Jay Cutler won the Mr. Olympia contest four times after coming second to his rival Ronnie Coleman four times. Cutler became famous because of his rivalry with Ronnie, The King. Jay Cutler dethroned Coleman and ended his eight-time win streak.

Jay Cutler claimed the Mr. Olympia title in 2006 and then won again in 2007, 2009, and 2010. In 2021, Cutler opened up about how he geared up for his battles against Coleman in an interview with Generation Iron.

How Jay Cutler hoped Ronnie would lead him to victory

According to Cutler, Coleman and Cutler each claimed to have known that the other was coming for them. Nobody else in the sport worried about the two of them, about competing, but them. Instead of attempting to outperform Coleman, Cutler sought to give his absolute best.

Cutler said, “I don’t think you know we necessarily even worried about each other that much. I was just trying to be my absolute best, and I knew in time my absolute best would be better than his“. Jay added that both Coleman and he thought that the other person would come off in some way or another. 

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The duo hoped that it would make for a clear-cut victory. Cutler added, “I just hoped every year that Ronnie would come in somewhat off, and I’m sure he hoped the same thing with me so he didn’t have to worry about uh how clear-cut the victory would be“.

Cutler opens up about trash talk

Jay Cutler, in the same interview, also opened up about how trash talk among competitors is on the rise these days. He believes that the internet has made it easier for people to express their views about others. Cutler is afraid that people are using the power of the internet to create chaos and drama.

Jay Cutler claimed that he and Ronnie could have also made personal comments about each other and supported trash talk. But the rivals behaved maturely and let their bodies do the talking.

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