NPC and Pro League promoters could lose financial backing from sponsors
The investigation by the Washington Post into the allegations of sexual exploitation within the NPC and Pro League, is affecting several sectors within the industry.
The allegations of sexual exploitation are focused on events sanctioned by the NPC and Pro League, under the leadership of Jim Manion and Vice President Tyler Manion.
One person singled out in the investigation by the Washington Post is J. M. Manion, the head photographer and son of the NPC and Pro League President Jim Manion.
Several former female athletes and other individuals have come forward with serious allegations against the NPC, Pro League’s judges and officials, including J.M. Manion.
At the time of publishing this article, the Washington Post published three reports on their very popular website and their print edition of the newspaper.
To read the article, a fee must be paid, but within hours, the article was shared across the internet and social media.
Bodybuilding and fitness athletes, promoters, and news media sites, discussed the Washington Post reports in detail.
The majority of bodybuilding news and media websites, loyal to the Manion family, refrained from mentioning the investigation on their shows or reports.
Several outlets even ridiculed the investigation, referring to it as a plan by certain individuals to destroy the Manion’s empire.
Athletes and promoters reached out to Evolutionofbodybuilding.net, expressing their concern about the situation and the future of the sport.
Promoters worried about huge financial loses
The majority of promoters are allegedly very worried of how they are going to organize their events in 2023.
With the ongoing investigation by the Washington Post, and now the recent news about attorney Lisa Bloom, preparing to take legal action against the NPC and Pro League, promoters are expecting a bleak future.
Supplement companies and other bodybuilding and fitness related companies will think twice before investing their money into any even affiliated with the NPC or Pro League.
The majority of companies take these type of allegations seriously, and they will most probably distance themselves from the NPC and Pro League.
Not only sponsors, but the venues that the NPC and Pro League organize their events at, will also think twice about letting any promoter associated with the NPC and Pro League use their premises.
Sponsors take these allegations very seriously
Sponsors in the bodybuilding industry are very careful about which athlete or media they sponsor.
Evolutionofbodybuilding.net has experienced on numerous occasions, how potential sponsors react to situations that force them to cancel contracts.
As all our readers know, Evolutionofbodybuilding.net doesn’t just report about one federation, but this site caters to numerous federations.
For example, just recently, Evolutionofbodybuilding.net had a sponsor cancel their contract with his site. The reason was that Evolutionofbodybuilding.net is not 100% dedicated to the NPC and Pro League.
This was a ridiculous move from the former sponsor, as their products were purchased by athletes, through this website, who compete in various federations and not just the NPC and Pro League.
This is an excerpt from the termination email that Evolutionofbodybuilding.net received, “I did not know you promoted the IFBB Elite until today. That isn’t something we can have our company affiliated with so I’m going to have to terminate our sponsorship at this time.”
Getting back to the Washington Post investigation, for a sponsor to terminate a contract just because a website publishes results from another federation, imagine how they would feel if the federation they are sponsoring is being investigated for sexual exploitation.
Evolutionofbodybuilding.net has some questions for the sponsors:
Will the current sponsors of NPC and Pro League events continue to invest their money in their events?
Will the venues hosting events by the NPC and Pro League continue renting out their space, regardless of the allegations against them?
Will the current sponsors turn their back on the NPC and Pro League to invest their money in other federations and media?
Will the current sponsors push promoters to work elsewhere, making them leave the NPC and Pro League?
