1 00:00:05,005 --> 00:00:08,575 - Welcome to "American Teenage Mutant Ninja Warrior Turtles." 2 00:00:08,608 --> 00:00:10,276 - That's not even a good title, Mikey. 3 00:00:10,310 --> 00:00:13,646 - No, no, it's "American Mutant Ninja Warrior Turtle Teenager." 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:14,714 It rolls off the tongue. 5 00:00:14,748 --> 00:00:15,749 - I thought it was good. 6 00:00:15,782 --> 00:00:17,717 all: [chanting] Ninja Turtles! 7 00:00:17,751 --> 00:00:20,887 - Tonight it's a special "American Ninja Warrior," 8 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,457 with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9 00:00:24,491 --> 00:00:27,727 Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo 10 00:00:27,761 --> 00:00:29,529 are bringing the mayhem! 11 00:00:29,562 --> 00:00:30,764 Hello, everyone. 12 00:00:30,797 --> 00:00:32,032 And welcome to our final night of qualifying. 13 00:00:32,065 --> 00:00:35,068 I'm Matt Iseman. - And I'm Akbar Gbajabiamila. 14 00:00:35,101 --> 00:00:36,903 Matt, this is going to be wild, 15 00:00:36,936 --> 00:00:39,105 because tonight we're going to see lots of ninjas 16 00:00:39,139 --> 00:00:40,674 and lots of Ninja Turtles. 17 00:00:40,707 --> 00:00:42,809 - It's to celebrate their new movie, 18 00:00:42,842 --> 00:00:45,912 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem," 19 00:00:45,945 --> 00:00:48,348 which opens in theaters August 2nd. 20 00:00:48,381 --> 00:00:51,284 And we're going to give you a sneak peak in just a bit. 21 00:00:51,317 --> 00:00:53,753 - And the Turtles have already created mayhem. 22 00:00:53,787 --> 00:00:55,422 They took over one of our obstacles. 23 00:00:55,455 --> 00:00:57,757 - Absolutely. For a closer look, let's go down 24 00:00:57,791 --> 00:01:00,226 to our April O'Neil, Zuri Hall. 25 00:01:00,260 --> 00:01:02,395 - Guys, we've got the surveillance footage 26 00:01:02,429 --> 00:01:03,797 to prove it. 27 00:01:03,830 --> 00:01:06,366 Those Ninja Turtles did a number on our fifth obstacle. 28 00:01:06,399 --> 00:01:07,901 - Look at me. 29 00:01:07,934 --> 00:01:09,369 I'm an American Ninja Warrior. - Out of the way, pipsqueak. 30 00:01:09,402 --> 00:01:10,904 - Hey. Ah! 31 00:01:10,937 --> 00:01:12,072 - Ah! - Oh! 32 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:13,440 - Dude! - Better luck next season. 33 00:01:13,473 --> 00:01:16,076 - [grunts] Nailed it. 34 00:01:16,076 --> 00:01:17,243 - Ah! 35 00:01:17,277 --> 00:01:18,712 - We're going to be on TV. - What's up, Dad? 36 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:20,714 - The turtles make it look easy, 37 00:01:20,747 --> 00:01:22,549 but our human competitors will have 38 00:01:22,582 --> 00:01:24,718 to fight their way across three hanging puzzles 39 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:29,089 and avoid the green ooze below. 40 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:32,225 It's a Turtle Takeover on "American Ninja Warrior." 41 00:01:32,258 --> 00:01:34,227 - Well, Turtle fans can appreciate 42 00:01:34,260 --> 00:01:35,628 our first competitor, 43 00:01:35,662 --> 00:01:37,864 because he's a shredder-- but the good kind. 44 00:01:37,897 --> 00:01:40,834 This is tree surgeon Rick Shinn. 45 00:01:40,867 --> 00:01:42,535 And he is ready to rip it up. 46 00:01:42,569 --> 00:01:45,405 Get ready for Chainsaw Rick. 47 00:01:45,438 --> 00:01:48,308 - You got a problem with trees, I'm the guy you call. 48 00:01:48,341 --> 00:01:50,110 [chain saw whirring] 49 00:01:50,110 --> 00:01:52,379 It's a dangerous job. 50 00:01:52,412 --> 00:01:55,782 Matter of fact, it's the most dangerous job in America. 51 00:01:57,250 --> 00:01:59,886 The fatality rate is the highest. 52 00:01:59,919 --> 00:02:01,888 But climbing is like freedom to me. 53 00:02:01,921 --> 00:02:04,691 I feel alive up there. 54 00:02:04,724 --> 00:02:08,428 Cutting trees is great training for "Ninja." 55 00:02:08,461 --> 00:02:10,263 One, you got to be fearless. 56 00:02:10,296 --> 00:02:13,099 [rock music] 57 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:16,269 Two, tree-working keeps you really fit. 58 00:02:16,302 --> 00:02:19,105 * * 59 00:02:19,139 --> 00:02:21,241 And, three, you got to react... 60 00:02:21,274 --> 00:02:23,610 [imitates whooshing] Fast. 61 00:02:23,643 --> 00:02:25,345 [chain saw whirring] 62 00:02:25,378 --> 00:02:27,347 I'm Chainsaw Rick. 63 00:02:27,380 --> 00:02:29,215 Whoo! 64 00:02:29,249 --> 00:02:31,317 And I'm ready to rip up the course. 65 00:02:31,351 --> 00:02:34,721 * * 66 00:02:34,754 --> 00:02:36,122 [chain saw whirring, crowd chanting] 67 00:02:36,156 --> 00:02:39,559 Let's go! [cheers and applause] 68 00:02:39,592 --> 00:02:40,560 - Chainsaw Rick. 69 00:02:40,593 --> 00:02:41,928 - All right. 70 00:02:41,961 --> 00:02:43,430 - This guy is a character. 71 00:02:43,463 --> 00:02:45,832 And he knows how to get the crowd fired up. 72 00:02:45,865 --> 00:02:47,567 He's got some of the Florida ninjas 73 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:48,968 he trains with on his sideline. 74 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:52,238 - Come on, Rick! [beeping] 75 00:02:52,272 --> 00:02:53,873 - First obstacle is Pole Vault. 76 00:02:53,907 --> 00:02:55,575 38-year-old rookie, 77 00:02:55,608 --> 00:02:59,112 very comfortable climbing big trees, so no problem there. 78 00:02:59,112 --> 00:03:00,447 - I like it. all: Chainsaw Rick! 79 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,849 - Everybody chanting "Chainsaw Rick." 80 00:03:02,882 --> 00:03:05,418 - I love it. Second obstacle tonight is Greased Lightning. 81 00:03:05,452 --> 00:03:07,220 And this is a wild ride. 82 00:03:07,253 --> 00:03:09,122 - Yeah, he's got to use that chain saw grip 83 00:03:09,155 --> 00:03:11,691 to hold on to those handles for dear life. 84 00:03:11,725 --> 00:03:13,293 Come on. 85 00:03:13,326 --> 00:03:14,694 - Let's see how he can ride through Greased Lightning-- 86 00:03:14,728 --> 00:03:16,396 - Nice. - Get that dismount. 87 00:03:16,429 --> 00:03:18,365 Smooth through Greased Lightning. 88 00:03:18,398 --> 00:03:20,367 Dust it off. - Ah, look at that. 89 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,069 - Come on, Rick. - Let's go! 90 00:03:23,069 --> 00:03:24,938 - We got the perfect balance obstacle 91 00:03:24,971 --> 00:03:26,339 tonight for a tree trimmer. 92 00:03:26,373 --> 00:03:27,774 It's the Log Runner. 93 00:03:27,807 --> 00:03:29,542 - You know he's not afraid of the Log Runner. 94 00:03:29,576 --> 00:03:30,844 He's cut these things down for fun. 95 00:03:30,877 --> 00:03:31,945 - Oh, no! - Ooh. 96 00:03:31,978 --> 00:03:34,214 Got hit right in the chest. 97 00:03:34,247 --> 00:03:37,917 - The logs get their revenge on Chainsaw Rick. 98 00:03:37,951 --> 00:03:39,085 - Wow. 99 00:03:39,119 --> 00:03:40,487 - Yeah. 100 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,455 - Well, he gave the crowd a good show. 101 00:03:42,489 --> 00:03:43,757 - Let's go! 102 00:03:43,790 --> 00:03:45,525 - Back in Florida, the tree trimmer ran 103 00:03:45,558 --> 00:03:47,761 across logs with no problem. 104 00:03:47,794 --> 00:03:51,164 But tonight on our Log Runner, he started spinning, 105 00:03:51,197 --> 00:03:55,735 and it was timber for Chainsaw Rick. 106 00:03:55,769 --> 00:03:58,672 - Balance obstacles-- not my best. 107 00:03:58,705 --> 00:04:01,908 [laughs] That was fun. 108 00:04:01,941 --> 00:04:03,510 - Coming to the start line next 109 00:04:03,543 --> 00:04:05,845 is one of our most impressive athletes. 110 00:04:05,879 --> 00:04:09,182 It's Visalia, California's Zhanique Lovett, 111 00:04:09,215 --> 00:04:11,951 back for her fifth run at the course. 112 00:04:12,052 --> 00:04:14,487 This mom of three has been to the National Finals 113 00:04:14,521 --> 00:04:17,624 in Vegas three times and has twice been selected 114 00:04:17,657 --> 00:04:20,260 for our Women's Championship. 115 00:04:20,293 --> 00:04:22,062 She captured our hearts when she 116 00:04:22,062 --> 00:04:24,864 debuted six years ago, muscling her way 117 00:04:24,898 --> 00:04:26,866 through five obstacles... 118 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:28,201 - Look at that intensity. 119 00:04:28,234 --> 00:04:30,770 - While her son flipped out on the sideline. 120 00:04:30,804 --> 00:04:33,106 - Tonight is an opportunity for me to add 121 00:04:33,139 --> 00:04:35,075 my name to the history books. 122 00:04:35,075 --> 00:04:36,843 - We are witnessing a new star here 123 00:04:36,876 --> 00:04:38,345 on "American Ninja Warrior." 124 00:04:38,378 --> 00:04:41,081 - No other mom has hit the buzzer since Sandy has, 125 00:04:41,081 --> 00:04:43,550 and I want to change that tonight. 126 00:04:43,583 --> 00:04:44,884 Hi, family. 127 00:04:44,918 --> 00:04:47,487 - Now a 36-year-old mother of three. 128 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,956 Her family is going to watch this one from back home. 129 00:04:49,989 --> 00:04:51,725 And she's got some friends 130 00:04:51,758 --> 00:04:53,960 cheering loudly on the sideline. 131 00:04:53,993 --> 00:04:56,396 [beeping] 132 00:04:56,429 --> 00:04:58,398 We told you Zhanique's story before. 133 00:04:58,431 --> 00:05:01,468 She had a rough childhood, with homelessness, 134 00:05:01,501 --> 00:05:04,170 was a teenage mom, but now runs her own gym 135 00:05:04,204 --> 00:05:06,039 and nutrition-bar business. 136 00:05:06,039 --> 00:05:07,340 - So fit. 137 00:05:07,374 --> 00:05:10,677 She stays in tip-top shape every single year. 138 00:05:10,710 --> 00:05:12,512 - The crowd's chanting "Z." 139 00:05:12,545 --> 00:05:14,948 They're into it on Ninja Turtle night. 