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It didn’t take long for Don “Hollywood” Yates to get recognized in public as Wolf from the new “American Gladiators” series.

“I was driving over to L.A. yesterday and I stopped off at a truck stop to fill up and get something to eat,” said Yates, a Phoenix-area resident, two days after the series premiere. “I went to pay and the guy was like, ‘Hey man. I love the show. Congrats. You are killing people.’ It was very cool.”

Yates is one of 14 athletes — 12 regulars and two alternates —chosen to be the new skull-thumpers in this revival of the popular show where contestants go up against hulking opponents on the way to cash and prizes. The original aired from 1989 to 1994.

Dubbed Wolf for his wild hair, boisterous attitude and tendency to howl after pummeling an opponent, the 6-foot-4, 225-pound Yates grew up in Arizona and spoke with Caliente last week.