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00:00It's a gorgeous night for Gladiating.
00:04The Atlas flame is burning bright as ever,
00:07waiting for new legends to rise.
00:12Gladiator Arena,
00:13give it up for your master of ceremonies this evening,
00:18The Miz!
00:20Gladiator Arena!
00:24Are you ready for the semifinals?
00:31Tonight, four returning contenders from across the country,
00:35two men and two women are back for a shot at the finale
00:39where $100,000, a trophy forged in freedom
00:44and American Gladiator glory,
00:47they'll face the events you know and love,
00:50but with a semifinals twist,
00:53here's Chris Rose with more.
00:55All right, thanks, Miz.
00:56The finals are this close.
00:58The tournament bracket is filling up.
01:00Evan and Ayana have already locked in their spots in the finals.
01:04Now two more are up for grabs,
01:06and by the end of the night,
01:08one man and one woman will claim them.
01:13We say every point matters here in the Gladiator Arena an awful lot,
01:17but that has never been more true than in the men's heat tonight.
01:20It's L.A. stuntman Ben
01:22versus viral workout influencer Michael from Sin City.
01:28Ben and Michael both dominated their events in the prelim.
01:32Oh, no!
01:33The mocked bull!
01:35Another amazing performance!
01:38But it was their eliminator times that were the most impressive.
01:41With only less than a second and a half separating their times,
01:45this is the closest two contenders have ever matched up.
01:48Tonight, the contenders will face off in a new twist on Gauntlet,
01:52hang tough, and the ring.
01:54And with every point worth a half-second head start in the eliminator,
01:58each point has never mattered more.
02:01It could be the difference between nothing or $100,000.
02:08I'm the one in the arena.
02:12I'm the one who will never mind now.
02:17Gladiator Arena!
02:19Are you ready for your first event?
02:23Roxy, tell us about this semifinals edition of Gauntlet.
02:29Thanks, Miz.
02:30In this semifinal, it's the most grueling Gauntlet ever.
02:34Contenders have 45 seconds to charge through four gladiator-packed zones.
02:40It's two points per zone, 10 if you clear them all.
02:43That's not all.
02:45This time, it ends in the impact zone,
02:48where contenders face gladiators with the kind of wrestling resumes
02:52that strike fear before the first bell.
02:55For the men, Bang, a three-time TNT champion and ladder match winner.
03:01And for the women, Hurricane,
03:03a pro-wrestling illustrated top-ten powerhouse
03:06and gold medalist at the Lucha Libre World Cup.
03:10Get any part of the gladiator out of the impact zone,
03:13earn an additional three points.
03:16Stepping into the gauntlet, it's Ben.
03:19Let's go!
03:19He dominated the gauntlet last time out,
03:23but with five gladiators lined up,
03:25he's never pulled off a stunt like this,
03:28especially against gladiators that do their own stunts.
03:32And in another twist,
03:34we have a new gladiator.
03:38He will shock you.
03:42It's Lightning!
03:45At 6'5", 250 pounds,
03:47Lightning comes into the arena with some serious credentials.
03:51He's served our country
03:52and served the big kids on the football field.
03:54He's used to breaking through minds
03:56and taking on contact.
03:58And here comes the rest.
04:02It's Neon!
04:04Ace!
04:05The Bull!
04:08And in the impact zone,
04:10it's Faye!
04:28Let's go to the floor to our head referee,
04:31Thomas Taylor,
04:32as always,
04:32joined by Robin DiLorenzo
04:34and Mike Sidara.
04:37Contender Riddick!
04:42Gladiators, ready!
04:45Party of four angry gladiators.
04:48Your table is ready.
04:50You have to leave Bull outside.
04:52We don't allow pets.
04:58Three, two, one!
05:0131-year-old Ben off and running.
05:03First stop, Lightning,
05:05making his American Gladiators debut.
05:07Ben gets two.
05:08Now working on Neon.
05:10Gets past him.
05:12Boom!
05:13You're out!
05:16Ace, what's in the gear performance?
05:18Oh, Ace, you're bad.
05:21Okay, so here we go.
05:23One-on-one with Fang.
05:24Three points up for grabs here
05:25if you can just get any part of Fang
05:27out of the impact zone.
05:29Ben, the stuntman.
05:31Hey, Tom Cruise does his own stunts.
05:33No way he's going to ever do this.
05:35Fighting a world-class wrestler
05:37used to taking down opponents
05:38twice Ben's size.
05:42Oh, wow!
05:44Nice takedown,
05:45but that's not going to get it done.
05:48Hey, impressive move by Ben Calver.
05:53Hey!
06:00You know, if this was amateur wrestling,
06:03you definitely would have got some points there.
06:05Would I?
06:06That is a big man right there.
06:08I mean, you took down Fang.
06:10You didn't get him out,
06:11but you took him down.
06:12I mean, that's got to be some sort of pat on the back.
06:15Listen, I give him all the respect.
06:17He gave me some good shoves.
06:18I respect him even stepping in the ring with me.
06:22Making his gladiator debut
06:25for the first time that we get to check him out.
06:28It's lightning!
06:30I saw some of your football techniques
06:32out there in the start.
06:33Yeah, I was just trying to confuse him,
06:35get in his head a little bit,
06:36play a two-week mind game with him,
06:37make him feel me to be a little more aggressive,
06:39but just have fun.
06:39I want to have fun with our competitors
06:40and just enjoy it.
06:41Love that.
