He opened a pub in the next town from us. He signed everyone's autographs whilst his German Shepherd ran around playing with the kids 😂 Lovely, lovely bloke. Made time for everybody.
ive seen him in public before nearly 15 years ago i wasnt quite sure if it was actually him or not i was a kid last time i seen him on tv he caught me looking and approached me i was going to leave him alone and not draw attention to him but he came and spoke to me when he realized i knew who he was really nice man. he lives in new zealand now i think
This new one is the most like it, much more than the Sky One version was, it got the balance right of making it feel like Gladiators but still feeling modern.
@@RatedRRaj The Sky One version was awful!!! It looked like it was filmed in some studio warehouse and the Gladiators had no personalities whatsoever. John Anderson was the only good thing on it and even he wasn't enough to save it. This new one is much more faithful to the original and there's nothing 'woke' about it.
@@Big4ofThrash You’re just coping. Those Gladiators from Sky One version had way better personalities than today’s ones and some of them went on to become really big in the entertainment industry. Oblivion went on to compete in pro wrestling and is now in WWE, Goliath also went on to perform for WWE. Ice became a full time BT sport interviewer working for UFC. Explain how the new one is faithful to the original? It isn’t in any way what so ever lmao and all the gladiators seem cringey with their dancing and laughing, like that nitro guy. They’re trying to show to everyone ‘oh look we can all be the same and funny’ whereas the Sky One had an original feeling to it. The new gladiators are wannabes, just look at Legend and how bad his mic skills are lmao! Everytime he talks it’s like he’s trying too hard to be the bad guy but it’s just not working. The presentation, theatrics and showmanship on the Sky One version was outstanding as each Gladiator had their own themed attire too whereas on the new one everyone is all wearing the same attires and clothes. That right there is zero effort being put into it. Also the Sky One had way better theme music too, the new one is lacking in that aspect since I don’t think it even has an official theme. There’s nothing wrong if you didn’t like the Sky One one and if you prefer the new one instead, but you’re definitely wrong and have no claim whatsoever by suggesting that the new one is most likely to the original, especially considering that they had Wolf and John Anderson on the Sky one too but the new one has absolutely nothing when it comes to bringing anything back from the original series.
@mrmister769 The new version isn't bad at all, you're just letting nostalgia cloud your judgment. The original was great for it's time, but it's over, the sooner you see that, the easier it'll be to enjoy the newer one which seems to get the balance right for its format.
Have respect for your elders who paved the path.. don't belittle a legend on the show rolling your eyes when he discusses how he trains at the age of 71
That's the problem in society. He should be held up as a role model. Still kicking arse at 71 and could probably put most blokes half his age to shame.
Well said. Wolf is an absolute legend and who the hell is this nobody? He'll never achieve the status of The Wolf and he knows it, that's why he was acting a dick
Lmao that guy (the young one) looks like he's 40 but has the mind of a snowflake. And he's so delusional acting as if none of the new gladiators aren't taking steroids 😂😂😂
Everyone remembers The wolf from the gladiators, massive part of growing up in the 90’s. He was the big bad wolf on TV but a true gentleman in real life
His accent is so gorgeous! I met Wolf at my local Christmas lights event , and he was a sweetheart when I was growing up. I got so starstruck. I asked him what his favourite drink was , and he replied joking it was blood , then a few minutes later he came back towards me at the front and said his favourite drink was wine! Haha Never forgot that I was only 11 I think!
No idea why TV executives didn’t get the 90’s Gladiators to host the show!? It would have been epic and potentially take the show to the next level - massively obvious mistake I would say!!!
Because they would've taken away from the new Gladiators because fools blinded by nostalgia will only focus on them and not the Gladiators or contenders.
Wolf is and always will be a Legend. I’m grateful for everything he done on the show 👍🏼 Oh and I’ve no doubt he’d win the duel in 10 seconds to this day 😂.
My childhood Saturdays watching Gladiators. They all bought so much entertainment to us all and especially Wolf, what a character full of Christmas. I'm looking forward to see how this gen of Gladiators compare with the original cast.
@@Big4ofThrash We're not talking about any 71 year old man it's obvious wolf is not any man he has looked after himself and you can see that by the way he looks
@@JiffyHand He just looks like a regular 71 year old man who looks after himself, that doesn't mean he should be trying to prove himself against athletes in their late 20's and early 30's. You really need to seperate the character from the man.
Steroid abuse is much worse today. Hats off to Wolf for maintaining his health and fitness. Old school methods are still the best; squat, deadlift, press. Add a good engine and voila.
I think the main difference today is that it's not just competitive athletes and body builders doing them. It now includes your average Joe Bloggs gym goers looking for short cuts.
