Will the PDI be a success?

[HowieW]

At this point, it does not look good. Why?
They have ouple decent  guys finally, but no real "established names" on board.
Wayne D has an excellnt concept however and that may make a difference.
Hard to say if the shows can make $$$, considering how so many IFBB shows lose cash now?
What do ya think? I am on the fence on this one

[240 is Back]

At this point, it does not look good. Why?
They have ouple decent  guys finally, but no real "established names" on board.
Wayne D has an excellnt concept however and that may make a difference.
Hard to say if the shows can make $$$, considering how so many IFBB shows lose cash now?
What do ya think? I am on the fence on this one

Ticket sales will go up as more athletes declare and the date comes closer.

Remember, Taylor and Priest waited til they completed the shows they wanted to do in the IFBB, before any announcement was made.  There are a lot of guys doing the NY, the Colo, Europa, and the Atlantic city that are itching to go where the money is and the politics ain't.

[HowieW]

Ticket sales will go up as more athletes declare and the date comes closer.

Remember, Taylor and Priest waited til they completed the shows they wanted to do in the IFBB, before any announcement was made.  There are a lot of guys doing the NY, the Colo, Europa, and the Atlantic city that are itching to go where the money is and the politics ain't.

We shall see, seems interesting anyway

[HRDCOR]

There will be alot of Nabba guys jioning and some of them are huge , coubled with the IFBB guys it will be very competitive with alot of new faces !!

[HowieW]

There will be alot of Nabba guys jioning and some of them are huge , coubled with the IFBB guys it will be very competitive with alot of new faces !!

the keys are  for the fan support, the marketing, media and overall interest to obtain and keep BIG $$ sponers, or despte Wayne's best efforts, it will fold in a hurry.

[HowieW]

I believe it will be a success.The NABBA and European competitors will make their impact. Wayne knows better than most on how to put on a show.. It will make money.

I hope it does, but I am not optimistic

[timfogarty]

the first PDI NOC doesn't need to be a financial success for the PDI to succeed in the long run.

[onlyme]

At this point, it does not look good. Why?
They have ouple decent  guys finally, but no real "established names" on board.
Wayne D has an excellnt concept however and that may make a difference.
Hard to say if the shows can make $$$, considering how so many IFBB shows lose cash now?
What do ya think? I am on the fence on this one

Howie, this is the first time I have had to scold you. You know nothing.  You have no idea who Wayne has.  Wait till after the NY Pro.  Wait till about a month from the NOC.  I talked to Wayne just yesterday for almost an hour.  He sounds very excited and he knows Ihave a big mouth so won't tell me everything yet but it will be good.  And what big names do you know in Europe.  Do you think the only draw are guys in the U.S.  PDI is going to have plenty of shows in Europe.  Major support from there is happening.  Once the ball gets rolling all it's going to do is pick up more cash to give away for prize money.  European sponsors are going to start offering endorsement contracts to PDI athletes only.  It will be good.  The U.S. is not the only place where there is money.  In fact the U.S. sponsors are lacking allot lately.  Why do you think the largest and oldest BB federation the IFBB is losing shows now and the biggest show they have the Olympia is getting worse and worse each year.  It's time a change in the postive direction Wayne and the PDI are heading that way.

[onlyme]

Plus, where do IFBB pros come from.  The come from the amateur ranks.  Once PDI gets going and people see the IFBB is no longer the ONLY play in town, allot are going to go to the PDI.  Being able to compete and travel to foreign countries and get paid to do it.  Hell not many would so no to that especially when the IFBB offer nothing.

[Tre]

Hard to say if the shows can make $$$, considering how so many IFBB shows lose cash now?

This has nothing to do with the IFBB. 

[bigmo6891]

most def

[bigdumbbell]

At this point, it does not look good. Why?
They have ouple decent  guys finally, but no real "established names" on board.
Wayne D has an excellnt concept however and that may make a difference.
Hard to say if the shows can make $$$, considering how so many IFBB shows lose cash now?
What do ya think? I am on the fence on this one

get off the gloom and doom

[WOOO]

the first PDI NOC doesn't need to be a financial success for the PDI to succeed in the long run.

well just how deep are their wallets?

