I hope so too! John has got to be one of the hardest working and most innovative people in our sport today. I really hope he gets his card as you won't find a more deserving person.
Although most of us have a ton of respect for John and he has tremendous mass and conditioning, bodybuilding also judges symmetry, and his surgeries have altered his physique so it is not symmetrical and flowing.
All factors need to be considered and judges may weigh some things higher than others