pulled off for the entire time (Inspired by UK gladiator). Whiplash Years active: 1993–96 The contender and Gladiator stood atop a diameter circular platform, with each participant having one hand strapped to a handle of a triangular apparatus referred to as the “dog bone”. The event was played for thirty seconds, with contender and Gladiator pulling on their sides of the bone in an attempt to break the other's grip and thus “own the bone”. Neither participant could place their free hand on the bone, and doing so resulted in a disqualification. For the first two seasons of Whiplash, each participant had different objectives. The contender could win by either “owning the bone” or using it to pull the Gladiator off of the platform, scoring ten points in either instance. All the Gladiators were required to do was remain on the platform for the full thirty seconds to win, although they could also win by “owning the bone”. For the seventh season, the rule was changed and the Gladiator could only win by “owning the bone”. If the Gladiator was still on the platform when time expired, the contender was awarded five points for a draw. The Eliminator The Eliminator served as each episode's final event and was the only event where the contenders faced off directly with each other instead of against the Gladiators. The Gladiators would still participate but as the years went on they were involved less and less. The Eliminator was an obstacle course laid out over the entire arena floor. The obstacles used varied from year to year. 1989–91 For the first two seasons the Eliminator was played for points like every other event. Both contenders started at the same time and had to complete the course within a time limit. That limit was sixty seconds for the men for the first two seasons, while the women had sixty in the first season and seventy-five in the second. The points scale was different from the other events. A contender's score was determined by how much time was left on the clock when the course was finished. Each second earned the contender two points (five in 1989). However, there were penalties assessed to contenders if they either failed to complete obstacles in the proper manner or fell off of them. These added five seconds to the contenders' finishing time for each violation, which meant a loss