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The rivalry between 8x Mr. Olympia?Ronnie Coleman, and 4x Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler?has been bittersweet and very public. Even when there is some electricity brewing here and there, their camaraderie is very wholesome and they have mutual understanding. Ronnie is Jay?s predecessor and one of the pioneers of?bodybuilding and gained the respect of not only his other contemporaries but also of Jay Cutler.

In a recent TikTok video, Jay Cutler spoke about his interactions with Coleman. He revealed interesting details about their encounters both off-stage and on-stage.

Jay Cutler got destroyed by Ronnie Coleman

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In the video,?Jay is talking about their prime time on stage, and below his video is another flashback video from their time in Mr. Olympia. Jay looks at e video of Ronnie and him at Gold?s Gym, measuring their arms, and says, ?Now here we are measuring the arms.? While talking about this he also revealed the one question he always gets, ?How big are my arms,? and goes on to answer, ?Ronnie?s were 23 and a half here, and mine were 22 and a half I think.?

The video was from the 2008 off-season at the gym, and Hany Rambod was also present with the two legends. Cutler and Ronnie shared a friendly moment measuring their biceps at Cutler?s favorite gym.

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Then the video shows both the icons competing in 2005 Mr. Olympia and Cutler say, ?This is the year that, it?s amazing you know 2001, I skipped to till 2002, 2003, he destroyed us.? Cutler was more confident for the 2005 Mr. O according to the video.?Despite dethroning Ronnie, Jay made an honest confession.

Honest confession by Jay Cutler

In the iconic 2006 Mr. Olympia where Cutler defeated Ronnie, things were not exactly as they were seen. Jay Cutler won the competition in front of the whole audience but he disclosed what his feelings were at that time. Cutler said “I didn?t beat the best Ronnie Coleman ever?I was just better that day?.

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The 4x Mr. Olympia winner had felt that his rival was not in their best condition that day. Coleman was trying for his 9th title when time slowly crept up on him. Cutler also revealed that he was a little upset about winning because he know what the title meant to Coleman.

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The friendship between the two legends is evident from the respect they have for each other and from these encounters. What do you think about their rivalry? Tell us in the comments below!