the show has elements of pro wrestling and american gladiator but it does neither elements well.
the wrestling "storyline" element of the show are lame, plain stupid and goes no where.
the competition part basically pits contestants (normal people competing) again the "dome warriors" (the paid actors) pretty much the same way american gladiators did. except for one little thing: it's UNFAIR AS HELL!!! one example is the even in which both a contestant and a dome warrior have to hang by their hands from a metal grid suspended in the air while trying to kick each other down, but the grid always tilts down towards the contestants making it hard for them to move towards the dome warrior, but the dome warriors have an easy access to kick the contestant's arms to knock them down.
that's just one example of unfair cheap advantage crap that they do, if they would've leveled the playing field at least the competition part would be watchable.