Professional wrestling news site PWMania.com is reporting that mixed martial artist Erin Toughill has been selected as one of the season two American Gladiators. The story is unsourced but follows several months of speculation that Toughill might be on the season two cast.

According to Erin Toughill's official site, she stands 5' 10", weighs about 150 pounds and has a 72-inch reach, which is pretty formidable.

Update: here's an interview from late last year featuring Toughill:

The Well Fed Network has a story and recipe for those who wish to Eat Like a Gladiator.

Cope: In the running?Season two is creeping up on us, with new episodes due over the summer. The "American Gladiators" production team has promised casting decisions this week, but so far I haven't heard any solid information about who's in and who's not.

One hopeful who seems like a strong contender is Lindsey Cope - shown at right with Valerie Waugaman. Cope is just 21 years old and has recently decided to compete in amateur figure contests. She looks a little brawny for figure to me, but for "American Gladiators" she may be just right. It certainly doesn't take much imagination to envision Lindsey Cope pounding the snot out of contenders in Gauntlet.

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Awesome illustration featuring the female American Gladiators by J. Bone.

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Raye "Zap" Hollitt answers questions about her fitness routine. NBC really needs to look at restoring the reader mail feature. It was one of the best parts of "American Gladiators" Classic.