Gladiators: The Ashes 2

*Gladiators: The Ashes 2*
Gladiators: The Ashes 2
Starring	Mike Hammond; Ulrika Jonsson
Country of origin	United Kingdom; Australia
No. of episodes	3
Release
Original network	Seven Network (Australia); ITV (UK)
Original release	28 September –; 12 October 1996
Season chronology
	← Previous; Gladiators: The Ashes 1

Gladiators: The Ashes 2 (aired in Australia as Gladiators: The Ashes Return) was the second Ashes series for Australian Gladiators and UK Gladiators. This was the final series in the original Australian series.

Contenders[]

Contenders
Country	Female Contenders	Male Contenders
Australia	Marisa Huettner Catherine Arlove	Paul Stubbs Paul Reynolds
United Kingdom	Sarah Damm Michelle Kimberley Hannah Owen Celia Duffield	Emmil Watson Mark Everitt

Gladiators[]

Gladiators
Country	Female Gladiators	Male Gladiators
Australia	Delta, Fury, Glacier, Storm	Condor, Taipan, Tower, Vulcan
United Kingdom	Laser, Lightning, Rio, Vogue, & Falcon (Reserve)	Ace, Hunter, Rhino, Saracen, Wolf

Episodes[]

Episode	Title	Original airdate
1	"Heat 1"	28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) (Australia) 18 January 1997 (1997-01-18) (UK)^[1]
2	"Heat 2"	5 October 1996 (1996-10-05) (Australia) 25 January 1997 (1997-01-25) (UK)^[2]
3	"Grand Final"	12 October 1996 (1996-10-12) (Australia) 1 February 1997 (1997-02-01) (UK)^[3]

Shows[]

Episode	Contest	Original airdate	Contenders (Female)	Contenders (Male)	Events
1	Heat 1	28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) (Australia) 18 January 1997 (1997-01-18) (UK)^[4]	Marisa Huettner (AUS) Vs Michelle Kimberley (UK)¹	Paul Reynolds (AUS) Vs Emmil Watson (UK)	Pendulum, Powerball, Swingshot, Duel, Hang Tough
2	Heat 2	5 October 1996 (1996-10-05) (Australia) 25 January 1997 (1997-01-25) (UK)^[5]	Catherine Arlove (AUS) Vs Celia Duffield (UK)²	Paul Stubbs (AUS) Vs Mark Everitt (UK)	Skytrak, Powerball, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Duel
3	Grand Final	12 October 1996 (1996-10-12) (Australia) 1 February 1997 (1997-02-01) (UK)^[6]	Marisa Huettner (AUS) Vs Catherine Arlove (AUS)	Paul Reynolds (AUS) Vs Mark Everitt (UK)	Pendulum, The Wall, Swingshot, Duel, Hang Tough

¹Replaced Sarah after she was injured in Pendulum.
²Replaced Hannah after she was injured in Gauntlet.

The Ashes Return: Heat One[]

Original airdate: 28 September 1996 (Australia), 18 January 1997 (United Kingdom)
Contenders:

Marisa Huettner (Australia) Vs Sarah Damm (United Kingdom)/Michelle Kimberley (United Kingdom)
Paul Reynolds (Australia) Vs Emmil Watson (United Kingdom)

Female
Event	Marisa Australia	Sarah /Michelle UK	Gladiators
Pendulum	10	5	Vogue & Glacier
Powerball	0	0¹	Vogue, Glacier & Laser
Swingshot	1	4	Lightning & Fury
Duel	0	10²	Rio & Storm
Hang Tough	5	5	Lightning & Delta
TOTAL	16	24

Male
Event	Paul R Australia	Emmil UK	Gladiators
Pendulum	10	10	Hunter & Condor
Powerball	9	5	Rhino, Tower & Condor
Swingshot	1³	7	Saracen & Taipan
Duel	0	0	Hunter & Vulcan
Hang Tough	0	0	Wolf & Taipan
TOTAL	20	22

Eliminator

Female: 4 second head start for Michelle (UK)
Male: 1 second head start for Emmil (UK)

Winners: Marisa Huettner (Australia) & Paul Reynolds (Australia)

¹Sarah Damm injured her ankle in Pendulum. Michelle Kimberley played the remainder of the games.
²Although Michelle stayed on the platform for the full 30 seconds, Storm was later disqualified for putting her hand on Michelle's hand and pugil stick.
³Paul originally scored 3 points, but one blue ball worth 2 points was disallowed as Paul touched the pole to collect it.

