After the 2025 Mr. Olympia event saw Derek Lunsford take the Sandow trophy in a highly debated finish, Jay Cutler has come out praising Andrew Jacked!

Jay Cutler discussed Andrew Jacked in his podcast, Cutler Cast with Milos Sarcev. When Milos Sarcev was asked to shed some light on 2025’s most significant events, he highlighted the emergence of Andrew Jacked.

"I think now, when you have a guy that has all the tools, and we, yes, we talked about it three years ago. We thought he would come in and win this first Olympia like without competing ever in it yet. I think he's at that point now where if he's close enough, like I still think he doesn't have to be 100% to win both.”

Well, Jacked's rise to fame has been incredible. Having started to take bodybuilding seriously in 2021, Jacked achieved his pro-card right after in 2022. And after his eighth-place finish on debut, he's only improved, finishing fifth in 2023 and 2024.

And Jay Cutler had a suggestion for Andrew Jacked

Earlier in December, Jay Cutler predicted that Andrew Jacked would earn the titles of not only the Arnold Classic but also Mr. Olympia 2026.

First, Jay Cutler highlighted Andrew's background by saying, “Andrew Jacked was a social media guy. He was shooting with Larry Wheels.....was a strength guy. He came on the scene, and we haven’t seen anyone with that dominance as far as the shoulder width, the tie-ins, all the tools to be Mr. Olympia”.

The hour continued by saying, “I don’t ever make predictions…. Andrew Jacked is Mr. Olympia all the way. He has all the tools. So, is he going to be the next? I’d probably favor Andrew to come in and win the Arnold and Olympia in 2026, just because of his momentum right now.”

So, who will you support in the next Mr. Olympia?

Written by

Supradeep Dutta

Edited by

Siddharth Shirwadkar