Where Did Gladiators Fit in the Social Structure of Rome?

Otrapotcast: Where did gladiators fit in the social structure of roman society? Everyone who became a gladiator surrendered a certain amount of social standing. Gladiators like them used their bodies to give pleasure to many people, and they were submitting to the will and to the desiresf the crowds. They had sort of the same social stigma as actors and as prostitutes.