140 00:05:15,048 --> 00:05:17,317 See if Zhanique can handle Greased Lightning. 141 00:05:17,350 --> 00:05:20,053 And she's getting up high to absorb those drops. 142 00:05:20,053 --> 00:05:21,254 - Come on. 143 00:05:21,287 --> 00:05:23,256 - Oh, God! - Whoa, whoa. 144 00:05:23,289 --> 00:05:25,959 - Did the splits. - Wow. 145 00:05:26,059 --> 00:05:28,795 - She's fallen on balance obstacles in the past. 146 00:05:28,828 --> 00:05:31,798 Now facing Log Runner. - Nice. Get on top. Ooh. 147 00:05:31,831 --> 00:05:33,700 - Oh! Just survives! - Wow. 148 00:05:33,733 --> 00:05:35,368 You go, girl! 149 00:05:35,402 --> 00:05:39,439 [wild cheering] 150 00:05:39,472 --> 00:05:43,476 - Zhanique giving us our first look tonight at Kite Surfer. 151 00:05:43,510 --> 00:05:44,944 Got to use her grip to work around 152 00:05:44,978 --> 00:05:46,312 the red sections of the kites. 153 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:47,547 - Nice. 154 00:05:47,580 --> 00:05:49,382 - Has to jump to that kite spool, 155 00:05:49,416 --> 00:05:51,117 which is attached to bungees. 156 00:05:51,151 --> 00:05:52,752 - I mean, look at the back muscles. 157 00:05:52,786 --> 00:05:55,955 You can see she is literally built for "Ninja." 158 00:05:55,989 --> 00:05:57,724 - She's got to generate some bounce 159 00:05:57,757 --> 00:05:59,359 to get up to that second kite. 160 00:05:59,392 --> 00:06:02,529 - Yeah, that bungee-- that spool makes it so hard. 161 00:06:02,562 --> 00:06:04,030 Got it. 162 00:06:04,030 --> 00:06:05,632 All right. Go wide. 163 00:06:05,665 --> 00:06:07,634 - This is the big move. - Go wide. 164 00:06:07,667 --> 00:06:10,670 - Oh, yes! - Okay, Zhanique. 165 00:06:10,704 --> 00:06:13,173 Magnifique. 166 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:15,175 - And now she'll be the first 167 00:06:15,208 --> 00:06:18,645 to try our Ninja Turtle obstacle Mutant Mayhem. 168 00:06:18,678 --> 00:06:20,747 You can see the Turtles watching 169 00:06:20,780 --> 00:06:22,349 there in the background. 170 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:24,951 Zhanique trying to figure out where the hand placement's 171 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:26,353 going to be, 172 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:29,055 trying to avoid that treacherous ooze below. 173 00:06:29,055 --> 00:06:30,924 - Yes! - You're good. 174 00:06:30,957 --> 00:06:32,859 - Rotate this front face 180 degrees. 175 00:06:32,892 --> 00:06:35,061 - Nice. Turn it. Turn it. Turn it. 176 00:06:35,095 --> 00:06:36,062 - Got it locked. 177 00:06:36,096 --> 00:06:39,366 - What power out of Lovett. 178 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:43,069 Oh, boy. You can feel the mayhem about to happen. 179 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:45,538 - Has never hit a buzzer in the regular season. 180 00:06:45,572 --> 00:06:47,674 Could this be Zhanique's year? 181 00:06:47,707 --> 00:06:49,709 - You can see the back muscles, the shoulders, 182 00:06:49,743 --> 00:06:51,077 the biceps, the tri-- - Oh! 183 00:06:51,111 --> 00:06:52,445 - Everything. 184 00:06:52,479 --> 00:06:54,080 - Zhanique Lovett-- but look at the hands. 185 00:06:54,114 --> 00:06:56,883 Got to shift it. Real good hand work there. 186 00:06:56,916 --> 00:06:59,919 - Matt, now, this one rotates 180 degrees vertically, 187 00:07:00,020 --> 00:07:01,354 and that could throw her off on the-- 188 00:07:01,388 --> 00:07:04,391 [all groaning] 189 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:05,558 - So close. 190 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:08,061 - Dang. That's all right. 191 00:07:08,094 --> 00:07:10,063 - Doesn't get her first career buzzer. 192 00:07:10,096 --> 00:07:13,033 Still, a strong run out of Zhanique Lovett. 193 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:16,069 - She had close calls on Greased Lightning 194 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:19,673 and Log Runner but fought her way to Mutant Mayhem 195 00:07:19,706 --> 00:07:23,677 and just couldn't make the grab on that third puzzle. 196 00:07:23,710 --> 00:07:26,046 - But now she's got a good shot at moving on 197 00:07:26,046 --> 00:07:27,247 to the semifinals. 198 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,516 - Thank you, guys! I love you! 199 00:07:29,549 --> 00:07:31,851 [cheering] 200 00:07:31,885 --> 00:07:35,188 - Tonight he's protecting his country and offering 201 00:07:35,221 --> 00:07:37,724 hope to his community. 202 00:07:37,757 --> 00:07:39,092 - You just never know how a haircut 203 00:07:39,125 --> 00:07:40,927 will really change somebody's life. 204 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:42,896 - And doctors told this teenager 205 00:07:42,929 --> 00:07:44,397 she'd never do sports. 206 00:07:44,431 --> 00:07:46,800 Now she's proving them wrong. 207 00:07:46,833 --> 00:07:48,702 - If my story can touch one heart, 208 00:07:48,735 --> 00:07:50,136 that's all that matters. 209 00:07:50,170 --> 00:07:53,640 - Plus, we've got two of "Ninja's" biggest stars-- 210 00:07:53,673 --> 00:07:56,076 fan favorite Flip Rodriguez 211 00:07:56,076 --> 00:07:58,211 and the return of Ryan Stratis. 212 00:07:58,244 --> 00:08:00,213 - Ah! [cheering] 213 00:08:00,246 --> 00:08:02,549 - And later, we've got more 214 00:08:02,582 --> 00:08:04,784 with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 215 00:08:04,818 --> 00:08:06,886 - Turtle power! 216 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:08,188 - It's all coming up 217 00:08:08,221 --> 00:08:11,658 on a special "American Ninja Warrior." 218 00:08:11,691 --> 00:08:14,394 * * 219 00:08:20,667 --> 00:08:22,736 - It's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles night. 220 00:08:22,769 --> 00:08:24,671 And our ninjas are flipping out. 221 00:08:24,704 --> 00:08:28,041 At 64 years old, North Carolina's Miles Avery 222 00:08:28,041 --> 00:08:30,143 has aged like a fine wine. 223 00:08:30,176 --> 00:08:31,845 - Look at that. Ooh. 224 00:08:31,878 --> 00:08:34,147 - And though he's the night's oldest competitor, 225 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:36,716 he looked like a young man on Pole Vault. 226 00:08:36,750 --> 00:08:39,052 - Get in there, Avery. Ooh, look at that. 227 00:08:39,052 --> 00:08:40,587 - And on Greased Lightning, 228 00:08:40,620 --> 00:08:42,355 the former Olympic gymnastics coach 229 00:08:42,389 --> 00:08:45,058 showed he can still pull off a backflip. 230 00:08:45,058 --> 00:08:46,526 - Oh! - Oh! 231 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,261 - Bad landing. - Wow. 232 00:08:48,294 --> 00:08:51,531 He landed right on his back. 233 00:08:51,564 --> 00:08:54,534 - Decorated Air Force Officer Ken Corigliano 234 00:08:54,567 --> 00:08:57,671 was sporting the red, white, and blue for his rookie run. 235 00:08:57,704 --> 00:08:59,105 all: [chanting] Air Force Ken! 236 00:08:59,139 --> 00:09:01,808 - He said he is not afraid of this "Ninja" mission. 237 00:09:01,841 --> 00:09:04,010 - Air Force Ken was flying high, 238 00:09:04,010 --> 00:09:06,346 but he needed an emergency landing 239 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:07,714 to survive Greased Lightning. 240 00:09:07,747 --> 00:09:09,716 - Oh, wow. - Yeah! 241 00:09:09,749 --> 00:09:11,117 - So close. 242 00:09:11,151 --> 00:09:12,819 - He's pumped now. - Yeah! 243 00:09:12,852 --> 00:09:15,555 - He followed that up with a crash on Log Runner. 244 00:09:15,588 --> 00:09:18,324 - Oh! - But he didn't go down easy. 245 00:09:18,358 --> 00:09:20,026 - He's wrestling with it. 246 00:09:20,026 --> 00:09:22,028 - For more than three minutes, he battled, 247 00:09:22,028 --> 00:09:23,763 trying everything to get flipped around... 248 00:09:23,797 --> 00:09:24,931 - Get on top. 249 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:26,733 - And even tried going inverted... 250 00:09:26,766 --> 00:09:28,234 - He's doing the Batman! 251 00:09:28,268 --> 00:09:29,703 He's Batman, Matt! 252 00:09:29,736 --> 00:09:32,305 Oh-ho-ho-ho! 253 00:09:32,339 --> 00:09:33,840 - And earned loads of respect. 254 00:09:33,873 --> 00:09:36,710 - Nobody can say they didn't try harder than me. 255 00:09:36,743 --> 00:09:39,446 - Social media star Bob Reese makes 256 00:09:39,479 --> 00:09:41,081 a living by flipping out. 257 00:09:41,114 --> 00:09:43,049 His high-flying videos have earned him 258 00:09:43,049 --> 00:09:45,485 more than three million followers. 259 00:09:45,518 --> 00:09:47,854 With his pregnant wife watching from home, 260 00:09:47,887 --> 00:09:49,856 the 27-year-old from South Carolina 261 00:09:49,889 --> 00:09:51,658 survived a stumble. 262 00:09:51,691 --> 00:09:52,659 - Whoa. 263 00:09:52,692 --> 00:09:53,660 He knows how to fall. 264 00:09:53,693 --> 00:09:56,062 - But missed on Mutant Mayhem. 265 00:09:56,062 --> 00:09:57,063 - Oh! 266 00:09:57,063 --> 00:09:58,298 - Oh. 267 00:09:58,331 --> 00:10:01,134 - And he finished with a flourish. 268 00:10:01,167 --> 00:10:02,335 - Wow. 269 00:10:02,369 --> 00:10:04,537 How about that flip right there? 270 00:10:04,571 --> 00:10:06,706 - Our next ninja serves his country 271 00:10:06,740 --> 00:10:08,908 and serves his community. 272 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:12,379 This is Herbert Steadman from Virginia Beach, Virginia. 273 00:10:12,412 --> 00:10:15,382 He's in the U.S. Navy, but he's also a barber. 274 00:10:15,415 --> 00:10:19,219 And this guy is a cut above. 