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Pro Division Inc is proud to announce the initial events on their European schedule. Listed are the first three events. Other PDI European events will be announced in our next press release.
DATE CONTEST& LOCATION PRIZE MONEY
Oct 20th Slovak Pro Championships, Kosice, Slovakia $30,000.
Oct 21st Hungarian Pro Championships, Budapest, Hungary $30,000.
Oct 22nd British Pro Championships, London, England $30,000.
PDI promoters will be paying full expenses for a minimum of eight athletes and they will cover hotel for most of the other athletes who will be traveling on their own money. Athletes receiving full expenses will not only receive their travel but also a private room at each location and $75. expense money per night at each location.
The judging panels will be different for each event in order to make each competition as impartial and non-discriminatory as possible. The panels will feature judges from different amateur and pro organizations from all over the world as well as recently retired pro bodybuilders. All events will be judged under the new and innovative PDI judging system.
Pro Division CEO Wayne S. DeMilia states, “We are ecstatic with the response we have received in the amount of promoters who have come forward to be part of this new venture. The promoters who were more advanced in their promotional preparation will be doing shows in our opening year. The other promoters are already organizing their events for the 2007 season. “
These events occur one month after the initial PDI event, Night of Champions XXVII. NOC will be offering $50,000. in prize money plus the $5,000. NOC ring.
In closing, DeMilia announces, “As we have stated previously, 2006 is only our first year and we feel we are ahead of schedule. There was much skepticism on whether or not we would even have one event. We are still on course to have a minimum of 6 shows this fall, 12 to 15 shows in 2007, and 25 pro events encompassing all major continents by the 2010 season.”
Anyone wishing to purchase tickets for any of the announced 2006 PDI events or any athletes interested in competing should do so by contacting us at prodivisioninc@yahoo.com.
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This was just emailed to me from Wayne:
PRO DIVISION INC ANNOUNCES THE FIRST GROUP OF EUROPEAN EVENTS
Pro Division Inc is proud to announce the initial events on their European schedule. Listed are the first three events. Other PDI European events will be announced in our next press release.
DATE CONTEST& LOCATION PRIZE MONEY
Oct 20th Slovak Pro Championships, Kosice, Slovakia $30,000.
Oct 21st Hungarian Pro Championships, Budapest, Hungary $30,000.
Oct 22nd British Pro Championships, London, England $30,000.
PDI promoters will be paying full expenses for a minimum of eight athletes and they will cover hotel for most of the other athletes who will be traveling on their own money. Athletes receiving full expenses will not only receive their travel but also a private room at each location and $75. expense money per night at each location.
The judging panels will be different for each event in order to make each competition as impartial and non-discriminatory as possible. The panels will feature judges from different amateur and pro organizations from all over the world as well as recently retired pro bodybuilders. All events will be judged under the new and innovative PDI judging system.
Pro Division CEO Wayne S. DeMilia states, “We are ecstatic with the response we have received in the amount of promoters who have come forward to be part of this new venture. The promoters who were more advanced in their promotional preparation will be doing shows in our opening year. The other promoters are already organizing their events for the 2007 season. “
These events occur one month after the initial PDI event, Night of Champions XXVII. NOC will be offering $50,000. in prize money plus the $5,000. NOC ring.
In closing, DeMilia announces, “As we have stated previously, 2006 is only our first year and we feel we are ahead of schedule. There was much skepticism on whether or not we would even have one event. We are still on course to have a minimum of 6 shows this fall, 12 to 15 shows in 2007, and 25 pro events encompassing all major continents by the 2010 season.”
Anyone wishing to purchase tickets for any of the announced 2006 PDI events or any athletes interested in competing should do so by contacting us at prodivisioninc@yahoo.com.
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WOW CHic. start burying your head now while you can still do it on your own. By the way this thread should have a sticky. Lets see. Ron do the right thing.
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Not only that, but there are some *pretty* big named former IFBB athletes doing the promoting and judging at these shows. The European fanbase will be all over this!
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We already knew Flex WHeeler was promoting the Hungary show.
I have a good feeling you're going to recognize the champ putting on the English show ;)
Oct 22nd British Pro Championships, London, England $30,000.
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Yes everyone will be surprised with the people involved with the judging of these contest. Finally I am supporting BB. Can't wait to see Chic and Solomons response. Rememeber its just an idea.
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Don't be too quick to shit on this division.
About ten years ago C.A.R.T. was the dominant racing league for F1 type cars in america. Someone got tired of the expense and politics(sound familiar) to field a team and created the Indy Racing League. This was soundly criticized by the establishment because all the best drivers were loyal to CART. Fast forward to today and CART is history and the IRL is on TV every week.
