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As previously reported<\/a>, AEW and ROH wrestler Brian Cage won the MUSCLECONTEST International Nevada Championship and was crowned Mr. Nevada. Cage shared a clip<\/a> of his victory speech\/promo at the event, which you can view below, along with some highlights:<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t competed in bodybuilding for over 12 years. What I do is I\u2019m a pro wrestler. I fly around the country to a different time zone, I get my stuff in, I own the spotlight, I have the match of the night. I do it time and time again. Last year, I didn\u2019t though because I spent all year on the couch. You can put that camera down to the knees. Torn quad tendon. Knee replacement. Revision knee replacement! I was out on a walker a few days after every surgery, back in the gym, killing it, waiting to get back in, lit a fire under me. I got back in the gym. I\u2019ve been back on the road, full-time, making movies, making towns, doing the damn thing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis was a sidequest. I wasn\u2019t trying to do a bodybuilding show. When everybody looks at me, I stay in top-tier condition for TV, for wrestling, just for me. I live a lifestyle. Everybody\u2019s like, \u2018Are you going to do a show? Are you going to do a show? You look like you\u2019re going to do a show. You should do a show. You should probably do a show.\u2019 I said, \u2018Listen, if there\u2019s a show in town, on a day that I\u2019m not booked, I\u2019ll do it.\u2019 That was me setting up for a way not to have to do it. And then I saw this show five weeks ago, and I said, \u2018Let\u2019s do it.’\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is probably it for me. I don\u2019t think I\u2019m gonna do another show. \u2026 The amount of activities I was doing, amongst conventions, signings, wrestling, MMA training, like \u2014 but I still got it done. I got it done, but it definitely took a toll. You see my family back here, it\u2019s not fair to them. I love the lifestyle. I have no ambitions to being a pro. I would love to be a pro, but I\u2019m a pro wrestler. It\u2019s my dream since I was 10 years old. I\u2019ve been living the dream for 20 years now. So, like I said, this was me being a sidequest king, showing up.\u201d<\/p>\n Brian Cage recently returned to AEW TV last month after being sidelined with a knee injury. He also appears along with Lance Archer in the opening scene of Steven Spielberg\u2019s new movie, Disclosure Day<\/i>, which is now playing in theaters.<\/p>\n Post Mr Nevada state Victory speech\/promo. pic.twitter.com\/VWqTticNUj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Brian Cage (@briancagegmsi) June 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\nBrian Cage on Competing in His First Bodybuilding Show in 12 Years<\/h2>\n
On How This Was a Sidequest for Him<\/h2>\n
On This Likely Being His Last Bodybuilding Competition<\/h2>\n
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