
Pulverizers: The Pulverizers were large pneumatic hammers housed in each corner of the BattleBox. Others were replaced or removed altogether following their initial appearance: A number of these were adapted in between events and in some cases included in the modern incarnations used for the ABC and Discovery seasons. īelow is a list of hazards first introduced for the main BattleBox during the 1999 events and Comedy Central seasons. However, the competition which it was used for was not televised. įor Season 5.0 only, a miniature replica of the BattleBox was created for a backstage antweight competition, complete with red and blue starting squares, Killsaws and Spike Strips. In Season 4.0, the BattleBox received a new, taller roof with multiple Lexan panels and an aluminum truss structure, an appearance which would be largely maintained for subsequent seasons. The BattleBox ceiling during the latter comprised of a quarter-inch thick layer. During the Comedy Central run (Seasons 1.0-5.0), the walls consisted of two layers of half-inch panels along the lower half, along with a single layer of half-inch panels on the upper half. 5 2015-2019 (ABC Seasons 1-2, Discovery Seasons 3-4)ġ999-2002 (Long Beach, Las Vegas, Seasons 1.0-5.0) ĭesigned and constructed by Peter Lambertson, the original 1999 Long Beach and Las Vegas iterations incorporated a steel-plated floor raised two feet off the ground, and a 22ft-high Lexan enclosure incorporating 1-inch thick walls.
