International Gladiators 1 was the first international competition of the Gladiators franchise, consisting of seven episodes. Held at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England, the competition pitted contenders and Gladiators from the United States (American Gladiators), the United Kingdom (Gladiators), Finland (Gladiaattorit) and Russia, who did not have a domestic series at the time of production, against one another.
International Gladiators 1 | |
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Season 1 | |
Starring | Mike Adamle John Fashanu |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Release | |
Original network | ITV (UK) Syndication (USA) MTV3 (Finland) RTR 2 (Russia) |
Original release | 7 January 18 February 1995 | –
Season chronology |
This was the final series in the Gladiators franchise to star British Gladiators Scorpio (Nikki Diamond) and Shadow (Jefferson King). Diamond retired at the end of the series, while King was fired after having been discovered to have taken steroids. Following the serious injury to Panther (Helen O'Reilly) during the third British domestic series, Tilt was dropped for this series. Neither Atlaspheres nor Danger Zone appeared in this series either, for reasons undisclosed. Joust made only its second appearance during any competition during the 1995 season, after only appearing once during the third British domestic series. Eunice Huthart and Wesley Berry emerged as the eventual winners of the series. Ulrika Jonsson did not appear in this series due to her pregnancy. American Gladiators host Mike Adamle traveled from the USA to fill in after he joined Jonsson and John Fashanu in co-hosting the "Celebrity Challenge" special.
Contenders
editContenders | ||
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Country | Female Contenders | Male Contenders |
United Kingdom | Eunice Huthart (UK series 3 winner) Jean Klenk (UK series 2 winner) |
Phil Norman (UK series 2 winner) Paul Field (UK series 3 winner) |
United States | Adrienne Sullivan (Season 6 American Gladiators winner) Kim Tyler (Season 5 American Gladiators runner-up) |
Wesley Berry (Season 5 American Gladiators winner) Kyler Storm (Season 6 American Gladiators winner) |
Finland | Pirjo Laitila (Finnish series 2 winner) Riikka Hartikainen (Finnish series 3 runner-up) |
Jarmo Jousisto (Finnish series 2 runner-up) Tommi Vuoristo (Finnish series 3 winner) |
Russia | Olga Duodnik Lena Girasimova |
Stass Shastak Andrei Akulov |
Gladiators
editGladiators | ||
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Country | Female Gladiators | Male Gladiators |
United Kingdom | Falcon, Jet, Lightning, Nightshade, Panther, Scorpio, Zodiac | Cobra, Hunter, Saracen, Shadow, Trojan, Warrior, Wolf |
United States | Ice, Jazz, Sky | Hawk, Nitro, Sabre |
Finland | Flash | Terminator |
Russia | Spartak, Dynamite |
Episodes
editEpisode | Title | Original airdate | |
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1 | "Heat 1:Pirjo Laitila vs. Jean Klenk / Andrei Akulov vs. Wesley Berry" | 7 January 1995[1] | (UK)|
Flash, Jazz, Nightshade / Sabre, Spartak, Terminator
Scorpio, Flash / Nitro, Cobra
Nightshade / Hunter
Ice / Terminator
Jazz / Dynamite
Pirjo WINNER - LOSER Jean / Andrei LOSER - WINNER Wesley | |||
2 | "Heat 2: Lena Girasimova vs. Kim Tyler / Jarmo Jousisto vs. Phil Norman" | 14 January 1995[2] | (UK)|
Jazz, Falcon, Ice, Flash, Zodiac / Dynamite, Terminator, Warrior, Spartak, Nitro
Jazz, Zodiac / Wolf, Nitro
Jazz, Falcon / Wolf, Terminator
Falcon, Flash, Ice / Dynamite, Hawk, Warrior
Flash / Hawk
Lena LOSER - WINNER Kim / Jarmo LOSER - WINNER Phil | |||
3 | "Heat 3: Olga Duodnik vs. Eunice Huthart / Tommi Vuoristo vs. Kyler Storm" | 21 January 1995[3] | (UK)|
Lightning, Jazz / Nitro, Saracen
Jazz, Panther, Sky / Dynamite, Terminator, Trojan
Lightning, Sky / Nitro, Wolf
Flash & Jazz, Panther & Sky / Spartak & Trojan, Dynamite & Hawk
Flash / Trojan
Olga LOSER - WINNER Eunice / Tommi LOSER - WINNER Kyler | |||
4 | "Heat 4: Riikka Hartikainen vs. Adriene Sullivan / Stass Shostak vs. Paul Field" | 28 January 1995[4] | (UK)|
Flash, Nightshade, Sky / Hawk, Shadow, Spartak
Ice, Jet / Wolf, Hawk
Sky, Flash / Shadow, Dynamite
Jet / Terminator
Nightshade / Sabre
Riikka LOSER - WINNER Adriene / Stass LOSER - WINNER Paul | |||
5 | "Semi-final 1: Pirjo Laitila vs. Kim Tyler / Phil Norman vs. Wesley Berry" | 4 February 1995[5] | (UK)|
Flash, Jet, Sky / Hunter, Sabre, Spartak
Nightshade / Hunter
Ice, Lightning / Nitro, Wolf
Lightning / Terminator
Nightshade / Dynamite
Pirjo LOSER - WINNER Kim / Phil LOSER - WINNER Wesley | |||
6 | "Semi-final 2: Eunice Huthart vs. Adriene Sullivan / Paul Field vs. Kyler Storm" | 11 February 1995[6] | (UK)|
Sky, Jet / Terminator, Shadow
Flash, Jazz, Nightshade / Hawk, Shadow, Spartak
Sky, Jet / Nitro, Wolf
Jet / Terminator
Jazz / Dynamite
Eunice WINNER - LOSER Adriene / Paul WINNER - LOSER Kyler | |||
7 | "Grand Final: Eunice Huthart vs. Kim Tyler / Paul Field vs. Wesley Berry" | 18 February 1995[7] | (UK)|
Jazz, Lightning / Sabre, Wolf
Ice, Lightning, Flash, Jazz, Nightshade / Sabre, Trojan, Terminator, Hawk, Saracen
Ice, Jet / Hawk, Hunter
Flash, Ice, Jet / Hawk, Hunter, Spartak
Flash / Dynamite
Eunice WINNER - LOSER Kim / Paul LOSER - WINNER Wesley |
References
edit- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 1)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 2)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 3)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 4)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SEMI-FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SEMI-FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.