ORVILLE BURKE

No I was not there myself...
Next year though me & my lady is planning a trip to watch the show in old NewYork!
This report is from my new cyber buddy Jason Stern from SMG Sports!
(Yes hes my buddy cause after checking my site out he called me both a Freak & a sick puppy!)
Check out his great site at :www.smgsportsworld.com
Well lets shoot!

- Tom Prince looked much better than he's ever looked. He was big and in great condition.
The audience overwhelmingly booed his 3rd place announcement.

- Matarazzo was definitely the beneficiary of a judicial gift, including an absurd
FIRST CALL OUT with the far superior Orville and Dexter.
Matarazzo was in good condition but he was nowhere near as good as Tommi Thorvilsen,
Victor Martinez, or Ernie Taylor.

- Thorvilsen is for real. Broad shoulders, full muscle groups, and shredded conditioning should
have earned him a trip to Vegas, rather than MM. Only thing off was his color
- a little pale and orange.

- Victor Martinez was in great shape, but was outsized by some of the bigger guys.
It sure didn't help that he was standing next to Gunter in the lineup.
Victor's hydraulic posing routine brought the house down.

- Ernie Taylor looked sensational. If he reduced his tricep "muscles" he would actually place better.

- Jean Pierre Fux was in good condition but his symmetry was awful.
His belly remains distended and ab-less, his belly button protrudes grossly,
and his legs are out of balance with his upper body.
Fux, who has placed as high as 7th at the Mr. Olympia,
should be a poster boy for how insulin/GH can destroy a physique.

- Everyone's favorite non-bodybuilder, Greg Kovacs, was without question the
most awful sight on the stage.
From the moment he walked onstage, groans and screams of disgust were heard from the crowd.
Greg's distended belly overhung his waist by almost a foot.
And he could not even suck it in at all. It was quite atrocious.
He was not even in contest condition.
One can only assume that Muscletech gave him a "Do the NOC or lose the contract" ultimatum,
for why else would Greg embarass himself in this manner?
Fifteen minutes into the pre-judging, Greg walked off the stage and never returned.

- GETBIG.COM's favorite spider Ken Jones was in the line-up but couldn't crack the top fifteen.

- Flex Wheeler announced that he was feeling better, and then stated (try to follow this)
that he had previously claimed to be more sick than he actually was
in an effort to "find the fox in the hen house" whatever that means!!
He stated that if he expects to compete at this year's Mr. O. The fans applauded Flex's decision.

- King Kamali was greeted by great applause when he came out and did an
abbreviated version of his terminator/breakdance routine and then took the stage
and referring to Shawn Ray (by saying "his last name rhymes with #####"),
stated that he would whup Shawn's ass at the Olympia.
The audience then booed King's poor sportsmanship and choice of comments.

- Ronnie Coleman and Dorian Yates traded barbs in a light and fun way about who was
/is the better bodybuilder.
Ronnie challenged Dorian to a posedown on the spot.
When Dorian backed down, Ronnie called up Flex who walked up to the stage
(while the audience roared in anticipation) and then said "I will whup your butt come October 23."
Then someone suggested that Ronnie challenge Kamali, but King was nowhere to be found.
Finally Ronnie decided to posedown with his shadow, removing his jacket, tie,
and shirt to show the audience what an off-season Mr. O looks like.
To be fair, he looked pretty good.

- Bob Cicherillo deservingly failed to make the top ten.

- Bruce Patterson unfairly failed to make the top fifteen.

- Milos and Gunter were nowhere near their bests but performed enjoyable posing routines.

- Among the other pros in attendance were Shawn Ray, and a supersized 300 lb. Dennis James.

- Pinnacle's dance/posing team put on a great show for the audience, complete with a Lil Hercules number that rocked the house.

Tom Prince

FULL RESULTS:
1) ORVILLE BURKE
2) Dexter Jackson
3) Tom Prince
4) Pavel Jablonicky
5) Mike Matarazzo
6) Tommi Thorvildson
7) Ernie Taylor
8) Victor Martinez
9) Gunter Schlierkamp
10) Milos Sarcev
11) Bob Cicherillo
12) Jeff Long
13) Johnny Moya
14) Johannes Elefteriadis
15) Mike Morris
16) Eddie Abbew
17 )Robert Washington
18) Darien Bond
18) Roland Czuirlok
18) Serge Dessel
18) Dennis Francis
18) Jean-Pierre Fux
18) John Hogdson
18) Milton Holloway
18) Ken Jones
18 )Berry Kabov
18) Greg Kovacs
18) Bernhard Junze
18) Christian Lobarede
18) Alison Maria
18) Mustafa Mohammed
18) Dennis Newman
18 )Jamo Nezzar
18) Bruce Patterson
18) Rodney St. Cloud
18 )Sylvester Solomon
18) Ed Van Amsterdam

Jason Stern & Nasser!