The 2023 Men’s Physique Olympia contest is already historic in a sense, because it is the first time that three past winners will be in the same contest. Defending champion Erin Banks is set for a rematch against three-time champion Brandon Hendrickson, who hopes to avenge his loss from last year and beat four-time winner Jeremy Buendia to tie his record for Olympia wins. Buendia is returning to the stage after a five-year absence. Top contender Kyron Holden also beat Banks in the Legion Sports Fest, and momentum is on his side.
Numerical comparisons for all 46 competitors were made, and each man was introduced on Saturday morning, Nov. 4, at the prejudging in the Olympia expo stage. Then, the fans got to see the individual comparisons play out when Steve Weinberger called out the following athletes.
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Callout One
- Jeremy Buendia
- Diogo Montenegro
- Emanuel Hunter
- Brandon Hendrickson
- Ryan Terry
- Erin Banks
- Ming Chieh Tsai
- Kyron Holden
Callout Two
- Jeremy Buendia
- Diogo Montenegro
- Emanuel Hunter
- Erin Banks
- Ming Chieh Tsai
- Kyron Holden
Callout Three
- Charjo Grant
- Febo Gambacorta
- Joseph Lee
- Vitor Chaves
- Jeremy Potvin
- Carlos DeOliveira
- Andre Ferguson
- Edvan Palmeira
Callout Four
- Jeremiah Maxey
- Victor Manuel Ramirez Chavez
- Ismael Dominguez
- Emmanuel Costa
- Daniel Ammons
- Drew Cullen
- Mauro Fialho Garcia, Jr
- Jason Huynh
- Yoon Sung Lee
- Vinicius Mateus Veiro Lima
- Benquil Marigny
Callout Five
- Mahmood Al-Maghrabi
- Anderson Arruda
- Adeyemi Awoyemi
- Ali Bilal
- Riccardo Croci
- Reuben Glass
- Jonas Jamena
- Mehdi Kabbadj
- Joven Sagabain
Callout Six
- Bhuwan Chauhan
- Rodrigue Chesnier
- Febo Gambacorta
- Emile Walker
- Yoon Sung Lee
- Sidy Pouye
Callout Seven
- Derrick Stevenson
- Ming Chieh Tsai
- Kahlia Ramzi
- JunHo Lee
- Rafael Oliveira
Callout Eight
- Vitor Chaves
- Kyron Holden
- Corey Morris
- Diogo Montenegro
- Jeremy Buendia
- Jeremy Potvin
Callout Nine
- Erin Banks
- Ryan Terry
- Brandon Hendrickson
- Emanuel Hunter
The crowd popped during the first callout when Ryan Terry moved to the middle at the expense of the defending champion. Terry and Hendrickson were then moved backstage to end their callout, clearly the top two in the judges’ eyes. They were joined by Banks and Emanuel Hunter in the final callout.
This show will conclude on Saturday night at the 2023 Olympia main stage in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Fans at home can watch the action unfold on pay-per-view, courtesy of Olympia Productions.
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