06:41Well, welcome to the family, lightning.
06:43We love seeing you out here.
06:45Everybody give it up for Ben,
06:47who scored ten points
06:48in the gauntlet leveled up.
06:51And lightning made it his debut.
06:53And as always, Fang!
06:58Ben picks up ten here in the semis.
07:02Looks like Bull and Ace are warming up for Michael,
07:04who's up next.
07:06Michael's fiance and their girlfriend looking on tonight.
07:09Bit of an interesting situation going on there.
07:11Let's see what it's all about.
07:13If I win American Gladiators,
07:15I'm going to put a lot of it into the wedding.
07:17I want to make it absolutely perfect.
07:19So I met my fiance, the love of my life,
07:22at a party for, let's call it,
07:24like-minded adults, for lack of a better word.
07:27My version of marriage is a little bit different
07:30than the norm.
07:30So instead of a monogamous relationship,
07:32we are both polyamorous.
07:34Currently, Rook has a girlfriend.
07:37So there is another aspect coming into our relationship.
07:41I can understand that this lifestyle in particular
07:43may not resonate with others.
07:46I just want people out there to understand
07:48that we treat our relationship just like they would.
07:541-0-3-71,
07:57the fastest male eliminator time in a season.
08:02I'm just going to repeat what has been working.
08:04Stay positive.
08:05Whatever game I get,
08:07just accept it and have fun.
08:13All right, Thomas, let's do this.
08:16Contender, Riddle!
08:18Okay, Michael's turn in the gauntlet.
08:21Ben's at the bar at 10 points.
08:23Time to find out what Michael's made of.
08:26Gladiators, Riddle!
08:323, 2, 1!
08:36Ben already with 10.
08:37Michael already with his first two.
08:39Gets past Lightning.
08:40Spins on Neander, pins him against the wall.
08:42Let him go, Leandro, let him go!
08:43Referee Thomas Taylor says, let him go!
08:45Get another two points.
08:46This is where Michael had trouble in the prelips.
08:49Ah, he gets in his 0-3,
08:50past the ball,
08:51and past Ace as well.
08:53In the impact zone,
08:55he's got 24 seconds for a battle
08:57with a professional wrestler.
09:00He's got to move 265-pound Fang out,
09:04and Fang's got the upper hand on Michael.
09:09All right, he's got Fang!
09:11All he has to do is drag a 265-pound beast
09:14onto the red
09:16to get three more points.
09:19But Michael, the man who's always smiling,
09:24can't do it.
09:27Both Michael and Ben
09:29pick up 10 points out of the gate
09:31in the gauntlet.
09:39I feel like I earned my stripes on that one,
09:42but that extra level is no joke.
09:46I'm exhausted.
09:47Hey, kudos to Michael, though.
09:49I got his beast, all right?
09:50That's what brings American Gladiators
09:52is competition
09:53and the best of the best!
09:58We have never seen a match quite like this.
10:01So after one event,
10:02the men are all tied up at 10.
10:04Now let's move on to the women.
10:06It's Bailey,
10:08the CrossFit instructor mom,
10:09looking to make her son
10:10and all of her CrossFit students proud,
10:13versus Michelle,
10:14the owner of a health and wellness company,
10:16with a second chance at redemption tonight.
10:19Bailey comes in confident
10:21after earning her semifinal spot
10:23by overcoming a massive 10-second deficit
10:26on the Eliminator in the prelims,
10:28whereas Michelle is out to prove she belongs
10:30after earning her semifinal spot
10:33thanks to a Travelator DQ.
10:36Which one of these two has what it takes
10:38to go all the way in the gauntlet?
10:41Bailey's up first.
10:42Five Gladiators stand in her way.
10:45Who are they?
10:46They call themselves the Fright Club.
10:50It's Crush,
10:52Empire,
10:54Voltage,
10:56Huntress,
10:58and in the Impact Zone,
11:00it's Hurricane.
11:04Bailey's about to learn why
11:06the first rule of Fright Club is
11:08we don't talk about Fright Club.
11:27Thomas Contender,
11:28Rennie!
11:29During the prelims,
11:31this was the only event in which
11:32Bailey scored any points.
11:34Gladiators, Rennie!
11:35But she literally has to get through
11:38a gauntlet of Crush,
11:39Empire,
11:40Voltage,
11:41Huntress,
11:42and then finally,
11:43Hurricane.
11:46Three,
11:47two,
11:49one!
11:50Here we go!
11:51Oh my gosh!
11:53She delivered an elbow to Crush!
11:55She's got two points!
11:58Three,
11:59there,
11:59Easy Pass Voltage,
12:01Sia Huntress!
12:02Bailey charges into battle
12:04against pro wrestler Hurricane.
12:06And now in the Impact Zone,
12:08showing her muscle!
12:09She's got 25 seconds
12:11to get her on any part of the red
12:13to earn an additional three points!
12:18Bailey,
12:19already with ten points in her pocket.
12:21She's giving up about ten pounds here.
12:25She used to be hanging out,
12:27eating chips,
12:28watching anime in her bedroom.
12:30Now she's going muscle to muscle
12:32with Hurricane.
12:33Hurricane's gonna survive,
12:35but a great start for Bailey.
12:38She picked up ten
12:39out of a possible 13 points
12:42here in this semifinal matchup.
12:46We know you're exhausting.
12:48Must be very hard to walk
12:50all the way down here
12:52in the Impact Zones.
12:53A little different, isn't it?
