GLADIATORS!!!!

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INTERNATIONAL GLADIATORS NEWS
It was announced that there were many injuries involved in making the new Sky One Revival of Gladiators. At least one contestant has had to withdraw from the first opening episode on Sky One, according to MediaGuardian, while one of the Gladiators is said to have slipped on a bridge and had to leave the set. Another Gladiator has a stomach bug and contestants have suffered a broken toe, neck injury and injured ankle. Sky One said that health and safety is there number one issue, and want to minimise the injuries. This was a quote from the Sky One team. "however, that this is Gladiators - a tough physical show for athletes. It's not Family Fortunes!"

Sky One Producers were forced to change the costumes on the new series of ITV hit Gladiators, as they are see-through under water. The Sky One series tested out their Lycra outfits on water events in rehearsals and ended up revealing one of the Gladiator's breasts, reports The Sun. A source said: "We have to keep everyone decent. It’s a family show after all." The show begins in May, and is expected to attract great numbers. It will be hosted by Ian Wright, and Kirsty Gallacher. The overall winner of the show will earn £50,000.

Announced
Danger Zone
Duel - ( Confirmed ) Revamped over water
Earthquake
The Eliminator - ( Confirmed ) Featuring water and fire elements
Gauntlet
Hang Tough - ( Confirmed ) Revamped over water
Hit & Run
Powerball
Pyramid
The Wall
Many of the current events announced have simply been revamped. The one completely new event to be announced is Earthquake, a game introduced in the 2008 American revival, itself a reworking of a US event known as Breakthrough & Conquer. There will however be added/ possibly new events to series two of Gladiators. No date has been given for preparation and filming of Series Two. Strangely, Atlaspheres is not making a comeback to the revival series, probably due to costs of creating the game.

Rumoured
Pendulum
Skytrak
Sumo Ball
Swingshot
Vertigo
Whiplash
The revival of Australian Gladiators includes all of their original games plus others. Events include: Atlaspheres, Duel, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Hit & Run, Pendulum, Powerball, Pyramid, Sumo Ball, Suspension Bridge, Vertigo, The Wall, Whiplash and of course the Eliminator.

Four of these - Pendulum, Sumo Ball, Vertigo and Whiplash - have all been rumoured to make appearances in future series of American Gladiators, as well as the Sky One revival.

Luckily our version don"t have water because we have matting and Two People had a Broken and Leg Injury

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INTERMNATIONAL GLADIATOR NEWS
Battle of the Forces
It is confirmed on Gladiators Zone, that Sky One and Shine will be producing a one off Gladiators spectacular of Army v Navy. As titled, you must be part of the Navy or Army to compete in the special show. To be filmed May 7th.

Legends Special
Sky One and Shine have announced 3 additional 'special' Gladiator shows that are due to be recorded. Gladiators - The Legends will see classic UK Gladiators Hunter, Saracen, Lightning and Scorpio return to the arena as special Contenders facing the might of the brand new team - who will fair the best? Who will win in the Eliminator? Best of all, it's all in the name of charity!

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Jacqueline Watson vs Emily Sharp
Shaun Baxter vs Joseph McKay

Game 1 DUEL
To score 10 points the Challenger must knock the Gladiator off the podium. If they survive for 30 seconds - 5 points. If they get knocked off - zero points.
Jacqui
Jacqui was punished by Amazon and failed to score.
Amazon gloats and high fives her fans
Emily
She was felled by Destiny. No Points.
Shaun
Shaun was disqualified for losing his balance and touching Tanks platform.
Joseph
Thunder knocked him off very quickly. Zero points

Score
Both Female Challengers failed to make an impression and their score still stands at Zero.
Like the girls the Male Challengers took a dive and remained pointless.


Game 2 VERTIGO
Vertigo is an aerial race between Gladiator and Challenger. If the beats the Challenger it's 10 points

Jacqui
Olympia outran her on vertigo and she received no points
Emily
Couldn't keep up with Angel on Vertigo. Scoreless.
Shaun
Was pipped at the post by Outlaw on a close run Vertigo.
Joseph
Managed to beat Scar to the finish ring to take away 10 points.

