Montez Ford Wins First Place In Bodybuilding Competition, Opens Up About Battling Body Dysmorphia

Montez Ford took home his Pro Card as a bodybuilder.

Montez Ford took home his Pro Card as a bodybuilder.

In a post on Instagram, Montez Ford announced that he competed in his first bodybuilding competition and took home first place. He then opened up about his battle with body dysmorphia and his journey towards facing that challenge. Ford then expressed his gratitude and thanked everyone for their support.

The post is as follows:

FIRST PLACE MALE FITNESS MODEL

-WON MY PRO CARD

Saturday I competed in my very first bodybuilding competition & I took home FIRST PLACE overall, with also winning my PRO CARD!
For the last few years I’ve been battling with body dysmorphia, very badly. I’ve been dealing with it internally. There was a long period of time, when I looked in the mirror & I wasn’t pleased with what I saw, & everything I tried to do seemed to not make me happier. I even blamed my position, successes, & shortcomings in life because of my body, & also that I wasn’t where I wanted to be in life because of my body. And of course, being in this industry, seeing comments online from people only made it worse.
So I challenged myself.
I’ve been a huge fan of bodybuilding since I was a child, with my inspiration coming from Serge Nubret. I always wanted to look like him, & loved everything about it. The discipline, the dedication, & presentation of your body to the world, & your body being a reflection of what you put into it. A complete reflection of your lifestyle.
This weekend, I faced my challenge & fear and punched it right in its f*cking face.
I want to thank God, my wife, my kids, (daddy posing in his undies was quite funny to them) my coach @n8fitness, the entire WBFF Organization, WWE for allowing me to do this, my co-workers & friends for their tremendous support throughout this whole thing. Cheering me on, motivating me, and pushing me to the goal line. And also AEGIS for the drug testing throughout the prep making sure to doubters I was within WWE’s wellness policy. (Hard work actually pays off kids) Thank you all & you’ll see me soon, on the next one…as a PRO!
-Tez

And oh yes,

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Ford and his wife WWE star Bianca Belair are set to star in a reality show on Hulu that will premiere in 2024. More information is available here.

Angelo Dawkins recently discussed the new direction for him and Ford on WWE SmackDown. Check out his comments here.