12:54That's a lot of fun.
12:56Yeah, that's definitely
12:57a little bit different
12:58coming out of that.
12:59A full sprint through
13:00a wall of people.
13:02Now, I know that you actually
13:03have a wrestling background.
13:05How did it feel
13:06kind of getting back
13:07in the ring like that?
13:08She came through
13:09that zone four really quick,
13:10so I had to stay low
13:11and get ready for her.
13:12And I had a good time.
13:14I had a good time
13:14rolling around with her.
13:15I enjoyed it.
13:16Like a pig in mud, baby.
13:20Ten points out of 13
13:22for Bailey.
13:24Congratulations.
13:25Give it up for Bailey
13:26and Hurricane!
13:27Great job!
13:34Michelle's up next.
13:35She only qualified
13:36for the semis
13:37because her opponent
13:37got disqualified.
13:39Let's see how
13:40she earned her spot.
13:42Michelle, she is stuck
13:44on the cargo net.
13:45Fallon crawled off
13:46to the side.
13:47That is illegal.
13:50Fallon, you are disqualified.
13:52It was bittersweet.
13:53People might be saying,
13:54like, maybe she doesn't
13:54really deserve it,
13:55but I'm here
13:56to prove people wrong
13:57and that's what
13:58I'm going to do.
14:00I grew up watching
14:02American Gladiators,
14:03so it was good
14:04to see people
14:06doing these cool obstacles,
14:08you know,
14:08and even more so
14:09seeing, like,
14:09black women do that.
14:11Having that representation
14:12to me matters so much
14:13and to be here,
14:14I just hope to show
14:16that, you know,
14:17women are way stronger
14:18and are way more capable
14:20to do things
14:21that they never thought
14:22that they could.
14:23And if you push through,
14:24you have to finish
14:25what you start.
14:28Michelle has got
14:29her game face on.
14:32Contender, Renee!
14:34Michelle says
14:35this is her best event.
14:37She outweighs
14:38four of the five Gladiators.
14:40She's about to try
14:40and run over.
14:41Gladiators, ready!
14:46No one gave me a hair.
14:48No one.
14:51Three, two, one!
14:55Michelle Keith,
14:56she works in
14:57health services in Atlanta.
14:59You're all gladiators!
15:00She's trying to
15:01bruise these Gladiators.
15:03She's already
15:04passed the first three.
15:06And now Michelle
15:07squares up against
15:08the decorated veteran wrestler
15:10with 30 seconds
15:11on the clock
15:11for Michelle Keith
15:12to try and get
15:13the Gladiator
15:14out of the impact zone.
15:17Hurricane, though,
15:18nice little reversal there.
15:19If this were a wrestling match,
15:21she would have picked up
15:21a couple points.
15:24Michelle still has
15:2512 seconds.
15:26One more good run at it.
15:28She's trying to get low,
15:29but great job by Hurricane
15:31to tackle Michelle.
15:33She's the aggressor.
15:35But a few seconds.
15:37So Michelle, just like Bayley,
15:39will settle for the 10 points
15:41as she worked her way
15:42through the gauntlet.
15:43But then her dream
15:44stopped in the impact zone.
15:47And that means no contender
15:49won the battle
15:50in the impact zone.
15:51Oh, man.
15:54Gauntlet is leveled up.
15:56And how hard is that impact zone?
15:59That impact zone is crazy.
16:01That was a fight.
16:02I got my 10 points.
16:03I wanted to get the other points,
16:06but...
16:07I'm gonna just let you know,
16:08any of y'all watching at home
16:09think you're gonna be a Gladiator?
16:11No one is gonna get me
16:13in that impact zone.
16:14Period.
16:15Not gonna happen.
16:17Great job, Michelle.
16:19Great job, Hurricane.
16:21American Gladiators, baby!
16:23We're in the semifinal.
16:25Bayley and Michelle
16:26pick up 10 points apiece
16:28in the gauntlet.
16:29Our next event
16:30is not only
16:31an ultimate test of toughness,
16:33but I'm considering it
16:34for the title of my memoir.
16:36Roxy, tell them about Hang Tough.
16:39Contenders have 60 seconds
16:40to make it across the arena
16:41using nothing but the ring.
16:43All while Gladiators
16:44try to knock them down.
16:46Reaching the red rings
16:47and holding on to the end
16:49earns them 5 points.
16:51But if they can make it through
16:52and make it all the way
16:53to the opposite platform,
16:55that's 10 points.
16:56It's all about grip,
16:57control, and courage.
16:59One mistake,
17:00and it's a long way down.
17:02With 10 points up for grabs,
17:04Bayley is ready to try
17:05Hang Tough
17:06for the first time.
17:07She'll face a Gladiator
17:09that eats, sleeps,
17:10and breathes competition.
17:12It's Crush!
17:19For Bayley,
17:20it's time to see
17:20what's been fueling her fight
17:22through the semifinal round.
17:24Enzo, my son,
17:26is 2 years old,
17:27and he is the love of my life.
17:29I thought I loved
17:31before having Enzo,
17:32and I did not realize
17:33how much love you can have
17:35for another human being.
17:36Let's go, let's go.
17:38He doesn't realize it,
17:40but he provides me
17:41so much support,
17:41and I want to do so much
17:43for him and show him
17:44how hardworking, you know,
17:46a mom could be,
17:47a woman could be.
17:49Winning would mean
17:51everything to me.
17:52It would be a means
17:53to be able to provide
17:55back to my family financially.
