The Titan Games (2019) s01e01 Episode Script

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[dramatic music]
- [Dwayne] From the beginning,
- I wanted to redefine
- What an athletic competition
- can be.
- I wanted to create a platform
- for people
- Who always had the ability,
- but never the chance
To unlock
their full potential.
Thousands of people
from all walks of life
answered my call
- teachers, dentists,
- people from Wall Street.
- If you're willing
- to rise to the challenge,
- The Titan Games
- are coming to NBC.
Join me.
You gotta have the patience ♪
- And believe
- you're gonna make it ♪
Gotta hold on ♪
Showing a kid
who thought there's no hope
that there is hope
is my driving factor
for being on The Titan Games.
- The people who inspire me
- are those who dig deep,
They get back up,
and they keep fighting.
I made history by becoming
the first African-American
female tire changer in NASCAR.
[Dwayne] I chose
only the very best.
I want to welcome you
to The Titan Games.
[screams]
Yeah!
Welcome to the show, brother.
- I really appreciate
- I'm, like, in tears right now.
Thank you so much.
["Warriors" playing]
Raise the torch high
Light the world up ♪
- [Dwayne] At The Titan Games,
- Every one of these epic
- And insane
- head-to-head challenges
These competitors will face
- is inspired by the workouts
- that have fueled me
[Alex] Pure raw power!
- [Dwayne] the struggles
- I've experienced
- [Alex] You can
- See the anguish!
- [Dwayne] and the disciplines
- I believe in.
- [Alex] You got to give it
- Everything you got.
- [Dwayne] Each week, those
- Who defeat their opponents
Move on to Mount Olympus.
Seven grueling trials
designed to test every fiber
of their being
mind, body, and soul.
We making history
So consistently ♪
Win here,
and you become a Titan.
That was the most brutal thing,
- worse than giving birth.
- Wow.
I know you're tired
Of surviving ♪
- But you gotta
- Keep on trying ♪
Gotta hold on ♪
[Dwayne] In the end, our Titans
return to battle each other.
One woman and one man will
be crowned Titan Champions.
Hold on ♪
[Alex] Oh, my goodness!
He's a beast.
Hold on ♪
- [Alex] Look at that!
- Just one arm!
Hold on ♪
Come on! Don't quit!
Ahh!
That's one badass woman.
Gotta hold on ♪
- -[Dwayne] Blood
- -[Alex] Oh, that's not good.
- -sweat
- -[screams]
Respect
- [Alex] It all
- Comes down to this.
[Dwayne] Titan.
Welcome to The Titan Games.
Gotta hold on ♪
[wind blowing]
[dramatic music]
[Alex] Please welcome
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson!
[cheers and applause]
Bang. Yes.
[cheering and applause]
Welcome to Titan Arena.
This show has been years
in the making.
My idea was to create
the ultimate test
of athleticism and heart,
- and I decided to put together
- a dream team
Scientists,
sport psychologists,
- engineers,
- the criminally insane,
- Anyone who could help bring me
- the biggest, baddest,
Most exciting challenges
ever assembled.
[cheers and applause]
But I didn't come alone.
- Joining me is someone I've been
- a fan of for a very long time,
The only person coming into
these games already a champion.
- Ladies and gentlemen,
- the one and only
Cari Champion.
-Thanks, DJ.
-Yes.
We're kicking things off
with two tough women.
By day, these competitors
are both healers,
but by night,
they're monster athletes.
One's a physical therapist
they call the Fit Doctor.
The other is a massage therapist
who goes by Pit Bull.
There's two sides
to Emily Andzulis.
By day, she's a healer
- What would you like for me
- to work on today?
A masseuse, but by night,
she's a badass
I'ma slay somebody ♪
a 5'2" bundle of pure power.
- I'm a third-degree black belt
- in tae kwon do.
I'm a blue belt
in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
I've been a fighter
since five years old.
It's in my blood.
- It's in my sister's blood
- for sure.
It was about five years ago
- that my sister got diagnosed
- with bone cancer,
And they had to remove
the entire shinbone.
Boom. Whoa. Punch here.
- I live with her
- and her husband and my nieces
- To help her,
- whatever she needs.
- Emily's the definition
- of a sister.
She's sacrificial.
She does everything for me.
She's my best friend.
- I know there's going to be
- a moment in this competition
Where it's going to break me,
- but that's when I'm
- gonna fight back.
In honor of my sister,
I will be a Titan.
- [Cari] The Titan Games
- Is a competition
For everyday people,
so preparing means
finding time to train,
no matter how busy
your schedule is.
I've been a physical therapist
for, uh, six years now.
It's my career path.
- However it's also in alignment
- with my lifestyle.
- And sometimes
- that even includes
Using their equipment
to get my gains.
[Cari] Hard work has never been
a problem for Dr. Proctor.
I played college basketball.
University of West Alabama
is where I lettered.
- It was just a huge
- accomplishment for me
- Coming from a small town
- to get a scholarship
To play my dream game,
but my Mom told me
since I was a little kid,
- "If you're gonna be anything,
- be the best."
My mother is here
to watch me compete,
and it means everything to me.
Um, growing up playing sports,
she wasn't always at my games,
- because having to work
- and support us,
- So when she would come
- to the games,
It was like having, like,
a celebrity in the stands.
She's got it!
'Ey!
I've been training my whole
life for this opportunity.
I'm ready. I'm ready.
- Hello, everyone.
- I'm Liam McHugh,
With my partner
Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez.
[Alex] Liam, this is
our tug of war from the gods,
pyramid of pain.
We call it the Herculean Pull.
DJ wanted to create
a challenge where you
outleverage an opponent
you can't even see.
[Liam] First, you use grip
strength and upper-body power
to unthread
two 100-pound silver poles,
each longer
than a pickup truck.
[Alex] Next is a blind tug
of war with the golden pole,
and you can't use
the ground for help.
[Liam] Whoever can hang on
and generate the most force
will hit the target
and punch their ticket
to Mount Olympus.
So it's Dr. Proctor
versus the Pit Bull.
- You heard Dwayne
- say it earlier.
- He's waited years
- for this moment.
- [Alex] And now
- It's finally here,
So take it away, DJ.
Ayonna and Emily,
no one controls
your fate, but you.
- Clear your mind,
- take a deep breath,
- And show the world
- what you're capable of.
This is Herculean Pull.
[crowd cheering]
[Liam] And the race is on.
- [Alex] Both competitors
- Have gone to the opposite sides
- Of the pyramid,
- so now it's a battle
To pull out
that 100-pound pole.
- [Liam] They're using
- Their arms to pull
And their legs
to push off the pyramid.
[Alex] And look at that.
Ayonna actually falls down
- at the sheer weight
- of the pole
And the force
that she's exerting.
- [Liam] Both athletes
- Have one pole out,
- Working on the second pole
- before they move on
- -to that golden pole.
- -[Alex] Uh-oh, wait a minute,
- Emily managed
- to get the pole out first.
- Now she's gonna climb up
- to the top of the golden pole.
Emily falls right off,
- giving Ayonna the chance
- to climb up to the golden pole.
Ayonna, now, is gonna
be on the attack here.
- [Liam] Look at
- The leg strength.
Ayonna Proctor right there,
getting herself
right back in this.
They are digging deep.
[Alex] Both women fighting
with everything they've got,
desperate to move on
to Mount Olympus.
- Ayonna has managed
- to make this one
Into a neck-and-neck battle,
and she's taken the lead.
And for Emily, she's got the
powerful hands of a masseuse.
She's got to use that grip
to even things up here.