Score
The speed of the Female Gladiators was too much for Jacqui and Emily and they finished the game with no points which sees them continue to be scoreless at the half way mark.
Joseph got the better of the engagement and grabbed 10 points while Shaun was just nudged out of scoring. Joseph now leaps to a handy lead while Shaun is yet to make his mark.


Game 3 PYRAMID
First Challenger to the top of the Pyramid gets 10 points...
Second to the top - 5 points... If you don't make it you get zero.

Jacqui
Viper wouldn't let her pass on Pyramid
Emily
Was tackled into submission on Pyramid by Bionica.
Shaun
Hunter stood in his way on Pyramid and he failed to score.
Joseph
Couldn't get past Kouta on the pyramid.

Score
The Pyramid was another mountain to climb for the Female Challengers but the Gladiators were an avalanche they couldn't overcome. Going into the last event Jacqui and Emily are drawn on Zero.
It's a long way to the top if you want to score on Pyramid and Shaun and Joseph couldn't get past the Gladiators. With no alteration in the score Joseph still leads Shaun 10 zip with one game to go.


Game 4 HIT AND RUN
To score points the Challenger has to run across the Bridge while avoiding demolition balls being swung by Gladiators. Each successful crossing equals 2 points.

Jacqui
She out dodged the balls on hit and run to collect 6 points.
Emily
Made 5 successful crossings of the bridge to collect 10 points.
Shaun
Crossed the bridge 6 times to rack up 12 points.
Joseph
Ducked and weaved the demolition balls to collect 6 points

Score
Both Female Challengers conquered their bridge fear to come out with a pocketful of points Jacqui with 6 and Emily with 10. So after their last Gladiator contest Emily leads Jacqui by 4 points.
Shaun and Joseph bravely ran and dodged their way into the money with Shaun collecting a massive 12 points and Joseph adding another 6 to his tally. That means that Joseph now only leads Shaun by 4 points after their 4th game.

Eliminator
Despite her 2 sec disadvantage Jacqui overtook Emily to win in a time of 1.26.27, 2 sec ahead of her. (This time is from the 1st whistle). Joseph increased his 2 sec lead to win convincingly in a time of 1.06.43, 19 sec ahead of Shaun.

For the First time no gladiatiors were penalised

Gladiators Ratings now slipped to 1.3 million.

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OZ GLADIATORS NEWS
Gladiators' TV star, 'Outlaw' has revealed he would like to trade in his lycra suit for a Wallaby jersey.

Outlaw, is also known as Jackson Mullane and he plays rugby union for Sydney team, Southern Districts as an outside back.

Mullane didn't even tell his team mates he was on the show until the first episode.

But it didn't take long for people to recognise Outlaw's infamous long locks were also a feature on the footy field.

While his team mates have now accepted the double identity, others are still confused and unsure.

'Some people don't believe that it's me. I've got to change a fair bit to be the Outlaw character. So a lot of my little cousins can't put two and two together. Jackson Mullane is not as forward as my character, Outlaw,' he said.

But the 21 year old insists he is more footy player than Gladiator.

'At one stage I was playing with the Waratah's and I went over to England and Ireland with them. And so I guess it is one of my goals to get back up there and play for them and hopefully play for Australia one day,' Mullane said.

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CELEBRITY NEWS
Deccan Chargers and Australian Cricketer Andrew Symonds will be on Gladiators This week to Support Louise Symonds.

[Niemmy]

Gezz Beatie this gladiator thread is getting heaps of views! It must be a pretty popular show.

[katzz]

They are supposed to be on here this summer. Thats saying something cause its a rural area and I don't have cable. I spend all my fun money on high speed.
So it will be broadcast.
Are you all going nothing but digitail next year? Next year everything will be broadcast digitaliay. Have to have cable or buy a box for the analog tv. or diode or what ever they are. Kinda bites.

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GLADIATORS HEAT 6
Kim Papp vs Louise Symonds
Lincoln Burns vs Nikolai Sawaszenko

Game 1 GAUNTLET
In Gauntlet the Challenger gets 10 points for reaching the finish line in under 20 seconds. And 5 points for getting there in under 30 seconds.

