He is known for his television series River Monsters and Jungle Hooks.
Wade also wrote "River Monsters" which details his hunts and journeys around the world.
These incidents were shown on the Animal Planet show, River Monsters.
He did in fact sign with the River Monsters, but was also drawing interest from the Arena Football League.
So when the Cleveland Gladiators put an offer on the table, Goodman signed, and never played for the River Monsters.
The Monsters said they would maintain the River Monsters' prior records.
After the season, the River Monsters agreed to part ways with the UIFL.
River Monsters had the best series premiere in Animal Planet's network history by delivering 1.3 million viewers.
The second episode of Animal Planet's River Monsters delivered a 39% boost in total viewers (1.866 million) compared to the series premiere.
The first season of River Monsters made it the best performing show in Animal Planet's history with every episode averaging over 1 million households.