MILONE, I'm in no position to agree nor disagree with ya about the 'demise' of bodybuilding, but YOU must be referring to Professional bodybuilding comps only .... because NPC body building (amateur) lineups have been increasing at astronomical rates (sorta) over these past few years since the passing of Joe Weider.
I sorta/kinda doubt that the 'potential death' of professional bodybuilding had any affect on the NPC's decision to increase amateur events by adding "classic" and "physique", but that could have been a wise decision if your feeling regarding the death of professional bodybuilding is anywhere near accurate and/or possibly foreseen by the 'decision-makers'.
How many other GetBiggers believe that professional bodybuilding is suffering a slow death?
And what would you do to keep it alive and gaining acceptance?