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2006 PDI NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS
The 27th staging of the Night of Champions in New York was this time staged under Wayne DeMilia’s new PDI banner. This 2006 NOC 2 Disc Set is the FIRST EVER NOC release on DVD. In fact this famous event has almost never ever had a video record made for public consumption.
*HISTORIC DVD – LEE PRIEST’S LAST EVER CONTEST IN USA!
It was held in the Town Hall Theatre on 43rd Street where Arnold Schwarzenegger won his first ever Mr Olympia title in 1970. It was also the home of many early NOC events. As the event flyer said “See the hottest, sexiest best-built men in the world” – “The ultimate in Professional Bodybuilding Entertainment”. Those words pretty well summed up the tone and the feel of the contest. The PDI’s stated aim is to put far greater emphasis on entertainment value in their events.
Includes the complete amateur contest which was the Pro Qualifier with 14 top guys going for their pro cards. The top 2 in each class qualified for the NOC Pro show. The results of the Pro Qualifier. Also includes an interview with Wayne DeMilia, founder of the PDI, plus a photo gallery of the guys in the Pro Qualifier.
Then we get to see the complete NOC Professional event. Both discs contain the all judging rounds, all posing routines, posedowns and awards. The evening finals commenced with the free posing routines of all 23 competitors. Many innovative and entertaining routines were presented, some with amazing props. The use of props was optional and added to the entertainment value which is an important focus of the PDI.
See LEE PRIEST take the crown for his first ever NOC victory. ANDREAS FREY and SAMI AL-HADDAD were worthy runners up. Also see the famous Guru SRI CHINMOY lifting BILL PEARL in various strength feats. Special awards were made to both men.
COMPLETE RESULTS:
2006 NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS
1 Lee Priest Australia
2 Andreas Frey Germany
3 Sami Al-Haddad Bahrain, UAE
4 Zoltán Vörös Hungary
5 Steph Sinton UK
6 Valentin Jabes France
7 Sean Allan USA
8 Geoff Hargreaves UK
9 Jason Palafox USA
10 Tom Jimenez USA
11 Eduard Duque Venezuela
12 Per Juhl Sweden
13 Raphael Lapoirie France
14 Danny Rapposelli USA
15 Liam Stewart Rep. Ireland
16 Troy Moore USA
17 Billy Bourne Rep. Ireland
18 Jack ‘Rhino’ London USA
19 Luis Castillo USA
20 Georgie Maiorano USA
21 Anthony Forgione USA
22 Jim Vest USA
23 Joe Layton USA
Pro Qualifier
Friday, September 15, 2006 NY, New York.
CLASS A
1. George Maiorano
2. Anthony Forgione
Reuben Dennis
CLASS B
1. Edward Duque
2. David Washington
Joe Stokes
Ben Rodriguez
Saiid Kamara
Mirco Salomone
Arnold Valentine
CLASS C
1. Jason Palafox
2. Daniel Rapposelli
CLASS E
1. James Vest
2. Joe Lyton
Complete set of results in our RESULTS section from the NOC
Wayne’s Hard News report on the event.