What everyone in the industry knows is that AMI/Weider would NEVER
EVER
EVER
EVER
EVER allow STEVE BLECHMAN and MD to control the MR OLYMPIA title.
Jay's "victory" over Victor had nothing to do with Muscletech and everything to do with AMI/Weider's monopoly over the Mr. Olympia title that has always existed and always will exist. After all, it is Joe Weider's Mr. Olympia -- not Steve Blechman's Mr. Olympia.
AMI/Weider could never allow Steve to prohibit 2007 Mr. Olympia Victor Martinez from shooting with their photographers or "contributing" to Flex Magazine. It would be perceived as a MASSIVE VICTORY for MD and BLECHMAN and AMI/Weider would lose their stranglehold on the only thing that they have over MD.
According to Isaac, Robin Chang, and several others, AMI/Weider is willing to break the bank to sign Dennis Wolf away from MD to ensure the Olympia title remains with AMI/Weider for eternity.
Didn't anyone else notice how Robin and McGough were at last year's Arnold when MD scored a 1-2-3-4 finish with Victor, Dexter, Freeman, Badell? So what did they do? AMI went out and spent a boatload to steal Dexter, Freeman, and Badell from MD. Blechman had to let them all go just to be able to afford to keep Dennis and Victor.
What do you guys think? Weigh in with you opinion on next Monday's Big Nation Radio.