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Yes everyone will be surprised with the people involved with the judging of these contest. Finally I am supporting BB. Can't wait to see Chic and Solomons response. Rememeber its just an idea.
I heard Richard Simmons will be a judge.
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Chic, now as the atheltes rep (not IFBB) you are obligated to encourage your fellow BB's to look into these shows. Remember how many times you have said you are the athletes rep and nothing to do with the IFBB. So be sure to post up your press release telling your fellow IFBB pros about PDI and how if they want to expand on there choices and make more money and have a better judging panel and not a one-sided show, look into entering PDI show. Remember you are their rep and they are counting on your guidance. Guide them Chic, guide them to the promised land.
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Bob, if the PDI is nothing more than a pipe dream destined for failure, then you could be THE force that exposes him to the world. He's selling tickets- which means he's either legitimately offering professional bodybuilders an alternative method of earning money, or he is scamming fans.
Either way, as the Athlete's Rep, isn't it your REPSONSIBILITY to let the athletes hear both sides of the story? Either there will be a show and athletes will get new power and money, OR DeMilia is ripping off fans and endangering the earning power of atletes who cross over. Don't you have a DUTY to the athletes to figure out which is happening?
If I was a pro BBer, I'd be emailing Bob Chick TODAY to request DeMilia's presence on that show IMMEDIATELY.
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Bob, if you do not equally discuss the PDI as you do the IFBB, you will likely be viewed as derilect in your duties as as ATHLETE'S REP, not an IFBB employee.
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Chic, now as the atheltes rep (not IFBB) you are obligated to encourage your fellow BB's to look into these shows. Remember how many times you have said you are the athletes rep and nothing to do with the IFBB. So be sure to post up your press release telling your fellow IFBB pros about PDI and how if they want to expand on there choices and make more money and have a better judging panel and not a one-sided show, look into entering PDI show. Remember you are their rep and they are counting on your guidance. Guide them Chic, guide them to the promised land.
Reading this is like watching someone poke an animal through the bars of a cage. You just know, sooner or later, something is going to happen. Hehe. :D
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I have a feeling ;) Ronnie is going to win allot more Mr. Olympia's. He may even be able to take 2nd 3rd and 4th place. Joecelyn by default will take 5th. Youknow what is really funny, Wayne is willing and wants IFBB pros to come over. He is open to it. Manion and the Weiners won't allow any such thing. Man if these guys were my parents I would not only be embarrased I would take them out back and slap some shit into them.
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Chic, now as the atheltes rep (not IFBB) you are obligated to encourage your fellow BB's to look into these shows. Remember how many times you have said you are the athletes rep and nothing to do with the IFBB. So be sure to post up your press release telling your fellow IFBB pros about PDI and how if they want to expand on there choices and make more money and have a better judging panel and not a one-sided show, look into entering PDI show. Remember you are their rep and they are counting on your guidance. Guide them Chic, guide them to the promised land.
I can't wait to hear Joe Piscopo oops, I mean Chick's response to this.
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Question for onlyme-- Do you live at your computer desk or do you walk around with a laptop in a baby carrier strapped to your chest?
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Back in the 60's there was a league and another league came along that noone wanted etc. and over time the 2 leagues joined together and created a system of competion that intermixed games during the season while still keeping each other's identity throughout. And at the end of this season the best from each side would meet to determine a champion of the entire league. This is called the NFL as we know it today.
Would it not be something great for the fans and athletes of the sport if we could have something like this in bodybuilding.
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I am not sure what the prize money alloocation for is for other IFBB shows. But I think most of them aren't far from what Wayne is giving away in his first year. The IFBB is what 40+ years old and they barely give more money away than a first year organization.
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Question for onlyme-- Do you live at your computer desk or do you walk around with a laptop in a baby carrier strapped to your chest?
Actually I do only use a laptop. A Gateway 680XS with a 17" monitor and wireless trackball. I basically have my business and I design websites and do marketing for Golds and a couple other companies. I live at my computer yes. But the neat thing is when I feel like it I go to my pool with my computer and use the signal from someones wireless and I still can go on GetBig. The thing is I am working but usually keep one window open to Getbig so I can check it. SO I yes I guess I am at my computer most of the time. But I am moving back to Oahu in a month so I will bebusy putting something big together that everyone on here will know about.
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Gee, I didn't realize it's the IFBB that gives out the prize money at shows. Stupid me! And all this time I thought it was the individual promoters who got prize money through sponsorship! Tell us more about the way the system works onlyme.
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Gee, I didn't realize it's the IFBB that gives out the prize money at shows. Stupid me! And all this time I thought it was the individual promoters who got prize money through sponsorship! Tell us more about the way the system works onlyme.
hehe you know what I meant. Everyone knows the IFBB doesn't do anything. There I just told you exactly how it works.