The Ashes Return: Heat Two[]

Original airdate: 5 October 1996 (Australia), 25 January 1997 (United Kingdom)
Contenders:

Catherine Arlove (Australia) Vs Hannah Owen (United Kingdom)/Celia Duffield (United Kingdom)
Paul Stubbs (Australia) Vs Mark Everitt (United Kingdom)

Female
Event	Catherine Australia	Hannah /Celia UK	Gladiators
Skytrak	0	0	Lightning & Storm
Powerball	8	0	Laser, Delta & Glacier
Gauntlet	10	10	Rio, Vogue, Laser, Fury & Lightning Glacier, Delta, Rio, Fury & Storm
Hang Tough	0	0¹	Lightning & Fury
Duel	10	5	Laser & Glacier
TOTAL	28	15

Male
Event	Paul S Australia	Mark UK	Gladiators
Skytrak	5	10	Hunter & Condor
Powerball	4	18	Ace, Saracen & Vulcan
Gauntlet	10	10	Rhino, Tower, Ace, Wolf & Saracen Condor, Tower, Wolf, Taipan & Vulcan
Hang Tough	10	10	Wolf & Taipan
Duel	0	5	Saracen & Condor
TOTAL	29	53

Eliminator

Female: 6.5 second head start for Catherine (AUS)
Male: 12 second head start for Mark (UK)

Winners: Catherine Arlove (Australia) & Mark Everitt (United Kingdom)

¹Hannah Owen injured her elbow in Gauntlet. Celia Duffield played the remainder of the games.

The Ashes Return: Grand Final[]

Original airdate: 12 October 1996 (Australia), 1 February 1997 (United Kingdom)
Contenders:

Marisa Huettner (Australia) Vs Catherine Arlove (Australia)
Paul Reynolds (Australia) Vs Mark Everitt (United Kingdom)

Female
Event	Marisa Australia	Catherine Australia	Gladiators
Pendulum	10	0¹	Vogue & Lightning
The Wall	0	10	Lightning & Vogue
Swingshot	5	0	Laser & Lightning
Duel	0²	5	Rio & Laser
Hang Tough	0³	0	Lightning & Vogue
TOTAL	15	15

Male
Event	Paul Australia	Mark UK	Gladiators
Pendulum	10	5	Saracen & Condor
The Wall	0	10	Hunter & Condor
Swingshot	5	10	Wolf & Taipan
Duel	0	0	Hunter & Vulcan
Hang Tough	10	0	Saracen & Taipan
TOTAL	25	25

Eliminator

Female: No head start
Male: No head start

Winners: Marisa Huettner Australia & Paul Reynolds Australia

¹Catherine was disqualified for using her body to block Lightning from getting her tag.
²Marisa and Rio interlocked with their pugil sticks and the game had to be restarted. This was only seen on Australian airings.
³Although Marisa was in the scoring zone when the time was up, she was disqualified for attacking Lightning's head and throat.

Winning Country: Australia

References[]

^ "GLADIATORS (SHOW 17 - ASHES)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^ "GLADIATORS (ASHES - SHOW 18)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^ "GLADIATORS (ASHES - SHOW 19)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^ "GLADIATORS (SHOW 17 - ASHES)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^ "GLADIATORS (ASHES - SHOW 18)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^ "GLADIATORS (ASHES - SHOW 19)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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[1] "GLADIATORS (SHOW 17 - ASHES)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[2] "GLADIATORS (ASHES - SHOW 18)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[3] "GLADIATORS (ASHES - SHOW 19)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[4] "GLADIATORS (SHOW 17 - ASHES)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[5] "GLADIATORS (ASHES - SHOW 18)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[6] "GLADIATORS (ASHES - SHOW 19)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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Gladiators: The Ashes 2
Starring	Mike Hammond Ulrika Jonsson
Country of origin	United Kingdom Australia
No. of episodes	3
Release
Original network	Seven Network (Australia) ITV (UK)
Original release	28 September (1996-09-28) – 12 October 1996 (1996-10-12)
Season chronology
← Previous Gladiators: The Ashes 1