In what looked like a sure thing has now turned into a distant memory. Matt Morgan of TNA fame could not agree on a contract with NBC to become a Gladiator afterall. Thus leaving him off the card for AG Season 2. Apparently, according to the story from WrestlingObserver.com and Prowrestling.net, NBC wanted to lock Matt up to a 6 year deal and he wasn’t having any of that. You can continue to get your fill of Morgan wrestling it up on TNA for the immediate future.

The countdown to Season 2 has us just a little over a month away from the premiere on May 12th so why not post up some of the info I have gathered in the off-season.  The first thing I should mention is American Gladiators has moved the show to another much larger facility other than the Sony Studios where Season 1 was filmed.  Taping for Season 2 has been moved to the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena located at 3939 Figueroa St. close to the University of Southern California (USC).  The arena has around 13,000 seats and all events are said to be spread out so there will be no need to re-arrange the layout during the show.  Instead each event will have it’s own space on the arena floor. 

For Season 2 we will also see new events such as Depth, Sway Poles, Side Swipe and maybe a few others.  No word on exactly what these events entail but expect them to be big.  Season 2 begins taping today April 8th at the arena and will last all month long and maybe into the early part of May when the finals will be filmed.  The two-hour premiere episode will be May 12th with episodes there after being 90 minutes in length.  (more…)

Are you ready for more American Gladiators this Summer, well get ready because NBC has announced Seaon 2 will premiere with a two-hour event on Monday May 12th at 7p.m. central time. Normal Monday night episodes will be 90-minutes long this year starting May 19th on NBC. And yes there will be new second season events and new Gladiators that will be announced in the coming weeks. One of the new Gladiators has already been confirmed, Matt Morgan from TNA wrestling will join the cast.  No word yet on who will be leaving if any. Check back often and soon for updates.

Rumors have flying around this past week as TNA’s Matt Morgan and former WWE star Chris Masters were scheduled to meet with officials from “American Gladiators,” about joining the show for Season 2. This is just a rumor at this point but it’s been widely reported on a few sites they met with American Gladiator offiicials.

Are they trying to replace a few of the male Gladiators? Who do you think is at the top of the list to be replaced? My guess would be Militia. As most of you know Alex Castro (Militia) was mixed up with the gay nude photos ordeal which he did not disclose to NBC. It generated alot of bad press for NBC and I am sure they are looking to put it behind them. Only time will tell so check back often and soon for all your Season 2 news.