First time I saw Wolf, before he was known as Wolf, was in the early 80's on the front cover of a cassette for a game called 'Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior' which was incredibly fun for a young kid. Fast forward to the time this show aired, also the glorious Amiga days, and that was when I realised he was the man on the front cover of that cassette. Stood there looking like Conan, huge sword in hand, an extremely in shape, dark haired, barbarian woman on the floor, wrapped around his leg in a seductive manner. By far the best and most memorable Gladiator of that time. Well, not accounting for Jet...obviously 😍
So true, comically the 80s Russian weight lifters still have all the records for weightlifting even though they were erased by changing the weight categories
I reckon all the blokes in the original were on steds, Hunter, Trojan, Warrior, Cobra etc. They looked like they'd been drawn by an illustrator they were that ripped
@@mig1017 always felt sorry for the blokes. With the birds it was like "female athlete vs female athlete" but the blokes were like "average joe vs absolute unit" 😅
Watching an old man try to prove himself against younger athletes might be great for action films, but this is real life and the old man loses in real life, no matter how fit he claims to be.
I remember the Cook Report, titled Dying To Look Good, pertaining to the alleged use of steroids, by one or two of the Gladiators, for the show back in the 1990s...Worth a watch.
I had a body shop in Sydenham London. One day the gym owner around the back of my garage came in and complained that paint fumes were going into his gym when his windows were open. I was out at the time, so went round the next day to tell him to shut his windows. It was wolf's gym. He was very reasonable, and didn't' squash me. Nice guy, glad to hear he's still training. 👍💪
Warrior owns or used to own a gym near where I grew up. I went in once to look around. He showed me around. Very polite. He was huge. Unfortunately, he got mixed up with some dodgy folk and spent some time in jail.
Wolf/Michael Van Wyjk lived near us and his father my mum used to look after him when he came into her shop a few times a week, very nice man, and Michael a exceptional guy, very approachable and always willing to talk.
Great to see him again and looking so well considering! Here in UK everyone i spoke with about the new show, were all hoping to see some of the original crew in some capacity. Hopefully still a possibility? 😊 On a side note, its annoying when the presenters are having to talk over the guests because of time. Procedures or whoever arrange the guests to come on and then don't allocate enough time for them to talk 🤷♂️
Wolf! Man, He made Gladiators fun! I remember sitting around the Tele with the family, screaming at how bang out of order Wolf was! 💪😂 …The way Wolf used to ONLY listen to John Anderson was also very funny! Everyone needs to contact the BBC to petition & get Him on the show as a Contestant! I wanna see what he can do!
Sometimes it's cruel to be kind...he is a 71 year old man...no matter how he feels inside his mind, his body simply will not be able to keep up. I would hate to see him try and prove me wrong.
He's 71 years old, however fit he might feel himself, the truth is his body now just simply won't match up to athletes not only much younger than him and in their physical prime, but half of them are much larger than him as well. He'd be setting himself up for serious injury or worse if he were to be a Gladiator again.
@@Big4ofThrash He wouldn't be going up against the other Gladiators, though. He'd be going against the contenders, like in the past. And thus far, I haven't seen anyone in the recent series who could hold a candle to Wesley Berry, Phil Norman, Kyler Storm, etc.
Love Wolf. He made that show. Along with Jet ;-) ......Wolf should do his own show like SAS with a Gladiator slant. Stick it on ITV. Everyone would watch 💗🐺
Wolf had a gym in Hayes (Kent), I was in there all the time, he is a good guy. I didn’t see any substances being consumed, I remember getting through a lot of Met-RX, which called a protein/ recovery shake these days. Fun times, I remember Cobra rocking up one, day, never Jet tho unfortunately…
By the way I think if Wolf didn't take pre-workouts and caffeine powders he would look younger. I have done a huge study on pre-workouts that contain a lot of supplements most notibly the caffeine. What happens is kidney function drops and caffeine levels being too high ages you and causes more poison build up in the blood stream, which makes you look old or deformed in some way compared to if you stop doing them and clean your body out, you will look young and have stronger skin and nails. All you need is really collagen supplement for skin, 1 coffee, biotin, vitamin-c, magnesium, zinc, copper, cod liver oil, all B-vitamins complex, to help you glow and look young, whilst keeping hydrated with water and or electroyltes everything as natural as you can get it. Oh and only drink when your thirsty. I did with pre-workouts for a few years, then I stopped for a few years in the pandemic to test my theory out, and it's true I looked younger whilst having one satiated meal per day and no pre-workout than a pre-workout with one meal per day. Difference is huge as well. Takes time to notice effects though. Must be a nice scam industry to use a pre-workout, get the body you want easier but at the cost of your age and looks. Ever wonder why you see big men at the gym all pumped, that look way older than they are? It's either a combination of steroids and or a lot of supplements that focus on caffeine and pre-workout ingredients/chemicals. I study ingredients and perform the tests on myself to determine the outcome. I also research ingredients, and have more than 10 years knowledge in diet/exercise. Hope this helps someone out there. Anyways, much respect to Wolf though for having the courage to come on and be honest. Whatever BBC are thinking, they will always be forever dumb for not involving wolf at least he should have been the commentator or just someone to come in and push everyone around for entertainment purposes lol. He can even come in with mad max gear and then be mean to everyone lol.
