- A lot of the talent appearing on the return of American Gladiators (hosted by Hulk Hogan) have worked in wrestling, MMA and other Gladiator type work:

Titan (Michael O'Hern) has appeared in WCW in the horrible WCW vs. Battledome feud as Michael O'Dell. His wife is Scott Steiner's former valet in WCW, Midajah. He was alternate gladiator in final season of the original American Gladiators as Thor, but never made an appearance.

Justice (Jesse Smith) also appeared in the horrible WCW vs. Battledome feud as Snake. He was also one of the finalists of the last WWE Tough Enough that produced The Miz and Daniel Puder.

Wolf (Don Yates) has wrestled for Impact Zone Wrestling as "Hollywood and was trained by The Navajo Warrior. He has appeared in several WWE events.

Crush (Gina Carano) is a female MMA fighter for the Elite XC promotion on Showtime. She currently has a 5-0 record.