Most people would read those articles as hype and nothing more ,remember, Arnold was retired for 5 years no reason to believe he was to make a comeback and show up at last minute .
True - Then how many times did Bill Pearl retire/ leave 4/5 year gaps between competing
Also Arnold wasn’t competing against most people - The Bodybuilding Grapevine back then
Was very close knit Most other Competitors would’ve known he intended to compete.