Go! Go! All you got!
This comes down
to who wants it more.
- [Liam] And for Ayonna,
- You're trying to hang on
To pull the pole back
- without losing your balance
- or your grip.
Pull it back! Pull it back!
- -[Alex] Oh!
- -[Liam] But she falls down!
[Alex] But Emily has no idea,
and the golden pole
- is headed
- in the other direction.
The Pit Bull
pulling with all her might.
Emily's on her tiptoes,
and she's getting leverage
from her knees.
She's just inches away,
and Ayonna
holding on for dear life.
And, oh, she's right there.
Just Oh!
- -[Liam] And there it is.
- -[Alex] That's it,
And she's moving on
to Mount Olympus.
- [Liam] The massage therapist,
- The mixed martial artist,
And now one step closer
to being a Titan.
-Ayonna, yo, good job.
-Thank you.
- -Great job.
- -Okay.
[Liam] And pure elation
for Emily.
Ayonna got off
to a rough start
and hit the ground hard.
Emily got to
the golden pole first.
Dr. Proctor fought valiantly,
and it looked like she had it,
but when she fell,
Emily, the Pit Bull,
grabbed hold
and didn't let go,
securing the victory.
- -[cheers and applause]
- -Good job. Good job.
- [Liam] Now Emily is headed
- To Mount Olympus
With the chance
to become a Titan.
[dramatic music]
Hey, guys.
[all screaming]
Thank you so much.
- -Pleasure. Nice to meet you.
- -Welcome. Welcome.
- -How you guys doing?
- -Great.
Look, when you guys
go out there,
- you you know,
- the nerves are gonna be there.
That's normal, right,
but it's what we live for,
moments like this.
And also remember, like,
- you guys have earned
- the right to be here,
- So everybody out there
- cheering you on,
I mean, they're here
to see you, all right.
- I mean, they're here to see me
- a little bit, but
[laughter]
So go out and have fun
and, um, yeah, and go kick ass.
- [Alex] Hey, nothing like
- A pep talk from The Rock
To get you fired up.
[Liam] Now, let's get back
to the action. DJ?
I've always lived my life
by the creed,
blood, sweat, respect.
The first two you give.
The last one you earn.
- I've always lived my life
- by another creed.
A nice romantic dinner,
a bottle of very fine tequila
will lead
to one sexy date night.
Yes. That's why I keep having
Rock babies.
Too much information.
Time for our next battle.
This is a matchup
of two hard-working guys,
- I don't know if they like
tequila or not. We'll find out,
But one's a truck driver
who works long days,
- but still finds time
- to chase his Titan dream.
- The other's
- a construction worker
Who had a tough road
to get here.
- People might look at me
- and think
- I'm just
- a regular, normal guy.
But I guarantee you
- that any competitor out there
- that would go against me
- Has not put in the work
- that I've put in.
Here you go, Mike.
[Cari] Surprisingly, Mike Evans
- wasn't an athlete
- in high school.
- His journey
- to The Titan Games
Began seven years ago
when he started working
construction with his Dad.
- I thought you'd be
- carrying three.
You're only carrying two.
It's father and son,
but it's also like
like I'm his brother almost.
I'm very proud of you,
- and I know your Mom would be
- really proud of you, too.
- My childhood
- was very difficult.
My Mom was sick.
- She actually had
- Parkinson's disease,
And she struggled
with drug addiction.
I was 13 years old
when my Mom passed away.
- I remember being
- afraid of the dark,
Not wanting to eat,
not wanting to talk to anybody,
but I never gave up,
I always stayed positive,
and I found something
that I love.
I go to the gym two hours
a night, six days a week.
After the gym, I always visit
my Mom at the cemetery.
- I want
- to keep her memory alive.
- I'm absolutely
- competing for my Mom.
- I've trained harder
- than I've ever trained.
Nothing will stop me
from becoming a Titan.
[cheers and applause]
- [Liam] Mike Evans
- Is formidable,
But his opponent,
who calls himself
the Haitian Sensation,
feels like his whole life
has led to this moment.
- [Cari] Dwayne Johnson designed
- This competition for people
Like James Jean-Louis,
who hits the gym every day,
even after a 12-hour shift
carrying Budweiser kegs
around Miami.
Over a day, I deliver
500 cases of beer.
- I need to work hard,
- because where I'm from,
- Second chances
- don't come like this often,
And this is a major
second chance for me.
When I was 23 years old,
I got arrested.
It scared me a lot.
- I didn't think
- that I was gonna be there
To raise my son,
and that was my wake-up call.
- That's when I realized
- it's time for me
- To step up to the plate
- and become a father.
Above all else, you know,
you come first.
[laughs]
How's it going?
- [Cari] Every day,
- James wakes at 4:00 a.m
You save this for later.
[Cari] makes breakfast
for nine-year-old Semaj
and gets him off to school.
Then it's sunup to sundown
delivering beer
some heavy lifting in the gym,
pick up Semaj,
and make them dinner.
And then he gets up early
and does it all again.
Let me get my pushups, man.
- It's a grind,
- but he's setting an example
- For the most important person
- in his life.
I want my son to actually
look at me as his hero,
and so I can't fail.
- A Titan is a person
- who went through hardships
But overcame them.
I will be a Titan.
[Liam] And there's Semaj along
with James' Dad and his sister.
[Alex] Three generations
of Jean-Louis men in the house.
And look at that physique.
- He gives new meaning
- to the term six-pack abs, Liam.
- Here's the thing.
- James and Mike
About to get medieval
on this challenge.
- It was inspired
- by the way ancient armies
Would lay siege to a castle.
Behold, the mighty
Hammering Ram.
- This brutal test
- will challenge
All eight muscle groups
in your upper body.
- [Liam] You start by swinging
- The ten-pound hammer
- Against a metal plate,
- generating upwards
Of half a ton of force
with every swing
until it triggers the release
of the 350-pound ram.
- [Alex] From there,
- It's a test of brute force
To see who can break through
the massive wooden doors first,
pull the victory chain,
and claim your spot
on Mount Olympus.
- This is exactly
- what I envisioned
when I conceived these games,
everyday people who are also
ridiculously talented athletes
going head-to-head.
- They've always deserved
- a platform
- To show the world
- what they've got,
And now they finally have one.
James and Mike,
this is your opportunity.
This is your moment.
This is Hammering Ram.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] It's time to throw down.
- Step one,
Smashing that steel plate
with your ten-pound hammer.
[Alex] Both guys putting
those massive muscles to work,
one righty and one lefty.
Go, James! Go, James!
[Alex] Both rams are down.
It's time to rock.
- [Liam] You need to generate
- Enough momentum
To get that 350-pound ram
through the giant door.
You see Mike Evans
using those long arms,
that 6'5" frame to swing it.
[groans]
But on the other side,
- James Jean-Louis
- knows the further back
You can pull the ram,
the more force you have
to hit the barrier.
[Alex] Both boards are cracking.
- Who's gonna
- break through first?
[grunts]
James Jean-Louis goes through,
and he manages to grab
the victory chain.
Now Mike breaks through,
but it's too late.
I did this!
-Yeah!
-[cheering]
- [James] Good job, baby.
- Good job.
The Haitian Sensation
kicks that ass.
[laughs]
Come on, baby. Come on.
Come on!
I did this for you, dawg!
I told you, man.
I told you, man.
[Alex] James Jean-Louis says
his son is his inspiration.
We came all the way.
I love you, man.
- [Jean] That's what
- I'm talking about!
[James] I love you, man.
