AMERICAN GLADIATORS - WE GET THE 411 FROM HOSTS WWE CHAMP MIKE "THE MIZ" MIZANIN and ROCSI DIAZ

The Arena is Open! American Gladiators is back! Bigger, bolder and better!

The iconic series will feature a new official series theme song - “Rise Up” by Grammy Award-winning music superstar, Jelly Roll while contenders from across the Country will go head to head for 100-Thousand Dollars.

Each episode of the fan-favorite competition features amateur male and female Contenders from across the nation stepping into the Arena to face 16 powerful new American Gladiators. From classic events like Joust, Powerball, Hang Tough, and The Wall, to high-impact new events including The Ring and Collision, every showdown demands strength, strategy, and pure grit. Only one man and one woman will conquer the Arena, claim $100,000, and earn the title of American Gladiator Champion.

Mike “The Miz” Mizanin is one of the most recognizable and accomplished media personalities of this generation. Perhaps best known for his decorated career in the WWE, his accolades in professional wrestling are endless. He is a two-time WWE World Champion, eight-time Intercontinental Champion, Wrestlemania headliner and Money in the Bank winner. He was also ranked #1 on Pro Wrestling Illustrated power list of wrestlers.

Emmy Award-winning Television Host Rocsi Diaz is widely recognized as the former co-host of BET's immensely popular mega music show, 106 & Park. Now, Rocsi serves as a contributor at ABC's GMA, GMA3, and ABC News. She is currently the co-host of the hit Tubi original We Got Time Today alongside Colorado’s Deion Sanders aka Coach Prime as well as the sideline reporter for the upcoming reboot of American Gladiators on Prime Video.

The revival features the following athletes, pro wrestlers, trainers and bodybuilders who make the “Gladiators”: Michael Wardlow (AEW wrestler, TNT champion), Joseph Hall (football), Jessie “Mr. Pec-tacular” Godderz (TNA champion, Big Brother, House of Villains, The Young and the Restless and Tainted Dreams), Faysal Shafaat (football, Big Brother, The Challenge), Eric “Rick Boogs” Bugenhagen (former WWE wrestler, YouTuber), Jason Peele (athlete), Drew Aggouras (fitness coach), Ayinde Warren (fitness coach and model),  Sydney Hunter (powerlifting, track), Lu Faustin (professional bodybuilder), Kailey Latimer (aka Kamille, AEW wrestler), Jessica “J-Rod” Roden (wrestling, softball, volleyball), Emily Nelson (personal trailer), Dani Speegle (The Titan Games, gymnast, CrossFit Games competitor), and Abigail Lay (fitness coach)

American Gladiators  First Three Episodes will debut on Friday, April 17th with three new episodes releasing Friday, April 24th. The Final Four Episodes releasing Friday, May 1st on Prime Video

I spoke with Mike “The Miz” Mizanin and Rocsi Diaz about this new era of American Gladiators.