17:57It means everything to me
17:58because they mean
17:59everything to me.
18:03Contender, Riddly!
18:08Radiator, Riddly!
18:10The last time Crush
18:11was on the rings
18:12was against Jordan Sheffs.
18:14Bye, Crush.
18:16And now she's ready
18:17for revenge.
18:19Three, two, five!
18:24Bayley gets it going.
18:2760 seconds for Bayley
18:29to cover the 40-foot distance.
18:32Crush eyeing the competitor.
18:33Bayley staying in the middle.
18:35Here comes Crush.
18:36Oh!
18:36Oh, she's got Crush's
18:38back turned to her.
18:39Let's see if Bayley
18:40can take advantage.
18:42Bayley, oh, no!
18:43She's got Crush
18:44wrapped all around her!
18:46Bayley used to do workouts
18:48with her two-year-old son,
18:49Enzo, attached to her body.
18:51Oh, but this is like
18:52an extra 170 pounds,
18:54and down goes Bayley.
18:58No points for the Contender.
19:05You really like ripping
19:07their hands off of those rings.
19:09You got to.
19:10These girls are strong.
19:11And also, I really feel bad
19:12I was coming out
19:12for a little vengeance
19:13this time because I've had
19:14some, you know,
19:15some moments on this one.
19:16So, sorry, girl.
19:17Had to do it.
19:18For people at home,
19:19just for you to visualize this,
19:20okay?
19:20Look at her thigh
19:22matched to my head.
19:24That's a lot of meat.
19:25Jeez.
19:26It must have been leg day
19:28today at the gym, Crush.
19:29I am leg day.
19:31Nobody likes leg day.
19:32Nobody, except for Crush.
19:35Give it up for Crush
19:36and Bayley.
19:41That'll do it for the former God Queen.
19:43She picks up zero points
19:45in Hang Tough,
19:46and Crush certainly feeling better
19:48this time around
19:49on Hang Tough.
19:54Next, it's our board game
19:56buff Michelle's first ever crack
19:58at Hang Tough.
19:59Can she strategize her way
20:01past this gladiator?
20:03Shocker.
20:04She's back again.
20:06It's ball catch!
20:13Contender Riddly!
20:16Chance for Michelle Keith
20:17to grab the lead
20:18in the semifinal
20:20for the very first time.
20:22Gladiator Riddly!
20:27Three, two, one!
20:30The health services worker
20:32from Atlanta, Georgia,
20:34off and moving.
20:35Full 60 seconds
20:36to cover the 40-foot distance
20:38between the podiums.
20:39Looks like she wants
20:40to meet Voltage
20:41right in the middle.
20:42Come on!
20:43Let's go!
20:44Let's go!
20:45Oh, no!
20:46She's got a hand on a ring,
20:47and that is it.
20:51She has done it 18 seconds
20:53after making a feline
20:55to the gladiator.
20:56An interesting strategy
20:57with disastrous results
20:59for Michelle.
21:01What was the strategy
21:02on Hang Tough?
21:03Because it felt like
21:04you just went right
21:05towards Voltage.
21:06Is that a good strategy?
21:07That wasn't the plan.
21:08That wasn't the plan, miss.
21:10What was the plan?
21:12I was trying to get
21:13to the outside,
21:14but I didn't get there
21:14quick enough, clearly.
21:15She was quicker
21:16than I thought, so.
21:17Give it up for Voltage
21:19and Michelle.
21:20It is tied right now.
21:22Let's go!
21:23Both Bailey and Michelle
21:25shut out in Hang Tough.
21:27We are all even.
21:28Ten points apiece.
21:33Now it's the men's turn
21:34to Hang Tough.
21:36Ben's grip strength
21:37is off the charts,
21:39so the hanging
21:40won't be a problem.
21:41It's that this gladiator
21:43has all the right moves.
21:46It's neon!
21:50Ben Gaufer has dreams
21:51of going from stuntman
21:52to leading man one day.
21:54Let's take a closer look.
21:57When I work in stunts,
21:58I often portray a bad guy.
22:01It is not who I am
22:02as a normal person.
22:04I am very nice,
22:05but maybe it's because
22:07I'm a Gemini
22:08and have two sides to me
22:09that when I do get on stage,
22:11it's easy for that bad alter ego
22:12to come out.
22:13One day,
22:14I would like to venture out
22:16of stunts
22:17and get into acting.
22:19I would love to be Tom Cruise
22:20one day.
22:20Well,
22:22I don't want to be him.
22:23I'm Ben Galper,
22:24but I would love to do
22:24what he does,
22:25action hero,
22:26and then do all your own stunts.
22:28That is the dream.
22:29The money would be nice,
22:30but I want to prove to myself
22:33that I truly am the strongest.
22:35I will be the last man standing.
22:40Thomas,
22:40it's hang time.
22:45Pretender Riddler!
22:50Ready to Riddler!
22:53Leon getting his first crack
22:55at hang tough this season.
22:56He looks like he's ready
22:58to light it up.
23:00Three,
23:01two,
23:02one!
23:03Ben, the stuntman
23:05from L.A.,
23:08he's moving.
23:09He's shaking,
23:10which is a good idea
23:11because that's the best way
23:12to move forward
23:13in this sport.
23:14It's kind of twisting around,
23:16though.
23:17Oh, no!
23:18Leon is falling!
23:19The Gladiator's going!
23:22Oh, look at Ben!
23:23He's mocking him!