[Liam] Now, he's one step
closer to showing Semaj
that Daddy can be a Titan.
[dramatic music]
There it is, Mount Olympus.
Tonight, right here,
one woman and one man,
will be crowned Titans.
Now, I told my Titan engineers,
- I want
- the physical manifestation
- Of what it would look like
- if Mount Everest
- -had a baby with Godzilla.
- -[laughter]
But look, here's the thing.
- We don't give away a chance
- to have a baby with Godzilla.
No, you got to earn
that special prize,
and you do that by winning
this next challenge.
Let's meet our competitors.
[Cari] Ben Afuvai grew up in a
large family in American Samoa.
Early on, he didn't appear
to be headed for Titan glory.
I was a chubby one.
I weighed about 262 pounds.
My size
really kind of made me
lose my confidence in myself.
My wife, she motivated me
to get fit and be healthy.
I work 16 hours some day.
I still make time for the gym,
because I have goals.
I have big dreams, you know?
The Titan Games
are coming to NBC.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson,
he's my idol.
You might just have
a spot on the team.
I want to be on Dwayne's team,
because I want
to chase greatness.
We were online searching
and we see Titan Games.
What are you doing?
Girl, this is my video
for The Rock show, man.
-Don't I look like his cousin?
- -[cell phone ringing]
[Dwayne] Yo, Ben,
what's up, uso?
-Hey, what's up?
-How you doing?
This is Dwayne Johnson.
-Oh, my God, no!
-[laughing]
-[laughs]
-Oh, my No!
If this is a prank
Is this a prank?
Yes, this is. This is a prank.
- This is Denzel Washington.
- I just called to
No, oh, my God, no!
This is not true.
- I just want to tell you,
- just because you're Samoan
And I'm Samoan as well,
- and you look like you
- could be my cousin,
- That doesn't mean you're
- gonna get any special treatment
- When you come
- to The Titan Games.
Welcome to the show, brother.
Thank you so much.
I'm so excited.
He's excited.
[Liam] Ben's family flew down
- From Tacoma, Washington,
To be here tonight.
Let's go, Ben!
- And they're going to see
- Ben face
One seriously strong soldier.
[Cari] Anthony Fuhrman,
a military recruiter
who served in Afghanistan,
has one key
Titan attribute in spades.
I have an 805-pound
dead lift.
I have a 500-pound
bench press,
a 405-pound overhead press.
I've pulled semis.
You name it, I've done it.
- But what you
- don't know about me
Is that I have another side,
and I call him,
La Flama Blanca.
La Flama Blanca
is my over-the-top persona.
- Part of the reason
- La Flama Blanca exists
Is to push Anthony Fuhrman
past boundaries
that he would fail or quit at.
- La Flama Blanca
- will put on some Taylor Swift
When he's training.
Shake it off
Shake it off ♪
One person called me a larger,
stronger Richard Simmons.
[laughs]
Shake it off, shake it off ♪
- You better watch out,
- because La Flama Blanca's
Coming to the stage.
I shake it off
I shake it off ♪
- Goldenboy, when you see
- a couple of heavy hitters
Like Anthony and Ben,
you are ready for them to just
tear the roof off the place.
[Alex] And luckily for us,
- we don't have a roof
- in the Titan Arena,
- So we're doing
- the next best thing,
Letting them smash through five
solid floors with an anvil.
We call it Uprising.
[Liam] This is DJ's
ultimate challenge
for lower body
and core strength.
- [Alex] The goal is to raise
- A 40-pound anvil
to the top of a 30-foot tower.
Standing in your way are five,
3-inch-thick solid barriers.
Breaking through each slab
will require the anvil
to be moving
at ten miles per hour.
- [Liam] If you're the first
- To bust through,
You're moving on
to Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
[cheers and applause]
Who's gonna go harder,
run faster, dig deeper?
- Who's gonna grab their moment,
- move on to Mount Olympus
And possibly become a Titan?
Anthony, Ben, time to seize
that moment and find out.
This is Uprising.
[dramatic music]
-[Alex] Pure, raw power.
-[Liam] Right out of the gate.
[Alex] Anthony just shatters
through that first one,
goes through the second.
[Liam] Ben's driving forward,
but the resistance
is lifting him up.
- [Alex] Anthony
- Just destroys it.
[laughing]
[Liam] Only two floors
left for Anthony.
-[Alex] Oh, my word.
-[screams]
La Flama Blanca
just mutilated
one of our most brutal
challenges in 22 seconds.
He is a beast.
Congratulations.
[Liam] Hey, Ben,
just, just shake it off.
Nothing to be ashamed of
- losing to a monster
- like Anthony.
This guy's gonna be
tough to beat.
[Alex] Sergeant Fuhrman turned
that anvil into an atom bomb.
He blasted through the last
two slabs in one move.
- As Taylor Swift would say,
- "Look what you made me do"
To Uprising.
[Liam] Anthony Fuhrman
- celebrating
- an impressive victory.
He'll face
Budweiser deliveryman
James Jean-Louis
on Mount Olympus
for the chance
to become our first Titan.
All right, here's the thing.
- Brute strength
- and raw determination
- Well, they're more
- than just the keys to beating
- Jason Statham in a prison fight,
- which, for the record,
- Is really not that difficult
- to do, because I've done it.
- They're essential
- to winning this next challenge.
Let's knock down some doors.
This is gonna be fun.
Time for our next
Titan Games battle.
[cheers and applause]
- DJ, you're right.
- This one is gonna be fun.
The matchup features
two strong women
who shatter expectations.
One's a height-defying
sheet-metal installer.
The other is
a veteran firefighter
who, listen to this,
is also a grandmother.
[dramatic music]
Fire doesn't care if I'm 50,
if I'm 20, if I'm 30.
- It doesn't care if I'm a man
- or I'm a woman.
[alarm bell ringing]
I've proudly been serving
as a firefighter
for over 19 years now.
[siren wailing]
- [Cari] The Titan Games
- Celebrates the remarkable,
Everyday people amongst us,
and Julie Dudley
fits the bill.
- I'm thrilled to be able
- to say I'm a grandma
- And in the best shape
- of my life.
I'm very close to my children.
- My daughter still
- actually lives with us.
You're gonna show everybody
that grandmas rule.
[both laughing]
- [Cari] Never afraid
- Of a challenge,
Julie now has a new mountain
to climb.
- I want to be a Titan
- to prove to people
That at 50 years old,
you can be strong and tough,
and do whatever it is
that you want to do.
Don't let your age
be an excuse.
It can be done.
[Cari] Julie's opponent
is half her age.
26-year-old Tina Rivas
has a high-risk job
usually reserved for men.
I'm gonna do some cutting.
- I started working
- with sheet metal,
- Because they pay
- 50 bucks an hour,
But because I was work
- in high-rise
- on the edge of a building,
It's a dangerous kind of job
'cause if you just get
distracted a little bit
- and, you know,
- you're not tied off properly,
You can fall.
I'm the only woman,
so obviously
it is a little bit hard,
but I can handle it.
- [Cari] Tina is hoping
- That her exceptional work ethic
Is her path
to becoming a Titan.
I love building my body.
- I get up
- at 4:00 in the morning.
I work eight-
to ten-hour shifts,
- and then I go
- straight to the gym
Every single day.
I worked so hard to be here.
It means a lot to be here
at The Titan Games.
I will be a Titan.
[Liam] Julie and Tina,
they are in for a treat.
[Alex] It's the return
of the Hammering Ram.
- [Liam] Hammers up,
- They're ready to throw down,
And we're ready
to send it down to DJ.
