UK Gladiators - Series 8 1999 - Heat 2

[@dagdogg]

I liked seeing Saracen immediately checking on Piers at the end of the Gauntlet. Class personified.

[@Charlie-bh3yk]

As a kid he was always one of my favourites because he seemed like such a nice guy.

[@ljgarrison6910]

Bless her, Lightning was adorable

[@rewind2020]

ty for uploading this takes me back to better days..

[@jameswoods9671]

I wish this was on tv on a saturday night

[@paulmarkwilkinson8778]

Good news their is gonna be a reboot on the bbc in Sheffield next year

[@danielledewitt1]

It was. And it's back.

[@christianlangdale2043]

Rip Falcon

[@cryptosixgirl5659]

Never seen contestants score so highly in a powerball game! Impressive…

[@davidfearis7335]

49 POINTS Conceded In POWERBALL

[@fruitlion8]

Women's Eliminator was extremely on edge. Very well done to the winner!

[@davidfearis7335]

I've never seen The Center Pod in POWERBALL So Full of Balls!

[@CarlAdams-m7k]

25:47 John Anderson makes this clear for the contender and the Gladiators "There are rules in this game, And i control the rules, If you don't like them or you don't like them, You can both go now behave, Start again!" Handshake after that.

[@tewolde103]

And when you are all watching this 2nd heat of the 8th series 1999, after Gauntlet, Piers Bryant had picked up an injury from his shoulder where he hurt it on the wall in Saracen's sector and if he couldn't compete 2 more events then there would be a substitute contender he would be replaced by.... Dave Walter (Series 7 1998 Champion) (sport masseur, but previously KFC fast food waiter from Exeter, Devon) as a standby.

[@davidfearis7335]

At 19:00 their set up for Gauntlet and they suddenly show Ulrika by the Hang-Tough grid, great editing shot there.

[@michaelvidal1971]

that was the highest scoring powerball I can ever remember.

[@Ecd4life23]

Michael Vidal this was the highest scoring powerball of all time for the males a total score of both contenders was 33 points one more than the previous record set in the final of international gladiators 2 in 95/96 when the 2 contenders score then was a total of 32 points and in that same show the 2 female contenders had the highest total powerball score of all time their total score was 38 points Peggy O’Dita of the USA scored 23 & her opponent Aussie lourene bouvart scored 15

[@johnstonmartin6650]

They used to be up against three gladiators for the early series.

[@RoyStantz]

Cobra looks like the late great Chris Candido in the thumbnail.

[@KimiF17954]

Aww lightning in this episode. Always been great.

[@nicoladale1668]

12:43 Wolf welcoming Fash back in his usual way!

[@jacobburtonswfc]

It's done for the cameras

[@davidfearis7335]

Fash did kind of ask for that!

[@danielledewitt1]

@@jacobburtonswfcWe know it's an act thank you.

[@conormacdonald6237]

13:14 The Wall Women's Event 27:21 Hang Tough

[@Will-h7h]

Why the hell did Mark have to restart at Hunter's section when he'd already got past him. John Anderson really did not like him. Also he was past Cobra at the end so why did he only get 2 points rather than 3?

[@cameronyoungcg9270]

He had to redo Hunter because he blew the whistle before Mark reached the white line. Presumably the 2 points are because he wasn't fully over the white line when the hooter went (he was on it), therefore hadn't cleared the section.

[@davidfearis7335]

Mark Was Wrestling With HUNTER To Try & Get Past, The Rules In GAUNTLET State The Contenders Are NOT Allowed To Use Their Hands On Any Of The Weapons Use By The Gladiators & They Are NOT Allowed To Grab & Wrestle With The Gladiators

[@Will-h7h]

@@davidfearis7335 Waffle

[@davidfearis7335]

I do feel HUNTER was in the wrong more than Mark was in that situation because he was being OFFENSIVE with The Power Pads The Rules Of GAUNTLET State The Gladiators Role Is To Play DEFENCE NOT OFFENCE, So HUNTER Should've Been Penalized Here

[@jonathanhockey9943]

@@cameronyoungcg9270 That is not how it works, Hunter has done that before with the pads and been automatically disqualified, regardless whether the contestant is past the sector.