Kim
Careered through the Gauntlet in 11secs to gain 10 points.
Louise
Failed to penetrate the defending Gladiators on Gauntlet and scored no points.
Lincoln
Lincoln found the Gauntlet a tough nut to crack and failed to score.
Thunder has a few quiet words with Referee Bill Harrigan after he is Yellow carded.
Nikolai
Nikolai picked up 10 points with a disqualification in Gauntlet.

Score

Game 2 HIT AND RUN
To score points the Challenger has to run across the Bridge while avoiding demolition balls being swung by Gladiators. Each successful crossing equals 2 points.

Kim
Crossed the bridge 3 times for 6 points before being bowled over.
Louise
Was knocked from the bridge by an accurate swing before she could score.
Lincoln
He couldn't dodge the balls and gave him another zero.
Nikolai
He ran and was hit on for no points.

Score
Kim managed to side step the balls enough times to pick up 6 points but Louise wasn't as nimble on her feet and came away scoreless. That means Kim's sitting on 16 at the half way point and Louise is still on scratch. Both the guys couldn't evade the accurately swung demolition balls and they left the game without gaining ground. So Nikolai remains in the lead with 10 points and Lincoln has still to score.

Game 3 SUMO BALL
The Challenger gets 10 points if they knock the Gladiator off the platform with the giant Sumo Ball..... or it's 5 points if they manage to stay on top until time's up.

Kim
Surprised Destiny by out Sumoing her and collect 10 points
Louise
Amazon dislodged her from the Sumo Ball and she got no points.
Lincoln
Thunder on Sumo Ball proved too much and he got no points.
The crowd demands that Thunder and Lincoln play again - Thunder is keen but referee Bill Harrigan refuses - he enforces the rules.
Nikolai
Scar owned him on Sumo ball and he racked up a zero.

Score
Kim's win on the sumo ball sees her earn another ten points while Louise takes another strike. Kim surges ahead to 26 and Louise stays locked on zero. The ball wasn't in the guy's court and they each had nothing to add to their points. Their scores still read Nikolai 10 Lincoln 0.

Game 4 THE WALL
On the Wall the Challenger who reaches the top first gets 10 points. If they reach the top second, or stay on the Wall until time is up - 5 points.

Kim
Sped up the Wall leaving Nitro in her wake to be 1st to the top for 10 points.
Louise
Revenged herself on the wall by getting to top 2nd leaving Angel grasping and receiving 5 points.
Lincoln
He out-climbed Hunter to pick up 10 points on the Wall.
Nikolai
Nomad nailed him on the Wall and he failed to score.

Score
A successful climb by both girls finds both of them in the points, Kim collecting 10 and Louise her first 5. Kim now has a commanding lead of 36 to Louise's 5.
Lincoln climbed his way into 10 points but Nikolai couldn't outrun Nomad and ended up with no score. That result sees the guys on equal footing with 10 all.

Eliminator
Kim built on her 15.5 sec lead to soundly defeat Louise in a time of 1:26.40
Lincoln bolted ahead from Nicholas with even start and won in a time of 1.08.30

Next Week Lauren Eagle is Challenging the Gladiators

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INTERNATIONAL GLADIATOR NEWS
USA SEASON 2
NEW GLADIATORS
Jet - Monica Carlson (winner of Season 1)
Rocket - Evan Dollard (winner of Season 1)
Phoenix - Jennifer Widerstrom
Zen - Unknown
Steel - Erin Toughill
Hurricane - Breaux Greer
US Panther - Unknown