- This challenge is a monster,
- but personally,
- I don't think
- a fearless sheet-metal worker
- And a badass grandma
- are the least bit intimidated.
This is what you have
both been working for.
One of you is moving on
to Mount Olympus.
One of you is going home.
Julie, Tina,
don't hold anything back.
This is Hammering Ram.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Zero hesitation.
- Both competitors
- immediately grab that hammer,
Start hacking away.
- [Alex] Tina wrestles
- With metal all day at work,
- But I don't think
- they let her take
A sledgehammer
1,000 feet in the air.
Let's go, ladies!
- [Liam] On the flip side,
- Julie usually
- Does this kind
- of thing with an ax
- And with flames
- surrounding her.
Keep swinging! Keep swinging!
Keep swinging!
[Liam] Aim plays a role here.
- You need to strike dead center
- to move the post
And release the ram.
- -Yeah! Yeah!
- -And there it is for Julie.
The ram is down, but remember,
it's 350 pounds.
And now Tina's ram is down.
- [Alex] Julie, though,
- She's gonna do
- What she does best
- as a firefighter.
She is gonna crash
through doors.
[grunting]
[Liam] Tina's working
to build up momentum,
- but she's gripping that rope
- a little high,
Which makes it hard
to get wide swings.
[Alex] Look at the momentum
Julie's generating right now.
- She's staying low
- to the ground
Oh, Julie is through.
And she has pulled
the victory chain.
Wow, I cannot believe it!
Can your grandmother do that?
That's amazing. [chuckles]
[Alex] Julie Dudley,
a veteran firefighter
from Jupiter, Florida,
defies all odds,
all expectations.
You did it, baby.
Oh, you did it.
I love you.
[Liam] 50-year-old Julie Dudley
- will be battling
- it out with Emily Andzulis,
For a chance
to be our first female Titan.
[Alex] Welcome back
to Titan Arena.
The crowd is on their feet,
because we're about to crown
our first Titan.
[Liam] And that means we're
about to get our first look
at mighty Mount Olympus.
- [Dwayne] In Greek Mythology,
- Mount Olympus
- Was where the Gods battled for
- control over the ancient world.
Well, here, it's where
our winners battle each other
and new legends are created.
[Dwayne] Mount Olympus is the
crown jewel in the Titan Arena.
From the strength required
to push over a half-ton wall
and drive 450 pounds
up a 25-degree incline
- to the agility to climb
- over six spinning cylinders,
Each wider than
a redwood tree.
Each stage of Mount Olympus
has been specially designed
to test all aspects
of athleticism.
- If you have a weakness,
the mountain's gonna reveal it.
- Prove that you can conquer
- my mountain,
and you join my team of Titans.
[dramatic music]
Earlier tonight,
- we witnessed two
- badass athletes from Florida,
A truck driver
and a soldier shine in victory.
Now James Jean-Louis
and Anthony Fuhrman
will face off against each other
to earn the historic title
of Titan.
- I'm up against James
- going to Mount Olympus,
- And as a competitor,
- he is very tough.
[Liam] James Jean-Louis
is getting the hang of it.
- [Anthony] Very determined,
- Very athletic,
- But he's also never competed
- against anyone like me.
- [James] Anthony is
- A real powerlifter.
I mean, he's strong.
-Anthony just destroys it.
-Pure raw power.
But I have more to prove.
This one is for me,
- my son and everybody
- that doubted me as well.
It's time to shine
and conquer Mount Olympus.
All right, James, Anthony,
I had a mission for this show,
find everyday people
with extraordinary
athletic abilities
and give them a platform.
Well, this right here
is the ultimate platform,
- and how you got here
- was very impressive,
- But when this whole thing
- is over,
- Only one of you
- will be leaving a Titan.
- This is your second chance,
- baby. Come on.
- [Dwayne] Dig deep.
- Lay it all out on the line.
This is Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] James in the red,
- Anthony in the blue,
And I half expect Anthony
to run through that wall.
[Alex] 1,000 pounds knocked
down like it was nothing!
Oh, my goodness.
- -Wow!
- -[Liam] And now to the Gates,
Each one 150 pounds.
Just imagine trying to push
450 pounds up a ski slope.
And James is through.
Anthony, right on his heels.
- [Alex] Fuhrman keeping pace.
- Fuhrman slips!
Oh, no!
- Mount Olympus is the ultimate
- proving ground.
You need strength, speed,
agility, and endurance.
- We know that James Jean-Louis
- has the agility,
And he proved it right there
by flying through
the Rolling Ascent.
Wow, James is like a cat.
[Liam] But here comes Fuhrman,
desperate to catch James
at the Cliffs.
[Alex] Okay,
this is pure genius,
chaos meets creativity.
You've got to punch and kick
your own path to the top,
- but if you make
- the holes too big
Right there.
See? They can break.
[Liam] And that opens the door.
Here comes Anthony Fuhrman.
Come on, man.
[Alex] No dancing,
no Taylor Swift
on Mount Olympus.
This is all business.
[Liam] James clawing
12 feet to the top.
- He doesn't want to let
- a beast like Fuhrman
Reach that crank first.
James, up on top
of Mount Olympus
trying to raise the torch,
600 pounds, 25 feet tall.
The first few turns are gonna
feel nice and easy,
but here comes the grind,
and here comes
- Big Anthony Fuhrman
- up the Cliff.
Come on, man.
It's just [grunts]
Let's go, James.
Get down here to me.
[Alex] James Jean-Louis
needs to hurry up
because Fuhrman
was tailor-made for this task.
Look,
he's even pulling backwards,
all back and biceps.
And James Jean-Louis
manages to place that torch
upright first.
Go, James.
And now, it's time
to descend Mount Olympus.
- [Liam] You want
- To be aggressive.
There are three walls
five feet, six feet,
and seven feet here.
He has the lead,
and he wants to extend it.
- [Alex] Fuhrman trying
- To make up ground.
He's got to hurry.
Let's go, Anthony.
Come on, Anthony.
- [Alex] James is already
- Down to the third wall,
And Fuhrman, we thought
he would crush this crank,
and he's struggling.
[Liam] James, now at that
final wall, seven feet high,
and he's slowing down.
- [Alex] The Budweiser
- Deliveryman
Needs to find another gear,
because he still has to pull
that 250-pound ball and chain
over to the Titan tomb.
Come on, man. [grunts]
[Liam] Fuhrman finally
gets the torch upright
and now he's headed down
But oh! Hard landing.
James says his son is what
motivates and inspires him,
- and he wants to prove
- to his son
That through hard work
and determination,
anything is possible.
He is just feet away here.
-Let's go, James.
-Go, James! Go, James!
- [Alex] Anthony Fuhrman
- Has disappeared.
- He hit the bottom
- on that second slide
And never came back up.
[Liam] There he is.
[Alex] James Jean-Louis now
starts to toil away at the tomb
to pull out that relic
and become a Titan.
Anthony Fuhrman, though,
he's getting shut down
at that second wall.
[Liam] He's broken through.
He's digging around.
Just trying to find that relic.
[cheering]
- [Alex] Anthony Fuhrman
- Hasn't gotten up.
Anthony Fuhrman hasn't
gotten up from Mount Olympus.
- He hasn't gotten up
- from Mount Olympus.
Meanwhile, James Jean-Louis,
he has the relic.
-Come on. Come on.
-He punches it in.
And James Jean-Louis
is our first Titan!
[inspirational music]
Congratulations.
Great job, homey. Great job.
- [Alex] You talk
- About everyday heroes.