275 00:10:19,252 --> 00:10:20,720 - We'll get you some food, you know what I'm saying? 276 00:10:20,754 --> 00:10:21,821 And we'll be able to-- 277 00:10:21,855 --> 00:10:23,123 I'll give you a nice haircut, man. 278 00:10:23,156 --> 00:10:24,290 I'll get you right. 279 00:10:24,324 --> 00:10:26,493 I went to college in 2015. 280 00:10:26,526 --> 00:10:28,862 And I figured college wasn't for me. 281 00:10:28,895 --> 00:10:31,031 So I was like, why not go to barber school? 282 00:10:31,064 --> 00:10:32,766 And I end up getting my license, 283 00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:34,567 and I've been cutting hair ever since then. 284 00:10:34,601 --> 00:10:35,802 What's your name, bro? - Mike. 285 00:10:35,835 --> 00:10:37,070 - Herbert, bro. - Herbert? 286 00:10:37,103 --> 00:10:39,205 - I've been serving in the Navy for five years. 287 00:10:39,239 --> 00:10:41,174 I went on an eight-month-long deployment. 288 00:10:41,207 --> 00:10:43,076 Everybody just about needed a haircut. 289 00:10:43,109 --> 00:10:44,344 I was cutting everybody's hair. 290 00:10:44,377 --> 00:10:46,079 - I'm 80 years old. You know that? 291 00:10:46,112 --> 00:10:48,014 - You 80? - I'm 80 years old. 292 00:10:48,048 --> 00:10:49,482 - When I'm back home, I've been cutting 293 00:10:49,516 --> 00:10:50,850 homeless people hair also. 294 00:10:54,354 --> 00:10:57,090 It's all good, man. Come take a seat, bro. 295 00:10:57,123 --> 00:10:58,558 I just pull up sometimes 296 00:10:58,591 --> 00:11:00,260 with a barber chair and with my cape. 297 00:11:00,293 --> 00:11:01,928 I kind of talk to them and get their life story 298 00:11:01,961 --> 00:11:04,197 and try to understand them as people. 299 00:11:11,504 --> 00:11:13,373 You just never know how a haircut will really change 300 00:11:13,406 --> 00:11:14,974 somebody's life, honestly. 301 00:11:15,075 --> 00:11:16,476 - I should thank you for your service. 302 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:18,244 - Oh, man, anytime. - Come on, baby. 303 00:11:18,278 --> 00:11:20,880 - [laughs] - Man, you are the best. 304 00:11:20,914 --> 00:11:22,816 Check out the side, man. 305 00:11:22,849 --> 00:11:25,418 [laughing] 306 00:11:25,452 --> 00:11:26,986 You're like a new man. 307 00:11:27,087 --> 00:11:30,090 - Man, I appreciate it so much. - No problem, brother. 308 00:11:30,090 --> 00:11:32,492 - I like to do good things in the community, 309 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:34,227 but I'm for sure going to do good things 310 00:11:34,260 --> 00:11:35,729 on the course tonight. 311 00:11:35,762 --> 00:11:38,131 * * 312 00:11:38,164 --> 00:11:39,532 [cheers and applause] 313 00:11:39,566 --> 00:11:41,301 - That's a good dude right there. 314 00:11:41,334 --> 00:11:42,869 - Absolutely. 315 00:11:42,902 --> 00:11:47,207 And he's got family on the sideline, including his mom. 316 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:48,842 Plus, some of his Navy shipmates 317 00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:51,211 are watching back in Virginia. [cheers and applause] 318 00:11:51,244 --> 00:11:54,014 - Yeah, we got his clippers up here. 319 00:11:54,114 --> 00:11:55,415 Go ahead. You can cut. - Well-- 320 00:11:55,448 --> 00:11:56,583 - You can go ahead. - I'll give you the-- 321 00:11:56,616 --> 00:11:58,785 - Don't give me any razor bumps, man. 322 00:11:58,818 --> 00:12:01,221 Yeah. There you go. Nice, nice. 323 00:12:01,254 --> 00:12:03,790 - You look faster already. - [laughs] 324 00:12:03,823 --> 00:12:06,526 [beeping] 325 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,828 - Herbert's not built like your typical ninja. 326 00:12:08,862 --> 00:12:10,697 He's our biggest athlete tonight. 327 00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:12,932 - Uh-oh. Be careful. 328 00:12:12,966 --> 00:12:15,268 - Good, smooth dismount there. 329 00:12:15,301 --> 00:12:16,836 - Looking like a D-lineman. 330 00:12:16,870 --> 00:12:18,538 - 6 feet, 218-- 331 00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:21,541 We'll see if this chain can hold on to Herbert Steadman. 332 00:12:21,574 --> 00:12:24,077 - Ooh! 333 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:26,813 [laughing] I don't know if this can hold his weight. 334 00:12:26,846 --> 00:12:29,816 That's a big boy right there. Look at them thighs. 335 00:12:29,849 --> 00:12:31,284 Ooh. 336 00:12:31,317 --> 00:12:34,120 - Didn't play football, was a college soccer player. 337 00:12:34,154 --> 00:12:35,722 - Nice, nice, nice. 338 00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:38,591 Okay, big fella! 339 00:12:38,625 --> 00:12:42,595 [cheers and applause] 340 00:12:42,629 --> 00:12:44,531 - Now staring down Log Runner. 341 00:12:44,564 --> 00:12:46,933 As a soccer player, should have good footwork. 342 00:12:46,966 --> 00:12:49,102 - Nice, nice, nice. Yeah! 343 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:52,105 - Let's go! Let's go! 344 00:12:52,105 --> 00:12:55,108 - Herbert Steadman is looking good. 345 00:12:55,141 --> 00:12:57,243 His size is not slowing him down, 346 00:12:57,277 --> 00:13:00,113 but he's got another challenge here with Kite Surfer. 347 00:13:00,146 --> 00:13:01,748 - To get through this one, Matt, 348 00:13:01,781 --> 00:13:04,617 he's going to need nothing but sheer determination. 349 00:13:04,651 --> 00:13:06,653 - Watch this bungee cord. 350 00:13:06,686 --> 00:13:08,855 Oh, yeah, you can see it is stretched out. 351 00:13:08,888 --> 00:13:12,525 That's 218 pounds he's got to bounce up to the next kite. 352 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:15,528 - Oh, but all that weight is on that little spool. 353 00:13:15,562 --> 00:13:17,897 - Trying to get that big body moving up, 354 00:13:17,931 --> 00:13:19,366 but this is so tough. 355 00:13:19,399 --> 00:13:21,568 - Oh, oh! - No! 356 00:13:21,601 --> 00:13:23,269 [all groan] 357 00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:25,972 The barber gets cut down by Kite Surfer. 358 00:13:26,072 --> 00:13:28,274 Still, a good run by Herbert Steadman. 359 00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:30,210 - The number-one ninja! 360 00:13:30,243 --> 00:13:32,946 Yes! Yes! - That's okay. 361 00:13:32,979 --> 00:13:35,882 - Man, the big guy came through with some big moves, 362 00:13:35,915 --> 00:13:38,551 and he was having fun out there, 363 00:13:38,585 --> 00:13:43,089 but he just couldn't bounce up to that second kite. 364 00:13:43,089 --> 00:13:44,391 - That's my baby. - Yes. 365 00:13:44,424 --> 00:13:46,092 - That's my baby. - Yes. 366 00:13:46,092 --> 00:13:48,094 - Still has a shot to move on to the semifinals, 367 00:13:48,094 --> 00:13:49,629 where every run's a race. 368 00:13:49,662 --> 00:13:50,930 That starts next week. 369 00:13:50,964 --> 00:13:52,732 Who's next? [razor buzzes] 370 00:13:52,766 --> 00:13:55,001 - No one brings the passion like this guy. 371 00:13:55,101 --> 00:13:57,303 - Ah! 372 00:13:57,337 --> 00:13:59,639 - He's a ninja from way back. 373 00:13:59,673 --> 00:14:02,475 Now Ryan Stratis makes his return. 374 00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:05,078 He's up next on "American Ninja Warrior." 375 00:14:12,919 --> 00:14:14,954 - Welcome back to "American Ninja Warrior," 376 00:14:15,055 --> 00:14:16,423 where we've had a takeover 377 00:14:16,456 --> 00:14:19,092 by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 378 00:14:19,125 --> 00:14:20,627 And no one's happier about that 379 00:14:20,660 --> 00:14:23,897 than Vegas MC Michael Pericoloso, 380 00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:25,899 who hit the course minutes ago. 381 00:14:25,932 --> 00:14:28,068 He's a Ninja Turtles superfan. 382 00:14:28,068 --> 00:14:30,837 - My playroom is all Ninja Turtle toys. 383 00:14:30,870 --> 00:14:32,772 And I still have a collection of--I don't know. 384 00:14:32,806 --> 00:14:35,775 It's almost, like, $30,000 worth of toys. 385 00:14:35,809 --> 00:14:37,110 - Not only does he have 386 00:14:37,143 --> 00:14:39,079 a Ninja Turtle shrine in his house-- 387 00:14:39,079 --> 00:14:41,715 - My son Leonardo is named after a Ninja Turtle, 388 00:14:41,748 --> 00:14:43,750 not a painter. [chuckles] 389 00:14:43,783 --> 00:14:45,285 This run is going to be great. 390 00:14:45,318 --> 00:14:48,288 - And Leonardo and his mom were on the sidelines 391 00:14:48,321 --> 00:14:50,390 to cheer for Dad, who grew up watching 392 00:14:50,423 --> 00:14:51,858 the Ninja Turtles on TV. 393 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:53,960 - Turtle power! 394 00:14:53,993 --> 00:14:56,863 - And now they're watching him. 395 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:59,099 - The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! 396 00:14:59,099 --> 00:15:00,633 - Ninja... all: Turtles! 397 00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:02,235 - Ninja... all: Turtles! 398 00:15:02,268 --> 00:15:04,037 - He had the crowd roaring as he ripped 399 00:15:04,070 --> 00:15:06,373 through the first obstacle... 400 00:15:06,406 --> 00:15:09,576 but he didn't have enough Turtle power for the second. 401 00:15:09,609 --> 00:15:11,478 - Oh! 402 00:15:11,511 --> 00:15:13,713 - We couldn't let it end that way. 403 00:15:13,747 --> 00:15:16,750 - Come on down, man. - I'm going to Mutant Mayhem. 404 00:15:16,783 --> 00:15:18,084 Let's go. 405 00:15:18,118 --> 00:15:19,185 Yay! 406 00:15:19,219 --> 00:15:20,420 - Even though he fell, 407 00:15:20,453 --> 00:15:21,921 we gave this superfan 408 00:15:21,955 --> 00:15:25,258 a shot at the Turtle-themed obstacle just for run. 409 00:15:25,291 --> 00:15:27,927 He looked lean, mean, and green. 