“The Night the King Fell”: Bodybuilding World Laments Over Ronnie Coleman’s Historic Loss Under Former Mr. Olympia’s Nostalgic Throwback Post

To date, the rivalry between Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler is one of the biggest rivalries the bodybuilding stage has ever seen. It reached its peak when the two bodybuilders went neck to neck in a fierce battle on the 2006 Mr. Olympia stage. While Cutler came out as the victor, it also marked the end of Coleman’s eight-year-long winning streak.

The results undoubtedly were a cause of great upset among Coleman’s fans. Over a decade after the shocking turn of events, once again the fans are mourning Coleman’s loss. It happened after former Olympia shared a clip to reminisce about the moments of the iconic stage showing.

A look back at the iconic showdown between Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler

2006 Mr. Olympia was destined to go down in the history of the bodybuilding world. A better half of the community had expected Ronnie Coleman to do the honors by claiming his 9th Olympia title. Doing so, he would’ve become the first bodybuilder to hold 9 Sandows. However, instead of the King, it was Jay Cutler who etched his name in the history that year.

Earlier today, the 3rd runner-up of 2006 Mr. Olympia, Dexter Jackson, shared a video from the said contest on Instagram. Primarily focusing on Ronnie Coleman, the clip featured Cutler, Jackson, etc. Adding a caption to the post, the 2008 Olympia champion wrote, “#tbt #throwbackthursday to 2006 @mrolympiallc Oh yeah!! We were battling back then and I wanted all the smoke! 😂🤣.”

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Soon after the post was shared, fans took to the comments section to share their thoughts.

Bodybuilding World isn’t over the 2006 showdown

Reminiscing the night, along with the bodybuilder, a friend wrote, “The night the King fell. This was the show the nerve damage started to show. And Dexter proved he could add substantial mass while maintaining the best lines in the sport.” Another one added, “Even with the nerve damage there’s no way Jay beat Ronnie in 06. At the time I was excited that Jay won but always felt Ronnie was still so much better.” A third fan wrote, “Ronnie shouldve won that one.. and Martinez the next .”

Upset over Coleman’s loss, a fan wrote, “Yessirr! In reality Ron should have 9 Mr O’s imo. The 2nd loss he wasn’t 100% and I’ll give that to Jay, but they definitely didn’t want him beating Lee! 💨.” Another one added, “I’m sorry, but I thought in order to win you must knock the champ out, Jay didn’t knock Ronnie out, not one bit. 😮😮😮.” Critiquing the bodybuilders on screen, another fan commented, “Dexter has the most beautifull body here,with the respect to Ronnie and Jay.”

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Even Jay Cutler himself has admitted that he didn’t beat Coleman at his best in 2006. Judging by the video, do you think the decision to crown Cutler that evening was right? Or Ronnie Coleman should’ve won his 9th title?