Levrone had him. I hate to admit, because I like the mass monsters and Levrone is a bit pretty for my taste. But still, the wrong man won. It's happened before and it will happen again. The shows are sanctioned by the IFBB, the judges work for the IFBB, and the Weiders are the IFBB. If Joe wants Ronnie to be he champ, then Ronnie is going to be the champ. Ronnie will win it again. If he comes in looking like he did at the arnold, he'll deserve it. Like what has already been said, when Ronnie is in top form, he can't be beat. However, he can show up looking like a circus fat man and he will still win. I would say the battle will be between Levrone and Cormier for second. First is a lock. I remember Levrone saying at the Mr. Maryland back in late june that he hadn't touched a weight in 5 months. I think I heard that he was going to start 3 months out from the show. That tells me that he knows it doesn't matter how good he looks, he isn't going to win. He is looking at life beyond bodybuilding now. My guess is that this will be his last O'.