410 00:15:27,961 --> 00:15:29,929 - Do it big, baby. Do it big. 411 00:15:29,963 --> 00:15:31,765 - Showed Ninja Turtle skill. 412 00:15:31,798 --> 00:15:33,967 - Oh, okay! 413 00:15:34,067 --> 00:15:36,069 - And he actually finished the obstacle. 414 00:15:36,069 --> 00:15:37,303 - I see you. 415 00:15:37,337 --> 00:15:39,539 - A dream come true for this superfan. 416 00:15:39,572 --> 00:15:40,974 - Cowabunga. 417 00:15:41,074 --> 00:15:42,776 Turtle power. 418 00:15:42,809 --> 00:15:45,145 [cheers and applause] 419 00:15:45,178 --> 00:15:47,080 - 16-year-old Isaiah Lee created 420 00:15:47,113 --> 00:15:49,082 his own mayhem on the course. 421 00:15:49,082 --> 00:15:50,417 - Oh, no! 422 00:15:50,450 --> 00:15:52,452 - After getting hung up on Greased Lightning, 423 00:15:52,485 --> 00:15:54,688 he came through with a huge save. 424 00:15:54,721 --> 00:15:57,090 - How sweet is it to be 16? 425 00:15:57,123 --> 00:15:59,459 - Lee calls himself the One-eyed Warrior 426 00:15:59,492 --> 00:16:01,761 because he's blind in his right eye. 427 00:16:01,795 --> 00:16:03,697 But he didn't lack focus tonight. 428 00:16:03,730 --> 00:16:05,765 - Boy, I'm loving the One-eyed Warrior. 429 00:16:05,799 --> 00:16:07,734 I see you. [cheers and applause] 430 00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:11,404 - The crowd erupted as he made his way to the fifth obstacle. 431 00:16:11,438 --> 00:16:13,540 - Oh! 432 00:16:13,573 --> 00:16:16,076 - Despite the fall, he's got a good chance 433 00:16:16,109 --> 00:16:17,877 of moving on to the semifinals, 434 00:16:17,911 --> 00:16:19,913 which starts next week. 435 00:16:19,946 --> 00:16:21,614 [cheers and applause] 436 00:16:21,648 --> 00:16:23,550 Coming to the start line, it's a ninja 437 00:16:23,583 --> 00:16:26,886 who competed on the very first season 15 years ago. 438 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,089 It's the legend Ryan Stratis. 439 00:16:29,122 --> 00:16:31,057 And he's got another old-school ninja, 440 00:16:31,057 --> 00:16:32,926 Mike Bernardo, who's going to give him 441 00:16:32,959 --> 00:16:34,828 the back-slap sendoff-- 442 00:16:34,861 --> 00:16:37,464 a tradition in Japan, where "Ninja" started. 443 00:16:37,497 --> 00:16:38,865 - For good luck. Wacka. 444 00:16:38,898 --> 00:16:40,266 - Ah! 445 00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:42,369 - Strat's always been popular with the fans. 446 00:16:42,402 --> 00:16:43,803 And though he's missed competing 447 00:16:43,837 --> 00:16:46,072 the past three seasons due to injuries, 448 00:16:46,072 --> 00:16:47,474 he hasn't been away from "Ninja." 449 00:16:47,507 --> 00:16:50,477 - Whoo! It's good to be back, baby! 450 00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:52,112 Let's go. 451 00:16:52,145 --> 00:16:54,814 - Ryan Stratis! 452 00:16:54,848 --> 00:16:56,282 Yes! 453 00:16:56,316 --> 00:16:59,219 - Y'all might know me for being the "ah" battle cry, 454 00:16:59,252 --> 00:17:00,820 loud, screaming kind of guy. 455 00:17:00,854 --> 00:17:02,288 Ah! 456 00:17:02,322 --> 00:17:04,457 [rock music] 457 00:17:04,491 --> 00:17:06,559 I've been a part of it for the longest of times, 458 00:17:06,593 --> 00:17:10,230 but right around season 11 is when I need a breather. 459 00:17:10,263 --> 00:17:12,899 Sam Folsom on to the Ring Swing, 460 00:17:12,932 --> 00:17:14,234 putting it all together. 461 00:17:14,267 --> 00:17:15,502 Here we go. 462 00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:16,870 Excellent job. 463 00:17:16,903 --> 00:17:18,538 While I was taking a break from competing, 464 00:17:18,571 --> 00:17:20,440 I started the commentating job that I've been doing. 465 00:17:20,473 --> 00:17:23,243 Can we get the move. Come on. 466 00:17:23,276 --> 00:17:26,780 Not quite able to make the transition, sadly. 467 00:17:26,813 --> 00:17:28,915 And to have the best seat in the house, man, 468 00:17:28,948 --> 00:17:31,184 I see why Matt and Akbar have been doing this for so long. 469 00:17:31,217 --> 00:17:32,585 - Yeah, baby. 470 00:17:32,619 --> 00:17:34,421 - I want to get up in that tower with those guys. 471 00:17:34,454 --> 00:17:35,722 [cheers and applause] 472 00:17:35,755 --> 00:17:38,258 And here comes Ryan Stratis, 12-time 473 00:17:38,291 --> 00:17:40,093 "American Ninja Warrior" competitor. 474 00:17:40,126 --> 00:17:42,595 Don't know if he's going to be doing well this time around. 475 00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:44,130 It's been quite a minute. 476 00:17:44,164 --> 00:17:46,099 Let's see if he can knock those cobwebs off 477 00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:48,535 before taking down this course. 478 00:17:48,568 --> 00:17:50,637 Matt and Akbar, back to you. 479 00:17:50,670 --> 00:17:54,240 Ah! 480 00:17:54,274 --> 00:17:56,776 - That was a little scary. We better watch out. 481 00:17:56,810 --> 00:17:57,944 - Absolutely. 482 00:17:57,977 --> 00:18:00,280 [beeping] 483 00:18:00,313 --> 00:18:01,915 - Asha! 484 00:18:02,015 --> 00:18:04,017 - Asha. Yeah, there it is. 485 00:18:04,017 --> 00:18:06,619 Nice primal scream from Ryan Stratis. 486 00:18:06,653 --> 00:18:07,854 Oh, good height. 487 00:18:07,887 --> 00:18:09,422 He's been away for three seasons, 488 00:18:09,456 --> 00:18:12,559 but it's great to see Ryan Stratis back. 489 00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:15,095 - Had shoulder injuries the past few years. 490 00:18:15,128 --> 00:18:17,097 Greased Lightning could be a real test. 491 00:18:17,130 --> 00:18:18,098 - Come on. 492 00:18:18,131 --> 00:18:21,067 - But no problem for Stratis. 493 00:18:21,101 --> 00:18:22,836 - Let's go, Strat! - Keep going! 494 00:18:22,869 --> 00:18:24,404 - You can tell he's looking a lot slimmer 495 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:26,039 than he has in years past. 496 00:18:26,039 --> 00:18:28,842 - But he has picked up in speed. 497 00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:31,845 Stratis is just flying now on Kite Surfer. 498 00:18:31,878 --> 00:18:33,279 - Almost 40 years old. 499 00:18:33,313 --> 00:18:35,348 [cheers and applause] 500 00:18:35,382 --> 00:18:39,085 - Well, Ryan Stratis looks like he hasn't lost a step. 501 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,588 - Yeah. - Oof. 502 00:18:41,621 --> 00:18:46,493 Keep mind, he has two Mega Walls in his past, Akbar. 503 00:18:46,526 --> 00:18:48,595 Would need to finish under 1:20 504 00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:50,063 to get a shot at it tonight. 505 00:18:50,063 --> 00:18:51,464 He loves comic books, 506 00:18:51,498 --> 00:18:53,166 so he's going to be excited if he can get a shot 507 00:18:53,199 --> 00:18:54,634 at this next obstacle. 508 00:18:54,668 --> 00:18:58,304 [cheers and applause] And Ryan Stratis has done it. 509 00:18:58,338 --> 00:18:59,773 He's got a lot of ninjas cheering 510 00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:03,576 for him on the sidelines and back in South Carolina. 511 00:19:03,610 --> 00:19:06,713 Stratis taking a second to get ready for Mutant Mayhem. 512 00:19:06,746 --> 00:19:08,882 No one's gotten past it tonight. 513 00:19:08,915 --> 00:19:10,884 [cheers and applause] 514 00:19:10,917 --> 00:19:12,485 - Spin that vertically, 180. 515 00:19:12,519 --> 00:19:15,055 Lock it in and get that-- 516 00:19:15,088 --> 00:19:17,223 Nice hold there. 517 00:19:17,257 --> 00:19:19,459 - I don't know that he'll get a shot at the Mega Wall. 518 00:19:19,492 --> 00:19:22,295 - No, it's this horizontal 180 spin that's going 519 00:19:22,328 --> 00:19:24,130 to take a little bit of time. 520 00:19:24,164 --> 00:19:25,899 But you want to make sure you get yourself 521 00:19:25,932 --> 00:19:27,367 in the right position. 522 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,069 Not-- - Ooh, ooh. 523 00:19:29,102 --> 00:19:31,438 You're can see that's testing that shoulder. 524 00:19:31,471 --> 00:19:33,573 - Use the obliques. Nice. - Oh! 525 00:19:33,606 --> 00:19:35,875 Powerful move out of Stratis. 526 00:19:35,909 --> 00:19:37,577 Not going to get a shot at the Mega Wall, 527 00:19:37,610 --> 00:19:39,813 but how incredible would it be for him 528 00:19:39,846 --> 00:19:43,383 to be our first finisher tonight after four years away? 529 00:19:43,416 --> 00:19:45,418 Stratis getting in around-- 530 00:19:45,452 --> 00:19:47,120 - Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. - Oh! 531 00:19:47,153 --> 00:19:48,588 - Uh-oh. Hold on. 532 00:19:48,621 --> 00:19:50,623 Ooh, not a lot of real estate there. 533 00:19:50,657 --> 00:19:52,425 [indistinct shouting] 534 00:19:52,459 --> 00:19:54,094 Not a lot of real estate! Get out of there! 535 00:19:54,127 --> 00:19:55,662 - Yes! - Nice! 536 00:19:55,695 --> 00:19:57,263 He conquered Mutant Mayhem! 537 00:19:57,297 --> 00:19:59,099 - Ah! 538 00:19:59,132 --> 00:20:01,601 - What a comeback for him! 539 00:20:01,634 --> 00:20:03,603 Ryan Stratis... 540 00:20:03,636 --> 00:20:07,273 getting another buzzer in his storied career! 541 00:20:07,307 --> 00:20:10,844 - Ah! 542 00:20:10,877 --> 00:20:13,313 - Ah! 543 00:20:13,346 --> 00:20:15,782 [cheers and applause] 544 00:20:15,815 --> 00:20:17,083 - Ah! 545 00:20:17,117 --> 00:20:20,387 * * 546 00:20:20,420 --> 00:20:21,855 - You're back, baby! 547 00:20:21,888 --> 00:20:24,424 - I'm about to be 40, man. I got to take a breather. 548 00:20:24,457 --> 00:20:25,925 [laughter] 549 00:20:25,959 --> 00:20:30,397 - Hey, Strat, you got a lot of buzzers in your history. 