MD to stop all Athlete contracts ... including Dennis Wolf?

[Ex Coelis]

well not yet, but John Romano posted the following on MD

"assuming his prep continues unflawed, If Wolfe gets the shit beat out of him in favor of the Weider promotion of Dex and Jay, I am going to advise the boss that we cancel all athlete contracts. I think they are becoming a hinderance more than a help. There will be plenty of athletes left over to shoot. Weider can't afford to sign everyone just to keep them away from us."

sounds like an empty threat but it would be an interesting move. would it work?

[Ex Coelis]

he goes on to include:

"It should be the best man wins, not who's paid their dues and what political action is involved. If it's such a problem for MD guys to get the nod because Weider is promoing their guys then we should just dump all our athletes for their own good."

[danielson]

If they fired SiouxCountry, they'll fire anyone.

[G o a t b o y]

Just tell Steve to fire everyone with a felony record...  that would trim their payroll costs quite a bit  (like 95%  ).

[spacemunkeyz]

after that who would want a 300 page magazine full of just ads

[Armstrong]

signing bodybuilders to magazine contracts makes no sense.  Thats like if Brett Favre signed with the Sporting News.  Foolish I say.

[muscularny]

after that who would want a 300 page magazine full of just ads

99% of their readers think the muscletech special reports are not ads and that the Q&A's are

[The Coach]

Thats impossible, bodybuilders are not athletes. This is getting monotonous!

[Red Hook]

Thats impossible, bodybuilders are not athletes. This is getting monotonous!

even if they get HRT just to cross the street?

[Epic_Monster]

99% of their readers are as retarded as their writers and editors.

Nice pic!

[Ron]

"assuming his prep continues unflawed, If Wolfe gets the shit beat out of him in favor of the Weider promotion of Dex and Jay, I am going to advise the boss that we cancel all athlete contracts. I think they are becoming a hinderance more than a help. There will be plenty of athletes left over to shoot. Weider can't afford to sign everyone just to keep them away from us."

All talk... but Dennis Wolfe might place in the top three at the Olympia, and he looks good.  Steve Blechman and his magazines do put a lot of money into contests and athletes, and that is good for the sport.

[Mark Kerr]

If they fired SiouxCountry, they'll fire anyone.

I agree.

In the long run these guy's are really f**king themselves. They have banned and pissed-off 90% of the bodybuilding fans from their "bodybuilding forum" and think these people will still buy their magazine. I could keep going on and on but there is no need to.

It is evident, the people at MD have no idea what they are doing. They clearly do not how to treat people or run a business.

Now they are the threatening the pro bodybuilders.

Unf**kingreal.

[Mark Kerr]

All talk... but Dennis Wolfe might place in the top three at the Olympia, and he looks good.  Steve Blechman and his magazines do put a lot of money into contests and athletes, and that is good for the sport.

They are starting to think they run the sport.

[jtsunami]

If they fired SiouxCountry, they'll fire anyone.

When did they fire Sioux?  wtf

[stormshadow]

They are starting to think they run the sport male figure show for Queens.

Fixed...  My work here never ends.

[benz]

All talk... but Dennis Wolfe might place in the top three at the Olympia, and he looks good.  Steve Blechman and his magazines do put a lot of money into contests and athletes, and that is good for the sport.

Sorry my friend but steve blechman is a fucking idiot ruining the sport. He shouldnt be allowed and if you need a candidate for timeout, then he's the right one.

[JOCKTHEGLIDE]

Sorry my friend but steve blechman is a fucking idiot ruining the sport. He shouldnt be allowed and if you need a candidate for timeout, then he's the right one.

I totally agree its us folks who post on the internet that make the sport not steve blechman you become a proffessional in what you do let it be poor or rich bbers should be poor.  All hail BENZ for being a top poster and helping the bbing community.

[CT_Muscle]

All talk... but Dennis Wolfe might place in the top three at the Olympia, and he looks good.  Steve Blechman and his magazines do put a lot of money into contests and athletes, and that is good for the sport.

You're joking, right? Dennis Wolfe might place in the top 3 

[JOCKTHEGLIDE]

You're joking, right? Dennis Wolf might place in the top 3 

I agree theres only room for one more white guy and cutler has it.

[Ex Coelis]

Steve Blechman does great things for the athletes. He does features on all of the top amateurs and pros who would otherwise remain unknown

Kai Greene is a perfect example. W/out MD, Kai would not have had the exposure that landed him such acclaim and supplement contracts. When Blechman signed him to the magazine, it gave him the financial stability he needed to take his physique to the level it's at today

And what about Silvio? MD was the first magazine to do a feature on him right after his pro debut.

The list goes on and on. MD and Steve Blechman are/were the only people to actually pay bbers for photoshoots; shoots by PER BERNAL, the best physique photographer HANDS DOWN.

If MD were to drop their athletes, it would be out of genuine concern for the athlete's career. Many people on the boards love to speculate about politics regarding Weider/Muscletech athletes vs. MD athletes and their placings at major contests. John Romano is proposing dropping their biggest athletes so that they can avoid being unfairly judged. If anything, that's an incredibly selfless act!

It's like the saying "If you love someone, let them go"

[JOCKTHEGLIDE]

Steve Blechman does great things for the athletes. He does features on all of the top amateurs and pros who would otherwise remain unknown

Kai Greene is a perfect example. W/out MD, Kai would not have had the exposure that landed him such acclaim and supplement contracts. When Blechman signed him to the magazine, it gave him the financial stability he needed to take his physique to the level it's at today

And what about Silvio? MD was the first magazine to do a feature on him right after his pro debut.

The list goes on and on. MD and Steve Blechman are/were the only people to actually pay bbers for photoshoots; shoots by PER BERNAL, the best physique photographer HANDS DOWN.

If MD were to drop their athletes, it would be out of genuine concern for the athlete's career. Many people on the boards love to speculate about politics regarding Weider/Muscletech athletes vs. MD athletes and their placings at major contests. John Romano is proposing dropping their biggest athletes so that they can avoid being unfairly judged. If anything, that's an incredibly selfless act!

It's like the saying "If you love someone, let them go"

sorry my friend BENZ does not believe you.....

[Parker]

Would be funny if they started endorsing Pro Football players

[just_a_pilgrim]

MD may help athletes get extra $$$ through their own contracts or exposure for others, but don't believe for 1 second they are doing it for the athletes and not their own financial gain.

Romano even said on here they write content that sells magazines which is why they arn't 'all natural' anymore.

Normally i would say anything to win in business is the way to go, but not saying one thing and then doing a fucking 180 and saying the opposite. You cannot trust anyone like that.

[dknole]

You have no clue how much Blechman actually puts into body building shows and with the "athletes". He supports silently and some well known. Romano is writing in the hypothetical, can't you see that?

[james_hetfield]

seriousley, you people are such morons. He said if Wolf places bad it would be better for him if he were not associated with MD, couse thats what is lowering his placings.