Celebrity deathmatch returning

MTV has confirmed they’re bringing back “Celebrity Deathmatch.”

The “reimagined” show will return in 2019 as a weekly series. Rapper/writer/actor Ice Cube will star and an executive producer. The series, whilst the show’s original creator Eric Fogel is returning as executive producer.



“Celebrity Deathmatch” premiered on MTV in 1998 and ran until 2007. The show pitted stop-motion-animated celebrities against each other in satirical wrestling matches. It was groundbreaking at the time, even launching some video game spin-offs. A reboot was due back in 2015 but ultimately fell through.

Here’s a reminder of what the show was like.