Legend! Wolf was an integral part of being a 90s kid. I have to say, the reboot is pretty good. The contenders seem to be more of a match for the gladiators than they did originally, probably a couple of reasons for that. Fitness and being into fitness is more of a thing now than it was in the 90s especially pumping iron, the original contestants came across more as average joes. Not sure if safety has come into it too, on things like the gauntlet it was brutal originally whereas now it seems pretty easy the gladiators aren’t as aggressive. More of the new events are about speed and agility as opposed to brute power or a combination of speed and strength which plays into the contenders hands too. I think the eliminator seemed easier in the 90s though, most of them flew through it with no issues, that cargo net looks really hard work now.
"Who's afraid of the big bad wolf" his contribution to the first gladiators was so significant ,we liked a baddie who didn't play by the rules and this was Wolf, would be great if he made a guest appearance on the new gladiators.
Lets hope they do some kind of charity Gladiator Legends line up as a Old skool v's The New,only real upset is that they never used Birmingham Arena for the show.
I used to work in hotel spas/gyms doing the deep tissue or relaxing treatments. Although I’m trained in sports/deep tissue , I always found the athletes who were pumped the hardest to treat . It was literally like massaging an inflated gym ball 😊
I go to the gym where Saracen goes, i say hello to him he's a really friendly guy but for some reason i can't go up to him and tell him i was a huge gladiators fan back then and want a selfie with him, one day i will get the courage to ask him 🤨🤨
No, at 71 - no matter what he says - he is not capable of beating todays Gladiators. When you get older your reflexes slow, and after your early 40's you start losing strength and size. At 71 you're probably only 50 to 66% as strong as in your prime, even if you're the same weight. I'm 62 and I know this first hand, and from observing other bodybuilders. Wolf is just making these statements to get 15 minutes of fame, and to drum up publicity for the show. This is real life not "Rocky 6" where a mid 60's Rocky takes on the champ and almost beats him.
Mate he was cage fighting in NZ into his 60s. He won silver at the Kiwi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu championships twice against people half his age. He would defo smash this new mob. I think it's only the Chinese dude who knows how to fight a little bit, the rest are just muscle heads. Don't fuck with a 70-year-old martial artist who quite happily goes into a cage with 30-year-olds as a hobby. And 30-year-olds who actually know how to fight I should add. 😅
@@Camberwell86 OK, I stand corrected. I was unaware of those facts. I'm just speaking from a strength standpoint, and what I've observed in the gym. Fighting is a different matter, but I think in the Gladiator games Wolf would have trouble? I might be wrong?
@@mikthe2004 Strength's the last thing a man loses, it's his speed, stamina, explosiveness, reaction time, eyesight etc that all go first. That's when you begin to struggle against the kids. Fun fact: Wolf was aged 40 to 48 during Gladiators' original 8 year run. 😮
Wolf is a legend i named my first pet after him haha (a hamster). The Gladiators in the 90s was one of the greatest tv shows of all time, even though i was a big fan of a certain 6+ gladiators i think Wolf made the show that bit better he was definitely the most entertaining. Nothing against the new show i respect how much they have stuck to the original except that nob gladiator whos trying to copy wolf but failing miserably. Still really glad they brought it back.
Indian born, with a Dutch sounding name, was a Gladiator in England, now settled in NZ and developed the accent too...that Wolfman gets around, he must've been in his late 30s/early 40s when he was a Gladiator. I believe Richard O'Brian from the Crystal Maze was another 90s UK celebrity figure that also emigrated to NZ too.
Viper is the new wolf. I watched it. It’s not bad. Same theme tune and format. Same tune when they fall. It’s a good reboot. Unspoilt by too many changes.
It's all talk, no matter how fit he feels he is, he's 71 years old and realistically, his body wouldn't be able to cope with taking on young athletes in their physical prime (half of those athletes bear in mind are practically twice his size). The worst thing he could do is try to prove people wrong and then get himself hurt.
He was contestant 172 in Netflix's live adaption of "squid game" and he didn't get very far in that, I doubt he would be able to hold his own against the new gladiators! However, that being said I do think he would be a great villain on there still, better than venom. Would be amazing if they brought him in as a guest referee that seemed genuine but he would side with the gladiators and keep blowing the whistle on the contestants until he was removed haha
Some of the new gladiators are elite athletes. Don't know if you guys were 😂😂😂😂😂 You were the best though wolf. This new show will never rival the old.
Legend. I was watching the program on Saturday, just thinking to myself whole time "where's Wolf?". This is no Gladiators. Mark Clattenburg as well. What!?
This generation can’t even handle being the most privileged people ever to walk the face of this earth never mind what we went through. One hit to the face with a pillow and they’ll be rolling on the floor like a premier league footballer.
Sounds like pride talking on the part of Wolf. Interesting to hear that the 90s show was no joke for the gladiators back then but that doesn't mean the new gen stars will be lack luster!
The smallest male Gladiator is only an inch shorter than Wolf was in his prime, they've already shown themselves to be beasts in games such as Powerball and Duel. A 71 year old Wolf, however much he might claim, wouldn't be able to beat them in these games.