550 00:20:30,430 --> 00:20:32,799 Was this one your favorite? Where does it rank? 551 00:20:32,832 --> 00:20:34,567 - This one's, yeah, pretty up there. 552 00:20:34,601 --> 00:20:37,137 This would have been nice, but I'll take what I can get. 553 00:20:37,170 --> 00:20:41,474 - Ryan Stratis is pushing 40, and he's looking strong. 554 00:20:41,508 --> 00:20:43,643 He's the first to make it through Mutant Mayhem, 555 00:20:43,677 --> 00:20:45,912 and then he gave us that signature scream 556 00:20:45,945 --> 00:20:47,213 at the buzzer. 557 00:20:47,247 --> 00:20:49,282 - And now we're going to see Ryan Stratis 558 00:20:49,315 --> 00:20:52,318 racing in the semifinals, which get under way next week. 559 00:20:52,352 --> 00:20:54,654 - Let's go. - Ah! 560 00:20:54,688 --> 00:20:57,524 - We got another fan favorite coming up next. 561 00:20:57,557 --> 00:21:00,527 We'll see Flip Rodriguez when we come back. 562 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,296 Well, the Turtles have been causing mayhem all night long. 563 00:21:03,329 --> 00:21:05,432 - I love it. - Me too, big man. 564 00:21:05,465 --> 00:21:07,667 But right now we want to share a special look 565 00:21:07,701 --> 00:21:11,071 at "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem," 566 00:21:11,071 --> 00:21:14,341 which you can see only in theaters August 2nd. 567 00:21:19,079 --> 00:21:19,979 - We're having some fun on Ninja Turtles night 568 00:21:21,581 --> 00:21:24,117 with some exciting runs in the past few minutes. 569 00:21:24,150 --> 00:21:26,653 Matt Kalanz is a strength and conditioning coach 570 00:21:26,686 --> 00:21:28,088 for the Army. 571 00:21:28,121 --> 00:21:30,724 And with soldiers watching back in North Carolina, 572 00:21:30,757 --> 00:21:33,526 Kalanz showed he had a nose for "Ninja." 573 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,428 - Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho! 574 00:21:35,462 --> 00:21:36,930 That's a face-plant. 575 00:21:36,963 --> 00:21:38,531 - My nose! 576 00:21:38,565 --> 00:21:39,599 [laughter] 577 00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:41,001 - At over 200 pounds, 578 00:21:41,101 --> 00:21:43,803 Kalanz is one of the night's biggest ninjas. 579 00:21:43,837 --> 00:21:46,172 And he rumbled across Log Runner... 580 00:21:46,206 --> 00:21:47,874 - Excellent. I see you, big boy. 581 00:21:47,907 --> 00:21:49,509 [cheering] 582 00:21:49,542 --> 00:21:51,745 - But couldn't quite handle Kite Surfer. 583 00:21:51,778 --> 00:21:53,413 - No! 584 00:21:53,446 --> 00:21:56,750 - Brett Sims had some extra motivation for his run-- 585 00:21:56,783 --> 00:21:59,686 his very pregnant wife, fellow ninja Grace Sims, 586 00:21:59,719 --> 00:22:01,121 cheering him on. 587 00:22:01,154 --> 00:22:03,456 - Whoo! 588 00:22:03,490 --> 00:22:05,959 - The 36-year-old from Greenville, South Carolina, 589 00:22:06,059 --> 00:22:10,130 has competed on 12 seasons of "American Ninja Warrior." 590 00:22:10,163 --> 00:22:12,165 - That was a savvy veteran move. 591 00:22:12,198 --> 00:22:14,634 - And he had no trouble with the Ninja Turtles 592 00:22:14,668 --> 00:22:17,170 or anything else tonight on the course... 593 00:22:17,203 --> 00:22:19,305 - Add this one to his résumé. 594 00:22:19,339 --> 00:22:22,642 - And hit his seventh-straight qualifying buzzer. 595 00:22:22,676 --> 00:22:24,077 [horn sounding] 596 00:22:24,110 --> 00:22:25,812 - Aha! 597 00:22:25,845 --> 00:22:28,148 - No one gets the crowd more revved up 598 00:22:28,181 --> 00:22:31,151 than Florida teenager Enzo DeFerrari Wilson. 599 00:22:31,184 --> 00:22:32,819 - Make some noise. Let's go. 600 00:22:32,852 --> 00:22:35,822 - Oh, man, this crowd is going crazy. 601 00:22:35,855 --> 00:22:38,324 - The high-octane 17-year-old has made it 602 00:22:38,358 --> 00:22:40,860 to Vegas the past two seasons. 603 00:22:40,894 --> 00:22:42,495 - He's wasting no time. 604 00:22:42,529 --> 00:22:45,198 - And he was going full-throttle again tonight, 605 00:22:45,231 --> 00:22:48,635 as he became the night's third finisher and secured a spot 606 00:22:48,668 --> 00:22:51,805 in the all-race semifinals, which start next week. 607 00:22:51,838 --> 00:22:54,007 - Let's go! Let's go! 608 00:22:54,107 --> 00:22:56,476 [cheers and applause] 609 00:22:56,509 --> 00:22:57,944 - Are you ready to go racing? 610 00:22:57,977 --> 00:23:01,548 - Oh, let's go, dude. Let's go. 611 00:23:01,581 --> 00:23:04,417 - And if you thought the crowd was amped up for Enzo, 612 00:23:04,451 --> 00:23:06,286 they were equally charged up 613 00:23:06,319 --> 00:23:09,656 for his younger sister Voltage Valentina. 614 00:23:09,689 --> 00:23:11,725 The 15-year-old is a wide receiver 615 00:23:11,758 --> 00:23:13,460 on her flag-football team. 616 00:23:13,493 --> 00:23:15,595 - They got great eye-hand coordination. 617 00:23:15,628 --> 00:23:16,596 Nice. 618 00:23:16,629 --> 00:23:18,765 [cheers and applause] 619 00:23:18,798 --> 00:23:20,066 [laughing] Look at Mom. 620 00:23:20,066 --> 00:23:22,702 They are going nuts on the sideline. 621 00:23:22,736 --> 00:23:25,138 - With that energetic crowd cheering her on, 622 00:23:25,171 --> 00:23:26,906 the rookie moved on to Greased Lightning. 623 00:23:26,940 --> 00:23:29,275 - Hold on. Watch the drops. Watch the drops! 624 00:23:29,309 --> 00:23:31,478 Oh! 625 00:23:31,511 --> 00:23:34,080 Water and electricity doesn't go. 626 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,149 - You did it. You did the first obstacle. 627 00:23:36,182 --> 00:23:38,151 I'm so proud of you. 628 00:23:38,184 --> 00:23:40,220 - Well, we've got another Florida teen 629 00:23:40,253 --> 00:23:41,721 heading to the start line. 630 00:23:41,755 --> 00:23:44,557 It's 15-year-old high-school student Emma Pereyra. 631 00:23:44,591 --> 00:23:47,360 She calls herself the Overcomer Ninja 632 00:23:47,394 --> 00:23:50,764 because she had to overcome so much to get here tonight. 633 00:23:50,797 --> 00:23:52,999 [soft music] 634 00:23:53,099 --> 00:23:55,335 - When I was younger, I had a sickness. 635 00:23:55,368 --> 00:23:59,139 It affected my skin, and it broke out everywhere. 636 00:23:59,172 --> 00:24:02,242 - We went through many years of her just suffering in pain. 637 00:24:02,275 --> 00:24:05,378 She looked like a third-degree burn victim at some points. 638 00:24:05,412 --> 00:24:07,347 We took her to many, many doctors, 639 00:24:07,380 --> 00:24:09,215 and they all gave us the same thing. 640 00:24:09,249 --> 00:24:11,051 She's just got sensitive skin. 641 00:24:11,084 --> 00:24:13,253 That's just the way she's going to be. 642 00:24:13,286 --> 00:24:16,056 - Any sports, I couldn't do it because my clothes 643 00:24:16,089 --> 00:24:17,290 would get stuck to my skin, 644 00:24:17,323 --> 00:24:19,325 and I would have to pull it off. 645 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:21,261 When I found "Ninja" when I was, like, 646 00:24:21,294 --> 00:24:22,796 seven years old watching the show, 647 00:24:22,829 --> 00:24:24,464 I was like, I want to do that one day, 648 00:24:24,497 --> 00:24:26,466 but all the doctors told me I couldn't do it. 649 00:24:26,499 --> 00:24:28,201 * * 650 00:24:28,234 --> 00:24:30,203 - We found this one doctor that found 651 00:24:30,236 --> 00:24:33,640 the infection in her gut, and that's where it was. 652 00:24:33,673 --> 00:24:35,375 Her skin started to close up. 653 00:24:35,408 --> 00:24:37,811 It was such a miracle. 654 00:24:37,844 --> 00:24:39,646 - I remember on my ninth birthday, 655 00:24:39,679 --> 00:24:41,681 I went on the beach for the first time. 656 00:24:41,715 --> 00:24:43,650 It was probably the best day of my life. 657 00:24:43,683 --> 00:24:44,851 If I can overcome that, 658 00:24:44,884 --> 00:24:46,753 I know I can overcome this whole course. 659 00:24:46,786 --> 00:24:50,223 * * 660 00:24:50,256 --> 00:24:52,826 [cheers and applause] 661 00:24:52,859 --> 00:24:55,095 - Emma's parents are here to support her, 662 00:24:55,095 --> 00:24:58,798 along with a big group of Florida ninjas. 663 00:24:58,832 --> 00:25:00,734 [beeping] 664 00:25:00,767 --> 00:25:02,369 Just 5'3"-- 665 00:25:02,402 --> 00:25:05,438 needs a big bounce for the Pole Vault. 666 00:25:05,472 --> 00:25:07,374 - All right, get that climb. 667 00:25:07,407 --> 00:25:09,109 Nice. Nice. Ooh! 668 00:25:09,142 --> 00:25:11,511 It's so good to be flexible. 669 00:25:11,544 --> 00:25:13,713 [cheers and applause] 670 00:25:13,747 --> 00:25:16,449 - Once she finally got healthy a few years ago, 671 00:25:16,483 --> 00:25:18,385 started playing lots of sports, 672 00:25:18,418 --> 00:25:19,953 but Ninja is her favorite. 673 00:25:20,053 --> 00:25:22,088 - Yeah, you got to have strong grip here. 674 00:25:22,122 --> 00:25:24,791 You can see she's trying to really get good placement 675 00:25:24,824 --> 00:25:26,126 here on the nunchucks. 676 00:25:26,159 --> 00:25:28,361 Whoo! All right. 677 00:25:28,395 --> 00:25:30,563 [cheers and applause] 678 00:25:30,597 --> 00:25:32,799 - With her size, though, going to need big strides 679 00:25:32,832 --> 00:25:34,467 here on Log Runner. - Nice. 680 00:25:34,501 --> 00:25:35,602 Keep going. - Oh, oh. 681 00:25:35,635 --> 00:25:36,703 - Keep going! 682 00:25:36,736 --> 00:25:38,271 - Yes! - Keep going, Emma! 683 00:25:38,304 --> 00:25:41,875 - Emma Pereyra just wills her way through Log Runner. 684 00:25:41,908 --> 00:25:44,244 [cheers and applause] 685 00:25:44,277 --> 00:25:46,146 Taking a deep breath. 686 00:25:46,179 --> 00:25:48,314 And her heart rate's got to be pounding. 687 00:25:48,348 --> 00:25:49,783 She's still alive. 