If I could use another analogy, I see the IFBB kind of like the WWE. Except maybe for the part where the WWE athletes are highly paid.
I see the PDI right now as a grassroots federation like TNA wrestling, full of young, hungry up-and-comers who probably work harder than the WWE superstars but aren't quite as big or recognized. But watch TNA sometime and those guys work their asses off and it's really much more entertaining!
Of course, time will tell how it all plays out but that's sort of how I envision it at this point.