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We already knew Flex WHeeler was promoting the Hungary show.
I have a good feeling you're going to recognize the champ putting on the English show ;)
Oct 22nd British Pro Championships, London, England $30,000.
Unless Flex has rescheduled his show then he is not the promoter of the PDI event.
I have an even better feeling about the British show.
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90 grand in prizes. That
looks to be is much better than the IFBB does. Hell, a pro could leave the IFBB and make more at these three shows than they ever would in the IFBB contests. Awesome.
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90 grand in prizes. That looks to be is much better than the IFBB does. Hell, a pro could leave the IFBB and make more at these three shows than they ever would in the IFBB contests. Awesome.
Unless these shows are "winner take all" events your calculatons are way off.
Not so awesome?
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I am waiting for the "Athlete's Rep" to respond - this will be good...
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Unless these shows are "winner take all" events your calculatons are way off.
Not so awesome?
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, there are tons of pros that never make 15K in their careers show-wise.
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Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, there are tons of pros that never make 15K in their careers show-wise.
Do you really want the pros to make more money?
It's very, very simple.
Buy a ticket to a show. If your buddy can't afford it, buy him a ticket.
The more tickets sold, the more chance the promoter makes money.
Then the bodybuilders can get paid more.
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I am waiting for the "Athlete's Rep" to respond - this will be good...
He has to ask Manion for the answers. Why do you think they are so bad.
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Do you really want the pros to make more money?
It's very, very simple.
Buy a ticket to a show. If your buddy can't afford it, buy him a ticket.
The more tickets sold, the more chance the promoter makes money.
Then the bodybuilders can get paid more.
Coming from a guy who gets press passes...
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He has to ask Manion for the answers. Why do you think they are so bad.
Why are you such a shill for the IFBB? That's my question. That and why a guy who takes pictures of nude teenagers in his spare time gets FIVE STARS, and a guy who used to pose nude as a teenager gets only ONE STAR.
Speak on this...
Special "Multiplication" Ed
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Coming from a guy who gets press passes...
And your point is?
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He's busy right now:
I'd gather by the amount of times you've posted this "picture" that you're turned on by it....to each his own I guess.
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I am waiting for the "Athlete's Rep" to respond - this will be good...
Respond to what?
30K per show...great! All the power to Wayne and may the athletes participating reap in the benefits...
Once again....all sounds good. Lets see an actual show first before you all get giddy and fired up.
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Why are you such a shill for the IFBB? That's my question. That and why a guy who takes pictures of nude teenagers in his spare time gets FIVE STARS, and a guy who used to pose nude as a teenager gets only ONE STAR.
Speak on this...
Special "Multiplication" Ed
Watchoo talkin' 'bout Ed? onlyme's into them kiddies? ???
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And your point is?
That you tell us that we should buy tickets if we want prize $ to go up - when you don't buy tix at all.
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Respond to what?
30K per show...great! All the power to Wayne and may the athletes participating reap in the benefits...
Once again....all sounds good. Lets see an actual show first before you all get giddy and fired up.
Actually, it's 145K over the first 4 shows + expenses for the athletes. Sounds better than what they have a chance at now.
And do others see the progression here (and denial). First there were rumors - and the people in denial wanted to see dates (now available). Then they wanted see athletes (shows to get a card announced). Then they wanted to see the "prize money" which is pretty darn good. Now they want to see a show before they believe. Will they even believe the fed exists after a show is put on? Good grief.
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Actually, it's 145K over the first 4 shows + expenses for the athletes. Sounds better than what they have a chance at now.
And do others see the progression here (and denial). First there were rumors - and the people in denial wanted to see dates (now available). Then they wanted see athletes (shows to get a card announced). Then they wanted to see the "prize money" which is pretty darn good. Now they want to see a show before they believe. Will they even believe the fed exists after a show is put on? Good grief.
Also, was it a coincidence that I received an email today with vague details on the 2006 Olympia? I doubt it. Probably an attempt to curb new fed excitment, especially with today's announcement. Well, the O expo is going to have buses running between the site and hotel again - and we all know that turned out like garbage last time... The email certainly didn't get me excited at all.
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Bump.
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Actually, it's 145K over the first 4 shows + expenses for the athletes. Sounds better than what they have a chance at now.
And do others see the progression here (and denial). First there were rumors - and the people in denial wanted to see dates (now available). Then they wanted see athletes (shows to get a card announced). Then they wanted to see the "prize money" which is pretty darn good. Now they want to see a show before they believe. Will they even believe the fed exists after a show is put on? Good grief.