688 00:25:49,816 --> 00:25:52,452 Going to try to keep it going on Kite Surfer. 689 00:25:52,485 --> 00:25:54,354 Remember, the top four women from tonight 690 00:25:54,387 --> 00:25:56,089 move on to the semifinals. 691 00:25:56,122 --> 00:25:58,491 Emma Pereyra trying to be one of them. 692 00:25:58,525 --> 00:26:00,827 Makes the first transition. 693 00:26:00,860 --> 00:26:03,163 Got to jump down to the bungee. 694 00:26:03,196 --> 00:26:04,330 And she does it. 695 00:26:04,364 --> 00:26:06,299 [cheers and applause] 696 00:26:06,332 --> 00:26:08,768 - Oh, yeah, Matt, you know this teenager wants to make it 697 00:26:08,802 --> 00:26:10,337 to the next obstacle 698 00:26:10,370 --> 00:26:13,273 created by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 699 00:26:13,306 --> 00:26:17,277 [indistinct shouting] 700 00:26:17,310 --> 00:26:19,779 - You got it, Emma. - Study long, study wrong. 701 00:26:19,813 --> 00:26:21,381 Get it. Got it! - Nice! 702 00:26:21,414 --> 00:26:23,683 Now, I don't want to get too excited or anything, 703 00:26:23,717 --> 00:26:26,786 but I know she has a collection of turtles, Akbar. 704 00:26:26,820 --> 00:26:29,222 - Yes, she does. Oh! 705 00:26:29,255 --> 00:26:30,690 [horn blares] 706 00:26:30,724 --> 00:26:32,125 You should have waited. 707 00:26:32,158 --> 00:26:33,626 She was going to make it to Mutant Mayhem. 708 00:26:33,660 --> 00:26:37,163 - I'm going back in my shell. I jinxed her. 709 00:26:37,197 --> 00:26:40,066 But what a debut out of Emma Pereyra. 710 00:26:40,100 --> 00:26:42,736 I apologize for the jinx, 711 00:26:42,769 --> 00:26:45,338 but you delivered a spectacular run. 712 00:26:45,372 --> 00:26:49,609 - The Overcomer Ninja overcame a stumble on the Log Runner. 713 00:26:49,642 --> 00:26:52,278 And I think even she was surprised. 714 00:26:52,312 --> 00:26:53,646 And on Kite Surfer, 715 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:57,217 just couldn't quite make that last grab. 716 00:26:57,250 --> 00:26:59,919 [cheers and applause] 717 00:27:00,020 --> 00:27:02,155 - Well, we may well be seeing Emma 718 00:27:02,188 --> 00:27:05,058 back here racing in the semifinals in a few weeks. 719 00:27:05,091 --> 00:27:06,526 [cheers and applause] 720 00:27:06,559 --> 00:27:09,229 This crowd is ready to flip out for our next ninja. 721 00:27:09,262 --> 00:27:11,231 And Zuri's going to get him started. 722 00:27:11,264 --> 00:27:13,633 - Guys, he is coming off of his best season ever. 723 00:27:13,667 --> 00:27:17,604 And Flip Rodriguez thinks he can go even farther this year. 724 00:27:17,637 --> 00:27:20,840 He's wearing his trademark mask to the start line-- 725 00:27:20,874 --> 00:27:23,443 a symbol of the abuse he suffered as a child. 726 00:27:23,476 --> 00:27:25,612 He wore the mask in his early days, 727 00:27:25,645 --> 00:27:27,781 and he brought it back last season. 728 00:27:27,814 --> 00:27:31,117 This will be his 13th season competing. 729 00:27:31,151 --> 00:27:34,054 Last year he made it to stage three-- 730 00:27:34,054 --> 00:27:36,189 his best performance ever. 731 00:27:36,222 --> 00:27:38,124 - He's got a big group on the sideline, 732 00:27:38,158 --> 00:27:40,960 with kids he coaches and Ninja training partners. 733 00:27:41,061 --> 00:27:44,297 [indistinct shouting, beeping] 734 00:27:44,330 --> 00:27:46,800 Flip Rodriguez on the course. 735 00:27:46,833 --> 00:27:49,469 - All right. - Oh, look at that launch. 736 00:27:49,502 --> 00:27:53,540 - Oh, and Flip can go fast when he wants to. 737 00:27:53,573 --> 00:27:57,944 - Well, he came on as a speed demon back in season three. 738 00:27:57,977 --> 00:27:59,312 Look at him right there. - Yeah. 739 00:27:59,346 --> 00:28:01,047 - He's just so confident. 740 00:28:02,782 --> 00:28:04,084 - Nice. 741 00:28:04,117 --> 00:28:05,819 - Sometimes that speed can lead to falls. 742 00:28:05,852 --> 00:28:08,355 As good as Flip is, he hasn't hit a buzzer 743 00:28:08,388 --> 00:28:10,323 in qualifying in six years. 744 00:28:10,357 --> 00:28:12,092 - That is shocking. 745 00:28:12,125 --> 00:28:13,760 - Right now, though, he's running like he wants 746 00:28:13,793 --> 00:28:15,028 the Mega Wall. 747 00:28:15,028 --> 00:28:17,464 Would need to finish in under 1:20. 748 00:28:17,497 --> 00:28:20,633 - Let's go, Flip! - Go, Flip! 749 00:28:20,667 --> 00:28:22,936 - Well, he's wearing his friend Jody Avila's shirt, 750 00:28:23,036 --> 00:28:24,437 the big dog. 751 00:28:24,471 --> 00:28:26,106 - Oh, he's got to be a big dog out here tonight. 752 00:28:26,139 --> 00:28:27,273 - Let's go, Flip! 753 00:28:27,307 --> 00:28:29,075 - And look at him go. - Wow. 754 00:28:29,109 --> 00:28:32,145 [cheers and applause] 755 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:35,782 - Flip taking a moment before Mutant Mayhem, 756 00:28:35,815 --> 00:28:37,684 but the clock still ticking. 757 00:28:37,717 --> 00:28:40,787 - Go, Flip! Go! 758 00:28:40,820 --> 00:28:43,056 - Pointing to his students on the sideline. 759 00:28:43,089 --> 00:28:46,059 He's a ninja coach in addition to working as a stuntman. 760 00:28:46,092 --> 00:28:48,094 He's worked on some big movies. 761 00:28:48,128 --> 00:28:51,064 Going to try to solve this movie-themed obstacle. 762 00:28:51,097 --> 00:28:53,500 You can just see he was on pace for the Mega Wall, 763 00:28:53,533 --> 00:28:56,336 but Mutant Mayhem really slows you down. 764 00:28:56,369 --> 00:28:58,405 It is such a challenging obstacle. 765 00:28:58,438 --> 00:29:00,273 We've only had three competitors 766 00:29:00,306 --> 00:29:02,142 get past it so far. 767 00:29:02,175 --> 00:29:04,177 - Spin it. Spin it. - Good power. 768 00:29:04,210 --> 00:29:05,879 - Nice. 769 00:29:05,912 --> 00:29:07,247 - No shot at the Mega Wall 770 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,082 but could get his first qualifying buzzer 771 00:29:09,115 --> 00:29:10,417 in six years. 772 00:29:10,450 --> 00:29:12,819 - Watch out for the spin. Nice grab. 773 00:29:12,852 --> 00:29:14,921 Great control there by Flip Rodriguez. 774 00:29:15,021 --> 00:29:16,523 - Getting ready for the launch. 775 00:29:16,556 --> 00:29:18,058 - Come on. Nice. 776 00:29:18,091 --> 00:29:19,359 - Look at this. 777 00:29:19,392 --> 00:29:20,860 - Whoo. 778 00:29:20,894 --> 00:29:23,596 He's back, baby. He is back. 779 00:29:23,630 --> 00:29:25,865 [horn sounding] - Yeah! 780 00:29:25,899 --> 00:29:27,934 Let's go! 781 00:29:28,034 --> 00:29:29,636 [cheers and applause] 782 00:29:29,669 --> 00:29:32,639 - First qualifying buzzer in 6 years 783 00:29:32,672 --> 00:29:36,242 and the 20th buzzer of his storied career. 784 00:29:36,276 --> 00:29:39,179 - I see you. Discipline is the key, baby. 785 00:29:39,212 --> 00:29:41,481 Let's go. 786 00:29:41,514 --> 00:29:43,049 - Yeah, I got to ask you, Flip. 787 00:29:43,049 --> 00:29:45,785 The semifinals--how excited are you going racing? 788 00:29:45,819 --> 00:29:48,722 - I'm the OG of speed, baby. both: Yeah! 789 00:29:48,755 --> 00:29:50,957 - "I'm the OG of speed." 790 00:29:51,057 --> 00:29:52,792 - Flip, can't wait to see you in the semis. 791 00:29:52,826 --> 00:29:54,461 Go celebrate with your people, buddy. 792 00:29:54,494 --> 00:29:56,529 - Turn that right there into a shirt... 793 00:29:56,563 --> 00:29:59,099 - Oh. - "I am the OG of speed." 794 00:29:59,132 --> 00:30:01,668 - Can't wait to see him race in the semifinals, 795 00:30:01,701 --> 00:30:04,137 which get started next week. 796 00:30:04,170 --> 00:30:05,338 Coming up... 797 00:30:05,372 --> 00:30:07,340 He's reached the top before. 798 00:30:07,374 --> 00:30:09,109 [horn sounding] 799 00:30:09,142 --> 00:30:12,312 Can Caleb Bergstrom do it on our new, taller Mega Wall? 800 00:30:12,345 --> 00:30:16,383 He's up next on "American Ninja Warrior." 801 00:30:21,855 --> 00:30:23,690 - Welcome back to Ninja Turtles night 802 00:30:23,723 --> 00:30:25,992 on "American Ninja Warrior." 803 00:30:26,026 --> 00:30:28,028 When Andy Jacobs hit the start line, 804 00:30:28,061 --> 00:30:29,963 she had a big cheering section, 805 00:30:29,996 --> 00:30:33,333 including "Ninja" great Jessie Graff. 806 00:30:33,366 --> 00:30:36,403 Like Graff, Jacobs is a former pole vaulter 807 00:30:36,436 --> 00:30:37,871 at the University of Nebraska. 808 00:30:37,904 --> 00:30:39,372 - All right, here we go. 809 00:30:39,406 --> 00:30:40,874 - So the 25-year-old rookie 810 00:30:40,907 --> 00:30:43,043 had no problem on our pole vault. 811 00:30:43,076 --> 00:30:46,813 But on Greased Lightning, she went headfirst into the pipe. 812 00:30:46,846 --> 00:30:48,114 - Oh! 813 00:30:48,148 --> 00:30:50,717 - And her night was over. 814 00:30:50,750 --> 00:30:53,887 Kyle Schulze, known as the Deaf Ninja, 815 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:56,356 hit the course for the seventh-straight season. 816 00:30:56,389 --> 00:30:57,891 - That's my ninja right there. 817 00:30:57,924 --> 00:31:00,727 - With fans across the country signing their support, 818 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:02,495 the hearing-impaired grad student 819 00:31:02,529 --> 00:31:04,130 put together a strong run. 820 00:31:04,164 --> 00:31:05,865 - He's so ready for this fifth obstacle. 821 00:31:05,899 --> 00:31:07,334 - In six previous seasons, 822 00:31:07,367 --> 00:31:10,503 Schulze's reached the fifth obstacle five times 823 00:31:10,537 --> 00:31:12,205 but has never hit a buzzer. 824 00:31:12,238 --> 00:31:13,373 - Nice! 825 00:31:13,406 --> 00:31:15,108 - Tonight he was close once again. 