American Ninja Warriors Returns and a Warm Welcome Back to Atlanta | #ANW Wednesday 29 May, 2019
American Ninja Warrior is an intense, televised obstacle course competition, in which contestants’ brute strength, speed, and agility are tested. Ninja Warrior shot in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Baltimore, Seattle/Tacoma, Cincinnati and Las Vegas for season eight.
American Ninja Warrior gets welcomed in Atlanta this year located in the city’s brand new Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The stadium is home to the Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Atlanta United FC (MLS).Atlanta also hosted the Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the LA Rams. All of these highly acclaimed recent sports event fits in with Ninja Warrior’s agenda that’s embedded into the local sports community prominent in Atlanta.
HOSTS
American Ninja Warrior” hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila along with sideline reporter Zuri Hall.
AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR — Pictured: Zuri Hall — (Photo by: Michael Becker/NBC)
The course isn’t the only thing changing on American Ninja Warrior this season. The show is welcoming a new sideline reporter, Zuri Hall. The former E! News co-anchor takes over for Kristine Leahy.
Matt Iseman & I on the American Ninja Warrior Atlanta qualifier taping
“My No. 1 strategy for overcoming fear is purpose,” said Gbajabiamila, who also once played football for the Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders.
“On the other side of fear is something magical,” Gbajabiamila.
ATLANTA QUALIFYING
June 5, 2019
8 – 10 p.m.
“American Ninja Warrior” heads to Atlanta for the City Qualifying Round. Notable competitors include last season’s “Last Ninja Standing” Drew Drechsel and former New England Patriot Tyrone Poole who will face up to six challenging obstacles.
OBSTACLES
American Ninja Warriors has several new obstacles, including Walk the Plank, Spring Forward and Power Tower. Power Tower winners get a Speed Pass invitation to the National Finals.
Off the Hook and Ferris Wheel, which are two new obstacles to the course this year.
TYRONE POOLE
Special guests including former New England Patriots’ Super Bowl Champion Tyrone Poole.
Tyrone Poole, a LaGrange-born and Atlanta-based self-employed speaker, author, and actor who was an NFL defensive back and first-round draft pick in 1995. He played 13 seasons with the NFL and earned two Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots. The 48-year-old’s weekly pre-Ninja workout schedule included three days of lifting and three days of cardio, with Saturdays off.
“What has surprised me is the fact that you don’t have to really be muscular. If you look at the obstacles, you would think a person has to be Arnold Schwarzenegger. They have to have some big muscles, but no, not really,” Tyrone said.
DeShawn “HELD” Harris
DeShawn “HELD” Harris/ Marietta, GA is returning to America Ninja warrior for another chance to become a warrior! Lets get to know this Atlanta native qualifier we will see on the show!
Return competitor from ANW 10 (dislocated his shoulder last year)
Trainer at Ninja Quest gym
Also teaches movement therapy to his special needs students
Raised by a single mom and moved around a lot as a youngster
NCAA Football at Tennessee Tech (2009 – 2012) Received a full scholarship.
I had a great time on the American Ninja Warrior Atlanta qualifying episode set. Now I didnt sit in on the show so I will be watching with the rest of the world to see who from my hometowm will qualify to be a warrior. This is exciting and everyone is saying Atlanta is a great city of potential warriors! Just know looking from the television and actually seeing it in person, it is definitely hard than it looks.
Tune into the season 11 of NBC’s ”American Ninja Warrior ” on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT.
What do you think of American Nina Warriors season 11?
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We are American Ninja Warrior fans, LittleCuteLips is always asking her day to build a small scale version in the basement. We are a very active family so the show speaks to our interest.
My whole family is a big fan of Ninja Warrior and we watch the UK Edition and the finals is happening this week!! You are so lucky to be there in person to catch the show live in Atlanta
Amazing! I never actually heard of the American Ninja Warriors but it sure does look like a lot of fun and one does need to be physically fit to perform.
I watch this show each summer! It’s so cool that it is going to be in Atlanta (I used to live there and will again one day LOL). I can’t wait to see who makes it through to the city finals or straight through to the National finals!
ANW is so much fun to watch. The only thing I wish they’d change a bit is the obstacles that are basically impossible to complete unless the contestant is tall. I see a short(er) person about to compete and already know they’re not gonna make it. And I’m always right haha
That is so awesome! I would love to get a behind the scenes look at ANW the way you did. It’s my family’s favorite show.
We are American Ninja Warrior fans, LittleCuteLips is always asking her day to build a small scale version in the basement. We are a very active family so the show speaks to our interest.
How cool! I just watched this the other day! I love ANW and have been a fan since the very beginning.
This is one of my fav shows, so so cool. It must have been a great experience to be on location, it is awesome.
I love this show!!! Will definitely we watching this season 🙂
My whole family is a big fan of Ninja Warrior and we watch the UK Edition and the finals is happening this week!! You are so lucky to be there in person to catch the show live in Atlanta
I love this show! when this season comes out my family will definitely be watching.
This show is super inspiring! #EVERYONECANBEANINJA
This show is so INTENSE! I wish I was anywhere as physical and fit to even attempt to compete!
Oh my, i am such a big fan of this show! It’s totally incredible how humans can actually go through all those crazy obstacles! ~ Ola
It’s something I would love to do, get involved and discover my limits …
Ninja Warriors is one of the most adventurous shows I’ve watched.I am sure you had great time with these Ninja warriors participants…
My family loves this show! It’s so fun to watch people do amazing things.
I have never watched the American version of Ninja Warriors, or just finished this weekend and we had the first ever winner after 5 years!
Wow how exciting! My husband and his family LOVE this show, so I know they’ll be really into this.
I am always amazed at the people who can do this. I’d fall over right away. It’s so neat to watch the others complete the course.
I used to love watching American Ninja Warrior! I am so excited to see this show is coming back!
My boys love this show like no other. To go in person would certainly make their day.
Wow, what an experience for you. We have Ninja warrior in the UK and my kids watch it all of the time when it is on.
Amazing! I never actually heard of the American Ninja Warriors but it sure does look like a lot of fun and one does need to be physically fit to perform.
This is one of my most favorite shows ever. It’s thrilling and exciting to watch. I am so happy they are back.
What a fun event! I wish we had this in my country.
I would never be ready to take on a challenge like this. But it looks like it would have been a lot of fun to watch. Such a very cool show.
This is so much fun! My son almost competed in the Junior version of this!
I watch this show each summer! It’s so cool that it is going to be in Atlanta (I used to live there and will again one day LOL). I can’t wait to see who makes it through to the city finals or straight through to the National finals!
My friends love this show looks fun and very extreme challenge show nice to see that you watch this show live lucky you!
ANW is so much fun to watch. The only thing I wish they’d change a bit is the obstacles that are basically impossible to complete unless the contestant is tall. I see a short(er) person about to compete and already know they’re not gonna make it. And I’m always right haha
My brother is in love with this show. I like going to the local course and trying this out too.
Ive just seen this show advertised actually over here in Australia for our own version. It looks so great cant wait to watch .
I should really start watching American Ninja Warriors. It looks like a very exciting show.