fifteenth episode sixth season american science fiction television series star trek voyager episode aired upn network february directed developed story turned episode featured rock johnson guest role fighter star trek deep space actors set 24th century series follows adventures starfleet crew starship uss voyager stranded delta quadrant far rest federation episode seven abducted survey mission forced captors fight arena entertainment episode originally called arena crossover voyager upn wrestling wwf smackdown described clever marketing ploy received negative fan reaction broadcast received highest ratings season having watched percent nielsen households sweeps month received mixed reviews critics praise reserved fight scenes praised magazine plot crew granted shore leave alien planet attend mixed martial arts ring sport called captain visits neighboring system following match seven ask study micro away mission grants permission telling spend shore leave manner choose seven depart shuttle captured alien vessel route injured seven brought fighting matches refused medical treatment invites crew members join match include forced restrict activities following reaction medical treatment arrive bout explains rules fight challenger walks man rock johnson voyager crew surprised followed seven circle contacts ship updates match ordering transport seven voyager discovers seven planet surface fight actually projection seven defeated later wakes fighter barracks healing device visits duo informs seven match death leaves promises train seven accepts training realizing voyager rescue survive voyager crew track source transmission larger ship seven led match discovers opponent start fight voyager attacks vessel destroys localized shield generator transports ship seven isn area ship takes advantage match voyager weapons taken arrives destroys ship signal generators broadcast matches power weakening shields seven takes position reluctantly kill transported voyager tells route transfer vessel species thanks crew tells plans look son production early version script involved fighting decided dramatic character involved adept fighting instead decided character seven featured way later described clever marketing ploy upn promoted character heavily time episode originally entitled arena subsequently renamed wwe wrestler actor rock johnson appeared guest role johnson performed stunts episode actors represented fight scenes stunt doubles signature moves rock fight scenes ryan seven wrestling moves despite use stunt doubles choreography fight scenes ryan reportedly sore day shooting completed episode featured guest appearances actors best known star trek fans series star trek deep space respectively played double role described character don king quadrant little uneasy appearing voyager episodes deep space sets different manner saying felt like old person feel going home things said interview based character role played film redemption said freeman plays guy prison different attitude life death influences included appeared fourth season episode prey subsequently compared costumes wore roles saying frustrating thing tony got wear shoulder pads huge chest piece fabulous helmet didn rubber suit reception home media release aired february upn network sweeps month received nielsen rating percent meaning seen percent households percent watching television time broadcast placed sixth place timeslot watched episode sixth season slight increase ratings compared previous year episode bliss received ratings percent episode broadcast saw improvement sweeps month previous year episode suffered negative fan reaction release seen attempt crossover voyager upn wwf smackdown review described episode opposite original ideals star trek enjoyed performances thought poorly characterized episode predicted events portrayed typically forgotten episode website reviews said thought episode ratings stunt disaster turned surprisingly okay thought plot absent episode carried strong guest stars gave score half calling assembled trash reviewed vhs release episode magazine saying average plot star trek generation data replacing seven season review given rating fight scenes episode reviewed magazine young described cool martial arts perspective nice value judgement free depiction holds barred competition respected series thought combat believable seven moves taken style founded summed saying episode martial arts star trek finally gone gone released episode vhs cassette alongside collective united_kingdom october included season dvd set released united_states canada december
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