826 00:31:15,141 --> 00:31:16,609 - Oh! 827 00:31:16,643 --> 00:31:18,111 [horn blares] 828 00:31:18,144 --> 00:31:19,746 - Though he came up short, 829 00:31:19,779 --> 00:31:23,516 he's still moving on to our "Ninja Vs. Ninja" semifinals. 830 00:31:23,550 --> 00:31:26,353 Georgia teenager Ethan Bartnicki 831 00:31:26,386 --> 00:31:27,520 came out flying. 832 00:31:27,554 --> 00:31:29,089 - He wants that Mega Wall. 833 00:31:29,089 --> 00:31:31,591 - The 18-year-old made it all the way to stage three 834 00:31:31,624 --> 00:31:33,326 in Vegas last season. 835 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:36,763 And tonight he was running to finish in under 1:20 836 00:31:36,796 --> 00:31:38,732 and be the first to earn a shot at the Mega Wall. 837 00:31:38,765 --> 00:31:40,200 - Go, go, go. You got it. 838 00:31:40,233 --> 00:31:41,434 You got it. Got it. 839 00:31:41,468 --> 00:31:42,769 Get it. [horn sounding] 840 00:31:42,802 --> 00:31:45,939 - But he came up 0.96 seconds too slow. 841 00:31:45,972 --> 00:31:47,107 - No. 842 00:31:47,140 --> 00:31:48,708 - Oh, man. 843 00:31:48,742 --> 00:31:51,678 - Another teenager, Florida's Alex Romer, 844 00:31:51,711 --> 00:31:54,547 plays saxophone in his high-school marching band. 845 00:31:54,581 --> 00:31:56,950 [saxophone playing] 846 00:31:56,983 --> 00:31:59,152 And after hitting all the right notes, 847 00:31:59,185 --> 00:32:00,887 he marched through our course. 848 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:02,655 - Matt, he has got a quick pace to him. 849 00:32:02,689 --> 00:32:04,124 He ain't messing around. 850 00:32:04,157 --> 00:32:06,526 - The 17-year-old was a blur in his rookie debut. 851 00:32:06,559 --> 00:32:08,495 He became the first ninja tonight 852 00:32:08,528 --> 00:32:10,330 to qualify for the Mega Wall... 853 00:32:10,363 --> 00:32:11,531 - Hurry, hurry, hurry. 854 00:32:11,564 --> 00:32:13,066 - When he made it to the buzzer 855 00:32:13,066 --> 00:32:14,701 with three seconds to spare. 856 00:32:14,734 --> 00:32:17,604 And that earned him a shot at $10,000. 857 00:32:17,637 --> 00:32:18,972 all: [chanting] Mega Wall! 858 00:32:19,072 --> 00:32:21,875 Our Mega Wall this year is now 18 1/2 feet. 859 00:32:21,908 --> 00:32:23,743 - Oh. - Oh! 860 00:32:23,777 --> 00:32:25,845 - And that proved to be too much. 861 00:32:25,879 --> 00:32:28,081 But he's still advancing to the semis, 862 00:32:28,114 --> 00:32:30,350 which get under way next week. 863 00:32:30,383 --> 00:32:33,687 Our next ninja has taken down the Mega Wall in the past. 864 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:37,524 It's Caleb Bergstrom, aka Baby Bergy, 865 00:32:37,557 --> 00:32:39,359 because he's the youngest member 866 00:32:39,392 --> 00:32:42,195 of a very talented ninja family based in Florida. 867 00:32:42,228 --> 00:32:44,798 Caleb's dad, Jason, started it all 868 00:32:44,831 --> 00:32:46,700 when he competed six years ago. 869 00:32:46,733 --> 00:32:49,703 He and wife, Kathy, have nine kids. 870 00:32:49,736 --> 00:32:51,504 One of them is Caleb's sister Caitlyn, 871 00:32:51,538 --> 00:32:53,406 who ran a few weeks ago. 872 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:54,708 Now there's a new member-- 873 00:32:54,741 --> 00:32:58,178 Ashley Bergstrom, Caleb's wife. 874 00:32:58,211 --> 00:33:01,081 - I first competed on season 11 of "Ninja Warrior." 875 00:33:01,114 --> 00:33:03,216 That season I hit my first Mega Wall buzzer, 876 00:33:03,249 --> 00:33:04,451 which was amazing. 877 00:33:04,484 --> 00:33:06,419 [horn sounding] 878 00:33:06,453 --> 00:33:07,854 And then I went on to season 12, 879 00:33:07,887 --> 00:33:09,255 where I did not do so well. 880 00:33:09,289 --> 00:33:10,457 - Oh, no! 881 00:33:10,490 --> 00:33:12,092 - Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. 882 00:33:12,125 --> 00:33:13,793 - I have not competed since. 883 00:33:13,827 --> 00:33:15,495 But now I'm married. 884 00:33:15,528 --> 00:33:17,430 [cheers and applause] 885 00:33:17,464 --> 00:33:19,432 Ever since being married, I've actually done better 886 00:33:19,466 --> 00:33:21,134 at local Ninja competitions. 887 00:33:21,167 --> 00:33:23,303 Maybe it's Ashley on the sideline cheering me on. 888 00:33:23,336 --> 00:33:24,604 - Yeah, nice. 889 00:33:24,637 --> 00:33:26,873 - We've gotten stronger and just smarter 890 00:33:26,906 --> 00:33:30,143 in the way we train Ninja and in the way we compete. 891 00:33:30,176 --> 00:33:31,778 I feel like I've trained hard to prepare, 892 00:33:31,811 --> 00:33:33,246 especially training with my family, 893 00:33:33,279 --> 00:33:35,515 training with my wife, training with my sister. 894 00:33:35,548 --> 00:33:38,318 The baby Bergies are now the adult Bergies. 895 00:33:38,351 --> 00:33:39,686 [chuckles] 896 00:33:39,719 --> 00:33:42,555 [upbeat music] 897 00:33:42,589 --> 00:33:44,090 [cheers and applause] 898 00:33:44,090 --> 00:33:46,893 - And Ashley will run in just a few minutes. 899 00:33:46,926 --> 00:33:48,828 Besides the big bunch on the sidelines, 900 00:33:48,862 --> 00:33:53,099 Caleb's got more siblings watching back in Florida. 901 00:33:53,133 --> 00:33:55,568 [beeping] - Let's go, Caleb! Come on! 902 00:33:55,602 --> 00:33:56,970 - You got this, baby! 903 00:33:57,003 --> 00:33:59,506 - Whoa. Boosties. 904 00:33:59,539 --> 00:34:01,708 I see you, Caleb Bergstrom, with the boosties. 905 00:34:01,741 --> 00:34:03,843 - 5'10", 165-- 906 00:34:03,877 --> 00:34:06,046 Caleb hasn't competed in a couple years, 907 00:34:06,079 --> 00:34:08,815 but when he did, he was a top ninja. 908 00:34:08,848 --> 00:34:10,650 Everyone's expecting him to return to form 909 00:34:10,684 --> 00:34:12,152 and get back to Vegas. 910 00:34:12,185 --> 00:34:14,120 - Nice. Stay on top. Nice. 911 00:34:14,154 --> 00:34:16,856 - We've had six finishers so far tonight. 912 00:34:16,890 --> 00:34:19,459 Caleb Bergstrom running like he could be another. 913 00:34:19,492 --> 00:34:23,329 Baby Bergy coming out like a full-grown adult. 914 00:34:23,363 --> 00:34:25,331 He is moving, big man. 915 00:34:25,365 --> 00:34:27,167 - Yeah, he ain't a baby no more. 916 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,502 He's 23 years old. - Now a married man. 917 00:34:29,536 --> 00:34:31,137 I'm sure he and Ashley could use that ten grand 918 00:34:31,171 --> 00:34:32,572 from the Mega Wall. 919 00:34:32,605 --> 00:34:35,842 [indistinct shouting] 920 00:34:35,875 --> 00:34:37,410 - Nice grab. 921 00:34:37,444 --> 00:34:38,978 Great technique there. 922 00:34:39,079 --> 00:34:41,081 - As we mentioned, he's done it before-- 923 00:34:41,081 --> 00:34:42,849 four years ago in Atlanta 924 00:34:42,882 --> 00:34:46,553 and in good shape time-wise to finish under 1:20. 925 00:34:46,586 --> 00:34:51,091 Caleb Bergstrom making good progress through the course. 926 00:34:51,091 --> 00:34:53,193 Quick move--it looks like he understood 927 00:34:53,226 --> 00:34:55,295 exactly where he wanted his hands to be-- 928 00:34:55,328 --> 00:34:57,697 not wasting any time on this obstacle. 929 00:34:57,731 --> 00:35:00,934 - Oh, yeah. He understood the assignment. 930 00:35:01,034 --> 00:35:02,869 - He wants another shot at the Mega Wall. 931 00:35:02,902 --> 00:35:04,771 Banged his head there on the back swing. 932 00:35:04,804 --> 00:35:06,406 - All right. Get it. Get it. Get it. 933 00:35:06,439 --> 00:35:07,640 Watch out. Absorb it. 934 00:35:07,674 --> 00:35:09,809 Anticipate it. He's got 15 seconds. 935 00:35:09,843 --> 00:35:12,312 He's gonna have a shot to get to that Mega Wall. 936 00:35:12,345 --> 00:35:14,314 He's got to go. He's got to go. 937 00:35:14,347 --> 00:35:16,783 And everybody knows it. Grab that wall. Go get it. 938 00:35:16,816 --> 00:35:20,120 - Baby Bergy coming up quick! 939 00:35:20,153 --> 00:35:21,321 - Ah! 940 00:35:21,354 --> 00:35:23,523 [triumphant music] 941 00:35:23,556 --> 00:35:25,959 - And the fastest time of the night. 942 00:35:26,059 --> 00:35:27,894 Caleb, guess what! 943 00:35:27,927 --> 00:35:31,064 You got a shot for $10,000. 944 00:35:31,097 --> 00:35:32,766 [cheering and applause] 945 00:35:32,799 --> 00:35:35,502 Go take it, buddy. Let's see it. 946 00:35:35,535 --> 00:35:37,704 When he did back in season 11, 947 00:35:37,737 --> 00:35:39,806 the wall was 6 inches shorter. 948 00:35:39,839 --> 00:35:42,308 Can he handle the new height? 949 00:35:42,342 --> 00:35:45,745 Only three competitors-- Kai Beckstrand, Jera Boyd, 950 00:35:45,779 --> 00:35:48,214 and Daniel Gil-- have taken down this new, 951 00:35:48,248 --> 00:35:49,916 taller Mega Wall this year-- 952 00:35:49,949 --> 00:35:52,652 Caleb's going to try to be the fourth. 953 00:35:52,686 --> 00:35:55,855 The newlywed at 5'10" going to give it a run. 954 00:35:55,889 --> 00:35:58,224 [crowd chanting] 955 00:35:58,258 --> 00:36:00,593 [cheering and applause] - Oh, my goodness! 956 00:36:00,627 --> 00:36:02,595 [horn sounding] 957 00:36:02,629 --> 00:36:05,198 [triumphant music] 958 00:36:05,231 --> 00:36:07,534 - Caleb Bergstrom delivers! 959 00:36:07,567 --> 00:36:10,036 - And he just earned $10,000 960 00:36:10,036 --> 00:36:12,639 from Wells Fargo Active Cash Credit Card. 961 00:36:12,672 --> 00:36:14,040 And he is pumped. 962 00:36:14,074 --> 00:36:15,875 - Whoo! 963 00:36:15,909 --> 00:36:20,313 [cheers and applause] 964 00:36:20,347 --> 00:36:22,215 - Can we look at this again? 965 00:36:22,248 --> 00:36:25,318 He had a good run-up and got one hand on top 966 00:36:25,352 --> 00:36:27,253 and pulled himself up. 967 00:36:27,287 --> 00:36:30,824 Caleb Bergstrom made that new height look easy. 968 00:36:30,857 --> 00:36:33,827 - Go celebrate with Ashley! Go do it, Caleb! 