GLADIATOR NAME Mayhem
ROAD TO DESTRUCTION Houston native William Romeo, who says his ''Hollywood age'' is 34 and his real age is 44, started kickboxing when he was nine years old — and went 34-0 in the K-1 fight league. He also dabbles in personal training and acting: He played a demon on Charmed and a Jamaican drug lord on Without a Trace.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MEET HIM IN... Joust. ''I love to throw bombs at people's heads,'' he says. The laugh that follows makes you believe him.
MOST UN-GLADIATOR THING ABOUT HIM? ''I was in the marching band,'' admits the former drum team head. Also, he's afraid of what Siren will do if she catches him eating a cookie (again). And when he talks about auditioning for American Gladiators 10 years ago — and of the family members who supported him then and have since passed — he chokes up. ''I'm sorry I teared up on you,'' he says. ''Big 6'6,'' 240-lb. man...''
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