Old gladiators still the best. Panther was my favourite old school gladiator!!😊 Majority of people in the gym nowadays are on steroids and Mc Donalds diet!😂
I think it's well out of order that the new gladiators have took nothing to do with any of the old gladiators they wouldn't have a show of it wasn't for the old gladiators especially so he was a great character
Wouldnt trust that guy. He wasnt going to talk about steroids and clearly didnt want to. Why? Hes a fitness instructor who doesnt want to discuss steroids. Anyone who knows anything about the industry knows you cannot look the way his dad did or any of the gladiators do without steroids. Yet he doesnt even want to talk about it? Very odd. Wolf takes steroids - all of them do.
Just shows you how well you can hide the drugs if they only got rid of one from the original cos they were pretty much all heavy on the gear. Sacrificial lamb sounds like to me. Wolf was the best though. And fitness hasnt changed that much. They're more people on the gear now than they're ever was back then trust me
He opened a pub in the next town from us. He signed everyone's autographs whilst his German Shepherd ran around playing with the kids 😂 Lovely, lovely bloke. Made time for everybody.
One of the nicest men I ever met.
guy ate my cat of the bone
@@fairzanimationshahaha then stuffed the bone where the sun don’t shine
Where is this?!
ive seen him in public before nearly 15 years ago i wasnt quite sure if it was actually him or not i was a kid last time i seen him on tv he caught me looking and approached me i was going to leave him alone and not draw attention to him but he came and spoke to me when he realized i knew who he was really nice man. he lives in new zealand now i think
Absolute legend, still remember watching the wolf man on Gladiators.
Old gladiators is by far the most watchable
This new one is the most like it, much more than the Sky One version was, it got the balance right of making it feel like Gladiators but still feeling modern.
@@Big4ofThrash Your alone in thinking that way, because everyone knows the old gladiators were the best.
@@Big4ofThrash You're the only one thinking that lmao! The new one is just bad and for woke audiences. The Sky One version was way better.
@@RatedRRaj The Sky One version was awful!!! It looked like it was filmed in some studio warehouse and the Gladiators had no personalities whatsoever. John Anderson was the only good thing on it and even he wasn't enough to save it. This new one is much more faithful to the original and there's nothing 'woke' about it.
@@Big4ofThrash You’re just coping. Those Gladiators from Sky One version had way better personalities than today’s ones and some of them went on to become really big in the entertainment industry. Oblivion went on to compete in pro wrestling and is now in WWE, Goliath also went on to perform for WWE. Ice became a full time BT sport interviewer working for UFC.
Explain how the new one is faithful to the original? It isn’t in any way what so ever lmao and all the gladiators seem cringey with their dancing and laughing, like that nitro guy. They’re trying to show to everyone ‘oh look we can all be the same and funny’ whereas the Sky One had an original feeling to it. The new gladiators are wannabes, just look at Legend and how bad his mic skills are lmao! Everytime he talks it’s like he’s trying too hard to be the bad guy but it’s just not working.
The presentation, theatrics and showmanship on the Sky One version was outstanding as each Gladiator had their own themed attire too whereas on the new one everyone is all wearing the same attires and clothes. That right there is zero effort being put into it. Also the Sky One had way better theme music too, the new one is lacking in that aspect since I don’t think it even has an official theme. There’s nothing wrong if you didn’t like the Sky One one and if you prefer the new one instead, but you’re definitely wrong and have no claim whatsoever by suggesting that the new one is most likely to the original, especially considering that they had Wolf and John Anderson on the Sky one too but the new one has absolutely nothing when it comes to bringing anything back from the original series.
Jet and lightning were the teenage boys favourites 😂😂
Jet!
Jet was fit as fuck.
Lightning was my crush. I got to meet her once. I was a little kid back then.
JET ❤️
Yep had a quick band slip down the pants on the sofa every Saturday evening
The baddie we all loved to hate back in the days when Saturday night TV was off the charts! Loved Wolf! Legend!
@mrmister769 yep and lightning!
@@Brs-od8mx Lightning was my crush. I got to meet her once back then, as a kid.
@mrmister769 The new version isn't bad at all, you're just letting nostalgia cloud your judgment. The original was great for it's time, but it's over, the sooner you see that, the easier it'll be to enjoy the newer one which seems to get the balance right for its format.
Have respect for your elders who paved the path.. don't belittle a legend on the show rolling your eyes when he discusses how he trains at the age of 71
That's the problem in society. He should be held up as a role model. Still kicking arse at 71 and could probably put most blokes half his age to shame.
Well said. Wolf is an absolute legend and who the hell is this nobody? He'll never achieve the status of The Wolf and he knows it, that's why he was acting a dick
Lmao that guy (the young one) looks like he's 40 but has the mind of a snowflake. And he's so delusional acting as if none of the new gladiators aren't taking steroids 😂😂😂
Everyone remembers The wolf from the gladiators, massive part of growing up in the 90’s. He was the big bad wolf on TV but a true gentleman in real life
His accent is so gorgeous! I met Wolf at my local Christmas lights event , and he was a sweetheart when I was growing up. I got so starstruck. I asked him what his favourite drink was , and he replied joking it was blood , then a few minutes later he came back towards me at the front and said his favourite drink was wine! Haha Never forgot that I was only 11 I think!