23:25He's got a 10-point layup
23:27right in front of him!
23:29There it is!
23:31And in less than 30 seconds,
23:34Ben Galper makes it across
23:35and tough!
23:37And now he's going back!
23:39What?
23:39Just to rub it in his face!
23:42Oh, he's still up there, Leon!
23:44He's still shrugging up!
23:46He's having a blast!
23:48He's doing curls!
23:49Is he trying out for the 2028
23:51Olympic Games in L.A.?
23:53Do the Iron Cross with me!
23:55Do it!
23:55See how good I am at this?
23:57What happened?
23:59I was dancing so much beforehand.
24:02My hands were sweating a little bit
24:03and I got up on there
24:04and it just slipped off.
24:05Go regroup, Neon!
24:06Sorry, Neon!
24:08Go regroup!
24:08Wow, Neon!
24:09Go give him a hug, Ben!
24:11Give Neon a hug!
24:17Next up, Michael.
24:20After scoring the fastest eliminator time
24:22in the prelims,
24:23Michael's got a big target on his back.
24:26And when this gladiator sees a target,
24:30he doesn't miss.
24:31It's Eagle!
24:33At 6'4", 250 pounds,
24:35he towers over his competition,
24:36but it's his 74-inch wingspan
24:40that makes him even more dangerous
24:41in the air on Hank Tuck.
24:44Thomas, bring us the action.
24:49Contender Riddle!
24:51Huge event for the Party Boy from Vegas.
24:54Michael has his work cut out for him.
24:56He needs a perfect game here
24:57if he wants to stay even with Ben.
25:01Gladiator Riddle!
25:03Eagle is undefeated in Hank Tuck.
25:06Can Michael break that streak?
25:143, 2, 1!
25:17Michael said he was really looking forward
25:20to this event.
25:21You know, he's one of the heavier contenders
25:22this season, but he said
25:24this is his jam.
25:26We saw Eagle in the regular season
25:29wrap up a contender just like this,
25:31but Michael shakes him off.
25:33And now they're doing a little footsie battle.
25:35No kick!
25:35No kick!
25:36No kicking!
25:37No kicking!
25:40Wow.
25:42The Eagle trying to reach out
25:44with that 6'5'' frame.
25:46Michael has broken left.
25:48He is now on the lead side of things.
25:50So if he hangs out for the next 20 seconds,
25:53he'll at least pick up 5 points
25:54as far as he's on a red ring.
25:57Michael...
25:58trying to get this!
26:00And he goes!
26:04Michael goes bird hunting,
26:07takes down the Eagle,
26:09and is tied up to the second semi-final
26:12at 20 points apiece.
26:20It was quite a grind for Michael
26:23to earn those 10 points.
26:25Michael slid off,
26:27had an opening.
26:28Would Eagle beat him to the spot?
26:30He did not.
26:32Michael and Ben are giving us a classic
26:35here in this second semi-final.
26:38Tied at 20,
26:39heading into the third
26:40and final event in the ring.
26:43We've really put our semi-finalists
26:45through the ringer tonight.
26:46Now, we're gonna put them through
26:48the ring.
26:49Shorter word, same punishment.
26:51Roxy, tell us about the ring.
26:54In the ring,
26:55contenders have 60 seconds
26:57to take all gladiators
26:58in a head-to-head clash.
27:00Every touch of the ring
27:01scores two points,
27:02but holding your ground
27:04against the gladiator
27:05is the real victory.
27:08Bailey and Michelle
27:09looking focused
27:10as they enter the arena.
27:11They're all tied up at 10.
27:14During the prelims,
27:15Bailey had the second-fastest
27:18eliminator time.
27:19So it's of the utmost importance
27:21that Michelle scores
27:23some big-time points
27:24in the ring.
27:26The ring could swing
27:27the scoreboard big-time,
27:29but these gladiators
27:30won't give away points
27:32without a fight.
27:36It's Supernova!
27:39At 5'11 and 170 pounds,
27:42her background in wrestling
27:43makes her tailor-made
27:44to stop contenders
27:45from getting to the ring.
27:49And it's Blaze!
27:51She stands six feet tall
27:53and weighs in at 185 pounds.
27:57This former volleyballer
27:58is looking to spike
27:59a few contenders
28:00to the mat in the ring.
28:03Thomas, take it away!
28:07Contenders, ready!
28:09Points so valuable
28:11in this final event.
28:13Gladiators, ready!
28:15Blaze will be attached
28:18to Bailey.
28:19Supernova against Michelle.
28:243, 2, 1!
28:262 points every time
28:28a contender
28:29touches the button.
28:30Blaze ripping away Bailey
28:32and Michelle gets there!
28:35She gets the first two.
28:37Bailey still working away.
28:39She gets two as well.
28:412-2 in the early going.
28:43Oh, look at that!
28:44You can use your feet!
28:45Michelle trips right over.
28:49Bailey gets two as well.
28:51It's 4-4.
28:53Blaze, she's holding on to Bailey.
28:55She can still crawl
28:57through at the button.
28:58Michelle trying to back
28:59every way in.
29:00She takes a 6-4 lead.
29:02Bailey evens it at 6.
29:05Both contenders exhausted.
29:07Michelle breaks free.
29:09She falls.
29:12She spins.
29:13Left-handed tap.
29:158-6 lead.
29:17Final 10 seconds.
29:19Bailey trying to get in there
29:20to tie it.
29:21Michelle, she gets a 10-6 lead.
