Quarterfinal 1 - Elden Kidd vs Rick Herbst; Joni Podesta vs Christine Koeberle

In the first quarterfinal round of the 2nd half of the 1989-90 season of American Gladiators, Elden Kidd went against Rick Herbst, while Joni Podesta went against Christine Koeberle.

Event 1 - Powerball (Gladiators were not allowed to hold or tackle)

Gladiators: Laser, Titan, Nitro (men); Blaze, Zap, Gold (women)

Event 2 - The Wall

Gladiators: Laser (vs Elden), Titan (vs Rick); Blaze (vs Christine), Lace (vs Joni)

Event 3 - Joust

Gladiators: Gemini (men); Zap (women)

Event 4 - Assault

Gladiators: Nitro (men); Lace (women)

Event 5 - Breakthrough & Conquer

Gladiators: Men - Titan (Breakthrough), Laser (Conquer); Women - Blaze (Breakthrough), Gold (Conquer)

Event 6 - Human Cannonball

Gladiators: Gemini, Nitro, Laser (men); Blaze, Gold, Lace (women) Men's total: Elden - 34, Rick - 13 (Rick would need to win The Eliminator by 10.5 sec.)

Women's total: Joni - 20, Christine - 18 (Christine would need to win The Eliminator by 1 sec.)

Men's winner: Elden (final score: 80-67)

Women's winner: Joni (final score: 20-18)