UK Gladiators - Series 2 1993 - Semi Final 2

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

38:00 It speaks volumes about Wolf's skills as an entertainer when he can take a situation where tempers are legitimately flaring, and turn it into comedy to make the fans think it's all part of the act again.

[@endlessmotion2255]

33:35 Fash just casually unfolding Lightening

[@User-3O3]

Cobra is a sound bloke. One of my favourite male Gladiators.

[@Costas22]

49:30 Gary literally throwing caution to the wind there. Avoiding the landing so that he can stay on his feet and get a running start on the beam. If he would have won, it would have been an amazing comeback.

[@ashleywallace83]

I was stunned - never seen that before, didn't know that was even possible, I thought something had gone wrong and he'd get hurt.

[@davidfearis7335]

Such a shame Steve had to retire the way he did, and I never would've guess he had a virus looking at his performance in the 1st 2 Events!

[@christianlangdale2043]

45:28 Bud: Ooh! That's the first I ever seen someone fell off the rolling logs.

[@davidfearis7335]

In Hang Tough, Wolf was claiming that Brian kicked him first, taking another look at it, it started when Brian turned upside down on the rings dangerous maneuver there that resulted in a terrible mess and tangle of legs and Wolf was turned on his side, at 37:19 Brian did put a foot in Wolf's Face so Wolf wasn't happy with that, at 37:25 Wolf did put his whole leg in Brian's face more forcefully than Brian and it did look like Wolf was sitting on Brian's Shoulders which could be classed as a Head-Lock. After all that fighting you got to ask yourself who started it, in my opinion it started when Brain turned upside down and caused the tangle of legs, so I do think Wolf had a genuine case in terms of DQ. Wolf was clearly angry about the outcome as I would be if that happened to me, and he certainly wasn't acting his bad character self when he was speaking at the end he was genuinely very angry indeed.

[@nicoladale1668]

Either John Anderson didn't notice or just wanted to DQ Wolf. However, a contender did get disqualified in 1997 for doing the same thing with Hunter.

[@eugenedonaghy1]

​@@nicoladale1668I think another was DQed against Wolf

[@nicoladale1668]

If only Helen hadn't fallen off the rolling log. She would have been a far more worthy opponent for Jean Klenk.

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

46:15 With how that landing jarred Helen, you could tell she was totally wracked with pain, doing this. ;*(

[@tewolde103]

And when you all are watching this 2nd semi final of the 2nd series 1993, after Gauntlet, Steve Quick was unable to compete the next few events and not just an injury he had picked up but just a virus from the stomach and if he couldn't compete 5 more events then there would be a substitute contender that he would be replaced by .... Gary Towers (A PE instructor and a prison officer from Milton Keynes as a stand by.

[@stevecheevers7337]

Two or three competitors did drop out during the whole of series 2, one female with concussion (as of now watching this episode her stand in got to the final), the other female dropped out cause of food poisoning (Pauline, stepped in for her and got to the semis) and now Steve. Such a shame really.

[@BinaryJackmsq]

steve cheevers Gary is one hell of a lad and I never knew that they were personal friends

[@natedoggcata]

Holy shit, I didnt even notice at first that Gary didnt let go of the zip line. He almost went flying into the audience

[@Will-h7h]

"THE WOLF IS THE WINNER!!!!"

[@JackpotButtonLewis]

John Sachs: ‘We were just asking if ‘Wolf’ had taken a ‘Nice Pill’, if he did, the effects wore off quickly!’ 💊😰

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

Gary Towers should've won this episode after that nonsense between Brian and Wolf on Hang-Tough. ;*( Also, it was pretty funny how the end credits had to be rushed so fast they even the Gladiators logo could barely be read as it zoomed on by. ;*P

[@michaelvidal1971]

Where Gary Towers and Steve Quick from the same prison?

[@Tubewings]

Usually, whenever someone scores double-digits in Atlaspheres, they end up losing the show. However, on this occasion, Georgina and Brian both scored a cool dozen and ended up winning the show.

[@davidfearis7335]

In the Eliminator although their is NO TIME PENALTY for falling off the Rolling Beam, it takes about 10-15 to get back up onto the course as Helen discovered, so even the easiest of obstacle in the Eliminator can result in being the most time consuming if you fail them.

[@davidfearis7335]

Oooh but what you might've missed was that Helen landed right on top of the video camera as well.

[@ashleywallace83]

'The mysterious man who stands behind John Anderson all the time Andrew the timekeeper' finally gets a mention from someone! I thought he was the Assistant Referee but the credits have both him and John as 'Director of Training'

[@davidfearis7335]

Also notice how none of the male contenders in Red scored on Suspension Bridge, and the same thing nearly happened in 1994.