29:27Bailey gets in there.
29:29Final few ticks.
29:31And Michelle Keith wins the ring
29:3410-8 over Bailey.
29:36She's fired up.
29:38She's lost her head.
29:40A crucial victory she needed
29:42against Bailey if she wants
29:43any chance at the Eliminator.
29:46Michelle feeling it out here.
29:48She's loving the ring.
29:49Give her some more.
29:53He just scored 10 points
29:55in the ring.
30:008 points for Bailey.
30:02Michelle, you will have
30:03a one-second head start
30:04in the Eliminator.
30:06What does that mean to you?
30:08One second is all I need.
30:09I feel like you get that
30:10one second, that could mean
30:12the difference.
30:13So, I'm going to take
30:14full advantage of it.
30:15All right, give it up
30:16for our Gladiators
30:19and our Contenders!
30:23Michelle takes a 20-18 lead
30:25going into the Eliminator.
30:27That means she'll get a
30:28one-second head start
30:29against Bailey.
30:31Next up, it's the men's heat.
30:38Ben and Michael have put on
30:40one of the greatest
30:41head-to-head displays
30:42in the history
30:43of American Gladiators,
30:44and I'm talking about
30:45going to the old school as well.
30:49These two warriors
30:50are even at 20 points apiece.
30:52And remember,
30:53Michael had the best time
30:54on the Eliminator.
30:55Ben had the second-fastest time.
30:58So, every point is going
31:00to matter in the ring.
31:09Ben and Michael are
31:11stepping into the ring,
31:13but standing in their way,
31:14they're an unstoppable duo.
31:17It's lightning and mayhem!
31:21We talked about how
31:22these contenders are evenly matched,
31:24but how about these two Gladiators?
31:25Both come from the gridiron,
31:27but in the ring,
31:28it's going to be less
31:28about touchdowns
31:29and more about takedowns.
31:35Michael, you got a baby!
31:38You got a baby!
31:41This is why y'all lost
31:42Gladiators.
31:45Lightning will strike
31:46against Ben.
31:48Mayhem will be attached
31:49to Michael.
31:50You'll remember
31:51Michael and Mayhem
31:52had a little bit of a rivalry
31:53with one another
31:54in the prelims.
31:55Shoving him into the side
31:57of the halfpipe
31:57and now down on the ground.
31:59Great job by Mayhem.
32:01Delivered a shot
32:01right to Michael's grill
32:03and that will do it.
32:04You know what?
32:05Guaranteed,
32:05I'm winning this next event.
32:07What do you think, Mayhem?
32:08Be ready, Michael,
32:09because these ain't like
32:10them parties in Vegas.
32:11Boy, you better be ready.
32:13This is the first time
32:14they've seen each other
32:15since that gauntlet.
32:17All right, Thomas!
32:18Let's do this!
32:21Contenders winning!
32:23In the women's heat,
32:24Michelle and Bayley
32:25racked up 18 combined points
32:27against the Gladiators.
32:28Let's see if the men
32:29can follow suit.
32:31Gladiators winning!
32:36The old lightning leap
32:38to get us going.
32:423, 2, 1!
32:4560 seconds to score
32:46as many points as possible.
32:48Michael, he's got
32:49a rugby background.
32:51Mayhem shoves him out.
32:53In the meantime,
32:53Ben can't get past lightning.
32:56Michael's going to give it
32:57another shot.
32:58Yeah, former rugby star.
33:01Mayhem asks,
33:02hey, how'd that rugby
33:03taste in down there?
33:04Nothing scored so far
33:06in the first 20 seconds.
33:07Ben with a big spin
33:09and he runs right
33:09into the back of Mayhem.
33:11Mayhem picks Michael up
33:12and says,
33:13get back to your room,
33:14young man.
33:15Michael,
33:16oh, held down.
33:18Less than 30 to go.
33:20Ben, who's given up
33:21nearly 90 pounds
33:22to lightning,
33:23can't get anywhere
33:24near that button.
33:25Michael making a move.
33:27Can he get past Mayhem?
33:32Lightning's not even
33:33breaking a sweat.
33:35Ben ain't even
33:37sniffing the red ring
33:38outside of the button.
33:3910 seconds left.
33:40The Gladiators mocking
33:42the contestants,
33:43trying to pitch a shutout.
33:45Ben dragged down
33:46by lightning.
33:47Mayhem.
33:49That'll do it.
33:53What a performance
33:54by our American Gladiators.
33:57Two evenly matched
33:59contenders going up
34:00against two almost
34:00identical Gladiators
34:02and it's the Gladiators
34:03that come away
34:04with a pair of shutouts.
34:06Folks,
34:06it doesn't get more
34:07even than that.
34:09Michael and Ben,
34:10welcome to the ring.
34:13My gosh.
34:16The coldest pillow.
34:18You don't know,
34:19you better go ask somebody.
34:20You're gonna find out
34:21real quick.
34:23Hey,
34:23let's do it ever,
34:24do it, baby.
34:24Let's go.
34:27Woo!
34:28Yeah,
34:29Woo is right.
34:31Mayhem and lightning
34:32were all over you guys.
34:35Could you do anything in there?
34:37No,
34:38that's like fighting
34:39a brick wall.
34:40He was, uh,
34:42all over me
34:43every step of the way.
34:44I literally got pushed
34:45back 10 feet one time.
34:48And Ben,
34:49is there any type
34:51of strategy
34:52going into this
34:53thinking,
34:54all right,
34:55I got lightning.
