The challenge required participants to do a burpee style exercise (Grunts) to a cadence called by Chief himself. The barrier test was so successful at vetting would-be Gladiators & Challengers that less than 10% of applicants successfully completed the first event known as the Grunt Challenge. The so-called 'Barrier Test' was based on similar selection programs that Chief had designed for elite military and law enforcement tactical response teams. To ensure that both Gladiators, and Challengers were of the highest possible calibre, all prospects were submitted to a grueling physical selection process designed by the shows head strength & conditioning coach 'Chief' Brabon. No official announcement has been made by the Seven Network as per the future plans for the series. The Challengers in this series competed to win A$50,000 and a new Subaru Forester. The revival of Gladiators was first announced on 9 September 2007, and premiered on 30 March 2008 at 6:30 pm. Although not credited, the Sydney Altitude Cheerleaders were present in every episode, doing various routines throughout each episode whether an event was taking place or not.īehind the scenes, highly respected military fitness expert 'Chief' Brabon (head strength & conditioning coach) was responsible for preparing the gladiators for their extremely physical roles. Well known NRL referee Bill Harrigan was one of the two referees for the show, the other was John Forsythe, who was a referee on the original series. The show was filmed at The Dome at the Sydney Showground, and was hosted by Tom Williams and Zoe Naylor. It was a revival of the earlier series of the same name, and was based on the American version of the show, which was also revived in 2008. Gladiators was an Australian television series which aired on the Seven Network in 2008.
The Dome, Sydney Showground, New South Wales
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