It’s the two-hour season finale of your favorite tv show American Gladiators tonight on NBC at 6 p.m. central time. Out of the 24 contenders who started this competition we are down to just 4, two male and two female contenders who will be playing for $100k, a new Toyota Sequoia and the right to be an American Gladiator next season.

On the mens side we have Evan Dollard, a 25-year-old retail manager from Chicago, Illinois going up against Alex Rai, a 25-year-old high school history teacher and wrestling coach. The clear front runner and overall favorite has to be Evan. If Evan has a sizable lead in the Eliminator then Alex can forget about it because he does not have the speed and quickness to keep up. I see Evan winning pretty easily unless he injures himself.

On the females side we have Monica Carlson, a 32-year-old mother of 8-year-old twins and a former Portland Trailblazer dancer going up against Shanay Norvell, a 31-year-old life wellness trainer. Monica has been so dominant in all her matches beating her opponents by such wide margins I have to give the edge to her although Shanay is probably the best contender to give her a run for her money. It should be close but Monica will pull it out in the end.

Make sure to tune in to the show tonight at the special time of 6 p.m. central on NBC to watch the special two-hour season finale.

It has come time to meet the 24 contenders who will give their life and limb to do battle against the Gladiators all season long for a chance to win $100K.  Looking over the contender list we have an eclectic group of individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds including a professional chef, a powerlifting champion, New York firefighter, professional skateboarder, bullrider, lawyer, chiropracter, two teachers and the list goes on.  For the complete list of all 24 contenders with their mini biographies follow the link to read more.

You can also check the contender page to see what episodes the contenders will be on. (more…)