34:56What do I do?
34:57Do I just
34:58think about thunder?
34:59I try to use my speed.
35:01I try to come at him,
35:02do a little,
35:03do a little maneuvers.
35:05He,
35:06nothing could work.
35:08Ben,
35:08it looked like
35:08he was tucking you
35:09into bed.
35:10He just had one arm,
35:11I was just
35:11swung you out.
35:13I was like,
35:13wow,
35:14there was no shot.
35:16Not gonna lie,
35:16it was comfortable.
35:18It was comfortable.
35:19Going into the eliminator,
35:21Ben and Michael,
35:22you are tied
35:23right now.
35:25What do you want
35:25to say to Ben?
35:27I hope he gives me
35:28his best run.
35:28I know
35:29I'm shooting
35:30for a new fast time.
35:31I better hope
35:32he wants the same thing.
35:34Ben,
35:34is there anything
35:34you want to say to Michael?
35:35I love this man.
35:36We've been through it all.
35:37We just got wrecked
35:38by these two giants,
35:39but I'm gonna go sub-60.
35:42Sub-60
35:44in the eliminator.
35:45Michael,
35:46you think you can go
35:46sub-60 in the eliminator?
35:48Come on,
35:4855.
35:49We're going
35:5060-55.
35:51We've got a little
35:52rivalry going here.
35:54Let's go.
35:5520-20,
35:56they are tied right now.
35:57They are going
35:58to the eliminator
35:59and they are going
36:00sub-a-minute.
36:01I've never seen
36:02that before.
36:03Ben and Michael
36:05tied up
36:06this second semi.
36:08semi-final.
36:09Ben and Michael
36:10put up the top
36:10two eliminator times
36:12in the prelims
36:13and they both think
36:14they can do it
36:14in under 60 seconds.
36:16Well,
36:16to win this,
36:17they might have to.
36:21Our semi-finalists
36:23have made it
36:24through the fire,
36:25but one final test
36:26stands between them
36:28and the finals.
36:29The eliminator,
36:31the ultimate test
36:33of speed,
36:33strength,
36:34and willpower.
36:35The punishing hurdle,
36:36the rope climb,
36:38those monkey bars.
36:39They'll then take
36:40a leap of faith
36:41on the trapeze swing,
36:42scramble up
36:44the tangled cargo net
36:45and race down
36:46the zip line.
36:47Then,
36:48it's a dash
36:49across the balance beam,
36:50a relentless sprint
36:52up the world-famous
36:53travelator,
36:54and one final swing
36:55to the finish.
36:56One man
36:57and one woman
36:58will secure
36:59their place
37:00in the finals
37:00for a shot
37:01at $100,000
37:03and gladiator glory.
37:06This semi-final
37:07has been an absolute
37:08masterclass
37:09in heart,
37:10hustle,
37:11and how'd they
37:12just do that thing.
37:14When I'm on a competition
37:15or event,
37:16the hate
37:17and drive
37:18for wanting
37:19to embarrass another person
37:20really comes out.
37:21so I am
37:23a fierce
37:24competitor
37:24that's not meant
37:25to be messed with.
37:27I'm here
37:28to prove people wrong
37:29and sticking
37:30with my strategy
37:30within myself
37:31and just believing
37:32in myself,
37:33knowing that
37:33I have the strength
37:34to get through
37:35anything,
37:36that's what
37:36I'm gonna do.
37:39for Bayley
37:40and Michelle,
37:41it all comes
37:42down to this.
37:44One dream
37:44will live
37:45to see the finals
37:46and one dream
37:48will end tonight.
37:49Thomas,
37:50take it away.
37:55Contenders,
37:56ready!
37:58Michelle has racked
37:59up 20 points
38:00and Bayley
38:00with 18.
38:01That gives Michelle
38:02a one-second head start.
38:04That's a blink of an eye.
38:06Three,
38:07two,
38:08one!
38:10Michelle is off.
38:11Bayley is off as well.
38:13Bayley loves this
38:14part of the game.
38:16That one-second lead
38:17of Michelle's
38:18has evaporated.
38:20Michelle having
38:20a little trouble
38:21out of the gate
38:22and Bayley has passed her.
38:24She's off to the monkey bars.
38:26Michelle struggling
38:27to get up,
38:28pulling,
38:28and finally getting there.
38:30But Bayley has
38:31a several-second head lead
38:32as they get to the trapeze.
38:35The former goth draw
38:36turned after
38:38quickly.
38:39Now on to the cargo net.
38:41Great jump
38:41to get it started.
38:43Michelle Keith
38:43has got some work
38:44to do.
38:46And she gets across.
38:48Can she make up
38:49some time
38:49in the cargo net
38:50that gave her
38:50treasure in the free lens?
38:52What jump there.
38:54Uphill battle
38:55for Michelle Keith.
38:57Bayley gets to the top,
38:59gets over
39:00to the zip line.
39:01Michelle Keith
39:02not even halfway
39:02up the cargo net.
39:04That's not good.
39:06With her husband,
39:08Brian,
39:08and her two-year-old son,
39:09Enzo,
39:10looking on.
39:16Michelle Keith
39:17struggling to get up
39:18the cargo net still.
39:20The woman,
39:21who shows the heart
39:22of a Pennsylvanian,
39:24gets up the balance beam.
39:27Bayley falls off
39:29and has to restart.
39:31Keeping her balance.
39:33Gets halfway across.
