Regardless of what he places you have to put a few things in perspective, it's a win win situation for him, he got back in the gym and got back to training for a goal, he probably has some closure seeing what he is actually capable of at his age, all throughout attained sponsorships from MD and various other companies, ignited his social media outlets getting new followers, and I guarantee he will sell a shit ton of merchandise this weekend. So I don't see the downside here, he got rid of anything he had "in the basement" regarding competing and in the process made gains financially and brought some much needed excitement to bodybuilding.