Now you’re 50?
No idea why TV executives didn’t get the 90’s Gladiators to host the show!? It would have been epic and potentially take the show to the next level - massively obvious mistake I would say!!!
They dont like the idea of real men on TV, now if wolf came out as trans they would probably give him his own show lol.
Yes like they do in sports. Maybe a group chat each episode 😊
@@sherimillman53 yes absolutely!!!
Because they would've taken away from the new Gladiators because fools blinded by nostalgia will only focus on them and not the Gladiators or contenders.
@alphapilly Come back with a real critique and maybe I'll take it seriously.
Wolf is and always will be a Legend. I’m grateful for everything he done on the show 👍🏼
Oh and I’ve no doubt he’d win the duel in 10 seconds to this day 😂.
Shadow was the ultimate Gladiator. The show lost its intimidation factor when he was cut. Duel was never ever the same.
My childhood Saturdays watching Gladiators. They all bought so much entertainment to us all and especially Wolf, what a character full of Christmas.
I'm looking forward to see how this gen of Gladiators compare with the original cast.
They're miles better than the 2008 ones, that's for sure. Viper is currently the most like Wolf and Sabre is the most like Jet.
I trained with him in Ibiza early 2002/2003 he is a gentleman a really decent fella….good luck to you Wolf 🐺
I personally would like to see Wolf back with some of his other team members and go against these younger Gladiators
No one is going to put a 71 year old man onto a show with younger athletes where he could get hurt, no matter how physically fit he is for his age.
@@Big4ofThrash We're not talking about any 71 year old man it's obvious wolf is not any man he has looked after himself and you can see that by the way he looks
@@JiffyHand He just looks like a regular 71 year old man who looks after himself, that doesn't mean he should be trying to prove himself against athletes in their late 20's and early 30's. You really need to seperate the character from the man.
@@JiffyHandbut still no show is going to put on a 71 year old man.
The mans straight up, lets get it right, he would mess us all up in his day, and prob today. What a nice guy. Respect Wolf.
He comes from the Arnold generation! hes no snowflake when it comes to pain and gain
Bet you are a snowflake though
Steroid abuse is much worse today. Hats off to Wolf for maintaining his health and fitness. Old school methods are still the best; squat, deadlift, press. Add a good engine and voila.
Rubish steroid use and abuse was just as bad in the 90s, if not worse, because that's when they really started experimenting
Wolf was roided off his tits
It’s not it’s rife now but it was rife then too, probably the case since the late 70s tbh.
I think the main difference today is that it's not just competitive athletes and body builders doing them. It now includes your average Joe Bloggs gym goers looking for short cuts.
Yeah Dorian Yates says your average joe blogs is taking 3 times the amount he was taking during his career.
First time I saw Wolf, before he was known as Wolf, was in the early 80's on the front cover of a cassette for a game called 'Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior' which was incredibly fun for a young kid. Fast forward to the time this show aired, also the glorious Amiga days, and that was when I realised he was the man on the front cover of that cassette. Stood there looking like Conan, huge sword in hand, an extremely in shape, dark haired, barbarian woman on the floor, wrapped around his leg in a seductive manner. By far the best and most memorable Gladiator of that time. Well, not accounting for Jet...obviously 😍
Maria Whittaker was the woman on the Barbarian game cover, in case you wanted to know that.
I feel sorry for the young guy who thinks that things have changed a lot. 99% of the basics from then hold true today.
So true, comically the 80s Russian weight lifters still have all the records for weightlifting even though they were erased by changing the weight categories
Wolf was my favorite in the original gladiators.
Old gladiators still better, but the new one manages to captures the original. It's one of the better reboots.
I'd pay anything to see this man in action again wolf' really inspires me hope to be as fit as him in 30years
Even at 71 my money is on Wolf and Lightning who is in her 50’s
Wolf & Shadow were my favourite gladiators. Good times
Wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of shadow, he went to prison for torturing somebody 😱
@@stuartyaxley6689 didn't know that. I think he was a competitive amateur kickboxer too. Drugs aside the guy was explosive. Great on the duel event 😜👌
I reckon all the blokes in the original were on steds, Hunter, Trojan, Warrior, Cobra etc. They looked like they'd been drawn by an illustrator they were that ripped
@@Camberwell86 I'd have too agree. Having said that, it was much more fun when they were roided up, like the WWF in the 80s 😜
@@mig1017 always felt sorry for the blokes. With the birds it was like "female athlete vs female athlete" but the blokes were like "average joe vs absolute unit" 😅
Seeing him try might actually be TV worth watching...
My money would be on wolf, he may not be as strong or fast, but he still have massive experiance, which matters a lot in such events.
Fucking rights it would Wolf is a legend.
What, so much on TV
Watching an old man try to prove himself against younger athletes might be great for action films, but this is real life and the old man loses in real life, no matter how fit he claims to be.
