He will never win the O, or likely the A again, because of it.
Disagree... he was fresh news when he won the Arnold. They KNEW he was in the news for it. I remember making a statement that "watch, monday morning, you'll see Arnold Tied to Bodybuilder headlines", and we did, from SanFranCron.
Dex would have won #3, and was very close to winning it in 07. The fact they gave it to Victor, despite his jail term, bad gym dealings, and his doc getting popped right before the ASC, tells me that it doesn't influence it.
They wouldn't punish him in 2009 for his 2006 drama, if they didn't punish him in 2007 for it, ya know?