Writer’s strike? Who gives a fuck, American Gladiators is back on!

After the injury I watched a ton of American Gladiators on ESPN Classic and wondered why a show like that ever went off the air. Cheesy pro-wrestling theatrics? Check. Injury lawsuit waiting to happen? Check. What else do you need?

And now it’s back! If they could get rid of all the talking, the show would be awesome or as Wil Weaton suggested, take a drink every time Hulk Hogan says “brother”. The events themselves aren’t terrible, though I’m still trying to figure out how the Eliminator is so fucking difficult now. Is climbing a cargo net really that difficult?

There is one nice thing about all the talking though, you get to hear people say the most ridiculous things possible. In the first episode, my favorite line was from one of the female contestants before the Eliminator. She said “I’m all prayed up.” I guess it really strikes me as funny because she honestly meant it and the only other time I’ve heard “prayed up” is when people ask me if I want to go to church with them. “No thanks, I’m all prayed up.” Tonight’s episode had another gem from a female contestant before the rings event, “My momma is here and she told me to make her get wet.” Yeah. Right. Not creepy. It’s already in the DVR list.