EVENTS
ASSAULT
Contenders begin the course holding the ball for use in the first weapon, a slingshot. The second station is a rotating turret that contenders must rotate into position and load themselves. The third station is a sand pit where an arrow is hidden for the crossbow waiting at station four (they complete the station by finding the arrow). Contenders are given a smokescreen at station three to assist in moving to station four. The fifth station appears to consist of throwing three balls at the target, but as of the end of season one, only one contender has reached station five, and she ran out of time prior to firing the weapon. If the contenders hit any part of the target, they earn 10 points; in addition, pyrotechnics are triggered at the Gladiator's platform, and the Gladiator is rapidly pulled off the platform by a pulley and harness fly system across the arena and into the water tank. If time runs out, or contenders are hit by a ball fired by the Gladiator before hitting the target, they earn one point for each station completed. In season 2, the turret no longer moves side to side, and a bazooka was added for the third station. Contenders no longer have to fish in the sand for an arrow.
GAUNTLET
HANG TOUGH
PYRAMID
JOUST
HIT + RUN
VERTIGO
EARTHQUAKE
The contender and Gladiator wrestle on a 12-foot diameter platform that is suspended above the floor, and is moved during the event. If the Contender takes the Gladiator off the platform, he or she is declared the winner, even if he or she also comes down in the process. Contenders get 10 points if they pull the Gladiator down, and 5 points if they last the entire 30 seconds. Holding on to the wires supporting the Earthquake ring is legal, but kicking or otherwise using the foot to remove the Contender from the ring is not. The event is similar in concept to "Conquer", the second part of "Breakthrough and Conquer".
Rocketball: Two Gladiators and Two Contenders begin the match at the corners of the arena. When each competitor presses a button, they are launched via their harnesses into the air toward two goals at the center of the arena. The contenders try to score by throwing balls into the hoops, while the Gladiators play defense.
THE WALL
Skytrack: The 2008 revival uses the UK rules of Skytrack. The two contenders race around one lap of a figure-8 track while being chased by a Gladiator. Trailing each contender is a detonator that, if pressed by the Gladiator, releases a shower of sparks from the contender's harness and eliminates them from the race. The first contender across without being detonated gets 10 points, while the second gets 5.
ELIMINATOR

BRITISH GLADIATORS STARTS MAY 11
AMERICAN GLADIATORS STARTS MAY 12

[Niemmy]

They are supposed to be on here this summer. Thats saying something cause its a rural area and I don't have cable. I spend all my fun money on high speed.
So it will be broadcast.
Are you all going nothing but digitail next year? Next year everything will be broadcast digitaliay. Have to have cable or buy a box for the analog tv. or diode or what ever they are. Kinda bites.

Hi Katz yer I had to give up cable tv it's just way too expensive as much as I love it! ;D ;D

But yer the whole country is switching over to digital "buggered I know why!"Its a waste of money as far as I'm concerned.

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Michelle Halemai vs Michaela Williams
James Stretch vs Simon Orton

Game 1 GAUNTLET
In Gauntlet the Challenger gets 10 points for reaching the finish line in under 20 seconds. And 5 points for getting there in under 30 seconds.

Michelle
Michelle dodged her way through the Gauntlet in under 20 sec to take 10 points.
Michaela
Michaela stalled in the Gauntlet and failed to score.
James
James took 10 points from a default by Thunder on Gauntlet.
Simon
Simon failed in his assault on the wall of Gladiators in Gauntlet and received no points.
Simon didn't take kindly to Thunders' defense and pushed him after the whistle for which he was yellow carded.

Score
Michelle grabbed 10 points from an amazing Gauntlet run but Michaela got held up by Viper and failed to score.James' Gauntlet gallop sees him scoop up 10 points on a penalty however Simon didn't do so well and stays at zero.


Game 2 DUEL
To score 10 points the Challenger must knock the Gladiator off the podium. If they survive for 30 seconds - 5 points. If they get knocked off - zero points.

Michelle
Michelle was felled by Destiny on Duel and was scoreless.
Michaela
Amazon took her out on Duel and she received no points.
James
Kouta made him hit the mat quickly in Duel.
Simon
He became another notch on Tank's belt on Duel and was pointless.

Score
A flurry of blows saw both Female Challengers knocked from the Duel Podiums and hit the mats scoreless. So Michelle continues to lead Michaela 10-0.
The Guys like the girls were no match for the Gladiators on Duel and they came away scoreless. James remains ahead of Simon by 10 points at the half way mark.


Game 3 PENDULUM
In Pendulum the challenger has to stay on the ball for 60 seconds and avoid the yellow tag being grabbed to score 10 points.

