Author Topic: 2015 Olympia - Kai Greene is greedy - was paid $1 million NOT to compete (Read 7498 times)

Neymar Barca · « **on:** September 16, 2015, 09:00:45 AM »

Kai greene has become money hungry NOTHING ELSE¨!!!lets see the facts,he had a 480k a year contract from MUSCLE MEDS and he DECIDED to terminate it if they didnt pay him 1 million $/year...the decline! so he did this drama to make a some kind of TMZ gossip boom (which actually happened) ONLY to launch a supplement company with his name on it,would his possibly 2nd place made this internet/gossip impact like the impact made this DRAMA?! NO!the new company DYNAMIK MUSLCE will attract advertistments and pay KAI 1million/year... KAI will do the ARNOLD EUROPE - collect 100k + PRAG another 100k....thats even like - the second OLYMPIA place... marketing thing my friends nothing else!!!

Wiggs · « **Reply #1 on:** September 16, 2015, 09:06:24 AM »

Thanks bro

da_vinci · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2015, 09:08:11 AM »

He's a rich man now, can do whataver he likes.

HarleyBreite · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2015, 09:09:04 AM »

Some guys are ok with a check and never knowing if they could've been "The Best." To each his own. No judgment here.

Al Doggity · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2015, 09:17:38 AM »

Facts:
1)Phil was going to win this weekend, regardless of whether Kai competed or not.
2)Kai has no one to blame but himself for not competing this weekend. At best, his advisors screwed him by making diva demands. At worst, he actually has the option to compete and is throwing a tantrum.

Probabilities:
1)Kai is intentionally painting himself as a folkhero, at this point.
2)Once the heat of the moment dies down, it's gonna be a little more difficult to defend his actions. If he ever speaks on the circumstances with anything more than a few cryptic sentences, he'll look like an ass and a fool.

He was not always the people's champ. He has Heath to thank for a lot of that. How swift and dramatic will the market correction be? Personally, I think a lot is riding on how Phil looks and acts this weekend.

phreak · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2015, 09:26:02 AM »

Quote from: HarleyBreite on September 16, 2015, 09:09:04 AM

Some guys are ok with a check and never knowing if they could've been "The Best." To each his own. No judgment here.

Hard to make mortgage payments with a plastic trophy. If this is true he made a good call.

Nirvana · « **Reply #6 on:** September 16, 2015, 09:49:12 AM »

Who cares if you win a contest where a retired Jay beats big ramy, torn up Dorian beats Nasser, and Branch places at all?

240 is Back · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2015, 10:02:03 AM »

Quote from: Nirvana on September 16, 2015, 09:49:12 AM

Who cares if you win a contest where a retired Jay beats big ramy

biggest upset of all time. where are those pics i made with their heads reversed?

Neymar Barca · « **Reply #8 on:** September 16, 2015, 10:09:16 AM »

imagine KAI enetered the OLYMPIA with the BOOT of DYNAMIC MUSCLE,how much wooow factor would that company make if it was made just few weeks ago? and now with this DRAMA KAI will attrack more spotlight on himslef -> new company!!! theres NO OTHER reason!!! robin chang said that KAI received a contract in may and that he decided that he do not want to eneter the contest! WHY then training dieting etc if you already know that you wont do the contest?

and how can a new company pay KAI above 40k a month net (which he was receiving from MUSLCE MEDS),Hmmm KAI wanted 1million a year from muscle meds then drop them and signed with a company that cant pay him neither a fraction of that hmmm... PALUMBO said that if a heard correct that KAI made this decision with Aaron Singerman and PJ Braun,actually John Romano said it yesterday on the radio show! is that company in Florida that Dynamik Muscle?

Coffeed · « **Reply #9 on:** September 16, 2015, 10:10:44 AM »

Yes, well, the IFBB is a necessary evil if we want to see the worlds best bodybuilding superstars compete on a LEVEL, drug tested playing field.

SF1900 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 16, 2015, 10:16:29 AM »

Quote from: phreak on September 16, 2015, 09:26:02 AM

Hard to make mortgage payments with a plastic trophy. If this is true he made a good call.

Hes probably already has a few million in the bank. If he invested properly, he will be fine.

Not to mention with his supplement company, and his bullshit philosophy, he can always continue to hold seminars, etc.

Red Hook · « **Reply #11 on:** September 16, 2015, 10:22:15 AM »

There is no way any supplement company is paying Kai or any bodybuilder $500K a year

What are MuscleMeds annual sales?

but I do agree that this is some kind of publicity stunt which appears to be working but he is burning a lot of bridges and white towels.

