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"American Gladiators: The Battle Begins DVD"
Release Date: 07-14-09
Suggested Retail Price $29.99 (Standard 3-Disc DVD Box Set)

"American Gladiators: The Battle Begins DVD" - Here it is, for the first time ever on DVD...the thrilling first season of the hit competition series where two male and two female contestants pit their strength, speed and athletic skills against a group of highly trained professional athletes known as the American Gladiators.

Premiering in 1989, the weekly program began with Joe Theismann and Mike Adamle as the hosts - both shown here in a jam-packed recap episode. "American Gladiators: The Battle Begins DVD" then commences with the second half of Season One, just as Adamie was joined by Todd Christensen and the show's arena expanded into a large soundstage on the back lot at Universal Studios. Season One featured contenders such as actor Billy Wirth (The Lost Boys), fitness expert Cheryl Ann Silich and Olympic hopeful Wendy Brown.

The competition featured a total of six grueling events for each contestant: Assault, Breakthrough And Conquer, Human Cannonball, Joust, Powerball and The Eliminator. The second half of Season One saw the exciting addition of the spectacle known as The Wall, in which contenders had two minutes to scale a rock climber's wall with a Gladiator in hot pursuit.

The original show was an instant hit and continued for seaven seasons, and in 208 it spawned a new version of the no-holds-barred television phenomenon that was an overnight ratings success.

"American Gladiators: The Battle Begins DVD" EXTRAS:

Commentaries by Dan "Nitro" Clark, Raye "Zap" Hollitt and Jim "Laser" Starr;
Interview with contestant/actor Billy Wirth (The Lost Boys)

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