Michelle
Angel tagged her on Pendulum and she received no points.
Michaela
She was Nirto'd on Pendulum and left empty handed.
James
He outran Nomad on Pendulum and took away 10 points.
Simon
A successful evasion of Hunter on Pendulum gave him 10 points.

Score
Michelle and Michaela got caught on the Pendulum webbing and didn't score. Michelle is still 10 points ahead of Michaela who is yet to get off the mark.
Both guys showed a head for heights and evaded the Gladiators to grab 10 points. James now leads Simon 20 points to 10 with one game to go.

Game 4 PYRAMID
First Challenger to the top of the Pyramid gets 10 points... Second to the top - 5 points... If you don't make it you get zero.

Michelle
An infringement by Viper on Pyramid saw Michelle collect 10 points.
Michaela
Olympia stopped her in her tracks on Pyramid leaving her scoreless.
James
Scar proved too big an obstacle for him on Pyramid and he failed to score.
Simon
Outlaw kept him from the top of Pyramid which kept him scoreless.

Score
A penalty saw Michelle pick up 10 points on Pyramid while Michaela was kept from scoring. This leaves Michelle on 20 and Michaela scoreless going into the eliminator.
The Male challengers were no match for the Gladiators and they left the Pyramid empty handed. James remains on 20, 10 points ahead of Simon.


Eliminator
Despite her 10sec disadvantage Michaela powered through the eliminator to overtake and defeated Michelle with a time of 1.26.87. James suffered an injury on Pyramid which stopped him competing in the Eliminator and allowed Simon to go straight through to the Quarter Finals.

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INTERNATIONAL GLADIATOR NEWS
UK
According to Digital Spy sources. The Premier of Gladiators on Sky One gained 1.8 Million Viewers. This was a huge success for the opening night, yet it is difficult to predict the ratings situation further into the series.
Series two is in the pipeline if ratings continue to be successful. It will be based again on the American Gladiators series 2, featuring 7 new events such as Atlaspheres, Sidesweep and Rocketball. The wall will be much bigger, and the eliminator will be completely redesigned
USA
The deal struck between TNA and NBC is one that allows TNA and American Gladiators to "share" Matt Morgan. Morgan will have to miss some NBC dates for Gladiators, as well as some TNA dates, but both sides will be able to choose their important dates, the agreement is done and everyone seems happy. Morgan's gimmick will be "The Beast," and he will come down from the ceiling in a cage, then being released. It is also designed for him to play a heel role on the show.

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INTERNATIONAL GLADIATOR NEWS
HEAT 1
USA GLADIATORS
RANDEE HAYNES VS JAY MARTINEZ
PYRAMID
Randee was tossed off the pyramid several times by TITAN. Each direction he chose, Titan was there, taunting him as he delivered the pain. Randee grabbed for Titan’s legs but to no avail. 0 points.
0
Jay sprinted to Randee’s side of the pyramid and got very close to the 5 pt line. JUSTICE tangled with Jay on the line, then tossed him off the pyramid denying him any points.
0

HANG TOUGH
Randee and WOLF fought it out on the rings. When Wolf grabbed his legs, Randee kicked himself free. Wolf said “Where you goin boy?” Randee came close to the platform and held onto one ring and Wolf latched onto him. Randee held on right to the buzzer before falling. Randee was told he lost and hilariously mimicked Wolf’s reaction. After checking a frame-by -frame replay, he was awarded 5pts.
5
Jay had a slow start off the platform. He was finding a path down one side but WOLF latched onto him and they both spun around on the rings before falling into the water. 0pts.
0

GAULNTLET
After a big hit, Randee got past GAUNTLET TITAN. Then TOA held him back for a long time. MILITIA delivered a few blows and then JUSTICE knocked Randee on the ground where he remained until the buzzer sounded. Randee said, “It never hurt so good.”
6
Jay dove towards TITAN and danced around TOA and MILITIA while taking a few hits. JUSTICE slammed Jay into the wall but he was able to spin around him and cross the finish line in 16 seconds for 10 points.
10

