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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => History - Stories - and Memories => Topic started by: Moosejay on January 24, 2008, 08:01:19 PM
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And how many still compete today?
Mike
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actually i think it was 14 guys originally. gary strydom, aaron baker, johnny morant, eddie robinson,mike quinn, jim quinn,danny padilla, david dearth, mike christian,barry demey , vince comerford,tony pearson, troy zullculatto, and lou ferrigno who backed out at the last minute.
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and only strdom competes to this day.
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actually i think it was 14 guys originally. gary strydom, aaron baker, johnny morant, eddie robinson,mike quinn, jim quinn,danny padilla, david dearth, mike christian,barry demey , vince comerford,tony pearson, troy zullculatto, and lou ferrigno who backed out at the last minute.
They had Lou on the posters for the first WBF show back in 91/92...and then Weider at the last minute offered him more $$$$ to not go over.
That was the BEST thing that ever happened to pro BBing because it started a bidding war, and the pro's for once made serious cash-even though it only lasted for 2 years....except Eddie, who stayed on for 2 more years as a rep for McMahons ICO PRO supplements.
Gary had the top contract in the WBF at $350K per year, PLUS he was making another $200K-$300K+ with Crazee wear, so he was making very serious money then.
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...the pro's for once made serious cash-even though it only lasted for 2 years....except Eddie, who stayed on for 2 more years as a rep for McMahons ICO PRO supplements.
I remember Ico Pro.
Bobby Heenan mentioned that Curt Hennig once gave his kid some IP before a football game and the kid missed playing because he had the sh*ts for four weeks and couldn’t practice.