UK Gladiators - Series 3 1994 - Heat 8 

thank you 😊

Shadow admitted that he was on a lot of drugs around this time. Apparently during this season he was testing positive for cocaine and steroids. As we know, he wasn't invited back for season 4.

How did no one not know he wasn't on drugs. None of the other gladiators could hit like that not to mention sweating buckets. Have a feeling though he wasn't the only one

I've read an interview with producer 'Nasty' Nigel Lythgoe years later that said they were aware but thought it was steroids

Yeah, her 𝕒𝕣𝕤𝕖 looked pretty damn good. I'd happily get lost up it.

Fash does ask some really STUPID questions doesn't he!

Shadow looked like he could deck Fash there

Uhhh... the ones injured from it?

Ice from American Gladiators said that she would never do it (I think that was in the Armed Forced special).

I think if you look at Lightning when she does not think the camera is on her I do not think she liked it.

I think it was the right decision myself, SHADOW to me was in no position to defend himself properly

He was lost and forgot where he was. Maybe had been drinking with Cobra before the show

Pretty poor performance when the gladiator chasing you gets blocked out so completely by the other players and you still only manage 6 points.

Seemed to be only Falcon that was doing that but yeah. She wanted to see her butt apparently.

Very skimpy thong by 90s standards also

Falcon and later Rio were known for that kind of thing. I would have thought the referee would have admonished them for those tactics but then again Lisa’s butt looked nice

When did Rio do it?​@@RETINA8719

He damaged his stick (losing the cover and putting a big gouge in the foam) against Phil Norman in the Series 2 semis, but didn't lose break it completely.

I noticed it too, Tubewings.

I think there were only 4 times this series where the Red Contender was the winner & all 4 of them were towards the end of the series too.

true point, and also i noticed that in the international series, the same year, that all the male contenders in blue would win in all the heats until the 2ns semi final, where paul field was the only male contender to win in that series as well!!

Lightning's favourite TV show? Michael Barrymore. Ah, that famous show!

KHAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!

He is the perfect age for it lol

i´d stop the contest let the contender get back up and get it restarted

In my opinion Shadow slipped onto his bottom and it did take him more than 3 seconds to stand up again, plus during it he wouldn't be able to defend properly so I felt it was a fair victory for the contender on this occasion.

Plus in all fairness Shadow did step too close to the edge of the podium, that's why his foot slipped.

The decision does pose questions as in Series 5 the contender was given the DQ by putting hands on his own podium to remain balanced not touching the opponents podium. I'm wondering if slipping in DUEL like Shadow did counts as him losing balance.

@@davidfearis7335 Shadow lost to himself. The guy was unbeatable at Duel.

I know I think they should've invited those who had to withdraw from injury the chance to come back the following series

@@davidfearis7335 Injuries as a result of the show made them an insurance risk.

I think it's because Rowan went out for illness, not injury. Simply bad luck. But then there was a male contender last series who also went out for illness, did two events in a heat but then stopped for a virus he'd picked up... wonder if they invited him too but he turned them down? o.o

They literally stated it at the beginning. Don't you guys listen? Rowan pulled out due to illness outside of the competition. The other contenders injuries occurred during competition so they are not eligible to return. And the guy that got sick pulled out during competition as well, not outside competition.

Mind you did Lisa remount where she fell off on the Hand-Ladder?

I think I did 🤔

@@davidfearis7335 Not even close. Fash said she skipped 4 rungs, but that's being very generous as it was more like twice that. She straight up cheated and still got caught.

Well did say he was only going to be good for 1 DAY

WOLFMAN'S Been Drinking, You Can't Give An Old Dog Vodka!

Tbf to him, he's right. He got pushed out by the other contestant for a long time

15 POINTS CONCEDED! Bad day for the big guy, I never realised that happened.

For the 2nd time. This looks to be the start of the end for shadow with all these slip ups.

@@Kat-mu8wq I compared this season to previous seasons and those platforms are definitely further apart. That seems to have completely thrown Shadow because he's having to over extend with the power he puts behind his blows which is throwing him off balance. Technically Shadow still hasn't been defeated by the contenders, only by himself. His first defeat he over extended trying to reach the contender and fell forward without being touched. And this one he stepped a little bit too close and slipped off the platform. Which by the way he was down for less than 3 seconds before it was called... wtf? Didn't even have a chance to stand up. Meanwhile contenders have been down for around 10 seconds and it doesn't get called. I dunno... just seems like a very quick call to me.

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@jorgep5524 Trojan's favourite TV show is the same as one of my favourites Cheers

They recently finished filming in the utilita stadium (hope I spelled that right).

No, Pursuit was never on "American Gladiators".

The Eliminator. :p

The only thing that can be improved is a Laura’s

Didn’t she start banging Hunter around this time…?

@@scottyunitedboy2925 i think that was during series 5 in 1996 but I'm not sure.

Rowan did mention how the Atlaspheres were different but I couldn't remember if she had done it in competition in series 2 or just in training.

She did do it in competition. She also did better in Duel this series but that was because she faced Scorpio instead of Nightshade (who she faced in series 2).

In Series 2 she did JOUST, THE WALL, SKYTRAK, POWERBALL, ATLASPHERES & DUEL

It was revamped for Series 4 & 5, but only appeared a few times. I honestly don't know why they got rid of it either.

it was probably coz it was an event that worked better for the contenders instead of the gladiators, coz usually the contenders would beat the gladiators in the pursuit course, coz the contenders would usually have an advantage, with them being lighter than most of the gladiators, and also when they changed the rules the series after this, the contenders would easily loose points by missing the yellow corners on the snake beams, and missing rings on the hand ladder, so from that point of view, the producers probably would have found it easier to axe the whole event, but it was still a fun game to watch though :)