2001 Olympia - Shawn Ray hosting a review of the event

[Ron]

2001 Mr. Olympia IFBB Pro bodybuilding competition - Mandalay Bay Arena Las Vegas Nevada

This one brings back memories, when King Kamali and Craig Titus just did not like each other...

[Da Freak]

do I have to go back in time to see the content?

[Matt]

I just watched the 2001 press conference last night. The Craig Titus / King Kamali beef was funny.

Sad to see where some of these guys ended up today.

Also, Shawn Ray actually won this contest:

1. Ronnie Coleman posed briefly in red, white, and blue trunks, violating the IFBB's policy of only single coloured trunks being allowed. DISQUALIFIED.

2. Jay Cutler failed the diuretics test, testing positive for LASIX. DISQUALIFIED.

3. Kevin Levrone put his name in the hat for the show past the official deadline. DISQUALIFIED.

Thus Shawn was the real 2001 Mr. Olympia champ.

 

[Bevo]

The stadium looks to be actually filled compared to this years O

[Bevo]

I just watched the 2001 press conference last night. The Craig Titus / King Kamali beef was funny.

Sad to see where some of these guys ended up today.

Also, Shawn Ray actually won this contest:

1. Ronnie Coleman posed briefly in red, white, and blue trunks, violating the IFBB's policy of only single coloured trunks being allowed. DISQUALIFIED.

2. Jay Cutler failed the diuretics test, testing positive for LASIX. DISQUALIFIED.

3. Kevin Levrone put his name in the hat for the show past the official deadline. DISQUALIFIED.

Thus Shawn was the real 2001 Mr. Olympia champ.

 

Shawn needs to be reimbursed immediately

[Methyl m1ke]

Only Olympia/Pro show I ever attended...LOTS of memories, had a great time. I met Chris Cormier (who was pretty cordial) and got to gamble legally for the first time (I turned 21 a few months before) I also remember the people around me (where we were sitting) gasping when Jay came out for prejudging. As far as I could tell most who were there had him winning the show. It was nuts. I also remember the most cheesy horrible music during the show...the overall production did not impress...

Still glad I went.

[Matt]

Shawn needs to be reimbursed immediately

In all seriousness though, Shawn would have a good argument for deserving second place.

Jay did fail the diuretics test, and Levrone shouldn't have been allowed to compete, had the IFBB adhered to their own policy for late entrants.

[G_Thang]

Shawn needs to be reimbursed immediately

LOL, Shawn tried to come in at 216 one year and was a water balloon.  His max is 212 which makes him a 212 athlete.  I don't see a 212 athlete in modern times winning the O.  Shawn received the correct placements and his paychecks.

[Matt]

LOL, Shawn tried to come in at 216 one year and was a water balloon.  His max is 212 which makes him a 212 athlete.  I don't see a 212 athlete in modern times winning the O.  Shawn received the correct placements and his paychecks.

Yeah, well.

Ronnie violated the IFBB's policy that posing trunks must be mono-coloured. DISQUALIFIED.

And Markus Ruhl also tested positive for LASIX, so he had his 14th place revoked.

[Bevo]

Yeah, well.

Ronnie violated the IFBB's policy that posing trunks must be mono-coloured. DISQUALIFIED.

And Markus Ruhl also tested positive for LASIX, so he had his 14th place revoked.

Didn’t know that about Markus

Jay should have been disqualified, why wasn’t he? Oh, yeah, cause of politics, right? 

[Royalty]

Didn’t know that about Markus

Jay should have been disqualified, why wasn’t he? Oh, yeah, cause of politics, right?  

IFBB used a regular testing lab. Jay’s lawyers said that the lab wasn’t an Olympic certified lab. They threatened to sue the IFBB... and the IFBB caved.

It was later said that if Nasser (who failed the 96 Olympia diuretic test) threatened to sue in 1996, that the IFBB would’ve caved then too

[Earl1972]

i remember this aired on fox sports net about 6 months after the show

at that point espn was done with bodybuilding, i think maybe flex online had a live webcast but many people still had dial up internet so few could use it, and the show was live on pay per view the next few years

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[falco]

Didn’t know that about Markus

Jay should have been disqualified, why wasn’t he? Oh, yeah, cause of politics, right? 

Company policy. The IFBB is a private company who favours whoever they want or need.