[@coringraham1294]

The Credits Scroll while the Contender review after the Eliminator. Strange!

[@MysteryManfrom79]

Episode running over so no time.

[@SophieCrane-o7v]

Well with Helen almost kicking the Bucket following her landing in Hang Tough & Wolfman Going into Rage Mode following his confrontation with Brian, There was No Time left for usual end credits!

[@davidfearis7335]

At 46:53 you can clearly see the disappointment in Helen's Face she's knows she really blew it on the Rolling-Beam

[@caffeinatedtrouble]

Yeah I was so gutted for Helen, especially after that amaaaaazing moment vs Jilt on Tilt in the quarter-final :(

[@neilberry1552]

Would have been better imo if deano and Phil had faced in the final

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

37:22 Looked like Wolf almost straight up kicked Brian right in the nose. ;*(

[@Will-h7h]

If Gary Towers was better on the eliminator he might have won the series, he was probably the best contender on the Events but wasn't on Phil or Deano's level on the Eliminator.

[@ashleywallace83]

Joust always cracks me up - such a joke and all they had to do to fix it was program the bikes not to turn.

[@andrewstrike7240]

What did Brian say at 11:52?

[@michelleward1166]

I asked Brian and he said ....the word was Chinaro it was an in joke with some of his friends.

[@PredictedCyborg]

Brian certainly kicked out first, but I do think it might have been an attempt to kick a ring away (an ill-advised and silly move regardless). He was bloody lucky that he didn't lose his grip while he was upside down though. A landing on his head would have put him out. >.

[@davidfearis7335]

Having watched the Australian Version of Gladiators quite a few challengers have actually fallen off The Rolling Beam like Helen, in fact more of them have fallen off than the UK Challengers

[@sonicranger8481]

38:01 *GIMME THAT MIC!!!!*

[@cakes3958]

Such a shame Steve dropped out, but responsible nonetheless. They should have brought in Deano as his replacement - it would have been so dramatic had he faced Phil in the final after all.

[@davidfearis7335]

It was such a shame for I had a strong prediction he would've been in The Grand Final against Phil Norman, but I think we all knew whatever the outcome Phil Norman was always going to be The Champion

[@vincitveritas3872]

St John Ambulance. Just what you need.

[@DoubleWavedYellows]

A sure sign not to try these events at home kids. Things can, and often will, go dangerously wrong!

[@davidfearis7335]

Question to everyone do you think Brian kicked Wolf on Hang-Tough?

[@sparkymufcriley2544]

David Fearis six of one half a dozen of the other in that situation. But wolf went over the line on that one

[@nicoladale1668]

Brian went upside down (intentional or unintentional I don't know) but I don't think he kicked Wolf. Wolf definately kicked Brian though.

[@mohammedalikamran]

Brian should get disqualified because he went upside down an that was dangerous move

[@FleetAdmiral833]

yes. wolf only did it after

[@MrGriser]

50:21 I think that was the first time the credits rolled across rather than flash.

[@ashleywallace83]

They took the runtime from the credits to show Helen's accident & recovery which I think was a good decision.

[@Costas22]

The most dramatic and eventful show in the series' history. Hang Tough was the decider, really. Helen hurt her back coming down and even though she came back, you could tell she was severely limited. At the same time, those unfair 10 points Bryan got against Wolf put him ahead of Gary in the Eliminator. Gary did catch up, but like he said, he spent too much energy trying to do so.

[@asherandai1000]

You say that, but as Helen said herself she didn't want to twist with her back so she was just standing straight and pushing. Don't know if it's the same as duel and joust, but pushing is against the rules in both of them so I would assume it's the same in suspension. Also by not swinging the stick she had a much easier time keeping her balance, which isn't something she's normally good at. So in my opinion had she not been hurt, she wouldn't have gotten those 10 points. And she was never that quick on eliminator anyway (also what happened to the 10 second penalty for falling off?)

[@philsswweightlossdiary2944]

@@asherandai1000 I may be wrong, but I think as long you're using the 'hammerhead' you can push on suspension bridge. She was using the ends so I think that's why it counted. In later seasons, pushing was made legal anyway. As for the 10 second penalty, this was only series 2, maybe it wasn't a rule that early on.

[@asherandai1000]

@@philsswweightlossdiary2944 possible. I don’t think we ever really got a clear picture of the rules for each event so I’m not sure either way 🤷🏻‍♂️ but my main point was that she only did that because she was hurt, so if she hadn’t been hurt she wouldn’t have picked up the 10 points.

