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Id say its more the fear of placing lower. Mr. Olympia has i title ao i get it.. but same people at this show and placings would be quite different.
Agreed. Phil has everything to lose by placing below anyone else abroad. So does Kai...
What if Kai went to any of these foreign places and brought home 3rd behind Wolf and Rhoden or even 2nd for that matter. Then, all of the sudden there would be talk of Kai being down and out or Wolf being the real threat etc. If Phil decided to compete, I would say there would at least be a bit more incentive for Kai to throw his name in.
Besides, these guys are getting paid anyways contractually and selling merchandise and maybe even getting paid extra for guest posings or appearances etc. So that being said, if they were hurting for money they would probably be doing the show...but if they can finally relax and still make money and not risk losing places...why compete?
Quite honestly, the 90s guys used to do all the shows...I wish guys nowadays did. I hope Wolf does every damn show and sweeps them abroad.
One other thing to consider is some of these guys going ALL OUT and taking health risks to be their best at the Olympia and deciding to shut it down instead of risking health problems.
I here what you guys are saying and I guess I group those reasons under my not worth it heading. Risk of losing = not worth it. Health Risk=not worth it. Risk to your rep=not worth it. I wasnt being specific enough. All that aside I love seeing Wolf get his! I personally do not care if the Phil and Kai show is there they both are uninteresting to me.