240, what do you think about the legitimacy of RHINO's pro status?
From what I understand, he won his class at a NAABA event. This meets the criteria of the PDI's standards for pro card issuance. Wayne met him and invited him to join the PDI and he accepted.
He has not met the requirements for the IFBB. But he has met them for the PDI. He's a big guy and if he is out of his league next to Priest and Taylor, he will not earn prize money or titles. If he can hang with them onstage, he will earn money and titles.
IMO, after the initial adjustment period, fans won't care how the guys got there. It'll be more about "will X outmuscle Y, will A come in ebtter conditioned than B"? Same with how many new fans have no clue how Ronnie, Branch, Bob Chic, or other worthy pro show winners earned their pro status.