Dani Means Increases the Voltage on American Gladiators

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.7 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Dani Means is “Voltage” on the brand-new American Gladiators reboot on Amazon Prime, and she’s got one of the wildest paths to the arena! Dani talks about getting recruited for the show through a DM, surviving the grueling Gladiators fitness combine, creating the Voltage character, working alongside The Miz, Wardlow, J-Rod, and other elite athletes, and what really happens behind the scenes of the massive competition series. She breaks down her favorite events, the injuries, the pressure of performing in front of thousands of fans, and whether a second season is on the way. Dani also shares her journey from representing Hong Kong in international rugby, training for the Olympics, winning a Powerlifting World Championship, earning her IFBB Pro card in bodybuilding, and chasing a spot at the Olympia. Plus, rugby vs. football, natural bodybuilding, life in Hong Kong, owning a gym in Los Angeles, and how becoming an American Gladiator changed everything. Thank you for supporting our sponsors! Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial at https://Shopify.com/JERICHO Talk Is Jericho is available on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/ChrisJerichoFozzy Like, Subscribe, and hit the 🔔 to stay updated on new episodes! More from Talk Is Jericho: 📸 Instagram: @chrisjerichofozzy | @talkisjericho 🐦 Twitter/X: @IAmJericho | @TalkIsJericho 🎵 TikTok: @chrisjericho 🌐 Website: https://www.webisjericho.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.0	Talk is Jericho, baby. Talk is Jericho. Mama, talk is me. All right. So we are here with Danny Means, which is, there's so much to discuss here. But let's just jump right into it. American Gladiators. Yes, sir. And you are voltage. I am voltage. Is it you, are you electric? I've got all the energy. I power the arena. There is no arena without me.
1:28.7	Really? Yeah. That's it. See, now you're going into voltage character, I feel. Trying.
1:33.6	Before you came in, just like, hey, hey, I'm voltage. So let's talk about this. How does one
1:38.8	become an American gladiator? Well, apparently you start off by playing rugby.
1:46.0	In Hong Kong.
1:47.0	In Hong Kong, of all places, to an American, to an American father and a Malaysian Chinese
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