American Gladiators: The only ‘celebs’ *not* taking ‘roids?
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What do Roger Clemens, Mary J. Blige and not a single American Gladiator have in common?
The Gladiators don’t take steroids.
Broadcasting & Cable reported recently that the gladiators were tested before they could appear on the show, and had to sign papers saying they were clean and could be tested at any time.
B&C notes something amusing about it all, too:
Gladiators debuted Jan. 6, the same night baseball pitcher Roger Clemens appeared on 60 Minutes to discuss the allegations that came forth from the Mitchell Report, the examination of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball that implicated some of the sport’s biggest stars.
Titan (Michael O’Hearn, pictured here), in fact, “is a four-time Mr. Natural Universe who actually authored a book called Proven Techniques for Drug Free Bodybuilders.”
Suck on that, Roger.
Meanwhile, Gladiators’ ratings have seemed to be on ‘roids, as the show has been stomping the competition. The season finale airs Feb. 17 and serves as the lead-in for the first night of the Knight Rider remake/movie/”back-door pilot.” And a second season’s already been ordered for AG.
The original, syndicated show ran from 1989-96 and, B&C says, airs in repeats on ESPN Classic!! Woo-hoo!
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