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American Gladiators is back!! Now I ask you, how can you beat a show where average american gym rats and wannabe sportos get smacked, slapped, beaten and worked over by gigantic muscleheads all hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali? You can’t.  You Just Can’t!I’m watching this as I write this entry and let me tell you, it is just too much fun. Back in the day, I loved watching the original series. Every so often, they would let one of the contestants win, but mostly it was just about watching ordinary people get knocked around. OK..I’m sure they didn’t let anyone win, but you know what I mean…casting is everything.I’ve been looking forward to the new show. But tonight’s premier  is just better than I ever thought it would be. I mean come on…gladiators like Toa (real name Tanoai Reed, who lists “stunt double for “The Rock”, as part of his bio…)  or the  likes of Crush (real name Gina Carano, who is an avid Muy Thai boxer and who’s Dad was in the NFL). are gonna go up against Joe and Jean average. This is gonna be good. And it was. We watched some great slammings and well, even got to see a Gladiator get hurt. Now I am a huge Laila Ali fan. Her 24-0 record with 21 knockouts is real to me, chick or not. And the fact that she did Dancing With The Stars, just should have shown everyone how cool she is..and now this. Perfect. Bravo, NBC. Bravo!!  American Gladiators returns! And this makes me very very happy! Here’s a wordpress fansite already up and running!!