yes you were totally of with the dexter prediction
And not a very good theory for being around the sport for over a decade
What behind the scenes nonsense were you alluding to
I was wrong about Dexter but Rhoden winning strengthened my theory, which was that Heath was going to get spanked by Weider/AMI for biting the hand that fed him well for 13-plus years. Once he wasn't with them, he played footsie with MD and was gushing in his Ronline (I hate even typing that) interview, waxing poetically how great it was to finally be able to speak to them and wished that he could have done it years ago.
Plus Heath shit all over the IFBB's new puppy, classic physique, earlier in the year.
His cockiness and unpopularity made him bad for business and what better way to shove it up his ass but to have someone else beat him just as he is ready to enter the record books? Heath was boasting on that MD interview that he may retire after winning 10 consecutive Sandows.
It would have been difficult to call someone else's name if Heath blew away the field. But Rhoden rightfully won and made it a slam dunk to give Heath a smack. I had guessed Dexter because he has won a Sandow and is usually on point and Rhoden took a step back last year at the Olympia due to a difficult prep with a wired jaw and then postponing the Arnold, which he intended on entering.
