5 MOST Controversial Mr. Olympia Moments

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Number 5. Flex Wheeler Attacked By Ninjas
On the eve of the 1997 Mr. Olympia, most felt the perennially on-form, reigning Arnold Classic champion Flex Wheeler would soundly defeat the past-his-prime five-time Olympia champ, Dorian Yates. A belief that was quickly turned on its head 48 hours out from the big event when the Sultan of Symmetry Wheeler, with left forearm and hand bandaged, claimed he had been the victim of an unsuccessful carjacking at the hands of nunchaku and gun-wielding assailants.

Number 4. Jay Cutler Threatens Ronnie’s Reign
The year was 2001 and Jay Cutler (who placed 8th in 2000) was considered by many to be yet another blocky behemoth that would, at best, eventually work his way into the Olympia top six, but not challenge for the title. Apparently someone forgot to tell Jay. So impressive was his 2001 showing that he came extremely close to unseating the widely considered invincible three-time Olympia champion Ronnie Coleman. In fact, so good was Cutler that many onlookers felt him to be the rightful 2001 Mr. Olympia champ. This controversial decision turned out to be a blessing (for the fans, not Cutler!) as it signaled one of the biggest rivalries in pro bodybuilding history, and foreshadowed many epic Cutler/Coleman battles.

Number 3. Franco Columbu Wins the 1981 Mr. Olympia
Four years after being told he would never walk again (after seriously injuring his leg in the 1977 World’s Strongest Man competition, in which he placed 5th), Franco Columbu, hot on the heels of his former training partner Arnold Schwarzenegger’s controversial 1980 Olympia win, decided to make a comeback of his own at the ’81 version. The decision was ill-advised, though ultimately paid off for the former champ Columbu.

Number 2. Arnold Beats Oliva at the 1972 Olympia.
After beating Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Austrian Oak’s first Olympia attempt in 1969, Sergio Oliva missed his peak in ‘71 and was defeated by his taller nemesis, thus setting up a monumental encounter between the two for the following year’s event. Unfortunately the Mythical Oliva was suspended from IFBB competition in ’71, which left the gate open for Arnold to win his second Olympia title. This helped build hype for their much anticipated third Olympia battle in ’72.

Number 1. Arnold Returns to Win the 1980 Mr. Olympia
Though clearly no stranger to controversy throughout his bodybuilding career, Arnold Schwarzenegger, save for his Essen Germany win, thoroughly deserved his Olympia victories. That is until he announced an unexpected return to the posing dais in 1980. That year’s Olympia, held in Sydney Australia, would be the most hotly contested yet. Arnold, still in respectable shape from having prepared for his iconic role in Conan the Barbarian and, as one line of speculation has it, seeking to ‘school’ a few of the new breed of bodybuilders, was determined to show he still had it. He was sadly mistaken.

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