ROCKET BALL
After watching a good luck message from his family, Randee had a vicious match against WOLF and TOA. Wolf was out for blood, swatting and smacking into Randee blocking most of his shots. Yellow- 2, Red- 0, Total- 2
2
Jay made a basket on his first shot against TOA and WOLF. When they got tangled, TOA would violently whip Jay around to get back to his button. Yellow- 2, Red- 0, Total- 2pts
2

With a .5 sec head start, Randee dove ELIMINATOR into the water & made good time up the cargo net. He almost didn’t make it across the rope swing but remained strong on every other obstacle. He made it to the top of the travelator on his 1st try, swung over the finish & seemed to be in pain when he hit the water. He was so thrilled he cried. (2:06)
Jay caught up to Randee in the water but was left behind on the net. He fell on the rope swing & dove off the log. He jumped /fell off the seesaw & scraped his knees on the travelator where he made several attempts to make it to the top. He told Hulk “When you start something, you finish it.” (4:27.5)

ELENA MASKALIK vs MELISSA TRINIDAD
PYRAMID
Elena danced around the pyramid but CRUSH grabbed her and sent her rolling down. Elena had a massive fall to the bottom knocking her helmet off. After the reset, Crush successfully defended her turf. 0pts.
Melissa sprinted around to avoid VENOM but received a powerful blow knocking her off. Venom called her out then brought her down many times. Melissa broke away at the end but time ran out before she could get any points.

JOUST
Elena took several powerful blows to the head from CRUSH. Yet she was able to stay on the platform and deliver some hits herself. Crush eventually got the best of her and knocked her off after 14 seconds.
Melissa started with a jab but CRUSH avoided it with ease. Crush delivered a few hits and Melissa dove into the water after 6.5 seconds. 0pts.

ASSAULT
Elena said she was used to being in the line of fire with her job. However, she misfired the slingshot, missed the target with the canon and fired the bazooka backwards. She avoided HELLGA’s fire but ran out of time after the crossbow.
Melissa came close with the slingshot & canon. She faked out HELLGA to get her to fire. Had an equipment misfire at the pit. On the restart, she missed the target with the next 2 weapons before time ran out. 4 pts.

WALL
Elena had a slight lead over Melissa as JET came close behind her. She lost her grip, and then Jet grabbed at her foot. She was able to shake the gladiator off and make it to the top in 53 seconds for 10 points.
Melissa sped up after she heard the gladiator’s whistle. VENOM grabbed her ankle but she was able to stay on the wall. She got very close to the top before she slipped and fell on Venom and then in the water. 0pts.

ELENA 14 MELLISA 4

ELIMINATOR
Melissa caught up to Elena and flew up the cargo net. They both reached the top & swung across the rope at the same time. Melissa stayed up on the hand bike and came down the log and zip-line first. She fell on the travelator many times eventually collapsing. The crowd cheered “Don’t give up” at both contenders. She took her time and eventually made it to the top and finished first. (9:42.12)
Elena had a 5 sec head start but lost ground on the cargo net. She & Melissa were neck & neck until Elena fell off the bike. She crashed into the pyramid and fell off the seesaw around 2 minutes. Elena tried several times to make it up the travelator, sometimes getting very close before falling back down. She made more attempts than Melissa but finished the race second. She may have broken her finger in the process. (10:57)

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INTERNATIONAL GLADIATOR NEWS
UK NEWS
Cyclone is Donna Williams
USA NEWS
GLADIATORS USA
HEAT 2
JOHN SICILIANO vs GERRY GARCIA
John Sicilano is very Inspirational athlete who lost his leg above the knee in a car accident
Hang TOugh
John swung out and quickly got stuck in the middle of the rings. JUSTICE flew towards him and grabbed at John’s ring. As soon as Justice touched his ring, John fell off into the water.
Gerry took some powerful swings but then crashed into JUSTICE. Justice kicked at Gerry who ended up hanging by 1 ring. Justice reached for Gerry’s wrist and sent him into the water

0-0

ROCKETBALL
John scored on his first launch against WOLF and TITAN. He slammed into Titan and missed several shots. He said with a smile, “That was physical, I think my leg got stuck in the net.” Yellow- 1, Red- 0, Total- 1 point
Gerry also got a basket on his first try. WOLF tussled with him a few times while TITAN was busy working over John. Gerry made a red basket right before the buzzer. Yellow- 1, Red- 2, Total- 5 points.