[@spannerintheworks1190]

Brian was impressive on that first part of the eliminator.

[@SophieCrane-o7v]

38:01 - 38:33 OH LORD, Wolfman Went OFF! I like to Bet he was On the Juice at the Time!

[@RatSmasher88]

They were all juicing but wolf wasn't really bad Just doing kayfabe for the kids at home

[@SophieCrane-o7v]

@@RatSmasher88 Even so, It's No Wonder Roger Cook went after him 6 months later for The Cook Report!

[@FleetAdmiral833]

Definitely on wolf's side here. He was kicked first (so if he is DQd for his then the contender should have been first) and he cannot predict all the contender's highly unusual acrobatics. I would give him the second win. John Anderson was never consistent with the rules.

[@davidfearis7335]

I get the feeling nobody wanted Brian & Georgina to be in the Grand Final at all

[@nicoladale1668]

I didn't mind which of the men got through but I definately wanted Helen to win this semi-final. It certainly would have made for a more tense final for the women and I felt Georgina was getting too cocky.

[@neilberry1552]

No was hoping deano would get to the final think him and Phil would have been better for a final

[@chrislayton4451]

To be fair though Brian did hang upside down first which is not in the rules of the game on hang tough and therefore should have been disqualified

[@sophiecebula435]

I would love to put wolf in altspheres

[@lawrenceshoebridge1527]

Lauras is my sas doGeo was a great day for me a day and night for my family day night for a great 👍 was the one ☝️ night for the day Laura x

[@eugenedonaghy1]

Cobra didnt take things seriously

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

I didn't really like Steve Quick getting this far into the tournament after how lucky he was against Roland Hill. ;*(

[@spannerintheworks1190]

I remember as a kid watching Roland Hill, no gladiator could out-muscle him but come the eliminator he was struggling like hell.

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

@@spannerintheworks1190 I was amazed by Roland as a kid, and still was last time I watched him!!!!! They should've made him a Gladiator!!!!

[@spannerintheworks1190]

@@STEJTHEGREATEST warrior gets laid off if that ever happened 😂

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

@@spannerintheworks1190 I would've loved to see Roland vs. Warrior or Hunter at Tilt!!!! I know Shadow was probably really strong too, but he didn't have the technique down for Tilt like Warrior and Hunter did!!!! Come to think of it, Roland probably would've beaten Warrior and Hunter too, what with the lower platform advantage, but it would've been fascinating to see them pull against each other with both platforms at the same level!!!!

[@spannerintheworks1190]

@@STEJTHEGREATEST the gauntlet was funny, he broke their hearts the way he just pushed past them 😂

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

Helen was robbed on this night. ;*(

[@gemmacade9963]

Whenever I saw zodiac on one-to-one event I was always like well that’s her getting max points then 🤦‍♀️

[@Will-h7h]

Except Zodiac literally won on this show.

[@gquinn4159]

Oh stop with the Zodiac bashing on being the worst gladiator, its completely exaggerated. Falcon really struggled with 3 loses on Skytrak, 3 out of 4 loses on Suspension Bridge. Scorpio got her arse kicked on Duel with a double defeat and a lose here on Suspension Bridge and a few on The Wall. Zodiac has started to really improve in recent episodes as filming has commenced. She did a decent job marking Helen in Atlaspheres within last 40 secs and she has caught Georgia on The Wall who had two wins in pervious shows against Scorpio. The only 1on1 events she's been on this season (due to a hand tendons injury ) was Tilt and DangerZone with 50/50 results.

[@CocoBlushXX]

Panther is worst 😭 then Scorpio then falcon.

[@MysteryManfrom79]

Scorpio was OK, she at least used to beat contestants. Panther was a lose or draw Queen, very rare (if at all) would she win.@@CocoBlushXX

[@benclarkson4205]

WFT was with all the ‘AWOOGA’s’??? Did JF have Tourette’s Syndrome?

[@MrMikeyj81]

Dry your eyes and cope better sensitive little snowflake lol

[@Aaron-lr1di]

Yeah i didn't get that shit either

[@cakes3958]

Wolf was a pretty crap Gladiator. Weakest of the lads.

[@mohammedalikamran]

no cobra was the lightest

[@spannerintheworks1190]

@@mohammedalikamran but cobra was the king of rings 👍

[@davidfearis7335]

To be fair their aren't many people Wolf's age who can do what he can do

[@FleetAdmiral833]

but better at the speed events. and pretty good on hang tough.

[@MrMikeyj81]

Yet still far more athletic and more successful in life than you will ever be lol!!!!