Gladiators READY?!?

Tonight was the debut of the new American Gladiators. Really that's all that needs to be said in this post, but I'll elaborate.

Anyone reading this blog will no doubt remember the first incarnation of this show. Not a whole lot has changed. As opposed to Larry Czonka and the dweeby dude being the hosts, Hulk Hogan and Layla Ali have taken on hosting duties. As an aside, let me just say that having out of breath contestants talking to Hulk Hogan and calling him the Hulkster is rich in and of itself.

The new batch of gladiators are hilarious. The three that stand out are Wolf, Titan, and Hellga. Per his name, Wolf howls anytime his name is mentioned and he has a group in the crowd called...wait for it... the wolf pack. Titan is probably one of the largest gladiators, but my wife swears he's gay. Why, I'm not sure, but I don't argue the gaydar. Finally, Hellga. No I didn't misspell her name. She's so scary that she deserves two L's in her name. Not that I'm against buff ladies, but come on! Hellga is no doubt very close to being a man. The picture at the beginning of this post says it all. She is very scary.

The contestants on tonight's show were hilarious. One guy was supposed to be on the original American Gladiators but got stuck in LA traffic so the producers gave his spot away. He didn't win this time and went a crying jag and started thanking everyone. For goodness' sakes man, you're on American Gladiators get over it!

The show comes on again tonight at 8 on NBC. Watch it.