Exactly, bottom line....all the negativity on this board about PDI will not change the fact that there are 4 shows this year so far and more to come. I already know people who are going to the NOC rather than to the Olympia. There are going to be some pretty shocked people when the announcement comes as to who is competing.
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I already know people who are going to the NOC rather than to the Olympia.
Add me to this this list, and plenty of others too I am sure.
The production of the O last year was a disgrace, and did not exactly inspire me to run off to see it this year ::)
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Add me to this this list, and plenty of others too I am sure.
The production of the O last year was a disgrace, and did not exactly inspire me to run off to see it this year ::)
CQ, unlike most on the boards, you actually attend a lot of shows.
Defections like yours should have the IFBB most scared.
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This was just emailed to me from Wayne:
DATE CONTEST& LOCATION PRIZE MONEY
Oct 20th Slovak Pro Championships, Kosice, Slovakia $30,000.
Oct 21st Hungarian Pro Championships, Budapest, Hungary $30,000.
Oct 22nd British Pro Championships, London, England $30,000.
These events occur one month after the initial PDI event, Night of Champions XXVII. NOC will be offering $50,000. in prize money plus the $5,000. NOC ring.
Can anybody explain to me what the actual prize breakdown is? And remember use small words as I am a PDI skeptic.
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Why are you such a shill for the IFBB? That's my question. That and why a guy who takes pictures of nude teenagers in his spare time gets FIVE STARS, and a guy who used to pose nude as a teenager gets only ONE STAR.
Speak on this...
Special "Multiplication" Ed
we're listening..
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CQ, unlike most on the boards, you actually attend a lot of shows.
Defections like yours should have the IFBB most scared.
240, you've been to one show, right?
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We already knew Flex WHeeler was promoting the Hungary show.
I have a good feeling you're going to recognize the champ putting on the English show ;)
Oct 22nd British Pro Championships, London, England $30,000.
Where can I get more information on this? I went to Flex's site and not a hint of any PDI anywhere on his site.
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Flex is promoting an IFBB pro show in Hungary on Oct 07....the "European Classic"
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We already knew Flex WHeeler was promoting the Hungary show.
I have a good feeling you're going to recognize the champ putting on the English show ;)
Oct 22nd British Pro Championships, London, England $30,000.
Flex is promoting an IFBB pro show in Hungary on Oct 07....the "European Classic"
This is a prime example of what is going on with the PDI postings. You get a Post talking about PDI promoting a show and then find out it is an IFBB show.
I have a good feeling you're going to recognize the champ putting on the English show ;)
Oct 22nd British Pro Championships, London, England $30,000.
Why even post something like this if you can't confirm it? Did you guys sign some sort of non-disclosure agreement? There is too much behind the scenes wierd stuff going on. I seriously want to know about PDI but there really doesn't seem to any source to get the whole story from.
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This is a prime example of what is going on with the PDI postings. You get a Post talking about PDI promoting a show and then find out it is an IFBB show.
Why even post something like this if you can't confirm it? Did you guys sign some sort of non-disclosure agreement? There is too much behind the scenes wierd stuff going on. I seriously want to know about PDI but there really doesn't seem to any source to get the whole story from.
That's what I'm talkin' 'bout home slice! Word.
and where's Special Ed when you need him???
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That you tell us that we should buy tickets if we want prize $ to go up - when you don't buy tix at all.
Because you keep bitching about how little the bodybuilders get?
As a photographer I'm very fortunate that I get a press pass. In return the promoter get's coverage in the magazine and on the web. WHre's the problem?
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Because you keep bitching about how little the bodybuilders get?
As a photographer I'm very fortunate that I get a press pass. In return the promoter get's coverage in the magazine and on the web. WHre's the problem?
Do you buy tickets for your friends?
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Do you buy tickets for your friends?
My friends buy their own.
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Slovakia, isnt that a war torn country ?????
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Why even post something like this if you can't confirm it? Did you guys sign some sort of non-disclosure agreement? There is too much behind the scenes wierd stuff going on. I seriously want to know about PDI but there really doesn't seem to any source to get the whole story from.
I guess cause I want yall to keep the faith and not buy into Bob Chick's BS. I can't share. But you know the English pro...
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PSSST...I think Lee Priest just announced he's going to do the PDI shows on another thread.
Shhhhhh!! Don't tell anyone.
Special "Secret Window" Ed
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I guess cause I want yall to keep the faith and not buy into Bob Chick's BS. I can't share. But you know the English pro...
Well I do know who's not promoting it.
IFBB or NABBA
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Well I do know who's not promoting it.
IFBB or NABBA
this board is overly regulated now
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this board is overly regulated now
Mr error.
I should have typed
Is the pro IFBB or NABBA