The Item: Career Updates, Special Appearances, Legends Update, Andrew Oye's WWE Pro Athletes Roundup, IFBB Pro Athletes Roundup
The Scoop: Recently Reported: WWE Pro athletes and IFBB Pro League athletes had
career updates or made recent guest appearances at various sports,
bodybuilding, physique and fitness events. The latest "Andrew Oye's
Pro-Muscle Report" Pro Athletes Roundup includes a mass of athletes from
across the worlds of sports and entertainment: TV stars, pro wrestlers,
bodybuilders, martial artists, powerlifters and gladiators.
The "So What?": Over the weekend, in the Czech Republic, 4-time Mr. Olympia IFBB Pro
Phil Heath (who earned his fourth Sandow at the 50th Anniversary Olympia
last two weeks ago) hosted a seminar at the IFBB Prague Pro
Bodybuilding Championships (won by IFBB Pro Dennis Wolf, winner of the
Arnold Sports Festival's recent IFBB Pro Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic
Championships in Europe and the USA). Prepping for his upcoming Ferrigno
Legacy Championships next month, legendary IFBB Pro Lou Ferrigno
(a.k.a. TV's "Incredible Hulk") continues to make appearances at pop
culture conventions, including a stop at Canada's Hamilton Comic Con,
which 7-time WWE Women's Champion and WWE Hall of Fame Superstar Trish
Stratus also attended. At the inaugural IFBB San Marino Pro Bodybuilding
Championships (won by IFBB Pro Shawn Rhoden) in Italy, workshops were
hosted by IFBB Pro Rich Gaspari, IFBB Pro Mamdouh Elssbiay (a.k.a. "Big
Ramy"), IFBB Pro Larissa Reis, IFBB Pro Dennis James, and IFBB Pro Zack
Khan.
IFBB Pro Branch Warren was the headlining guest-poser at
the NPC Midwest Central USA Bodybuilding Championships in Omaha,
Nebraska. At the NPC Natural Northern USA Championships in Lakewood,
Ohio, IFBB Pro Justin Compton was a featured guest poser, along with
powerlifter Mike O'Hearn (a.k.a. Titan from TV's "American Gladiators"),
who guest-posed and hosted a seminar with IFBB Pro Nicole Wilkins
(4-time Ms. Figure Olympia and 3-time Arnold Classic Ms. Figure
International). IFBB Pro Cedric McMillan was the featured guest poser at
the NPC Continental USA Bodybuilding Championships in Ottawa, Illinois.
IFBB Pro Cory Mathews guest-posed at the NPC Iron House Classic
Championships in McAllen, Texas. IFBB Pro Akim Williams and IFBB Pro
Nick Trigili took the stage at the NPC Brooklyn Grand Prix in New York.
Andrew Oye's Verdict: Even while covering active competitors in the IFBB Pro Olympia
Qualification Series, it's nice to check-in with updates from retired
pros who remain involved in the industry. IFBB Pro Troy Alves, who last
competed at the 2013 Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend and announced his
retirement from competition in January of this year, hosted a
competition of his own over the weekend -- the 1st Annual WPAA Troy Alves
Classic Bodybuilding Championships in Glendale, Arizona. Part of his
newly formed World Physique and Athletic Association, the event featured
guest appearances by WWE Superstar Pro Wrestler Luther Reigns (Matthew
Wiese) and Alves' friend, fit Hollywood actor Michael Jai White, a
martial artist who holds black belts in seven styles (Goju Ryu, Kobudo,
Kyokushin, Shotokan, Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, and Wushu) and starred in
the comic-book-turned-superhero-film "Spawn."
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