The teams compete in such events as Power Ball, Assault, The Wall and Hang Tough. The Eliminator round decides the winner of the tournament. This are the Events used during the season: The Pyramid | Assault | Hang Tough | The Joust | Gauntlet | Tug O War | Snapback | Swingshot | BreakThrough & Conquer | Powerball | Skytrack | Whiplash | The Wall | Gauntlet | The Eliminator
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- Bob Levy (II) (67 episodes)
- Andy Young (V) (13 episodes)
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- Sabre, Jazz, and Hawk started on the tour, and then were later added as Gladiators to the TV show.
- During a marathon of the show on ESPN Classic, they featured several behind the scenes notes from Dan "Nitro" Clark. He said that "Human Cannonball" was the least favorite event of the…
[show]During a marathon of the show on ESPN Classic, they featured several behind the scenes notes from Dan "Nitro" Clark. He said that "Human Cannonball" was the least favorite event of the Gladiators, because of all the punishment they took.
[hide] - Former contestant Rico Costantino went on to become a professional wrestler, and even won two WWE Tag Team Titles.
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