@@Big4ofThrashthat's why it would be good TV get to see some boomer knocked about. Just want to point out I don't advocate bashing old people
Looking good for 71
Lovely guy in real life!
I remember the Cook Report, titled Dying To Look Good, pertaining to the alleged use of steroids, by one or two of the Gladiators, for the show back in the 1990s...Worth a watch.
He’s a fuckin legend.
I had a body shop in Sydenham London. One day the gym owner around the back of my garage came in and complained that paint fumes were going into his gym when his windows were open. I was out at the time, so went round the next day to tell him to shut his windows. It was wolf's gym. He was very reasonable, and didn't' squash me. Nice guy, glad to hear he's still training. 👍💪
Blue Rock Gym. I used to train there. Great days. Mike is a gent.
Played the pantomime villain so brilliantly and loved every moment of it.
He looks older. But we loved him when we was kids. We knew deep down he wasn't really a wolf, that's probably why we loved him. And still do!!
He's 71, how did you expect him to look?
@@Big4ofThrash like a 71 year old?
I'll call BS on the no steroid claim. Almost all of them definately were, and that includes the women
Absolutely
Warrior owns or used to own a gym near where I grew up. I went in once to look around. He showed me around. Very polite. He was huge. Unfortunately, he got mixed up with some dodgy folk and spent some time in jail.
Who was born in the 80s or before didn't watch this show? It was some amazing Saturday night tv
I remember as a young kid bumping into Wolf in Sainsburys in Sevenoaks kent , he was shopping but always fun towards me and my little brother
Used to love it when wolf came on he was always bringing the fun 😂
Wolf/Michael Van Wyjk lived near us and his father my mum used to look after him when he came into her shop a few times a week, very nice man, and Michael a exceptional guy, very approachable and always willing to talk.
Great to see him again and looking so well considering! Here in UK everyone i spoke with about the new show, were all hoping to see some of the original crew in some capacity. Hopefully still a possibility? 😊
On a side note, its annoying when the presenters are having to talk over the guests because of time. Procedures or whoever arrange the guests to come on and then don't allocate enough time for them to talk 🤷♂️
He looks good for a 71year old!!!
Wolf! Man, He made Gladiators fun!
I remember sitting around the Tele with the family, screaming at how bang out of order Wolf was! 💪😂
…The way Wolf used to ONLY listen to John Anderson was also very funny!
Everyone needs to contact the BBC to petition & get Him on the show as a Contestant!
I wanna see what he can do!
GO WOLF!!!! HE SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN A GLADIATOR AGAIN!!!
Sometimes it's cruel to be kind...he is a 71 year old man...no matter how he feels inside his mind, his body simply will not be able to keep up. I would hate to see him try and prove me wrong.
@@stephenmason1245 klingons over 130 years old could beat people in their 20s in fights.
He's 71 years old, however fit he might feel himself, the truth is his body now just simply won't match up to athletes not only much younger than him and in their physical prime, but half of them are much larger than him as well. He'd be setting himself up for serious injury or worse if he were to be a Gladiator again.
@@STEJTHEGREATEST Klingons aren't real, humans are and humans tend to reach their physical peak between 45 and 49, after that it goes downhill.
@@Big4ofThrash He wouldn't be going up against the other Gladiators, though. He'd be going against the contenders, like in the past. And thus far, I haven't seen anyone in the recent series who could hold a candle to Wesley Berry, Phil Norman, Kyler Storm, etc.
Love Wolf. He made that show. Along with Jet ;-) ......Wolf should do his own show like SAS with a Gladiator slant. Stick it on ITV. Everyone would watch 💗🐺
Wolf is great. Kudos to Nat's dad too. Some shape. Would love to see his diet/routine
I always loved Wolf. Such a believable character when I was a kid
Wolf had a gym in Hayes (Kent), I was in there all the time, he is a good guy. I didn’t see any substances being consumed, I remember getting through a lot of Met-RX, which called a protein/ recovery shake these days.
Fun times, I remember Cobra rocking up one, day, never Jet tho unfortunately…
By the way I think if Wolf didn't take pre-workouts and caffeine powders he would look younger. I have done a huge study on pre-workouts that contain a lot of supplements most notibly the caffeine. What happens is kidney function drops and caffeine levels being too high ages you and causes more poison build up in the blood stream, which makes you look old or deformed in some way compared to if you stop doing them and clean your body out, you will look young and have stronger skin and nails. All you need is really collagen supplement for skin, 1 coffee, biotin, vitamin-c, magnesium, zinc, copper, cod liver oil, all B-vitamins complex, to help you glow and look young, whilst keeping hydrated with water and or electroyltes everything as natural as you can get it. Oh and only drink when your thirsty.
I did with pre-workouts for a few years, then I stopped for a few years in the pandemic to test my theory out, and it's true I looked younger whilst having one satiated meal per day and no pre-workout than a pre-workout with one meal per day. Difference is huge as well. Takes time to notice effects though. Must be a nice scam industry to use a pre-workout, get the body you want easier but at the cost of your age and looks. Ever wonder why you see big men at the gym all pumped, that look way older than they are? It's either a combination of steroids and or a lot of supplements that focus on caffeine and pre-workout ingredients/chemicals.
