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Black Widow
10-03-2007, 10:26 PM
As NBC's "American Gladiators" remake begins to take shape, the network is turning to elsewhere in the world of "sports entertainment" for the show's host. Pro-wrestling legend and VH1 reality star Hulk Hogan is on board to serve as the show's host. Though the deal is still being finalized, TV Week reports that both NBC and the Hulkster (real name: Terry Bollea) are gung-ho about the series, which is likely to find a midseason berth on the network. As with the original series, which aired in syndication for much of the 1990s, the new "American Gladiators" will feature amateur athletes facing off in a series of combative challenges against a group of professional "gladiators." The show is a pet project of NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman, who was developing a version of the show at his company, Reveille, before taking his new job. Reveille remains involved with the project. NBC is currently casting both regular folks and the rotating cast of warriors; there's no word on whether any of the original gladiators will appear on the new show. In addition to his 20-plus years as a professional wrestling star, Hogan has appeared in such movies as "Rocky III," "Mr. Nanny" and "Suburban Commando." He and his family are the subjects of the VH1 series "Hogan Knows Best," and he starred in the syndicated show "Thunder in Paradise" in the early 1990s.

WWE has released a new video that's very similar to the infamous "SAVE_US.222" clip that aired on last week's RAW. A hard-to-find link to the new video has been posted at WWE.com at the very bottom of the page next to the copyright information. The new video is called "Savior_self" and the phrase "8.2.11 SAVIOR_SELF" repeatedly flashes on the screen. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that "8.2.11" correspond with the letters "H.B.K."


- wrestlinginc.com
Flair Country
10-04-2007, 01:01 AM
Dude that is awesome that they are bringing back American Gladiators, I frickin loved that show!! As a matter of fact I was saying about a year ago they should bring it back and th...hey! They stole my idea! :)
cookie_dough_619
10-04-2007, 01:58 AM
HBK... makes sense, I suppose. It would be nice if it was Y2J, though... no disrespect to HBK, of course...
LionDen
10-04-2007, 12:17 PM
We had a gladiator show in Asutralia when i was younger and it was cool. I never saw an American one but I think I saw a special with the USA vs Britain or something. I look forward to the new show with more advances in special effects and what not, it should be good.
Brixy
10-06-2007, 03:17 AM
We had a gladiator show in Asutralia when i was younger and it was cool. I never saw an American one but I think I saw a special with the USA vs Britain or something. I look forward to the new show with more advances in special effects and what not, it should be good.

yeah that was awesome. my fave guy was that vulcon guy he was frick'n sweet
LionDen
10-06-2007, 06:01 PM
lol yeah, i remember him. I miss that show, it was fun.