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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR'S GREATEST ATHLETES RACE HEAD-TO-HEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN ESQUIRE NETWORK DEBUTS "TEAM NINJA WARRIOR" ON JANUARY 19 AT 8/7C
New Eight Episode One-Hour Series will Feature 72 Fan Favorite Competitors including Kacy Catanzaro, Geoff Britten, Joe Moravsky and Many Others
LOS ANGELES, CA - December 10, 2015 - This January, Esquire Network takes the incredibly popular, physics-defying obstacle course competition series American Ninja Warrior to new heights with TEAM NINJA WARRIOR. The new spin-off series will feature the world's best ninja warrior competitors racing head-to head in teams of three in a newly designed, but equally punishing, dual running course that incorporates speed, superhuman agility, skill and - because the competitor's paths literally cross as they are racing through the obstacles - a whole new strategy to the game. Hosted by comedian Matt Iseman, former NFL player and sports analyst Akbar Gbajabiamila, and Fox Sports reporter Alex Curry, the eight action-packed episodes of TEAM NINJA WARRIOR, will premiere January 19 at 8/7c, exclusively on Esquire Network.
For the first time in ninja history, the mother of all obstacle courses is now built for two. In Esquire Network's TEAM NINJA WARRIOR, America's fittest athletes will form 24 squads of three, consisting of two males and one female, for an epic sprint against each other. In the first 6 one-hour episodes of TEAM NINJA WARRIOR, four different teams will see their teammates individually race directly against the opposing team's players through the brutal obstacle course.
Each individual win gives the team more points, and at the end of the episode, the two teams left standing will face-off, with the winner of that final relay showdown moving on to the TEAM NINJA WARRIOR finals.
All competitors will be running, jumping, vaulting and rolling through an amped-up version of the world's most intense obstacle course, vying for a cash prize and big bragging rights. From leaping off the "Sonic Swing," and hanging on for dear life on the "Log Grip," to crossing paths and out-maneuvering each other on the "Dancing Stones" to finally, racing up the redesigned "Warped Wall," every episode will feature formidable new obstacles, each harder than the last. And, in the end - only one team will be crowned TEAM NINJA WARRIOR champions.
TEAM NINJA WARRIOR teams include:
Ronin
Flip Rodriguez (Team Captain)
Hometown: Miami, FL
JJ Woods
Hometown: Miami, FL
Tiana Webberly
Hometown: Newhall, CA
Karsonic Boom
Karson Voiles (Team Captain)
Hometown: West Haven, UT
Brandon Berrett
Hometown: Provo, UT
Beth Higginbotham
Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Think Tank
Noah Kaufman (Team Captain)
Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
Matt Wilder
Hometown: Boulder, CO
Asya Grechka
Current Hometown: Paris, France
Wild Bunch
Lance Pekus (Team Captain)
Hometown: Salmon, ID
Ben Melick
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Rose Wetzel
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Team Alpha
Brent Steffensen (Team Captain)
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Even Dollard
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Kacy Catanzaro
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Stratisfaction
Ryan Stratis (Team Captain)
Hometown: Kennesaw, GA
Grace Jones
Hometown: Kennesaw, GA
Mike Bernardo
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Expendabulls
Kevin Bull (Team Captain)
Hometown: Scotts Valley, CA
Alan Connealy
Hometown: Concord, CA
Luci Romberg
Hometown: Valley Glen, CA
Tre's Amigoz
Tremayne Dortch (Team Captain)
Hometown: Houston, TX
Andy Lowes
Hometown: Houston, TX
Cassandra Dortch
Hometown: Houston, TX
Midoryama
Ian Dory (Team Captain)
Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
Dan Yager
Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
Meagan Martin
Hometown: Boulder, CO
Towers Of Power
Brandon Mears (Team Captain)
Hometown: Elgin, IL
Dan Polizzi
Hometown: Oswego, IL
Selena Laniel
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Golden Hearts
Neil Craver (Team Captain)
Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC
Grant McCartney
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Natalie Duran
Hometown: Westwood, CA
Nor Cal Ninjas
David Campbell (Team Captain)
Hometown: Scotts Valley, CA
Sean Noble
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Rachel Mulvaney
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Storm Team Moravsky
Joe Moravsky (Team Captain)
Hometown: Sherman, CT
Rob Moravsky
Hometown: Burbank, CA
Marybeth Wang
Hometown: Riverview, FL
The Average Jojos
Jojo Bynum (Team Captain)
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
James Bogle Jr
Hometown: Gadsden, AL
Caitlin Shukwit
Hometown: Springfield, MO
G-Force
Jessie Graff (Team Captain)
Hometown: Calabasas, CA
Nicholas Coolridge
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Travis Brewer
Hometown: Venice, CA
TEAM TNT
Travis Rosen (Team Captain)
Hometown: Franklin, TN
Adam Arnold
Hometown: Springfield, MO
Joyce Shahboz
Hometown: Gainesville, FL
The Real Life Beasts
Drew Drechsel (Team Captain)
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
James Mcgrath
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
Erica Cook
Hometown: Gainesville, FL
Invinci-Abel
Abel Gonzalez (Team Captain)
Hometown: Edinburg, TX
Nathan Jasso
Hometown: Edinburg, TX
Jeri D'aurelio
Hometown: Dallas, TX
The Rahn-Aways
Jamie Rahn (Team Captain)
Hometown: Sherman, CT
Adam Grossman
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Courtney Venuti
Hometown: Clementon, NJ
Party Time
Brian Arnold (Team Captain)
Hometown: Brighton, CO
Jake Murray
Hometown: Denver, CO
Jennifer Tavernier
Hometown: Hopkins, MN
Team Brittens
Geoff Britten (Team Captain)
Hometown: Olney, MD
Dustin McKinney
Hometown: Grovetown, GA
Jessica Britten
Hometown: Olney, MD
Elet-Trikz
Elet Hall (Team Captain)
Hometown: Cavetown, MD
Dillon Gates
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Cassie Craig
Hometown: Wichita, KS
The Iron Grip
Sam Sann (Team Captain)
Hometown: Houston, TX
Daniel Gil
Hometown: Houston, TX
Richelle Hepler
Hometown: Houston, TX
The Lab Rats
Brian Wilczewski (Team Captain)
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
Chris Wilczewski
Hometown: Mount Laurel, NJ
Michelle Warnky
Hometown: Worthington, OH
TEAM NINJA WARRIOR is executive-produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions' founders Arthur Smith and Kent Weed (Hell's Kitchen, Unsung, Ellen's Design Challenge), along with Brian Richardson as executive producer. The new series is based on the American Ninja Warrior format from Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc., which is a co-production between Esquire Network and NBC.
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