39:34Whoa,
39:35a little trouble.
39:43for Bayley.
39:44A sprint
39:45at the trial ladder.
39:46She stumbles
39:47and she's down.
39:49That did not happen
39:50to her in the prelims.
39:52Michelle
39:53just getting
39:54to the zip line now.
39:58Bayley takes
39:59a deep breath.
40:00Runs.
40:01Runs.
40:02Runs.
40:05Gets to the top.
40:06Next stop,
40:07the finals.
40:10And that means
40:11Michelle's night is done.
40:13How's the second time
40:15doing the eliminator?
40:16Exhausting.
40:17Is it easier?
40:18No.
40:19It's never easy.
40:20Well, you're going
40:21to the finals.
40:22You have a shot
40:23at $100,000.
40:31Give it up for Bayley.
40:33Give it up for Michelle.
40:35Oh, yeah.
40:36We're going to see Bayley
40:37in the final.
40:42Hey, it ain't over yet, folks.
40:44It's only fitting
40:44that these two arena warriors
40:46will enter the eliminator
40:48yes, dead even.
40:52It doesn't get more dramatic
40:55than this.
40:56Two Titans, Ben and Michael
40:59standing side by side
41:00after a night
41:01of pure competition,
41:02getting the encouragement
41:04from the crowd.
41:05Heck, even the gladiators
41:07in the locker room
41:08are pumped up.
41:09Let's go!
41:10Let's go!
41:11Michael and Ben,
41:12they promised to run
41:13the eliminator
41:13in under a minute tonight.
41:15Nine obstacles stand in their way.
41:18That's roughly
41:18six and a half seconds
41:20per obstacle,
41:21and there's simply
41:22no margin for error.
41:23which means
41:25we've got to put a clock on it
41:26to see if they can back up
41:28all the smack talk
41:29in an awfully exciting
41:32second semifinal.
41:38There aren't enough spots
41:40for both of these boys.
41:41Let's see which one
41:43wants it the most.
41:44Thomas, take it away.
41:46Contenders winning!
41:49Mike had the fastest
41:50prelim eliminator time.
41:52Ben had the second fastest.
41:56Three, two, one!
42:00They're off and running.
42:03Mike said that he expects
42:04Ben to get the lead.
42:06Oh, look at Ben
42:06up the rope!
42:07Took him no time at all
42:09across the monkey bars.
42:11He's got a several-second
42:12advantage already.
42:14Mike's gonna have to push it.
42:15Ben, halfway up the cargo net!
42:18Oh, no, Mike has fallen!
42:20Michael, you gotta wait
42:21for my whistle.
42:22You gotta wait
42:22for my whistle.
42:23That means he's gonna have
42:24to wait a full ten seconds
42:26on the podium
42:27before the referee releases
42:29it back into the wild.
42:30What happened?
42:33In the meantime,
42:34Ben Galper,
42:35who is a teenager,
42:36as a 15-year-old,
42:38facing an autoimmune disease.
42:41And Michael's back in it.
42:47Staring at the possibility
42:49of losing his life,
42:51he has found purpose
42:52in Los Angeles
42:54as a stuntman
42:56and a fitness freak.
42:58And now up to Travelator.
43:00Will he get his sub-60 goal?
43:03He's getting it!
43:05Yeah!
43:08Yeah!
43:08Yeah!
43:09Yeah!
43:09Yeah!
43:10You are going
43:10to the finals, baby!
43:12Yeah!
43:13You finish
43:13in 59 seconds!
43:17Fastest time
43:18in Eliminator
43:19this entire season!
43:21Oh, my God.
43:22I told you
43:22I'm gonna get sub-60.
43:24That was the fastest time
43:25this season
43:26for an Eliminator.
43:27What does it feel
43:28for you going
43:29to the finals?
43:30You have a shot
43:31at $100,000.
43:32I want this.
43:34It's mine.
43:37What would you tell
43:38your 15-year-old self
43:39right now?
43:4015-year-old self?
43:42Never give up.
43:45What happened up there?
43:47Yeah, I rushed
43:49through an obstacle
43:49and here we are
43:51on the big stage.
43:52Totally whiffed it
43:53and who knows?
43:55Maybe I'll be back on.
43:56Everybody, give it up
43:57for Michael and Ben
43:59who's going to the finals.
44:02Ben Galper
44:03with a sub-60-second
44:05Eliminator performance
44:06took out Michael Moralia.
44:08And Bailey Mirabilia
44:09beat Michelle Keith.
44:11So Bailey and Ben
44:12punched their tickets
44:13to the finals.
44:14That means only
44:15two spots remain.
44:17Austin Liu
44:17and Kyle Bernier
44:18will battle for one
44:19while Rebecca Clements
44:21and Jordan Sheffs
44:22will fight it out
44:23for the other.
44:25There it is!
44:27Two more semifinalists
44:28mature into
44:29full-fledged finalists.
44:31Joining Evan and Ayana
44:33in the finals.
44:34Until then,
44:35stay ready for action, America.
44:37For Chris Rose,
44:38I'm Roxy Diaz.
44:39And I'm The Miz.
44:40See you next time
44:41on American Gladiators.
44:58All right.
45:01tall.
45:02Let's go!
45:04Let's go!
45:12We
45:14in me I put the thunder in the throne I'm the one in the arena you'll remember the name
45:29I'm on the rise up I'll put it all in all in all I'm the one in the arena I'm
45:39the one
45:40remember my name
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