Priest to Stay with PDI !
Written by Dave Palumbo
Wednesday, 18 October 2006
After weeks of speculation, Lee Priest has made his decision public: "I'm going to England and competing in the PDI. The IFBB can take their letter and shove it where they think the sun shines."
You heard it here first; Lee Priest has rejected the IFBB's attempt at clemency and has instead embraced his new-found home in Wayne DeMilia's Pro Division Inc. (PDI).
Priest insists that the IFBB's proposed 9-month suspension makes it virtually impossible for him to earn any money in the coming year; whereas, a win at the PDI English Night of Champions could yield him a cool $15K. On top of that, Lee says he's booked 8 seminars in England and another 3 in Barcelona which, when added up, could result in him returning to the States with a sizable chunk of change.
Is he leaving for the money?
Lee's the first person to point out that while money played somewhat of a short-term role; ultimately, money was not the deciding factor. With the loss of his lucrative $110K TwinLab contract-- and no new offers on the horizon-- Priest stands to make a lot less money in 2007. Why do it? Why leave the IFBB; the organization he's called home for the last 10 years? Priest insists that he wants to be an instrument of change. He wants to create new opportunities for future generations of bodybuilders. He wants to open up doors that are currently closed to most professional bodybuilders.
Thomas Jefferson was convinced that, "Every generation needs a new revolution"; however, the question remains, does Lee Priest have a clear enough vision to bring about change or is he just another rebellious anarchist who thrives on controversy? It's impossible to predict what the outcome may be.
One thing is for certain, if you're interested in finding out what bodybuilding's most controversial man has got in store next, tune in to MUSCLE RADIO-soon to be MD NO-BULL RADIO-- tomorrow night at 7pm EST at . Hosts Larry Pepe, John Romano, and Dave Palumbo will be posing the questions we're all eager to have answered. And, rest assured, Lee Priest won't let us down. He'll tackle these questions and, in doing so, shed some much-needed light onto his latest scandalous decision.
A real rebel . . .