[@MrOrcshaman]

Looking back, I can appreciate how freakin' hot the male gladiators were, especially hunter, rhino and wolf.

[@davidfearis7335]

In Series 6 Piers sometimes used to have his shoulder strapped-up in some events, I just wonder if not wearing it in GAUNTLET might've had something to do with his shoulder popping out & dislocating

[@jacobburtonswfc]

Andreya is lovely, the kit suits her.

[@ljgarrison6910]

Yes

[@Johnno9989]

This is one of the things I always loved about the gauntlet; the rule-breaking and John winding up the Gladiators. Of course, it was usually the males. How come the female ones never got reprimanded by him?

[@Will-h7h]

They did on occasion but it was pretty rare. I guess it would be seen as a bad look if he shouted at one of the female Gladiators the way he did the men.

[@davidfearis7335]

@@Will-h7h He had no shame in doing so when it came to the 2008 revival series

[@JoeyXSmith]

25:29 Hunter really didn't like Mark at all. Most of the Gladiators didn't really like him or John Anderson for that matter. I wonder what Mark did behind the scenes to piss everyone off?

[@davidfearis7335]

I wonder if it had something to do with what he did in Season 5 particularly The Southern Final & The Grand Final

[@deanspencer8605]

Mark wound the Gladiators up backstage putting a sign outside their changing rooms, saying he’s better than them all

[@davidfearis7335]

@@deanspencer8605 If that's true it begs the question was he only doing it as a joke?

[@jonathanhockey9943]

No excuse for the referee doing a terribly biased decision there in gauntlet though, Hunter started it in that encounter and he should have continued not having to pass Hunter again.

[@SophieCrane-o7v]

@@jonathanhockey9943 I Would have Told Anderson " You Better Stop your Attitude towards me Or I'll have Roger Cook on you like a Rash"!

[@davidfearis7335]

John Anderson really doesn't like Mark Mottram does he!

[@nicoladale1668]

Well Mark deserved the first telling-off he got in Gauntlet but on the second occasion it was actually Hunter who was to blame.

[@davidfearis7335]

@@nicoladale1668 I do agree with you actually it does look like HUNTER is attacking with the Power-Pads rather than defending so I can see why the supporters were angry at the end a lot more clearly now.

[@Will-h7h]

Mark got pretty screwed in Gauntlet. John Anderson wasn't even hiding his bias at this point.

[@davidfearis7335]

Now that Challenge has repeated all the UK Gladiators episodes bar The Springbok Challenge, do you think Ice Warriors should make a come back on Challenge?

[@Johnno9989]

That would be an awesome idea.

[@davidfearis7335]

Now that someone has very kindly brought The Springbok Challenge of Gladiators to youtube, do you think someone could bring us ITV Ice Warriors?

[@mohammedalikamran]

On hangtought wolf and mark made to the centre rings at the same time

[@michaelvidal1971]

Ulrika said that Lightning gave birth three weeks before as she Lightning was in the show the previous week I think she meant three months

[@GladiatorsBoy]

They recorded 2 shows a day so last week to us was earlier that day for them. She did give birth 3 weeks before the shows where filmed.

[@CarlAdams-m7k]

She never been so emotional 15:19

[@ewanellis2176]

Great episode, and dramatic one, was piers the only contender in the 8 series of gladiators to have had his shoulder dislocated?

[@Channel-uv2nj]

Ewan Ellis i

[@MultiVince95]

Brilliant

[@davidfearis7335]

In Mark's Run of Gauntlet, he first goes over the side himself, 2nd he attempts a front-roll which he might've got away with in 1993-1994 but it was illegal as it dislodges the Gladiators Ram-Rod, 3rd he gets into a wrestling match with Hunter after trying to free himself from his clutches & 4th he only gets awarded 2 POINTS instead of 3 POINTS making his supporters outraged indeed, wonder if Jeremy Kyle would've been around to break it up. I do think he should've got 3 POINTS because he did force COBRA to cross his white line and ACE should've let Mark into his sector.

[@clydedough7207]

David Fearis no one cares nerd

[@Freddie1980]

Dreya deserved that break on Hang Tough to make up for Falcon's less then stellar performance in Power Ball

[@gquinn4159]

Rebel was beaten twice on The Wall before, this was her 3rd time to been beaten. In both the 1996 and 1997 celebrity specials. It may not been domestic or international competition but she was still beaten.