This is not
your everyday truck driver.
Come on. Go see your family.
James Jean-Louis
dominated Mount Olympus.
Mount Olympus, too strong
for this super-strong man.
I love you, man.
I love you, man.
Oh, my gosh. Hallelujah.
[James] I love you, man.
I love you.
[Liam] James Jean-Louis
proved it takes more
than brute strength
to beat the mountain.
- We'll see this hard-working dad
- in a few weeks
In our battle of the Titans,
- but right now,
- he's standing by with Cari.
- James, we know your story.
- You've been through a lot.
- You talk about second chances.
- For those at home tonight
- Who want a second chance,
- what do you say to them?
- To anybody that want
- a second chance, man,
- Stay focused
- with your dreams, man.
Don't give up.
I realized that, you know what,
- I want to be the role model
- that my son looks up to,
And that's what gave me
that drive to be here today.
- When you got that dream,
- stay strong on it.
Keep going. Keep pushing.
It's gonna happen.
- Let's make it official.
- Go talk to DJ.
- Come on, brother.
- Come on. Come on.
- -Thank you, man.
- -I'm proud of you, brother,
- -Thank you, man. Thank you.
- -Come here. Good job.
- Thank you for this opportunity,
- man.
- I appreciate you for giving me
- this platform.
- -You're very welcome.
- -I appreciate you.
- Get that cheat meal in now,
- all right?
- -Of course, of course.
- -Come on. [laughing]
Stick around.
More Titan Games to come.
- [Liam] Welcome back
- To Titan Arena.
- It's time to crown
- another Titan.
Here's DJ.
- Becoming a Titan
- is only the beginning
For these amazing athletes.
- At the end of this season,
- they will all return
- For the epic
- Battle of the Titans.
When it's all over,
one man and one woman
will earn the distinction
of becoming
the first-ever Titan Champions.
- Now, a match I have been
- looking forward to
Between two
extraordinary athletes,
the human Pit Bull,
Emily Andzulis,
versus the badass firefighter,
Julie Dudley.
Going into Mount Olympus
against Julie,
- what gives me an edge
is that never-give-up attitude.
[Alex] Emily, the Pit Bull.
I've done martial arts
my whole life, and I'm ready.
- I just beat
- somebody half my age,
and I won't lie. It felt good.
[Alex] I cannot believe it.
- I'm not
- your average grandmother.
I can't wait to kick some butt.
I'm pumped up for this one.
Emily, Julie, your drive
and competitive fire
are exactly the same,
and that's why I chose you.
This is your chance
to make Titan history.
Show everyone watching
why women are unstoppable
forces of nature.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] Emily in the red,
- Julie in the blue,
And they're off and running
- and trying to attack
- that wall.
[Alex] Let's see how they
tackle the 1,000-pound wall.
Julie Dudley tears it down.
So impressive.
But Emily not far behind.
- [Liam] They get
- To the Gates of Olympus.
Julie's using all arms
but Emily's
driving with her legs.
- [Alex] Digging her feet,
- Putting it in those grooves,
Driving each
150-pound gate higher.
- [Liam] She's got
- All three of them off.
[Alex] Julie Dudley,
not there yet
But Emily is flying though
Oh, I spoke too soon!
- She was going through
- the Rolling Ascent very quickly,
- But it's tricky.
- It'll catch you out of nowhere,
- And before you know it,
- you're on the floor.
[Liam] Still plenty of time
for Julie to catch up,
but Emily has the early lead
Let's go!
And now she's at The Cliffs.
[Alex] Oh, and a front kick
from the MMA fighter.
Wow! Come on, Emily.
And here comes Julie
trying to stay low,
but the log's spinning,
and she's down.
Emily, punching and kicking it
halfway to the top.
What twisted mind
designed this course?
[laughing]
- [Liam] Julie, meanwhile,
- Having trouble
Getting far enough forward.
Those logs are four feet wide.
- Come on, Babe!
- Pull yourself up! Come on!
- [Liam] One thing that Emily's
- Not worried about
Is punching holes
in that Cliff.
With the MMA background,
she's smashing through
and climbing up.
And Julie's through.
Yeah! Come on!
- Get up there! Get up there!
- Let's go!
- [Alex] But Emily
- Reaches the top.
Now it's over
to our next obstacle,
where you've got
to raise the torch.
That's 600 pounds, more than
four times her body weight.
Let's go, Julie.
[Liam] Julie's not out of this.
She can catch up if she
climbs up The Cliffs quickly.
[Alex] Emily finds
a second wind.
Her torch is lit.
- And she's gonna start
- descending down Mount Olympus
Here as she hits those walls,
five feet, six feet, seven feet.
She's only 5'2", Liam.
[Liam] Julie, still fighting.
[Alex] Emily's approaching
the Titan floor.
Now, it's on
to the Ball and Chain.
But she's only 130 pounds.
How's she gonna drag
200 pounds of metal?
[Liam] Just like that.
Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
[Alex] Are you kidding me?
Go! Go! All you got!
[Alex] My goodness!
She's reached the tomb!
[Liam] Julie's now
up top Mount Olympus
trying to raise the torch,
- trying to finish strong,
- but right now,
This one is all
about Emily Andzulis.
Come on, Emily.
[Alex] Emily is
a few swings away
from breaking open
the concrete in the Titan tomb.
Glory is right
in front of Emily Andzulis,
a woman who's been a fighter
her whole life.
[Liam] She was inspired by
her sister who survived cancer.
Now she's the inspiration.
[Dwayne] Come on.
[Alex] The key is in,
and Emily
is our first female Titan.
[inspirational music]
[screaming]
- -Congratulations.
- -Thank you so much.
You did it. You're amazing.
Congratulations.
- [Alex] Emily took the lead
- At the gates of Mount Olympus
And never looked back.
She used her MMA skills
at The Cliffs
and her tremendous
lower-body strength
to drag the ball and chain
and light up the mountain,
[Liam] The Pit Bull
proves why she's a Titan,
and she's down with Cari.
- So, Emily,
- you got family watching,
Your sister specifically.
- Anything you want
- to say to her?
Oh, God. Um
she's my person.
She's been by my side every
through every obstacle,
and I love her a lot, so
- You made her proud tonight.
- Let's make this official.
DJ, you have something for her?
- Come on up.
- Come on up.
Come on. Here you go.
- You've earned our respect.
- Congratulations. You're a Titan.
- -Thank you so much!
- -Absolutely.
- -You did great. Great job.
- -Thank you.
[Liam] So James and Emily
are our first two Titans.
Each week, we'll add two more.
Then they'll all face off
in the Battle of the Titans.
In the end, we'll crown
one man and one woman
Titan Champions.
- More Titan Games to come
- right after this.
New Titan.
- [Alex] That's right, DJ.
- We're just getting started.
[dramatic music]
Yes.
- -Hi, what's your name?
- -Zenia.
Zenia? What a pretty name.
I'm Kevin Hart.
[laughter]
- It's good to meet you.
- Are you having fun tonight?
- -Mm-hmm.
- -Awesome.
- Who are you here to see?
- Are you here with a competitor,
- Or are you here just to hang out
- and have the best time?
Who are you here to see?
Oh, to see me! Oh, my gosh!
Thank you so much.
I appreciate it.
Thank you. Thank you.
Have fun. Good to meet you.
All right, let's get to work.
[Liam] All right, DJ.
We've got four men
and four women
prepared to face off
in head-to-head battles.
- [Alex] We'll see
- Three new epic challenges,
- And the winners
- will square off
On Mount Olympus
for the chance
to be crowned Titans.