I study ingredients and perform the tests on myself to determine the outcome. I also research ingredients, and have more than 10 years knowledge in diet/exercise. Hope this helps someone out there.
Anyways, much respect to Wolf though for having the courage to come on and be honest. Whatever BBC are thinking, they will always be forever dumb for not involving wolf at least he should have been the commentator or just someone to come in and push everyone around for entertainment purposes lol. He can even come in with mad max gear and then be mean to everyone lol.
Legend! Wolf was an integral part of being a 90s kid. I have to say, the reboot is pretty good. The contenders seem to be more of a match for the gladiators than they did originally, probably a couple of reasons for that. Fitness and being into fitness is more of a thing now than it was in the 90s especially pumping iron, the original contestants came across more as average joes. Not sure if safety has come into it too, on things like the gauntlet it was brutal originally whereas now it seems pretty easy the gladiators aren’t as aggressive. More of the new events are about speed and agility as opposed to brute power or a combination of speed and strength which plays into the contenders hands too. I think the eliminator seemed easier in the 90s though, most of them flew through it with no issues, that cargo net looks really hard work now.
"Who's afraid of the big bad wolf" his contribution to the first gladiators was so significant ,we liked a baddie who didn't play by the rules and this was Wolf, would be great if he made a guest appearance on the new gladiators.
Representing the future and looking good Nat 💪🏻
I can remember Wolf and Vinny Jones having a set to in a celebrity version ,brilliant tv
Vinny came last in everything. Always complaining. Boxer Gary Mason was also on the show. It's on youtube.
which one? was it celeb big bro?
@@bluebellbeatnik4945 Before your Brain cell was active. fool
@@bluebellbeatnik4945 It was a Celebrity version of Gladiators .Vinny was a contestant .
It's not the same. The showmanship back then was awesome. And the original music for the games needs to come back.
Lets hope they do some kind of charity Gladiator Legends line up as a Old skool v's The New,only real upset is that they never used Birmingham Arena for the show.
Jeremy’s impression of John Anderson sounded more like Borat Sagdiyev 😂
Before they made the X-Men movies, I always wanted him to play Wolverine.
He would have killed it.
Don't make me laugh
Gladiators UK was a different level
Greatest heel in the history of TV
I used to work in hotel spas/gyms doing the deep tissue or relaxing treatments.
Although I’m trained in sports/deep tissue , I always found the athletes who were pumped the hardest to treat .
It was literally like massaging an inflated gym ball 😊
I go to the gym where Saracen goes, i say hello to him he's a really friendly guy but for some reason i can't go up to him and tell him i was a huge gladiators fan back then and want a selfie with him, one day i will get the courage to ask him 🤨🤨
Your still lucky for meeting him though!
The march of time sadly affects us all, except for Mr Wolf, who still has his amazing body, physique, hair etc etc...😉😉
One of the most approachable people out of most of the gladiators
“How are you son?” .. Is he fucking kidding?
Calm down snowflake
No, at 71 - no matter what he says - he is not capable of beating todays Gladiators.
When you get older your reflexes slow, and after your early 40's you start losing strength and size.
At 71 you're probably only 50 to 66% as strong as in your prime, even if you're the same weight.
I'm 62 and I know this first hand, and from observing other bodybuilders.
Wolf is just making these statements to get 15 minutes of fame, and to drum up publicity for the show.
This is real life not "Rocky 6" where a mid 60's Rocky takes on the champ and almost beats him.
Mate he was cage fighting in NZ into his 60s. He won silver at the Kiwi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu championships twice against people half his age. He would defo smash this new mob. I think it's only the Chinese dude who knows how to fight a little bit, the rest are just muscle heads. Don't fuck with a 70-year-old martial artist who quite happily goes into a cage with 30-year-olds as a hobby. And 30-year-olds who actually know how to fight I should add. 😅
@@Camberwell86 OK, I stand corrected. I was unaware of those facts. I'm just speaking from a strength standpoint, and what I've observed in the gym. Fighting is a different matter, but I think in the Gladiator games Wolf would have trouble? I might be wrong?
No strengh can stay until your late 50s. Mike ohearn is in best shape of his life and strongest ever he has been. He is in mid 50s
@@mikthe2004 Strength's the last thing a man loses, it's his speed, stamina, explosiveness, reaction time, eyesight etc that all go first. That's when you begin to struggle against the kids.
Fun fact: Wolf was aged 40 to 48 during Gladiators' original 8 year run. 😮
@@davidc4408 Mike is the exception, not the rule! Most people start losing strength mid 40'S or even earlier!
If he has lifted heavy all his life never got sick he needs to thank his lucky stars that he was blessed with very good genetics 🧬
Wolf is a legend i named my first pet after him haha (a hamster). The Gladiators in the 90s was one of the greatest tv shows of all time, even though i was a big fan of a certain 6+ gladiators i think Wolf made the show that bit better he was definitely the most entertaining. Nothing against the new show i respect how much they have stuck to the original except that nob gladiator whos trying to copy wolf but failing miserably. Still really glad they brought it back.
