"AFTERMATH" - THE 1980 & 1981 MR. OLYMPIA DISASTERS

The mainstream bodybuilding industry swept the controversy of both the 1980 Mr. Olympia and the 1981 Mr. Olympia competitions under the rug in order to minimize the damage done to the sport and to keep the money rolling in to benefit the corporations that controlled bodybuilding. The truth is that after decades of slow but steady growth, the results of these two contests knocked bodybuilding back on its heels, causing Mr. Olympia competitor Dennis Tinerino to lament that, "the Mr. Olympia doesn't mean anything anymore." This is the story of the aftermath of the 1980 Mr. Olympia, which resulted in Mike Mentzer leaving the sport forever.