Shawn Rhoden: The Man Bodybuilding Tried To Erase

📷 Follow on IG: https://www.instagram.com/the.iron.historian 🐦 Follow on X: https://www.x.com/ironhistorian 🏋️‍♂️ The best gym accessory of ALL TIME: https://www.versagripps.com/products/pro?sca_ref=10327449.BNsSa515caXl (10% off using this link) On September 15th, 2018 in Las Vegas, a 43-year-old Shawn Rhoden walks onto the Mr. Olympia stage and does the impossible. He not only ends Phil Heath's seven-year reign, but he also becomes the oldest Mr. Olympia in history. What the audience witnessed was one of the greatest comeback stories in bodybuilding history. A man returning to the stage after 7 years of absence, alcoholism, depression, and two suicide attempts, to win a title nobody thought he had half a chance at. But this triumph was very short-lived. 9 months later, he's facing three felony charges, and the federation that just crowned him strips him of everything. His magazine coverage, his Pro Card, and he became the only Mr. Olympia in history to be banned. Before making a single defense of his title, his career had already ended. Three years later, he died alone at the age of 46, with the most important question of his life still unanswered. From a Jamaican village kid, to one of the greatest upsets in bodybuilding, to an early death that shook the sport, this is the story of the man bodybuilding tried to erase. 🎙 Interviews & Podcasts: https://youtu.be/89hyPH1g87s?si=c4WECzkzEAjJ9pLg https://youtu.be/XikwtPHlucg?si=c5ASHF7ASUAoLaVn https://www.youtube.com/live/YrnwcAdpFwA?si=8wb5KXRxBq2srJgQ https://youtu.be/1ctzMTULYaU?si=SSV0Us_kHEeTJSgu https://youtu.be/MQfCBxT3q-M?si=cWUHCOwsp-0OflZJ https://youtu.be/DK6Yi8DqRY4?si=U2KXosLSA5TfwKwT https://youtu.be/X9TgFhf3KxE?si=GLKnFyPO2UuJU3UD 📰 Other sources: https://pastebin.com/ER0648ka