Battle Dome
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| Battle Dome | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Wrestling |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 1 hour (approx. per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | syndication |
| Original run | September, 1999 – April 1, 2000 |
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[edit] Overview
Battle Dome was a syndicated American television series that aired from September 1999 to April 2000. It combined elements of American Gladiators-inspired athletic competition with scripted antics more reminiscent of professional wrestling. Recurring character-athletes known as "Warriors" competed against weekly contestants in a variety of physically demanding (and sometimes dangerous) events.
A Warrior typically entered the show's arena accompanied by his own bombastic theme music and a comely female sidekick; in later episodes, weekly contestants were also allotted female companions, courtesy of Perfect 10 magazine.
The announcer for the show was Steve Albert (brother of Marv); Scott Ferrall provided color commentary. Seth Stockton served as referee for the entire run. Downtown Julie Brown appeared in early episodes, functioning as a sort of sideline reporter. The "Chairman", whose face remained off camera, oversaw the proceedings. Halfway through the show's run, Ferrall and Brown were replaced by Ed Lover and Brien Blakely, respectively, and "The Chairman" was dropped from the show.
Battle Dome could be seen in the UK as late as 2003, on the Challenge and Bravo networks.
Three contestants competed in a series of five events, which varied in intensity and danger factor. After the fifth event, the two highest scoring competitors advanced to the Battle Dome final. If the second and third place players were tied, the tie was broken in a rather unique way. Both players would stand on platforms on two separate metal discs, with the discs being pulled back and rammed together at high rates of speed. The intensity of the hit grew until one player fell off, at which point they would be going home. This also would help determine the Battle Dome Warriors championship if it was in question at the end of every show in the first season (the title was dropped after the first year).
After all ties and championships between the Warriors and contestants were settled, the two remaining players moved into the Battle Dome for the final round, in which the two competitors wrestled each other in an attempt to throw the opponent off of an elevated platform. Doing so won the match, a cash prize, and a Battle Dome championship ring. The winner would also advance in the Battle Dome tournament, with the winner getting a large cash prize, a motorcycle, and a Battle Dome championship belt at the end of the season.
In the second season, the rules changed to where a contestant could not throw the opponent out of the ring to win, instead having to earn a pin.
The stars of Battle Dome made an appearance in 2000 in World Championship Wrestling.
[edit] Warriors
- T-Money (Terry Crews), 1999-2000
- The Commander (Christian Boeving) 1999-2000
- Snake (Justice Smith), 1999-2000
- Michael O'Dell (Michael O'Hearn), 1999-2000
- Bubba King (Timothy Elwell), 1999-2000
- Cuda
- D.O.A. (Chad Bannon), 1999-2000
- Sleepwalker (Woon Young Park), 1999-2000
- Payne
- Jake Fury
[edit] The Women of Battle Dome
- The Dahm Triplets
- Yellow "Perfect 10 Girl" (Jesse Capelli)
- Bobbie Haven (Bobbie Brown, best known for Warrant's "Cherry Pie" music video)
- Angel (Karen Taucher)
- Karen Ko (Karen Kim)
