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.

Old gladiators is by far the most watchable

Jet and lightning were the teenage boys favourites 😂😂

Absolute legend, still remember watching the wolf man on Gladiators.

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

The baddie we all loved to hate back in the days when Saturday night TV was off the charts! Loved Wolf! Legend!

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!

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

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 😂.

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!!!

Shadow was the ultimate Gladiator. The show lost its intimidation factor when he was cut. Duel was never ever the same.

I personally would like to see Wolf back with some of his other team members and go against these younger Gladiators

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.

He comes from the Arnold generation! hes no snowflake when it comes to pain and gain

I trained with him in Ibiza early 2002/2003 he is a gentleman a really decent fella….good luck to you Wolf 🐺

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.

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 feel sorry for the young guy who thinks that things have changed a lot. 99% of the basics from then hold true today.

Even at 71 my money is on Wolf and Lightning who is in her 50’s

Old gladiators still better, but the new one manages to captures the original. It's one of the better reboots.

Wolf was my favorite in the original gladiators.

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 😍

He’s a fuckin legend.

Looking good for 71

Seeing him try might actually be TV worth watching...

I'd pay anything to see this man in action again wolf' really inspires me hope to be as fit as him in 30years

Wolf & Shadow were my favourite gladiators. Good times

Who was born in the 80s or before didn't watch this show? It was some amazing Saturday night tv

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. 👍💪

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 looks good for a 71year old!!!

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!!

I always loved Wolf. Such a believable character when I was a kid

Jeremy’s impression of John Anderson sounded more like Borat Sagdiyev 😂

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.

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.

GO WOLF!!!! HE SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN A GLADIATOR AGAIN!!!

Used to love it when wolf came on he was always bringing the fun 😂

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 is great. Kudos to Nat's dad too. Some shape. Would love to see his diet/routine

I can remember Wolf and Vinny Jones having a set to in a celebrity version ,brilliant 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

Representing the future and looking good Nat 💪🏻

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…

I'll call BS on the no steroid claim. Almost all of them definately were, and that includes the women

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.

It's not the same. The showmanship back then was awesome. And the original music for the games needs to come back.

“How are you son?” .. Is he fucking kidding?

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 💗🐺

The New gladiators series doesn’t seem to be as competitive as the 90s show. The gladiators seem to be holding back.

"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.

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 🤨🤨

Never forget wolfs appearance on the Cook Report 😂😂😂

Gladiators UK was a different level

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.

Before they made the X-Men movies, I always wanted him to play Wolverine. He would have killed it.

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 🧬

New Zealand is a bit far from where the program is filmed 🎥 😀

We loved this show years ago , I felt the new show looked to soft almost not real like the old one .

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 😊

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

One of the most approachable people out of most of the gladiators

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!

The march of time sadly affects us all, except for Mr Wolf, who still has his amazing body, physique, hair etc etc...😉😉

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!

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.

Greatest heel in the history of TV

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.

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.

New show is pretty good actually to be fair

I also remember Wolf being on the cook report

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.

I thought the inset/thumbnail was King Charles 🤔😆😆...but it's Wolfie 👍..

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!?

Gladiators get the og wolf 🐺 legend back in

Wolf looks like a cross between Wallace from Wallace and Gromit and a zombie.

I never knew they were doing a new one

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

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.

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

Awooga!

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? 😉

they was all on gear back in the day

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

They're there because they passed the audition, and the screen tests etc.

I believe Wolf could, he was always my favourite!

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

I didn’t realise wolf became russ bray

Guy was an animal caught him going thru my bins .he was scary lol

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.

I remember him offering The mighty Mike Quinn a diet coke only for mike to refuse because of the chemical content

Still my favourite

Eddie izzard is going to be one of the new Gladiators.the BBC say its to get with the times.

He couldn’t handle old ladies on squid game😂😂

My friends mom was phoenix out the galdiators when i was young