The 2025 Mr. Olympia Weekend reshuffled the deck in the Men’s Open class. In a recent YouTube video on Oct. 15, industry experts Shawn Ray and Bob Cicherillo recapped the action. They discuss why they thought Hadi Choopan was the rightful winner, and shared that Nick Walker should have ‘1,000 percent’ finished in eighth place.

Las Vegas, Nevada served as the battlegrounds for this year’s Olympia contest. While Samson Dauda entered as the reigning champion, he wasn’t able to hold on to gold. He came in downsized and it cost him, while Derek Lunsford , despite a pec tear weeks from the event , persevered to reclaim the honor.

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There were plenty of talking points when the smoke cleared. Andrew Jacke

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