Referee Mark Clattenburg agreed to the change, as did the two contenders.
Joe, a contender in the final, was stripped of his head start against Apollo but managed to win the event.
However, Legend beat Mus after a change in the rules – something he’s not been able to do in the last two times the pair have raced up The Wall.
Legend changes rules for The Wall event
Fans of the show, took to X to share their reaction to the change.
One said: “one on one, in a straight race this is different. are they going to make this a permanent thing on the wall #gladiators”.
Another commented: “SCENES #Gladiators”.
A third said: “The rules have changed. gladiator Vs contender in a straight race. #Gladiators Come on, Mus, come on Joe.”
Amanda, Aneila, Mus and Joe will battle it out for the two trophies but only one male and one female get to take them home.
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Contender Zavia made a short appearance at the start of tonight’s episode to share she wouldn’t be able to compete after suffering a leg injury.
In her place, Aneila, the fastest female runner-up, takes on the Gladiators in an attempt to take home the trophy.
Viewers shared their sadness at Zavia not competing but congratulated Aneila as she impressed them with her performance across several events.
In the final, contenders have had multiple attempts to score the highest points to progress through to the last event, The Eliminator.