Ron Harris in his blog writes: "I am actually pretty excited about this new Pro Division, for two reasons. Number one, I am fairly confident the shows will be more entertaining than the current crop of IFBB events like the Olympia. I hate to say it, but even I start getting bored at almost all these shows about halfway through. Number two, from what I understand, the Pro Division events will be strictly drug tested for steroids and other performance enhancers that can be detected. I always felt natural bodybuilding could sell as well or even better than non-tested bodybuilding, if only it was packaged right. My old boss Lou Zwick's Musclemania certainly was a huge step in the right direction. I don't think many people understand how large of an audience that show draws on cable TV around the world. Back when I was working there, it appeared on ESPN 2 in the USA, and on other networks in about twenty or thirty countries. Who knows what it's up to now. But Wayne DeMelia is a very, very good promoter. Nine times out of ten, if people have stories about a really memorable IFBB show over the past twenty years, it's either the Olympia or the Night of Champions (now the New York Pro), both of which Wayne put on. The man likes to run his shows efficiently, on time, and yet still be entertaining. I am really looking forward to seeing what he can do with this."
Ron, are you sure about the testing?
Also, a major event, like the Arnold Classic moving over to this "federation" would quickly change things (or the collapse of the IFBB).
