Another one of the famous gladiator names is Commodus. He was known as being a narcissist. He believed he was the best and most important gladiator in the world, which is why he would battle other gladiators as often as he could.
Commodus likened himself to the mythological hero, Hercules, but mainly fought against gladiators with wood swords or animals. He did not accumulate many supporters due to his disrespectfulness and easy to win battles. Commodus was never officially invited to fight in the arena and was assassinated by fellow gladiators in AD 192.