Except for a rookie who beat him ( when he was the same size and virtually same condition) in Toronto just one week later.
That's a fine point, though I did find that decision...odd.  Atwood was certainly a mega-freak in his own right, but the midsection and t rex arms were hard to overlook.  Markus would never be known as the most balanced guy, but I thought he was more balanced than Art.  Art might've been a little sharper and/or had the edge in the back poses, but Ruehl was no slouch there, either.
It's been years, so I don't remember anything beyond that.  I suspect Art was drier and that got him the nod *shrugs*