January 14, 2004
Ted Nugent Slices Self With Chainsaw Taping His Reality Show
Ted Nugent is having a tough time surviving his own reality show.
Currently taping the second installment of his VH1 series Surviving Nugent:
The Ted Commandments, the Motor City rocker was injured on the show's Texas set when a chainsaw cut through his leg.
Nugent needed 40 stitches to close the gash in his leg, but did not miss any
time on the series, which is scheduled to tape through Sunday, according to
a VH1 spokesperson.
With the help of a brace, the 55-year-old musician and outdoor enthusiast
continued to man the show on which he attempts to turn unsuspecting city
slickers into wary woodsman.
In the first installment of Surviving Nugent, the victims, er, contestants
were shot with paintballs, forced to sleep in a barn, build an outhouse and
skin a boar--all in the hopes of capturing a $25,000 purse and prizes.
Nugent challenged the contestants to survive off the land on his rural
compound 70 miles west of Detroit. The resulting footage was aired as a
two-hour special last October.
For the second installment, contestants have been shifted to Nugent's ranch
outside of Waco, Texas for a whole new set of challenges.
Nugent, his wife Shemane and son Rocco will be featured prominently in the
show, along with ranch hands Big John and Big Jim.
The show will air in a series of episodes in its second installment, and is
scheduled to begin April. The stakes are higher this time around, as
competitors are dueling for a grand prize of $100,000