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Fans claimed the original series was 100% tougher especially after the competitors managed to complete the gauntlet with ease.

Gladiators viewers slammed Viper after he smashed a microphone and stormed off set on Saturdays episode.

The challenger went on to compete against the superhuman pros only to injure himself after face planting the balance beam during the gruelling Eliminator final.

Hit 1990s game show Gladiators returned to British TV screens last Saturday, 24 years after its last series. 

BBC reboot premieres tonight with an all-new line-up of elite athletes

A contestant suffered a horrific knee injury during Saturday nights competition.

Ella-Mae Rayner - also known as Gladiators star Comet - has opened up on the injury that forced her out of the BBC reboot as the show returned after a two decade absence

The BBC has become embroiled in a nepotism row after casting father and son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh to present the rebooted version of Gladiators. 

The athlete known as Jet is still winning admirers online as the show which made her name is about to get a Saturday night primetime reboot on the BBC.

Gladiators will finally make its long-awaited return to screens on Saturday after 25 years, with a whole new cast set to do battle in the iconic arena.