Ronnie took the bullet so that the IFBB could look like the league "where dreams come true".
And they allowed him to be made to play the fool by probably encouraging him to play up the reigning champion angle.
The fact that Jay lost in 2001 but won in 2006 speaks volumes. He certainly didn't have that kind of advantage tonight, and won. We should have seen a Vic Martinez coronation tonight, if the champion was to fall and the mandate was to be enforced. Dex, melvin, and Vic should have been top 3 in any order. Ronnie AND jay have some seriously wide waists.
Despite that, it's chaos, so I enjoy it

Ron's been given enough gifts that his turn to get the short end of the stick was overdue.
But yeah rocket, I'm sure it was abundantly clear to everyone that the victory speech would have a decidedly anti-PDI tone.