969 00:36:33,860 --> 00:36:35,328 [cheering and applause] 970 00:36:35,362 --> 00:36:38,598 Ten grand makes a nice wedding present. 971 00:36:38,631 --> 00:36:39,733 Still a couple more men 972 00:36:39,766 --> 00:36:40,834 to run tonight, 973 00:36:40,867 --> 00:36:41,835 but our leaderboard 974 00:36:41,868 --> 00:36:42,869 is shaping up. 975 00:36:42,902 --> 00:36:44,204 Caleb Bergstrom sits 976 00:36:44,237 --> 00:36:46,072 at the top ahead of six others 977 00:36:46,072 --> 00:36:47,707 who hit the buzzer tonight. 978 00:36:47,741 --> 00:36:49,909 Remember, the top 11 at the end of the night 979 00:36:49,943 --> 00:36:53,079 are guaranteed to move on to the semifinals. 980 00:36:53,079 --> 00:36:55,382 But whoever ends up in 12th and 13th 981 00:36:55,415 --> 00:36:58,651 will compete in our runoff races for the final spot. 982 00:36:58,685 --> 00:37:02,522 And we'll start those runoff races when we come back. 983 00:37:02,555 --> 00:37:06,192 - And starting next week, "Ninja" shifts into overdrive. 984 00:37:06,226 --> 00:37:08,228 - Now they're neck and neck. Oh, my goodness! 985 00:37:08,261 --> 00:37:09,629 [beeping] 986 00:37:09,662 --> 00:37:11,564 - We're going side by side in the semifinals. 987 00:37:11,598 --> 00:37:13,199 - It's all knotted up. 988 00:37:13,233 --> 00:37:14,934 - It's going to be intense, with a spot 989 00:37:15,035 --> 00:37:18,138 in the National Finals on the line in every race. 990 00:37:18,171 --> 00:37:19,839 - Oh! - Oh! 991 00:37:19,873 --> 00:37:21,174 - Oh! - Oh! 992 00:37:21,207 --> 00:37:23,810 - It's "Ninja" like you have never seen before. 993 00:37:23,843 --> 00:37:25,478 - Oh, here we go! 994 00:37:25,512 --> 00:37:29,382 - And it starts next week on "American Ninja Warrior." 995 00:37:36,056 --> 00:37:37,791 - Ninja Turtles night is coming to a close. 996 00:37:37,824 --> 00:37:41,327 And while we were away, our final female competitor, 997 00:37:41,361 --> 00:37:43,430 Ashley Bergstrom, hit the course. 998 00:37:43,463 --> 00:37:46,566 Her husband, Caleb, took down the Mega Wall minutes ago. 999 00:37:46,599 --> 00:37:49,202 And Ashley put together a strong run of her own. 1000 00:37:49,235 --> 00:37:51,371 - Oh, wow. She's on it now. 1001 00:37:51,404 --> 00:37:54,908 - The former gymnast made it all the way to Mutant Mayhem. 1002 00:37:54,941 --> 00:37:56,476 - Oh! 1003 00:37:56,509 --> 00:37:59,379 - And that landed her in the women's top three. 1004 00:37:59,412 --> 00:38:02,716 4-year-old Daniel Osmer is only 5'3", 1005 00:38:02,749 --> 00:38:06,820 but he plays running back in a semi-pro league back in Idaho. 1006 00:38:06,853 --> 00:38:08,588 - You got to hit it hard and fast. 1007 00:38:08,621 --> 00:38:11,057 - He used those football skills to sprint his way 1008 00:38:11,091 --> 00:38:13,026 past the third obstacle. 1009 00:38:13,026 --> 00:38:15,662 But he could have used a helmet on the fourth. 1010 00:38:15,695 --> 00:38:18,498 - Oh! 1011 00:38:18,531 --> 00:38:19,799 [horn blares] 1012 00:38:19,833 --> 00:38:21,735 - Kevin Tirado is a medical officer 1013 00:38:21,768 --> 00:38:23,603 in the U.S. Army Reserve. 1014 00:38:23,636 --> 00:38:24,838 - That was close. 1015 00:38:24,871 --> 00:38:26,272 - The rookie from North Carolina 1016 00:38:26,306 --> 00:38:28,875 survived Greased Lightning and marched his way 1017 00:38:28,908 --> 00:38:30,343 to the fourth obstacle... 1018 00:38:30,377 --> 00:38:31,878 - He's starting to gas out, Matt. 1019 00:38:31,911 --> 00:38:33,680 - Before giving up the fight. 1020 00:38:33,713 --> 00:38:35,849 - Oh! [horn blares] 1021 00:38:35,882 --> 00:38:39,486 - So those final two athletes ended up in the runoff race, 1022 00:38:39,519 --> 00:38:42,255 with Osmer, the football player, in 12th place 1023 00:38:42,288 --> 00:38:44,824 going against 13th-place Tirado, 1024 00:38:44,858 --> 00:38:48,061 with the final spot in semifinals up for grabs. 1025 00:38:48,061 --> 00:38:50,964 [beeping] 1026 00:38:51,064 --> 00:38:53,199 Osmer took an early lead on Home Run. 1027 00:38:53,233 --> 00:38:55,168 - He's off to a great start. He's a running back. 1028 00:38:55,201 --> 00:38:57,537 - That put the pressure on Tirado to catch up. 1029 00:38:57,570 --> 00:38:59,172 - Ooh. 1030 00:38:59,205 --> 00:39:02,208 - Tirado's fall meant Osmer won, 1031 00:39:02,242 --> 00:39:04,377 earning the 5'3" football player 1032 00:39:04,411 --> 00:39:07,247 the last spot in the semifinals among the men. 1033 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:10,150 - Touchdown for Daniel Osmer. 1034 00:39:10,183 --> 00:39:12,919 - Turning to the women, the top three spots 1035 00:39:13,019 --> 00:39:15,021 went to super mom Zhanique Lovett, 1036 00:39:15,055 --> 00:39:17,157 Florida teenager Emma Pereyra, 1037 00:39:17,190 --> 00:39:21,161 and newlywed Ashley Bergstrom. 1038 00:39:21,194 --> 00:39:23,663 So now it's going to be the women's runoff. 1039 00:39:23,697 --> 00:39:25,865 And this is another set of rookies-- 1040 00:39:25,899 --> 00:39:29,269 Woodstock, Georgia's 21-year-old Dara DePaolo 1041 00:39:29,302 --> 00:39:33,673 and West Virginia's 24-year-old Esperanza Abarca. 1042 00:39:33,707 --> 00:39:36,643 Dara co-owns a gym outside Atlanta 1043 00:39:36,676 --> 00:39:39,713 with five-time "Ninja" competitor Michael Johnson. 1044 00:39:39,746 --> 00:39:42,048 - I opened Nick's when I was 20 years old, 1045 00:39:42,048 --> 00:39:44,851 which made me one of the youngest female gym owners 1046 00:39:44,884 --> 00:39:45,919 in the country. 1047 00:39:45,952 --> 00:39:47,854 It's been an awesome experience. 1048 00:39:47,887 --> 00:39:50,056 * * 1049 00:39:50,056 --> 00:39:53,360 - Esperanza is an artist specializing in ceramics, 1050 00:39:53,393 --> 00:39:55,929 who qualified for the Mexican National Team 1051 00:39:55,962 --> 00:39:57,364 as a gymnast. 1052 00:39:57,397 --> 00:39:59,332 - I've been working really hard leading up to this, 1053 00:39:59,366 --> 00:40:02,369 especially with 18 years in gymnastics as my background. 1054 00:40:02,402 --> 00:40:05,638 I feel like that's transferred over a lot into "Ninja." 1055 00:40:05,672 --> 00:40:08,308 And I'm ready to put my masterpiece together. 1056 00:40:08,341 --> 00:40:10,543 * * 1057 00:40:10,577 --> 00:40:12,445 [cheers and applause] 1058 00:40:12,479 --> 00:40:14,280 - Akbar, it's all or nothing here. 1059 00:40:14,314 --> 00:40:17,384 Win, you move on. Lose, your season is over. 1060 00:40:17,417 --> 00:40:20,687 [beeping] 1061 00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:22,389 Who prevails? - Well, it's gonna start 1062 00:40:22,422 --> 00:40:24,224 with being careful here on Home Run. 1063 00:40:24,257 --> 00:40:26,526 Don't lose the race in the first few seconds. 1064 00:40:26,559 --> 00:40:27,927 - And they are very close, as they head up 1065 00:40:27,961 --> 00:40:30,897 to the second obstacle, the Flying Shelf Grab. 1066 00:40:30,930 --> 00:40:33,366 This is dead even. 1067 00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:35,568 - Both of them come from a gymnastics background. 1068 00:40:35,602 --> 00:40:37,137 Nice. 1069 00:40:37,170 --> 00:40:39,172 - Big throws here-- 1070 00:40:39,205 --> 00:40:41,508 5'6" and 5'5". 1071 00:40:41,541 --> 00:40:43,143 - You know, sometimes when you're new 1072 00:40:43,176 --> 00:40:45,445 to this type of racing, you don't have that built-in fear, 1073 00:40:45,478 --> 00:40:47,847 and Esperanza is showing that. 1074 00:40:47,881 --> 00:40:51,384 - And that was a big move by Esperanza, the first one off. 1075 00:40:51,418 --> 00:40:53,920 And she's smiling, feeling good with that advantage 1076 00:40:53,953 --> 00:40:56,122 as she heads into Beehive. 1077 00:40:56,156 --> 00:40:58,324 Esperanza gave herself a big edge there. 1078 00:40:58,358 --> 00:41:00,427 - Yeah, Matt, I like Esperanza. 1079 00:41:00,460 --> 00:41:02,762 Esperanza is showing me she's got some dog in her! 1080 00:41:02,796 --> 00:41:04,097 - Oh! 1081 00:41:04,130 --> 00:41:06,466 Esperanza had the lead, but she is now out. 1082 00:41:06,499 --> 00:41:10,070 Door is open. Now Dara DePaolo has hope. 1083 00:41:10,070 --> 00:41:11,871 She just has to finish this obstacle. 1084 00:41:11,905 --> 00:41:13,707 - Oh, boy, here it is, Matt. 1085 00:41:13,740 --> 00:41:16,176 - And look at this. 1086 00:41:16,209 --> 00:41:18,545 Got to get that dismount. 1087 00:41:18,578 --> 00:41:21,381 Dara DePaolo with the come-from-behind win. 1088 00:41:21,414 --> 00:41:22,482 - [chuckles] 1089 00:41:22,515 --> 00:41:24,084 - And Esperanza could only sit 1090 00:41:24,084 --> 00:41:27,153 and watch from the water, as DePaolo delivers, 1091 00:41:27,187 --> 00:41:29,155 going to the semis. 1092 00:41:29,189 --> 00:41:30,490 - They were close early, 1093 00:41:30,523 --> 00:41:32,992 and then Esperanza pulled ahead 1094 00:41:33,093 --> 00:41:35,528 but couldn't make the grab on Beehive. 1095 00:41:35,562 --> 00:41:37,297 DePaolo never panicked. 1096 00:41:37,330 --> 00:41:41,334 She ran her race and got the W. 1097 00:41:41,368 --> 00:41:43,370 - So Dara DePaolo, the 21-year-old rookie, 1098 00:41:43,403 --> 00:41:45,405 is headed to the semis. 1099 00:41:45,438 --> 00:41:47,440 That's a wrap on Ninja Turtle night. 1100 00:41:47,474 --> 00:41:50,176 Next week we start the semifinals! 1101 00:41:50,210 --> 00:41:52,245 - It's going to be wild head-to-head races 1102 00:41:52,278 --> 00:41:53,747 all night long. 1103 00:41:53,780 --> 00:41:56,116 - For Akbar Gbajabiamila and Zuri Hall, I'm Matt Iseman. 1104 00:41:56,149 --> 00:42:00,086 We'll see you next time on "American Ninja Warrior"! 1105 00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:02,555 [cheers and applause]