Montez Ford bravely opened up about his struggles with body image as he celebrated winning a bodybuilding competition.
As one half of The Street Profits, Montez Ford has found great success in WWE as a former Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Champion. Now, Ford can claim another accomplishment as he took first prize in a recent bodybuilding competition.
Taking to Instagram to celebrate his win, Montez Ford also opened up about his struggles with body dysmorphia, saying that he was proud to challenge his fear. He wrote:
-FIRST PLACE MALE FITNESS MODEL
-WON MY PRO CARDSaturday 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,
GOD IS GOOD album releases 2.2.24
Bianca Belair Praises Montez Ford For His Honesty
In a reply to Montez Ford’s post, Bianca Belair praised her husband for his honesty about his struggles as well as his ability to take control of the situation. She wrote:
“Also being open, honest, and raw in this caption is everything!!!! Body dysmorphia is a real thing for anyone. You always look amazing to me but you took control of it your way and you faced it head on! I’m so proud of you!”
Montez Ford and Bianca Belair are the stars of an upcoming reality series that will air on Hulu in February of 2024.