Battle Dome
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| Battle Dome | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Wrestling |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 1 hour (approx. per episode) |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original channel | UPN |
| Original run | September, 1999–April 1, 2000 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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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.
[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)
