Gladiators: The Ashes 2

The Ashes 2 was the second combination of the UK Gladiators & The Australian Gladiators.

This second Ashes series was brought to the UK and held at the NIA in Birmingham. The original Ashes series took place on the set of the Australian show.

Details

• Venue: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England
• Presenters: Mike Hammond and Ulrika Jonsson
• Event Commentator: John Sachs
• Referee: John Anderson and John Forsyth
• Time Keeper: Andrew Norgate

Contenders (10 in total)
Female Contenders		Male Contenders
British	Australian	British	Australian
Sarah Damm Michelle Kimberley (substitute for Sarah Damm) Hannah Owen Celia Duffield (Replacement for Hannah Owen)	Marissa Heuttner† Catherine Arlove	Emmil Watson Mark Everitt	Paul Stubbs Paul Reynolds†

†Overall Series Winner

Gladiators (17 in total)
Female Gladiators		Male Gladiators
British	Australian	British	Australian
Laser Lightning Rio Vogue	Delta Fury Glacier Storm	Ace Hunter Rhino Saracen Wolf	Condor Taipan Tower Vulcan

UK Gladiators not appearing in future shows

• Laser

Season Results

Bold indicates show winner

Show Number	Contenders	Events played (excluding Eliminator)	Date of original transmission
Heat 1	Marissa Heuttner (AUS) v Sarah Damm (UK)/Michelle Kimberley (UK)^1 Paul Reynolds (AUS) v Emmil Watson (UK)	Pendulum, Powerball, Swingshot, Duel, Hang Tough	January 18, 1997
Heat 2	Hannah Owen (UK)/Celia Duffield (UK)^2 v Catherine Arlove (AUS) Paul Stubbs (AUS) v Mark Everitt (UK)	Skytrak, Powerball, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Duel	January 25, 1997
Final	Marissa Heuttner (AUS) v Catherine Arlove (AUS) Paul Reynolds (AUS) v Mark Everitt (UK)	Pendulum, The Wall, Swingshot, Duel, Hang Tough	February 1, 1997

Ashes 2 Champions: Marissa Heuttner (AUS) and Paul Reynolds (AUS)

References