- [Liam] For a look
- At our first matchup,
Let's go over
to Cari Champion.
All right, guys, so listen up.
These next competitors
are bringing both brains
and brawn to the competition.
One's a high school sports star
turned medical student.
The other is, check this out,
a satellite engineer
who's also a killer athlete?
Titan competitors come
from all walks of life.
Thong La is an aerospace
mechanical engineer
in Tampa, Florida.
- I'm able to work on things
- that go into space.
- I feel like I represent
- all the nerds behind the desk.
[Cari] But some Titan hopefuls
spend their days in disguise.
- I come to work, you know,
- dressed professional
And then take
this outfit off
put on a cut-off T-shirt,
chalk up my hands.
I'm a freaking beast.
My fiancée, Shanny Lee,
she'll do, like,
powerlifting stuff with me.
We're inseparable,
so she's my soul mate.
I want to show
that I'm not just an engineer.
I'm also an athlete.
- "There's no substitute
- for hard work."
- That's what The Rock
- always says.
- Everyone better watch out,
- 'cause I'll show them
- Who the hardest worker
- in the room is.
- [Liam] Well, Thong will need
- To work overtime
To beat his opponent.
Quinn Rivera is a small-town
star with big dreams.
[Cari] Quinn Rivera comes
from one of the smallest towns
of any Titan competitor,
Cody, Wyoming,
population 9,000.
I'm very much a small-town,
homegrown type of person.
- My high school sweetheart
- grew up, actually,
Right around the block from me.
- We've been through a lot,
- baby girl,
In nearly six years time,
and it's helped me to see that
I want you to be forever mine.
We finally got married
this past summer.
- I'm a medical student.
- To be a doctor, I guess,
- Was kind of an early decision.
- I have two uncles
And my grandfather
who are all physicians.
- I think that's one of the most
- rewarding things you can do
Is to just to give back.
How are we today?
- I've always been kind of a
- small-town kid with big dreams.
- In high school
- I played football,
- And then I ran track
- in the spring.
- [Cari] Tonight,
- The pride of Cody,
Tests himself on
the biggest stage of his life.
- It means a lot to be able
- to represent Cody
On a competition of this scale.
This is an opportunity
of a lifetime.
I will be a Titan.
- [Liam] So we have a
- Medicine man and a rocket man.
- [Alex] The perfect pair
- To launch this next challenge.
[Liam] Take it away, DJ.
So I wanted this challenge
to look like a crazy,
old-school video game.
- I wanted our athletes
- to feel like they were kids
Testing the limits
of their imaginations,
but there's no extra lives
on The Titan Games.
You lose, it's game over.
[Alex] DJ designed
an absurd agility course
testing lower-body power
and forearm grip strength
as you use a giant silver pole
to span five 15-foot gaps.
To free the golden pole,
you must push off weight
that's equivalent
to three washing machines.
[Liam] Then showcase your speed
by vaulting your way back,
climb and reach
for the victory chain
that sends you
to Mount Olympus.
Quinn and Thong,
- you both came here
- with something to prove.
The chance to shine is now.
Time to fly.
This is Power Vault.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] Thong in the blue.
- Quinn in the red.
Thong, no hesitation at all.
- [Alex] And that's exactly
- What you need.
- You need to commit
- and just hope
That you don't make
the ultimate failure and fall.
Come on, baby.
- [Alex] If your pole misses
- That tiny ring on the ground,
- You could take a dive
- ten feet down,
- And then kiss
- your Titan dreams goodbye.
Come on!
Come on! Let's go!
- [Liam] When Quinn
- Was in high school,
He excelled on the track,
- and it looks like
- that training is paying off.
- [Alex] They started
- With explosive speed.
Now it's time
for brute strength.
Those blocks
increase in weight,
starting at 200 pounds,
and that last one
is 300 pounds.
And Thong nearly trips
over his silver pole.
- That could be the difference
- in the race.
- [Liam] This isn't just about
- Upper-body strength.
You need balance to land
and keep moving.
- [Alex] Oh, Thong La just
- Tripped for that brief moment.
Let's go, boys.
- [Alex] Quinn needs
- To take advantage of this.
[Liam] And he is. Quinn
really finding his rhythm.
- [Alex] And Thong La
- Lands knees first.
He's really struggling.
[Liam] One gap to go
for Quinn Rivera.
- [Alex] After another fall,
- Thong is not giving up,
But the medical student
from Cody, Wyoming,
population 9,000,
is going to set the pole
and begin the climb
to the victory chain.
[dramatic music]
Yeah, boy!
Wow!
[Liam] Whoa, one final leap
for Quinn Rivera
back with his brothers
in the stands.
[Alex] The small-town star
looks ready for the big stage.
- [Liam] We'll see Quinn later
- On Mount Olympus,
Fighting for his chance
to be a Titan.
- Hey, man, I appreciate
- all you stand for, brother.
- Oh, absolutely, man.
- Great job.
[dramatic music]
[Alex] Dwayne Johnson!
Again, you forgot to say
I'm the sexiest man alive.
That's okay. Whatever.
Welcome to Titan Games.
[cheers and applause]
This crowd tonight.
Titan Arena. Wow!
- [Alex]
- That was DJ earlier tonight.
- We've got the best hype man
- in the world, Liam.
- [Liam] You can feel
- That electricity right now.
This crowd is ready, DJ.
- All right, seriously,
- we got to make a home version
- Of Titan Games.
- I'm gonna ask NBC
To recreate this entire setup
in my backyard
- so I can knock
- these bad boys down.
- You know what, go ahead
- and take it out of Liam
- And Goldenboy's salary
- if you have to.
- They said that's cool.
- Right, boys?
There's no way that that's
gonna pay for any of that.
- Joke's on you.
- I'm not getting paid.
Now time for our next
Titan Games battle.
I'll come up there, Goldenboy.
- All right, guys.
- So in this battle,
- One competitor is looking
- to make her mark
In a family of athletes.
The other is a former soldier
turned fearless firefighter.
I was 16 years old
when my Mom cosigned me
into the military.
I was in this small town
where if you didn't leave,
you didn't do anything.
I was this innocent, wide-eyed,
naive Christian girl.
I was scared,
but it definitely
made me the person
that I am today.
I'm currently a volunteer
firefighter in Vermont.
Being a firefighter,
carrying 60 pounds of gear
going up flights of stairs,
and, like, I have to be fit.
[cell phone ringing]
[Dwayne] Hey, Marianne?
- I'm a huge fan
- of Dwayne Johnson.
-[laughs]
-[laughing]
[shudders] So I
- I still can't believe
- I did this.
And I muted him.
I put him on hold.
Could you just
just hold on one second?
Holy crap! It's The Rock!
- Oh, my God. I'm freaking out.
- I'm freaking out.
She fainted.
Guys, Marianne fainted.
[chuckles]
- -Okay, I'm good, I'm good.
- -Is this Marianne?
Yep, hey.
- Hey, Marianne, first of all
- I just want to say
- I want to thank you
- for your service to our country.
- You know, it speaks volumes,
- I think,
Of what you're gonna bring
Holy crap.
I want to welcome you
to The Titan Games.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
- Dwayne Johnson wants me to be
- on The Titan Games,
- And I am the hungriest person
- in the room.
I know I can be a Titan.
[Liam] Marianne's confident
- she's going to be
- our next Titan,
But her opponent comes in
with something to prove.
[Cari] Most of our competitors
- were stars
- on their sports teams,
But Nikkie Neal had to fight
just to stand out
in her own family.
