Sports Illustrated writer, Arash Markazi visited the new American Gladiator set and wrote about it on SI’s website. The article mainly focusses on Hulk Hogan but at the end there is a segment that includes IFBB Pro Valerie Waugaman, aka Siren…
Seeing how well I stacked up against Militia, one of the show’s reps suggests I face a female in my next event. Leading me toward the female Gladiators, who are lined up in a row, she tells me to pick the one I want to face. “Pick anyone,” she says. “Crush, Venom, Siren, Helga, whatever you want.” I suddenly feel like I’m on an episode of Cathouse as I scope each one out before finally settling on Siren.
After being selected, Siren (Valerie Waugaman), a buxom body builder, steps up to me and says, “OK, take it easy. I’m not looking to get hurt. I want to be back for a second season.”
She clearly missed my epic performance on the Joust against Militia.
“Don’t worry,” I tell her. “I was going to say the same thing to you. You know, except for the second season part. I don’t think I’m going to be asked back.”
Siren hardly breaks a sweat as I attempt to go past her on the Pyramid, which is constructed of 10 steps of foam rubber blocks that stairway down to the floor with the Gladiator standing on the fifth step. The goal is to get to the top. My goal at the point is just to survive.
After getting up to the fifth step, I try to juke past Siren before she grabs me, wraps me up and straddles me as we tumble down the Pyramid. She then gets up, leans over me and snarls as she would over a contender on the show.
“I think you’ll be fine for the second season,” I tell her.
