Flex did NOT look awesome at the 98 OR the 99 Olympia:
as you can clearly see, in 98 he was soft, puffy, and dripping with oil.
in 1999 he was even more puffy.
In 1993, sure he looked awesome. But not in 98 and 99.
Even at the 98 AC, the signs of synthol were everywhere. His arms were totally lumpy by that point.