- I'm the youngest
- of my five siblings,
- So there's always
- that competition like,
"You're my little sister.
- I'll always be better
- than you."
- I feel like my whole life
- I was always living up
To my sisters's standards,
- kind of like
- in their shadows.
-Are you tired?
-Nah, I can keep going.
- -Okay.
- -[laughs]
- Until we kind of, like,
- went different routes in life.
I'm actually a fitness model.
- People that look at me,
- they'll think that,
- "Oh, she's just
- a pretty face."
Most people would not
expect me to do well,
but I surprise people usually.
- They're like, "Oh, wait.
- She's actually strong.
Oh, she's fast, too!"
I work out every single day.
I'll do boxing.
I'll do kickboxing, cycling.
- People don't think
- that fitness models
Are actually fit.
- I like to prove people wrong,
- and that's my reason
- To become stronger
- and become the next Titan.
- [Liam] Nikkie's family
- In the crowd tonight.
Mom and big sister
here to support her.
- [Alex] Now, L.A.
- Is known for earthquakes,
But on The Titan Games
- you have to watch out
- for the Cyclone.
With this deranged test
of core strength and stability,
you'll need to whip around
a suspended
60-pound wrecking ball.
The goal is to knock over
all five pillars
that are each nearly
two stories tall.
[Liam] The challenge
is as the circumference
of the ball's path increases,
it will require even more
strength to maintain control,
but whoever can wreak
the most havoc makes the cut
for Mount Olympus.
I wanted my challenges
to be an event,
- and this one does not disappoint
- with metal chains,
- Giant pillars,
- and huge wrecking balls.
- It's intimidating,
- but that's why I made sure
- The people competing
- were fearless.
- Right now,
- two will enter the storm,
But only one heads
to Mount Olympus.
Nikkie, Marianne,
it's really simple.
All I want is all you got.
This is Cyclone.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Under way,
and it's about generating
force, speed, power,
and finding out
- how far you got
- to get that rope out there.
Oh, Marianne just misses it.
[Alex] You cannot
go into this thinking
that that wrecking ball
- is just going
- to gingerly find its way
Just as I say that,
- Nikkie manages to knock down
- the first pillar.
She gets the second as well.
She's tearing this apart.
- [Alex] Marianne gets
- Her first pillar,
- But Nikkie answers right back
- with her third.
Come on.
[Liam] Nikkie Neal's 5'10".
She's got long arms,
and she's using it to her
advantage here in the arena.
- [Alex] Keeping that ball
- Flying wide
Means your shoulder and
back muscles never get a break.
The fourth one's down.
Only one left to go,
but she needs to get
that ball moving again.
- [Liam] Marianne, coming up
- With her second pillar,
But you see the rope go slack
after it hits the pillar.
Oh!
[Alex] Oh. She barely
missed that one, Liam,
- just by a hair,
- but she's coming around
- The corner.
- Here she comes.
But misses again, and look,
that's three for Marianne.
She's catching up.
- [Liam] She's reeling in
- The slack line to keep tension
On the wrecking ball.
- One more pillar
- and she's tied with Nikkie.
[Alex] Another miss.
Marianne's got a chance.
And there it is!
Nikkie Neal, unreal.
She's one to watch
here at The Titan Games.
[cheers and applause]
You're so good.
You're so good.
God, I'm so proud of you.
- You're marvelous.
- You're marvelous.
[Liam] Hugs from the family.
The fitness model one step
closer to being a Titan.
And a hug and embrace
for her opponent.
- You did great.
- That was so hard.
You were so good.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Welcome back
to The Titan Games.
While we were away,
- Utah farmer Cole Wadsworth
- faced off
Against combat veteran
David Reid on the Cyclone.
- [Alex] And Cole
- Cuts another one down.
[Liam] Reid, who lost his leg
to a land mine in Afghanistan,
relied on his powerful torso,
but this hero
still had trouble
keeping control
of his wrecking ball.
Ah, come on.
Wadsworth, who's no stranger
to ropes on his farm,
found his rhythm.
- And with his family
- cheering him on
Go, Cole! Go!
Was the first to topple
all five pillars.
[triumphant music]
Cole takes it home.
Yes! I love you!
[Alex] Cole Wadsworth,
ladies and gentlemen,
is going to Mount Olympus.
Hey, good job, man.
[Liam] So Cole Wadsworth
will face Quinn Rivera
on Mount Olympus,
but we still need to find
an opponent for Nikkie Neal.
- Let's take a look
- at the two women
Vying for the final spot
on Mount Olympus.
Pay attention ♪
'Cause I'm coming for you ♪
[Cari] Charity Witt
is a world-class powerlifter
who spends her days
motivating others.
Easy breaths.
- I am a master trainer
- and metabolic technician,
And I help athletes
fine-tune their training.
We'll do that about ten times.
[Cari] But Charity Witt
is a woman transformed
who overcame a major obstacle.
At 17, I found
I had cardiac arrhythmia.
I started having
mock heart attacks.
It got to the point
- where I was actually
- in a meeting with my boss,
- And I passed out
- in front of her.
The first doctor told me
that I needed a pacemaker.
- I needed to go under surgery,
- be on medication
For the rest of my life.
- I went to another doctor
- and got a second opinion,
And they told me
that I could avoid surgery
if I improved my health
- and treated my heart
- like a muscle.
I realized this
is just another way for me
to prove how strong I am.
I'm on the rise ♪
I went to school and got
my degree in biochemistry.
I became
a U.S. master swimmer.
That led me into powerlifting.
Whoo!
Within a year,
I was competing.
In my first ever competition,
I broke a world record.
Let's go!
Whoo!
Lifting saved my life.
[Cari] Tonight,
on The Titan Games,
Charity is ready to show
the world how far she's come.
I'm on the rise ♪
This is an opportunity
to just show my heart.
I'm on the rise ♪
[Liam] Charity's focused, and
she's got destiny on her side.
That's her little sister.
But don't underestimate
the strength and courage
of her competition,
Mariah Counts.
- [Cari] Success on
- The Titan Games
- Means being
- a well-rounded athlete,
And Mariah Counts
has done it all.
I played volleyball
and track and field.
I did throwing, shot put,
uh, discus, hammer, javelin.
[Cari] Then she found CrossFit
and transformed her body.
When I train,
I think about all the years
I've ever done sports,
- I love performing
- under pressure.
[Cari] Mariah spends
all day in the gym
as an elite personal trainer,
and at night,
she flexes another muscle
as an aspiring
singer-songwriter.
Head to head
And heart to heart ♪
Keep it together
Don't fall apart ♪
Tonight, we'll see if
her unrelenting drive pays off.
I'm really determined
to win this thing.
I want to go out there
and kill it,
and I want to become a Titan.
You can laugh at me
You can call me names ♪
I'm gonna be
On The Titan Games ♪
[cheers and applause]
And that's for you, Dwayne.
[Liam] In the NFL, they judge
players by their time
in the 40-yard dash.
On The Titan Games,
we only need 30 feet.
- [Alex] That's right, Liam.
- The pain meter
on this challenge goes to 11.
Let's crank up some Heavy Metal.
- [Liam] DJ engineered
- A challenge that requires
Your glutes, hamstrings,
quads, and willpower
to all be in sync as you lug
350 pounds of chain
30 feet uphill.
[Alex] With every step,
the chain uncoils
from the ground,
making the load heavier
the higher you go.
- At the top,
- you must use your upper body
- To turn a crank
- and lift the remaining chain
plus a 100-pound concrete block
three stories high.