1-5

POWERBALL
John was taken down early & limped a bit afterwards. TITAN pushed him into the wall & helped him get back up. John avoided TOA & scored. He used Gerry to distract the Gladiators to break away but time ran out. MILITIA and the other gladiators hugged him as he said, “This is an amazing experience.”
Gerry tried to fake out the gladiators but was put down. TOA & MILITIA rolled him into the wall and TOA playfully smacked him on the back of the head. Then Militia crashed into him once again as TITAN prevented him from scoring any points. 0pts.

1-0

WALL
John had a shorter, custom-made leg for this event. He was doing very well as WOLF climbed beside him. He struggled with his footing and ended up under the gladiator. Wolf grabbed John by the top of his shirt and dropped him into the water at 57 seconds.
Starting at the base of the wall gave Gerry a good lead. He was halfway up by the 2nd whistle. He jumped when ROCKET nipped at his heels. But Rocket grabbed one of his ankles and he flew head first down to the water after 30 seconds. 0pts.

0-0

ELIMINATOR
GERRY DEF JOHN
Gerry had a 1.5 second head start. He came up for air between the fire pits. He performed well on most of the obstacles until he fell face first off the zip line & slipped off the seesaw. Gerry grabbed the rope on the travelator but slipped off at the top. He made it up a few attempts later, crossed the finish line, and cheered for John who had just made it up the cargo net. (3:03.37)
John had a very inspirational race. He was close to Gerry until the cargo net where he got caught. He took his time before each obstacle and everyone cheered him on. John had a bad fall at the bottom of the log and crawled across the seesaw. He made several attempts up the travelator. He made it to the top when the track stopped. He told everyone at home: “[Whatever the challenge,] There is no excuse ... You can finish the eliminator with one leg.” (11:26.81)

WOMENS COMP
NIKKI KEY/NIKKI SMITH vs VANESSA WARREN
PYRAMID
Nikki Key talked smack about Vanessa before the event but she was no match for VENOM. Venom pushed, pulled and threw Nikki down. Once landing on her neck. They wrestled near the end but Nikki got 0 pts. *INJURED
Vanessa took a big leap towards JET and found herself tangled in Jet’s clutches. Vanessa was thrown down and lost her shoe. Jet was relentless in her attack keeping Vanessa from getting any points.
GAUNTLET
Nikki Smith ran around VENOM and then went on the offensive pushing down CRUSH and JET. HELLGA knocked Nikki into the wall but Nikki squirmed free and crossed the finish line in 24 seconds. 10 points.
Vanessa was slammed by VENOM and then smashed into the wall by CRUSH. She was able to get by JET before HELLGA pushed her back. She took a beating but got through to the end in 29.2 seconds. 10 pts.
VERTIGO
Nikki was second up the pole after PHOENIX who steadily increased her lead. Nikki struggled to get to the 3rd & 4th pole, which she reached as Phoenix finished in 52 seconds. Nikki told Laila she was proud of herself because she is afraid of heights. 0pts.
Vanessa trailed PHOENIX up the first pole. She swung back and forth but took forever to make it to the next. Phoenix reached the trapeze in 47 seconds while Vanessa was still on the 2nd pole. 0 points.
POWERBALL
Nikki said she liked hitting people and getting hit in return. JET, VENOM & HELLGA were very accommodating. Hellga pushed a scoring pod into Nikki. She landed a ball past Venom and was taken down a few times by Jet. 2pts
Vanessa scored on her 1st try. She dropped a ball in a pod after VENOM knocked her down but it didn’t count towards her total score. She danced around to avoid JET, but was tackled. HELLGA defended the center. 1 point.

