Past their prime? I beg to differ!!
Flex Wheeler won two Arnold Classic titles, after Ronnie first defeated him in 1996.
Kevin Levrone placed 2nd at the Olympia twice in the 2000s, hardly an indicator of someone being past their prime.
Flex's prime was NOT in 1993. That was in 1998, the year Ronnie BEAT HIM for the Olympia.
Don't beg it's unbecoming

Ronnie only beat Flex when Flex was off ( not his fault ) but that's the case even in 96 but when Ronnie hit his stride that wasn't the case anymore
Levrone was past his prime showings which were 1992/1995 his physique was leaps & bounds better than it was in 2000/2002 in fact if he looked like he did in 1995 he probably would have beat Ronnie in 2002
Flex's prime is 1993 BY FAR he never looked as good as he did in 1993 Arnold , Ironman , and Olympia , 98 Olympia was hardly Wheeler's best in fact he looked better at the Arnold than he did at the Olympia and in fact if he looked like he did at that years Arnold he might have beat Ronnie
just because guys continued to place high only means it was relative to the competition in fact all the guys looked better in the early 90s , Flex , Kevin , Shawn , Dillett