I love #WFRP .
Story time: We are currently playing the "Enemy Within" campaign, and we have reached "The Power Behind the Throne" section in the middle (_very_ mild spoilers which are not relevant to the main plot).
We are in the city of Middenheim, in the middle of a massive carnival with all sorts of entertainments - including gladiatorial fights. And their highlights were three minotaur fights, each on a separate day.
On arrival, my character (an ex-Cavalryman, ex-Riverwarden, now-Soldier) signed up for the fight on the third day, and had to pay a 10 Gold Crown deposit (in case he had second thoughts).
The scene below was the fight on the _first_ day, featuring a dwarf Slayer against a minotaur who was definitely bigger than the one we once fought in a forest. The dwarf won barely - he sort-of remained conscious longer than the minotaur, but had to be carried out of the arena.
This caused a certain amount of concern for me.
The fight on the second day was with a young nobleman who was clearly in over his head. The noble panicked, tried to flee, and the minotaur smashed him with a single blow. I jumped into the arena to distract the minotaur for long enough so that the medics could get to the noble, but they were too late.
...that wasn't great, either.
Nevertheless, my character isn't a quitter. On the third day, he had himself oiled up, and, based on the recommendations of the other gladiators, had his chest hair shaved off.
He wasn't allowed to wear any armor (also not great), but he _was_ allowed to pick the biggest tower shield he could find (metallic, so it would make better sound effects when the minotaur's club hit it. After all, he intended to make a great _show!_)
My character is not as accurate as the Duellist in the party, but he _is_ very strong (Strength 60) and is very good with a shield (Shieldsman 2).
He also gained the sympathy of the crowd, which have him +10 on all rolls during the fight - very useful.
The fight was glorious. Thanks to my excellent defenses and rolling very well, the minotaur never laid a single scratch on me - though he did break off a big chunk off my shield (I used that to thwart a Critical Hit). I hit him every time, and I used my Shieldsman counterattack option twice.
But it could have easily gone otherwise. With his first attack, the minotaur had five successes on his attack roll, and the GM told me that if I had not blocked it, he would have done 27 damage - more than enough to take me to 0 Wounds.
A very tense, nail-biting scene. But my character won, and now is eagerly looking forward to the groupies. 
