With the recent banning of Billy Mitchell by Twin Galaxies for his fraudulent scores, some have wondered how Steve Wiebe has felt. The 2007 documentary, The King of Kong, depicted Wiebe attempting to overtake Mitchell’s score at the time only to be shut out due to a score by Mitchell that has now been determined to be fraudulent.
Wiebe told Variety:
“The more I thought about it from the ‘King of Kong’ days, it all seemed to make sense now. All the things that were happening at the time… like why he didn’t come out and play me, and why he was inciting whose records were going to be authenticated and who’s were going to be dropped. ‘King of Kong’ referenced that that he was a referee and on the board of directors. When that leaked out, it started to make more sense.”
“I’m not the champ any more, but getting recognition for being the first to a million is a great consolation. That’s what I was really bummed out about 11 years ago.”
“Billy will have his turn to say something in response, for now I’m just in awe.”
Wiebe was the most famous victim of Mitchell and there were many others, it is good to see some justice be done.