convicted felon with a history of deception and crime

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    Quote Originally Posted by Curt James View Post
    Competition is a good thing. Look at the contracts that sprung up following Vince McMahon's WBF creation.

    But it looks likes it's going to be a rough road for Thompson. His organization is simply not competition at all.

    Where McMahon was able to sign Aaron Baker, Mike Christian, Vince Comerford, David Dearth, Berry DeMey, Johnnie Morant, Danny Padilla, Tony Pearson, Jim Quinn, Mike Quinn, Eddie Robinson, Gary Strydom, and Troy Zuccolotto, Thompson has signed who?

    No one.

    Even the WBF with its deep pockets only lasted from January 1991 to July 1992. Not even two years.
    The main reason the WBF failed was because of the Dr, George Zahorian steroid trial. Vince McMahon wanted to distance himself from Bodybuilding after that, and not jeopardize the WWE in any way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronnie Rep View Post
    The main reason the WBF failed was because of the Dr, George Zahorian steroid trial. Vince McMahon wanted to distance himself from Bodybuilding after that, and not jeopardize the WWE in any way.
    Is that what influenced Ferrigno to take a step back? He had signed or was ready to sign, iirc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Curt James View Post
    Is that what influenced Ferrigno to take a step back? He had signed or was ready to sign, iirc.
    Ferrigno was in the WBF for a few months. I had their magazine with him on the cover and the angle was that he was going after Gary Stardom's title. Rumor has it that once the trial hit, the bodybuilders were told that they would be drug tested and had better pass. So that was it for Big Louie. He never even took the stage with them.

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