240 is Back · « **Reply #12 on:** September 16, 2015, 10:24:13 AM »

Quote from: Red Hook on September 16, 2015, 10:22:15 AM

There is no way any supplement company is paying Kai or any bodybuilder $500K a year

Kai and Phil were both getting 40 to 60k a month, the past few years. I think $550k was Phil's number, until he got the $1m payday he's currently enjoying.

goku · « **Reply #13 on:** September 16, 2015, 10:32:37 AM »

Quote from: Red Hook on September 16, 2015, 10:22:15 AM

There is no way any supplement company is paying Kai or any bodybuilder $500K a year

What are MuscleMeds annual sales?

but I do agree that this is some kind of publicity stunt which appears to be working but he is burning a lot of bridges and white towels.

thank fuck, a bit of common sense!

Neymar Barca · « **Reply #14 on:** September 16, 2015, 12:35:05 PM »

Quote from: Red Hook on September 16, 2015, 10:22:15 AM

There is no way any supplement company is paying Kai or any bodybuilder $500K a year

What are MuscleMeds annual sales?

but I do agree that this is some kind of publicity stunt which appears to be working but he is burning a lot of bridges and white towels.

muscle meds sales are 40 million a year,so Kai asked to up his salary

Parker · « **Reply #15 on:** September 16, 2015, 01:15:38 PM »

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe back in the early 2000s, Arnold himself said that he thought bodybuilders should get $1 million for winning the Arnold Classic. But, it was not up to him. The Arnold Classic cannot pay out more than the Mr. Olympia, which is supposed to be the most important show. And that is why he gave a Hummer and Rolex to get around that.

So, if Arnold himself had said that, why are we calling the #2 in the world "greedy"?

Mr Anabolic · « **Reply #16 on:** September 16, 2015, 01:30:38 PM »

If I was Kai, I'd be taking that money and running too. Less stress as well because it's one less show he has to worry about.

FermiDirac · « **Reply #17 on:** September 16, 2015, 01:47:38 PM »

Quote from: SF1900 on September 16, 2015, 10:16:29 AM

Hes probably already has a few million in the bank. If he invested properly, he will be fine.

Not to mention with his supplement company, and his bullshit philosophy, he can always continue to hold seminars, etc.

If all else fails, he can revert to violate fruits on camera. $:-\$

viking1 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 16, 2015, 02:00:57 PM »

Take that money, run with it, and use it when the kidneys start to go.

The_Punisher · « **Reply #19 on:** September 16, 2015, 03:40:22 PM »

and how much he got after taxes?

V Man · « **Reply #20 on:** September 16, 2015, 05:27:34 PM »

Whatever the reason for him not competing I support him. It's his life, and he can make whatever decisions he wants to make. If it's about money then good for him. He's given everything he has to bodybuilding, including several years off of his life, so why shouldn't he enjoy some monetary gain if an opportunity comes up. If he figured he can make more money by not competing then I don't blame him.

Neptuno · « **Reply #21 on:** September 17, 2015, 12:30:13 AM »

Only for tw points

Kai at the moment is not in the list for Arnold Europe.

the 100k in prize is the total amount, not the winner´s one. 40.000 $ I believe. So Praga is the same.

calfzilla · « **Reply #22 on:** September 17, 2015, 12:40:23 AM »

1,000,000>480,000

pellius · « **Reply #23 on:** September 17, 2015, 02:44:38 AM »

As you get older you become more practical and less idealistic. It becomes a business. Odds are against him to ever winning the O no matter how good he gets. And I don't think he's ever really going to get any better. If he hasn't hit the conditioning necessary to win after all these years then it probably isn't going to happen at 40 years old.

Why is it greedy when someone accepts more money from another source but it's not greedy for all the people who has made money using him? Nobody is going to give him a million bucks if they don't think they are going to get that money back ten-fold.

If what you say is true then good for Kai. Take the million and fuck the IFBB. They're only there to use you to promote their own business and agenda.

Compared with how he could have ended up, Kai is winning in life.

BigCyp · « **Reply #24 on:** September 17, 2015, 02:48:20 AM »

Quote from: Neymar Barca on September 16, 2015, 09:00:45 AM

Kai greene has become money hungry NOTHING ELSE¨!!!lets see the facts,he had a 480k a year contract from MUSCLE MEDS and he DECIDED to terminate it if they didnt pay him 1 million $/year...the decline! so he did this drama to make a some kind of TMZ gossip boom (which actually happened) ONLY to launch a supplement company with his name on it,would his possibly 2nd place made this internet/gossip impact like the impact made this DRAMA?! NO!the new company DYNAMIK MUSLCE will attract advertistments and pay KAI 1million/year... KAI will do the ARNOLD EUROPE - collect 100k + PRAG another 100k....thats even like - the second OLYMPIA place... marketing thing my friends nothing else!!!

Do mind if I share this with my son?