The winner of the Night of Champions competition in 1999, Paul Dillett is a bodybuilding legend. Participating in the ’90s in the Arnold Classic, and the Olympia, Paul, belongs to the golden era. A viral video shows Paul’s amazing physique, a reason why he was known as ‘Freakenstein.’

Paul Dillett revealed why the ’90s was the golden era of bodybuilding

Paul spoke about the enormous popularity bodybuilding had in the 90s. “When we go to Fibo in Germany, you know, and you look out, and we’re guest posing, and there’s like 5000 people just in awe,” he said. “We would sign autographs until our fingers were swollen.”

Furthermore, Paul also discussed how there were die-hard bodybuilding fans in the 90s. In the 90s, fans would only see bodybuilders when they came to their cities or countries. He said that due to social media, that mystique about bodybuilders wasn’t there. Today fans could easily connect with their favorite bodybuilders through social media.

The champion also made a revelation that earlier, bodybuilders were so popular that they could sell their shirts and there’d be a bidding for those shirts. Paul also spoke about how bodybuilders could earn $2500 a day by posing at nightclubs, which doesn’t happen today.

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Paul also gave his views about how Olympia had changed with girls in bikinis, expos, and bodybuilders wearing shorts to their knees. He said that bodybuilders in the 90s did not need all this. “Bodybuilding is dead, bodybuilding is not what it used to be”, he spoke.

What is the Champion Bodybuilder Doing at Present?

Currently, Paul looks after the affairs of the World Beauty & Fashion Competition which he founded in  2007. The 57-year-old now stays in Canada and actively promotes this show through social media and magazines. 

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Paul Dillett’s debate once again shows us that bodybuilding today needs major changes to be as popular as in the 90s. What are your views about bodybuilding in current times?