I believe Phil has the Flex Wheeler Paradox---which is, he looks "good", but not freaky enough to win the big one...that is what happened to Flex in 93, 98, 99...the first two he was slightly off, the last time he was on, but Ronnie was too big and too freaky---even though Flex had better lines. And guess what happened? Flex broke down, he found out he ran into a wall...
Phil came on the scene and won his first two Pro Shows, and I don't remember if he won anything else, so correct me, but he has placed very high in other contests...and people, including me have said he is a future Mr. O, and his name is almost written on the Sandow...so it would seem, just like Flex...
And just like Flex, Phil has great arms, great back detail, great delts, good legs, okay chest, lacks width...he doesn't have Flex's shape, nor his mystique.
And just like Flex, he lacks the freaky mass to win over guys like Kai...so where does that put Kai and Phil's friendship/rivalry?
Your call, am I correct?