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well you've doubled down on the fort save but ignored ref/will.
Personally I'd suggest going with say Vivisectionist Alchemist with the Barbarian, now you can sneak attack when able, you've got better saves, and you're now using "double" rage basically which will vastly out weigh anything you get from the fighter alone imo.
I disagree with your assessment of "Barbarian sudden death syndrome" as if you die after coming out of Rage it just means you were super screwed and Rage was the only thing keeping you alive (not the cause of death), but that's beside the point.
You're going pretty much standard optimized Barbarian build whether you intended to or not, so you're pretty good there. I'm assuming you're also going to be taking "Come and Get Me" due to Combat Reflexes?
Fighter is good for the feats, but I'm not sure if Two Handed Fighter is worth using for you. Pretty soon you'll have Pounce so Overhand Chop ceases to matter and while Backswing sounds cool, I'm not sure how much it's really doing for you damage wise in the long run. I'd go Weapon Master.
I'd also consider a level of Oracle on the Fighter side. Go Dual Cursed with your scaling curse being Lame and take the Misfortune revelation. Force all the re-rolls in the world and gain the ability to Rage cycle.
All of that is of course you are set on Fighter/Barbarian. I do like Vivisectionist with Barbarian too. Take the Discoveries to gain a extra limbs and the one to get two claws and a bite while using a Mutagen. Combine that with the Beast Totem line and you are looking at 4 claws and a bite, all full BAB and full strength... but yeah that might be a bit much.
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seriously the class that best synergizes with Barb I'd say has to be the Alchemist, also though like he said the oracle lame mystery works amazing (at lvl 5 you're immune to fatigue, so you can rage cycle all day for those "1/per rage" powers) also if you're allowing crazy things in your game, look at the lucky gambler trait? basically all your rage rounds are now 1+1d4 when you can rage cycle....
If you go Oracle, you can gestalt the oracle side into rage prophet for virtually no loss.
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ok, what benefit are you gaining from 2handed fighter?
Weapon master lets you sunder more effectively (and help prevent getting disarmed!)
Your criticals will also do more too eventually. All you're getting from 2handed archetype is really just 50% more dmg from your strength bonus. IE if your strength is 30, you're only getting another 5pts. Weapon training gets you +1 to hit and damage (the to hit also applies to Combat manuevers you do with that weapon) Also when you critical, you can re-roll if you don't confirm which is huge, criticals tend to help end a fight a round or so sooner.
I mentioned the gladiator because I noticed your dazzling display, if you look at the gladiator performance combat stuff, you can use dazzling display as part of drawing your weapon and get a free check, if you succeed, they are all demoralized without you spending a standard to do dazzling.
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It sounds like you have your mind made up and are just looking for affirmation of your choices.
Shaken: A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. Shaken is a less severe state of fear than frightened or panicked.
You'll find making your opponent weaker in this method AND breaking their weapons will do alot for you.
As it stands between the sunder barbarian powers, and just having power attack imp/g sunder it won't be too difficult to get the broken condition going. If you're out to destroy, that's silly as it hampers your aquisition of gear from your opponents.
You're still in a gestalt style game leaving yourself way to vulnerable on the save side by ignoring classes that can give you more defensive abilities.
With Pounce I really can't think of any situation where you'll want to use a full round action for something not full attacking. With that in mind, Cornugon Smash and drop Dazzling Display. Free action intimidate check every time you connect with a swing while Power Attacking.
You're still in a gestalt style game leaving yourself way to vulnerable on the save side by ignoring classes that can give you more defensive abilities.
With Superstition and the bonus to Will saves from Rage, he's still fine for the most part.
EDIT: Martial Artist Monk + Invulnerable Rager Barbarian would be really awesome though.
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You're a fighter and have the feats for it, I'd strongly suggest going for the following
Performing Combatant (Combat)
You treat every combat as a performance, bringing flare and showmanship.
Prerequisites: Dazzling Display, any one performance feat.
Benefit: You can make performance combat checks in any combat. When making a performance check outside of performance combat, you can pick a single performance feat to use. You automatically gain any bonus on the performance combat check the feat grants, and then you make a DC 20 performance combat check. On a success, you gain the full effect of the performance feat you chose.[/qutoe]Hero's Display (Combat, Performance)
With a dramatic flourish you display your weapons to the crowd. Onlookers are elated, and your enemies are demoralized.
Prerequisites: Dazzling Display, Weapon Focus, and proficiency with the selected weapon.
Benefit: When you spend a swift action to make a performance combat check, you present the weapon in which you have Weapon Focus in a triumphant display. You gain a +2 bonus on the performance combat check and make an Intimidate check to demoralize all foes within 30 feet who can see your display.Dramatic Display (Combat, Performance)
Your skill with your weapon is obvious to enemies and onlookers alike.
Prerequisite: Dazzling Display.
Benefit: When you spend a swift action to make a performance check, you exude an aura of awe-inspiring skill. You gain a +2 bonus on your performance check, and gain a +2 bonus on all attack rolls and combat maneuver checks until the end of your next turn.Masterful Display (Combat, Performance)
You craft a special victory performance that causes the crowd to go wild.
Prerequisites: Dazzling Display, any two performance feats.
Benefit: Choose the effects of any two performance feats you have. When you make a performance combat check, you gain the benefits of those two feats, but you only gain a +2 bonus on the performance combat check.You can stop at just the first two, but the other two are pretty sweet as well and make it more likely to happen nearly every time.
As everyone else has said, there's a lot of overlap here. Gestalt is good for expanding horizons, but you're going to be just as limited as a standard barbarian or fighter would be, and only slightly better at what you'd accomplish single class.
