he had a better chance of winning in 98. in 99 Ronnie destroyed him and everyone else.
I always thought the opposite. Ronnie came Outta nowhere and made a huge huge transformation in 98 at the NOC and then again duplicated it and improved for the 98 Mr Olympia... Plus I think Flex camei in way way better in 99 than he did in 98, especially after seeing what Ronnie did in 98 the year previous.