[LuciusFox]

Howie, this is the first time I have had to scold you. You know nothing.  You have no idea who Wayne has.  Wait till after the NY Pro.  Wait till about a month from the NOC.  I talked to Wayne just yesterday for almost an hour.  He sounds very excited and he knows Ihave a big mouth so won't tell me everything yet but it will be good.  And what big names do you know in Europe.  Do you think the only draw are guys in the U.S.  PDI is going to have plenty of shows in Europe.  Major support from there is happening.  Once the ball gets rolling all it's going to do is pick up more cash to give away for prize money.  European sponsors are going to start offering endorsement contracts to PDI athletes only.  It will be good.  The U.S. is not the only place where there is money.  In fact the U.S. sponsors are lacking allot lately.  Why do you think the largest and oldest BB federation the IFBB is losing shows now and the biggest show they have the Olympia is getting worse and worse each year.  It's time a change in the postive direction Wayne and the PDI are heading that way.

  Take a chill pill, onlyme

[weedoutheweak]

At this point, it does not look good. Why?
They have ouple decent  guys finally, but no real "established names" on board.
Wayne D has an excellnt concept however and that may make a difference.
Hard to say if the shows can make $$$, considering how so many IFBB shows lose cash now?
What do ya think? I am on the fence on this one

I think it will do badly as well, which is a shame b/ cI think Lee Proest is a good guy.  Bob was right on the money when he said that there in not enough of a fan base to justify two bodybuilding companies.

[RHINO290]

I think it will do badly as well, which is a shame b/ cI think Lee Proest is a good guy.  Bob was right on the money when he said that there in not enough of a fan base to justify two bodybuilding companies.

There is plenty of fanbase, especially the fans that the ifbb has lost. If I had a nickel for every person who has told me they are not going to the olympia, because they already know who the top 5 are. Plus, people cannot relate, nor do they think, bodybuilders like Ronnie and Jay are atractive(I think they are awesome) bu the general public think it's ugly.

PDI is going to get that crowd back in the seats, with bodybuilding entertainment. The women, and others who we have lost.

[an123]

Who knows, time will tell. But it is making for interesting troll threads on getbig, and that is by far the most entertaining thing about pro bodybuilding  .

[thisiskeith12]

I think once they get it ironed out that IFBB pro's can compete in both, then both will make each other better.

[headhuntersix]

Competition is good. Maybe we can get back to decent physiques without the damm GH that killing pro BB. How many guys look better then the BB's from the 80' and 90's. They may not be as big but overall package.? Some of the guys with pro cards boggle the mind, Greg Kovacs? He's an extreme example but it's gotten out of hand. I'm not saying PDI will change anything but I have read they will change the judging. Hopefully that will change the look of the current crop of guys. It's just like the line in Donnie Brasco about the same 10 guys chasing the same nickle. Hopefully this will spread the cash around and give more guys a real chance.

[jaejonna]

Alexxx after you conquer the Olympia , do you think that you may go over to PDI and win the newly named Mr. Olymp-d-i

[RHINO290]

Competition is good. Maybe we can get back to decent physiques without the damm GH that killing pro BB. How many guys look better then the BB's from the 80' and 90's. They may not be as big but overall package.? Some of the guys with pro cards boggle the mind, Greg Kovacs? He's an extreme example but it's gotten out of hand. I'm not saying PDI will change anything but I have read they will change the judging. Hopefully that will change the look of the current crop of guys. It's just like the line in Donnie Brasco about the same 10 guys chasing the same nickle. Hopefully this will spread the cash around and give more guys a real chance.

Yes, this is exactly what the PDI is about.

[thisiskeith12]

Yes, this is exactly what the PDI is about.

This is probably why you have seen bodybuilding go from being at its peak in the early 90's to what it is today.

[Chick]

There is plenty of fanbase, especially the fans that the ifbb has lost. If I had a nickel for every person who has told me they are not going to the olympia, because they already know who the top 5 are. Plus, people cannot relate, nor do they think, bodybuilders like Ronnie and Jay are atractive(I think they are awesome) bu the general public think it's ugly.

PDI is going to get that crowd back in the seats, with bodybuilding entertainment. The women, and others who we have lost.

Bro...

If you "had a NICKLE for every person that told you they werent going to the Olympia..."you would....ahhhh...Have a lot of NiCKLES!

[thisiskeith12]

Bro...

If you "had a NICKLE for every person that told you they werent going to the Olympia..."you would....ahhhh...Have a lot of NiCKLES!

"how about his friend, george washington?"

"oh, someone else wants to come out and play, it's thomas jefferson"

Anyone guess what movie that's from?

[donrhummy]

One thing will determine their success: fair judging (well, at this point two things - if they even hold a contest, being the second).