[@Will-h7h]

I don't think they counted them seeing as she lost to men in Celebrity specials. Can see why they decided not to count them.

[@helenbryant9033]

Such a shame Piers Bryant was injured 😢.

[@MultiVince95]

Saturday 18th December 1999

[@qsqtgal]

Where are all the other heats for this series? Only 2 I found!

[@magicalsenshi8685]

I'm not sure if you were being serious or being sarcastic. If the former is the case, then I would say that they only did 2 heats and the final for this series (plus the Battle of the Giants special).

[@martinjohnston7071]

When Ulrika got as far as Piers Br... I thought for a mad second she was going to say Brosnan.

[@nicoladale1668]

At least she didn't say Piers Morgan!

[@vincitveritas3872]

Mr too

[@nicoladale1668]

37:41 Ace low, Dave takes!

[@davidfearis7335]

Ewan Ellis I believe Kerryn Sampey from the previous episode did the same thing during Power Ball and had to drop out after the 1st Event.

[@clydedough7207]

No one cares nerd

[@CarlAdams-m7k]

"His Name's Lexus" Rebel. Yeah that's what Ulrika said to Lightning before you said it. 16:10

[@gquinn4159]

Why wasn't Siren in the heats?

[@fruitlion8]

Why did Andrea get away with dropping off the seasaw?

[@MisterLooKass]

She touched the white part, that's the only rule. I thought her tactic was quite clever actually

[@davidfearis7335]

To me she did touch The White Section & she didn't exactly drop off to the side either

[@danielledewitt1]

@@davidfearis7335She did touch the white bit.

[@keithjackson2578]

wow Falcon was humiliated by that girl in power ball!

[@gquinn4159]

Aww she was 35 by this stage and kind of moved away from Powerball on to Hangtough and Skytrak in recent years... Back in 93 she was nicknamed the Powerball Princess as she was really good at strong take downs.

[@conormacdonald6237]

0:00 The Opening

[@davidfearis7335]

I think as well as bad events like DOGFIGHT & CATAPULT being introduced in Series 7, the standard of Female Contenders took a severe nose-dive & LIGHTNING couldn't do any of the contact events because she was pregnant at the time

[@yellowrubberducky81]

She wasn't pregnant, Ulrika says she gave birth three weeks before. No one in their right mind would have a pregnant lady competing in any way.

[@nicoladale1668]

Not like Hunter to break the rules...

[@nicoladale1668]

I think only two female contenders made successful Hang Tough crossings. Most of the contenders who crossed to the gladiator platform were male.

[@Ecd4life23]

Nicola Dale it was 3 domestically (Diane Thomas in 95 vs Falcon, Karen Scholes the following year vs Rebel & Andreya here) Also Peggy O’Dita in the 2nd international final v Jet & 1 in the sky version vs Enigma in 2008 by the name of Naida Bromley

[@nicoladale1668]

@@Ecd4life23 I remembered Diane Thomas crossing but I forgot about Karen Scholes and Peggy O'Dita. I also have set to see the Sky One reboot.

[@Anthony-Elliott]

41:49 cor!

[@jonathanhockey9943]

I think we can safely say this was UK Gladiators version of WWF's Montreal Screw Job..

[@neilberry1552]

Really don't like hunter actually cheated quite a bit

[@hollymackenzie9923]

I wasn’t a fan of him. I thought he fancied himself

[@neilberry1552]

@@hollymackenzie9923 yes agree 100%

[@jonathanhockey9943]

What a terrible episode, firstly all the gauntlet nonsense with Mark, clearly Hunter started it there and so should have been disqualified, yet then Mark has to go past him again??? And then Dave comes in fresh as a fiddle, no Gauntlet, no powerball, no atlaspheres, with a points lead for doing nothing? LOL

[@jonathanhockey9943]

The production team also against him by ignoring what looked like a real painful fall for him in hang tough, and by awarding him only 2 points preemptively in Gauntlet when he got through 3 zones. The whole thing seems like a stitch up. Well and good he did some bad stuff with the gladiators backstage, well then don't invite him back for this show, have Dave as the first choice and Mark as a back up, so we can at least watch a fair contest, rather than this shit show.