SCORE
NIKKI SMITH 12
VANESSA WARREN 11

ELIMINATOR
VAnessa def natasha
Vanessa had a good run on the eliminator. She pulled ahead of Nikki when she fell from the rope. Vanessa dropped off the bike and was neck & neck with Nikki on the Pyramid. She got off the seesaw second but made it up the travelator on her first try. She told Hulk she was prepared because she runs up hills. (3:21.5)
Nikki had a .5 sec head start yet had to come up for air between the fire pits. Her troubles didn’t end there. She fell head first off the rope swing, dropped off the bike & crashed down on the base of the log. They were very close on the pyramid but Nikki was down the zip line & the seesaw first. She fell many times on the travelator while Vanessa blew past her to finish. (6:20)

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GLADIATORS AUSTRALIA
Kristine Banks -Smith vs Jessica Scott
Paul Baird vs Hayden Forder

Game 1 - Suspension Bridge
The Challenger has 30 seconds to get to the other side of the Suspension bridge and score 10 points. If they stay on the bridge without getting knocked down it's 5 points...

Kristine
Viper wiped her on Suspension Bridge and she failed to score.
Jessica
Was walloped by Amazon on Suspension Bridge and gained no points.
Paul
Paul was sent flying from the Suspension Bridge by Kouta for no points.
Hayden
Hayden got Tanked on Suspension Bridge and was scoreless.

Score
Neither of the girls managed to pass the Gladiator so Kristine and Jessica remain on zero. Paul and Hayden both fell to a barrage of blows and are still yet to get off the mark.


Game 2 - POWERBALL
In Powerball the Challenger gets 2 points for each ball they place in an outer pod - and 3 points for each ball they place in the centre pod.

Kristine
She managed to pod only 1 ball in Powerball to score 2 points.
Jessica
Put 2 balls in the outer pods to rack up 4 points.
Paul
He couldn't place a ball in Powerball and didn't score.
Hayden
He put 3 balls into the outer pods to collect 6 points in Powerball.

Score
Jessica podded 2 balls to pick up 4 points while Kristine grabbed 2 points. Off the mark now Jessica leads Kristine 4 to 2.Hayden managed to put 3 balls in their targets to snatch up 6 points while Paul was blocked and went scoreless. Hayden leads Paul 6 - Nil at the halfway point,


Game 3 - HANG TOUGH
In Hang Tough the Challenger gains10 points if they make it to the Gladiator's podium. And 5 if they get past the red rings and stay up until the whistle blows.

Kristine
Angel took her out of the sky on Hang Tough and she received no points.
Jessica
Hung Tough against Nitro to bag 10 points.
Paul
He fell off the rings with Hunter in pursuit on Hang Tough.
Hunter never short of a word complains Tom about Challenger quality.
Hayden
Was plucked from the sky by Outlaw in the final seconds of Hang Tough for no points.

Score
Jessica did well to escape Nitro to take 10 points while Kristine fell victim to Angel. The score now reads Jessica 14 Kristine 2. Hang Tough was too tough for the male challengers and neither gained points. Hayden continues to lead Paul 6-0.

Game 4 - ATLASPHERE
Challengers must use their Atlaspheres to roll over the centre of the four pods to score. 2 points per pod.

Kristine
She went over 1 pod with Bionica defending on Atlasphere for 2 points.
Jessica
Evaded Destiny enough to roll over 3 pods for 6 points in Atlasphere.
Paul
Scar couldn't block 3 pod crossings so he scored 6 points.
Hayden
Crossed 2 pods for 4 points in Atlasphere which made Thunder rattle his cage.
Thunder was red carded for eating the yellow one.

Score
Jessica made 3 pod crossings for 6 points and Kristine crossed once for 2. Jessica now leads Kristine 20 points to 4 heading into the Eliminator. Paul managed to collect 6 points on Atlasphere to get him on the board while Hayden rolled the ball of steel to take 4 points. Hayden is ahead of Paul 10 points to 6.

Eliminator
Despite her huge lead Jessica was overtaken and well beaten by Kristine in the time 1.36.69. Paul brushed Hayden's head start aside to put in a blistering time of 56.63 to win.

What do you think that thunder went too far when he ate the yellow card.