Jimmy Butler goes through gladiator training at a replica Roman arena with hosts David, Ave, and Jesus. They run combat drills, trade jokes about blood and sand, and end with a mock ceremony where Ave as Emperor Nero grants Jimmy Roman citizenship.
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Jave.
No, no.
Jimmy.
No. A-V-E, Ave.
That's your name, Ave?
Yes.
Your name? Reggie.
Reggie.
Speak up! Reggie!
Your name?
David!
David.
Your name?
Jesus.
Jesus? Is it Spanish? Or Mexican? Mexican.
Mexican.
Perfect.
We will understand each other.
Perfect.
Okay, welcome to the Grupo Story Girl, man.
Perfect.
Only a couple of things I have to tell you before before having you in the arena to see you spitting blood and dust.
I like it.
You like it?
You gonna be spitting the blood. I'm ready, I got my stance.
Are you ready?
Ready. Let's go. Move, move, move, hurry up.
You not walking no faster than I'm walking.
You have to walk fast.
When I get one of them sexy belts.
That's why we have to be on a black belt like this.
Let's do this.
Oh, what's up, baby?
Okay now. You got some titties?
This is our first.
I'm in the game.
Jesus. Jesus.
Put on the baptism cape.
Okay.
Do you want to go, guys?
Yep.
Let's go.
Where my sword? This is my team. We'll beat any gladiator you put against us. Put your back next to mine. Huh?
Wide out.
I'm a wide receiver. I'm the one that I run down there—
Odellum?
Can't do no crying!
They put me through hell! Yeah, and I spin it and be like everybody put your hands on it. Let's see that again. You look like a leprechaun man, stop hopped up to death.
I can break your neck or otherwise you go on the ground.
Do that again. What do you do?
Ooh-wee-eeh ooh-wee-eeh ooh-wee-eeh.
Oh, I'm good. I'm in the game.
This is Sparta!
It's not Sparta.
Okay, my bad.
200 years before Rome.
How come I got this sword? I had the good one at first, and he took it. Yeah, but he got the straight one. Helmet's starting to come off. Oh my God, I can't see. Fix my helmet. Fix my helmet. I can't see. Watch how bad I'm sweating when I take this off.
Imagine to be inside of the arena with the This is like heating sand. No more smiles, let's go. Let's go. It's time to work.
I'm down, let's time to work. [MUSIC] Oh man, come on, let me go beat this kid. Like seriously, just let me fight. Let me slap somebody with a sword, that's all. Let me tell you something, I'm a grown-ass man. I'm not finna lift none of that.
Ready, guys?
Oh, I'm ready.
This is the way.
Do y'all have any sandbags?
Jump, pass through the swinging bags.
That's not hard.
Dancing the way I showed you.
Yeah, if you're— how tall are you?
See?
He like 5'6".
Look at him, look at him. That's 'cause he been watching Rocky.
Yeah, what you doing? Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Oh! Oh!
So, this is enough for you.
Yeah, I'm gonna tell you something. I'm glad we get to put on a show for y'all. I came here to go see the Colosseum. They brought me into gladiator school.
Yeah, let's go to the other side. We have to do the same thing and 1.
Okay, say go.
I don't have to say go. You see me.
When you finish, I go?
When you finish, you start.
Okay.
What? What?
Told you. Come on, baby. You ain't got to tell me twice.
Very good. What 3?
What 3?
You said what 3?
This is the movement.
Oh, he didn't do that either. He just like took it over.
I'm talking to you. Shout out, Steve.
What?
This guy, you talk to me like that one more time— You wanna live or die? 1, 2, 3, 4!
Yes! Therefore, what do you want?
Do we have any finishing moves? Yeah, like Mortal Kombat?
3!
Haha!
Ahh!
Ahh!
Ahh!
Ahh!
Ahh!
Ahh!
Ahh!
Ahh! Ahh!
5 push-ups! No time! This time! Go, go, go!
I'm good.
Can I kill him?
Got my hands up.
1!
Ahh! D'oh!
How many push-ups this time?
It's more of a this.
Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh.
I'm in here. I'm in here.
You and him, face to face.
Oh, he's praying. He's praying.
He better. He gonna need it. He gonna need it.
Ready.
You ready?
He's up there.
Why he always get to play offense? I hate playing defense all the time.
1, 3, 4, 2, 1. Switch.
You move only the right.
Okay. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Okay, okay, okay.
2, 3.
Damn, what's wrong with you? Make Hit my soul.
What's wrong with you? Because he's defending his leg. You are not reaching his leg. It's different.
Come on.
Do you want your cookies, guys? Cookies?
I thought you never—
Stop talking! To your side! Oh, be ready.
Sabe's gonna really give me a cookie, man?
I thought I did a good job. 1, 2, give me another 2, 3, give me another 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Hey, you cold with it, boy. I know you had that.
That was cold. Guys. That was cold, huh?
What do you wanna— Let me tell you, you're good. Yes.
I'm great.
No, you are not good.
Oh, man.
You are not good.
That ain't it.
Okay? I don't wanna see you dancing. We are not making a, how do you say, street dance, okay? No, come on, go!
But now you have to prove to be very clever. In case we do not use rules.
Ah, I know what you're doing. I forgot the name of this. I learned about this in high school. I think I should, I need to go fight in the Coliseum, 'cause this ain't, I'm used to like—
It's too small for you, I know, I know.
I'm used to like 80,000.
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
He gotta go pray again.
Oh my gosh.
Say something for me in your prayer. I'm not seeing you.
No, say, "Thank you." Ah!
Got him! I read that one.
He done.
Oh, yeah. I hit him right here. He don't got no head.
All right, that's enough for one day. Grazie. You sure you don't need a sore in— tinnitus? That's what they did in the movies.
With the power received today by the Emperor Nero, I'm proud to give you the Roman citizenship.
Ready, Nelson! Man, I'm bad.
Shoo!
Shoo! We gonna go out there and get it together! We gonna get out of here! One of you, not both!
Did you have a good time?
Sí, señor.
Can I be serious with these people?
Hold on.
No!
Stop it!
The moment I've been waiting on. I've been studying, waiting all my life for this.
