Eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman recently met with 2024 Arnold Classic Physique champion Wesley Vissers for a chest and triceps training session, which was documented and released on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, under the title “I think Wesley Vissers Can Beat CBum.” CBum, of course, is the nickname of five-time reigning Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead.
While headlines can often be misleading without more context, Coleman spoke about Vissers’ chances of winning a 2024 Classic Physique Olympia:
Finishing up a chest workout with my good friend and the next Mr. Olympia champion, Wesley Vissers.
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That quote alone could mean that Coleman believes Vissers could potentially win the Olympia in the future. However, when placed in a video with the title, the quote indicates that Coleman predicts Vissers will beat Bumstead when they compete at the 2024 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, on the weekend of Oct. 10-13, 2024.
Vissers was obviously pleased with Coleman’s proclamation but did not speak directly about it. Vissers first walked on the Olympia stage in 2018 and was proclaimed a future champion by many experts and fans. However, he has never placed above seventh on the big stage — that rank came in 2023. Meanwhile, Bumstead has dominated the division since winning the Classic Physique Olympia title in 2019.
Some fans feel that this is the year they might finally see “CBum” and “The Dutch Oak” go head-to-head thanks to Vissers’ 2024 Arnold Classic Physique win in Columbus, OH. Vissers beat all of Bumstead’s previous contenders, including Ramon Rocha “Dino” Querioz, Urs Kalecinski, and two-time Olympia winner Breon Ansley, who finished behind Vissers in that order in Columbus back in March 2024. Vissers also won the Arnold Classic Physique UK title two weeks later.
Bumstead has not responded to Coleman’s prediction for Vissers at the time of this article’s publication. We’ll see Vissers as the presumed top contender against Bumstead at Resorts World in Las Vegas to see if Coleman’s prediction comes to fruition.
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