Indian born, with a Dutch sounding name, was a Gladiator in England, now settled in NZ and developed the accent too...that Wolfman gets around, he must've been in his late 30s/early 40s when he was a Gladiator.
I believe Richard O'Brian from the Crystal Maze was another 90s UK celebrity figure that also emigrated to NZ too.
Why do they emigrate to NZ?
The New gladiators series doesn’t seem to be as competitive as the 90s show. The gladiators seem to be holding back.
New Zealand is a bit far from where the program is filmed 🎥 😀
Never forget wolfs appearance on the Cook Report 😂😂😂
Viper is the new wolf. I watched it. It’s not bad. Same theme tune and format. Same tune when they fall. It’s a good reboot. Unspoilt by too many changes.
Awooga!
I believe Wolf could, he was always my favourite!
It's all talk, no matter how fit he feels he is, he's 71 years old and realistically, his body wouldn't be able to cope with taking on young athletes in their physical prime (half of those athletes bear in mind are practically twice his size). The worst thing he could do is try to prove people wrong and then get himself hurt.
He was contestant 172 in Netflix's live adaption of "squid game" and he didn't get very far in that, I doubt he would be able to hold his own against the new gladiators! However, that being said I do think he would be a great villain on there still, better than venom. Would be amazing if they brought him in as a guest referee that seemed genuine but he would side with the gladiators and keep blowing the whistle on the contestants until he was removed haha
Some of the new gladiators are elite athletes. Don't know if you guys were 😂😂😂😂😂
You were the best though wolf. This new show will never rival the old.
I also remember Wolf being on the cook report
Legend. I was watching the program on Saturday, just thinking to myself whole time "where's Wolf?". This is no Gladiators.
Mark Clattenburg as well. What!?
This generation can’t even handle being the most privileged people ever to walk the face of this earth never mind what we went through. One hit to the face with a pillow and they’ll be rolling on the floor like a premier league footballer.
We loved this show years ago , I felt the new show looked to soft almost not real like the old one .
He was my favorite male gladiator to see, but all time favorite for obvious reasons was Jet..think the males out there know why right? 😉
I thought the inset/thumbnail was King Charles 🤔😆😆...but it's Wolfie 👍..
Gladiators get the og wolf 🐺 legend back in
The impact on there bodies do me a favour insult to a proper contact sport like rugby not prancing around in a baby grow with an oversize earbud
New show is pretty good actually to be fair
I never knew they were doing a new one
Sounds like pride talking on the part of Wolf. Interesting to hear that the 90s show was no joke for the gladiators back then but that doesn't mean the new gen stars will be lack luster!
The smallest male Gladiator is only an inch shorter than Wolf was in his prime, they've already shown themselves to be beasts in games such as Powerball and Duel. A 71 year old Wolf, however much he might claim, wouldn't be able to beat them in these games.
Old gladiators still the best. Panther was my favourite old school gladiator!!😊
Majority of people in the gym nowadays are on steroids and Mc Donalds diet!😂
I think it's well out of order that the new gladiators have took nothing to do with any of the old gladiators they wouldn't have a show of it wasn't for the old gladiators especially so he was a great character
LEGEND.. Lovely Genuine fella!
Travesty they ain't given him Time of day! Ridiculous..
You cannot train charisma. Wolf has that in bucketloads
Still my favourite
Wouldnt trust that guy. He wasnt going to talk about steroids and clearly didnt want to. Why? Hes a fitness instructor who doesnt want to discuss steroids. Anyone who knows anything about the industry knows you cannot look the way his dad did or any of the gladiators do without steroids. Yet he doesnt even want to talk about it? Very odd. Wolf takes steroids - all of them do.
Wolf my hero ❤
Eddie izzard is going to be one of the new Gladiators.the BBC say its to get with the times.
Let me guess, you're 50+ and think Trump and Boris Johnson are good people
@tjsquibbofficial. 30,Yes to Trump, no To Boris, no to woke BS. Didn't mean to hurt your feelings. 🤣
@@jonathanfraser684 Well, good to know you're an awful human being and proud of it.
Shameful clickbait title. He said "I'd 100% go up against them" .... "Go up against" is respectful, but let's just change it to 'BEAT" because clicks.
Nutrition..the food has got worse not better
Just shows you how well you can hide the drugs if they only got rid of one from the original cos they were pretty much all heavy on the gear. Sacrificial lamb sounds like to me. Wolf was the best though. And fitness hasnt changed that much. They're more people on the gear now than they're ever was back then trust me
The programme probably never tested anyone until they wanted to ditch them, like they did shadow after the papers exposed his drug taking.
they was all on gear back in the day
You think of Gladiators, you think of Wolf. Simple.
Wolf looks like a cross between Wallace from Wallace and Gromit and a zombie.
My friends mom was phoenix out the galdiators when i was young