# What would your American Gladiator name be? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 13, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206 "2003-07-13T18:51:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/1 "2003-07-13T18:51:35Z")
TNN, in an effort to attract more of their new target demographic, has been showing upwards of 36 hours of American Gladiators every day. As I’m sure you’re aware, all the Gladiators have neat nicknames like Ice, Sabre, etc. If you were an American Gladiator, what would your name be? I’d be “Burger.” ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/2 "2003-07-13T19:11:02Z")
Sludge. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/3 "2003-07-13T19:23:31Z")
Pimpslap ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/4 "2003-07-13T19:44:53Z")
36 hours of American Gladiators a day? That’s amazing. ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/5 "2003-07-13T20:27:10Z")
Hiney ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/6 "2003-07-13T22:09:39Z")
Gyno! ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/7 "2003-07-13T22:30:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HowieReynolds \* > \*\*36 hours of American Gladiators a day? That’s amazing. \*\* I’m sure it only seems like it. Object At Rest, btw. ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/8 "2003-07-13T23:13:48Z")
If I were an American Gladiator, in honor of my home state of Texas, I’d wanna be called Mockingbird (our official state bird). Is this show REALLY still on? Does anybody even watch it? IDBB ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/9 "2003-07-14T00:06:01Z")
Gemini, because I’m a … what was that? … What do you mean it’s taken?! ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/10 "2003-07-14T00:31:56Z")
Scrotum. Only for the double-entendres durign commentary. ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/11 "2003-07-14T00:46:49Z")
Sloth. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weak\_Force](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@The\_Weak\_Force](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weak_Force)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/12 "2003-07-14T01:18:44Z")
The Weak Force. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/13 "2003-07-14T01:20:46Z")
Strange Attractor! ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/14 "2003-07-14T01:44:53Z")
What exactly happens in this show? Is it something more than a bunch of dudes wrestlin’? ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/15 "2003-07-14T02:33:01Z")
Chubbo ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/16 "2003-07-14T02:39:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by green\_bladder \* > \*\*What exactly happens in this show? Is it something more than a bunch of dudes wrestlin’? \*\* It’s been out of production for years now. It premiered back in the late 80s when everyone was searching for the next big “sports entertainment” hit when the WWF was riding a big crest of popularity. Each episode featured two “contenders” who competed against a team of “gladiators” in pseudo-athletic events like “Joust” and “Powerball.” Each week’s winner advanced to the next round until the grand championship and a winner was crowned. Anyway, my AG name would be “Flamer.” ---
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/17 "2003-07-14T03:52:08Z")
Erector Man! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/18 "2003-07-14T04:13:46Z")
Spew ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/19 "2003-07-14T04:35:09Z")
**Not Michael Ellis** ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-american-gladiator-name-be/188206/20 "2003-07-14T05:14:21Z")
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