- [Liam] Complete
- This insanity first,
And you're headed
to Mount Olympus.
Sometimes life can feel like
an uphill battle, which is why
- I designed this next challenge
- to represent that
Both figuratively
and literally
- but a Titan has the strength
- to keep going
Even when that path is steep.
So, Charity and Mariah,
- the path doesn't get
- much steeper than this,
- But the opportunity that awaits
- you on the other side
Makes it all worthwhile.
This is Heavy Metal.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Charity Witt the blue,
Mariah Counts in the red.
30-foot ramp,
and you're lifting
more chain with each step.
Every foot they move puts
ten more pounds on their back.
- [Alex] Imagine carrying
- A refrigerator up a mountain
And every step,
someone throws a ten-pound
weight on to make it harder.
Push through!
- [Dwayne] Let's go, ladies!
- Let's go. Let's go!
- [Liam] You want know
- How hard this is?
Charity Witt,
world record holder in squat,
dead lift,
and it is baby steps.
You think you're stable,
but when you start to move,
the weight increases,
and suddenly
you're off balance.
- [Alex] Oh, man,
- And then Mariah,
She can squat 285 pounds.
This woman is a monster.
But Charity Witt manages
- to make it all the way
- up to the top.
- Now she's got to place the bar
- into the crank
And start cranking
with her entire body.
[Liam] It's time to turn
and burn for Charity Witt.
- They blasted their legs
- on the way up.
Now it's all about
the arms and back.
Heavy Metal is
a full-body beat-down.
[Alex] And Mariah sees
- that Charity
- is already ahead of her.
Come on, babe! Let's go!
- And with Daniella
- cheering her on,
Mariah makes it to the top.
Good job.
- [Liam] Charity has
- A head start here,
But Mariah's still in this.
She knows every crank
gets her one step closer
to Mount Olympus.
- [Alex] You're not
- Just winding the chain.
Those blocks at the bottom
weigh 100 pounds.
And there you see
Charity's concrete block
starting to rise.
Another 15 feet, and she's
headed to Mount Olympus.
[Liam] This is literal
head-to-head competition.
- [Alex] And now Mariah finally
- Gets her concrete block
Off the ground,
but Charity is so close.
Go!
And she does it!
Charity Witt is your winner.
[Liam] Strength
and then endurance
and the heart of a champion
with Charity Witt.
[Alex] Charity used
her powerful legs
to charge to the top,
then threw her whole body
into the crank.
- [Liam] And her heart,
- Once considered a weakness,
Proved to be
her strongest weapon.
So Charity Witt will face off
with Nikkie Neal
for the Titan crown.
- Those crowned as Titans
- tonight can soak in the glory
- For a little while,
- but they'll all return
- Here to compete
- against our other winners
In the epic
Battle of the Titans.
One woman and one man
will be crowned Titan Champions.
Now two athletes who just took
down their strong opponents
face the mountain of madness.
They've shown incredible courage
in their lives just to get here,
turning doubters into believers.
It's Nikkie Neal versus
the powerlifter, Charity Witt.
- The edge I have over Nikkie
- is that I'm just strong.
Like there is probably nothing
- In Mount Olympus
That I couldn't overpower.
[Alex] Charity Witt
is your winner.
Charity's a badass.
- She can dead lift,
- like, 500 pounds,
- And that's insane.
- Where I have an advantage
Is I'm quicker
and I'm more agile than she is.
[Alex] Nikkie Neal, unreal.
It's gonna be a battle.
I am so impressed by these
two unbelievably strong women.
Nikkie, Charity,
- Mount Olympus doesn't care
- what gender you are.
It'll use everything
in its power to stop you,
but you need to push past that
- and give it
- everything you've got.
It's time to electrify
the Titan Arena.
This is Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] Nikkie in the red,
- Charity in the blue
Racing to
the 1,000-pound wall.
[Alex] There's that power.
Upper-body strength
from Charity Witt.
- That is gonna give her
- a little bit of a lead there.
[Liam] But Nikkie Neal
also takes it down.
Let's go, ladies!
Let's go! Let's go!
Come on, Nik! Good job.
- [Alex] And Charity
- Just destroys
The Gates of Mount Olympus.
- [Liam] But now her agility
- Will be tested.
And right away,
she's struggling.
- You want to stay
- on top of those rollers
And keep your feet moving.
- [Alex] This is where Nikkie
- Needs to take the lead,
But she's not faring
much better than Charity.
- The rollers would be
- tough enough on level ground,
But you're moving uphill.
Gravity wants you
rolling back.
[Liam] And there goes Nikkie.
Look at that footwork.
She has the lead
heading into The Cliffs.
There you go! There you go!
There you go!
- [Liam] First, she needs
- To punch and kick
A road to the top.
And Charity has caught up.
She's here to prove
there's no quit in Witt.
- There you go.
- Punch that wall, ladies.
[Liam] This is strategy
as much as it is toughness.
[Alex] You have to have
a plan on The Cliffs
or else you could
potentially fall off.
Nikkie Neal needs to establish
- another hole
- so she can jump up.
- She uses her right leg
- to do that.
But Charity makes it
up The Cliffs first.
She has a slight lead
over Nikkie.
- [Liam] Now they're
- Both on the torch.
Charity into it.
This should be
a strength for her.
[Alex] We know that
the upper-body strength
of Charity Witt was something
that she was highlighting
coming into The Titan Games.
This is where you've got
to put it all to use.
This is now
a neck-and-neck race.
Who is gonna go down
Mount Olympus first?
Absolutely mind-blowing.
- The fitness model
- is outcranking the powerlifter.
- Nikkie Neal, despite Charity
- having the upper-body strength,
- She manages
- to raise the torch first!
Go! Go! Go!
- [Liam] Nikkie Neal
- Back in the lead.
Wow, let's go!
Get down to me!
[Liam] A shocking turn,
and she's headed down first.
- [Alex] They're separated
- By only a few feet
- As they descend
- down the mountain.
This is awesome.
And look at Charity.
She looks exhausted,
hanging her head as she
slides down the mountain,
but she continues to fight.
Mount Olympus is not a sprint.
It's one mean marathon.
- Come on!
- You can do it! Let's go!
[Liam] They're both
at that third and final wall
heading to the floor.
Nikkie Neal
the first one there,
- and again,
- strength beats strategy.
- [Alex] She's got to start
- Pulling now.
- You know that the upper-body
- strength of Charity Witt
Is going to shine
on the Ball and Chain,
- and Charity Witt
- just has to get a handle on it.
And look at that!
Just one arm!
Just one arm
was all she needed!
Nikkie had that lead,
and she got down
Mount Olympus first,
but it doesn't matter
that you were faster
down the mountain.
- All that matters is that
- you're pulling that boulder
With everything you got.
[Nikkie] Ahh! Come on, Nikkie.
[groans]
[Liam] Listen to
that determination,
Nikkie willing herself
to that Titan tomb.
Come on. Come on!
[Liam] She's come
too far to quit now.
- [Alex] Charity does look
- A little gassed,
But Nikkie Neal
has to hurry up.
Come on, Nikkie.
- Can Charity manage
- to make a hole big enough
So that she can claw
through it with her bare hands
and get out that relic
from the Titan tomb?
- But Nikkie Neal now,
- does she have it in her?
Does she have the energy
- to break through the cement
- quickly enough?
[Liam] Can Nikkie Neal
make one last push here?
[Alex] You have to just dig
as deep as you possibly can.
The title of Titan
is right in front of you,
but Charity Witt,
she has the relic in her hands,
and she's gonna
run up the steps.
Charity Witt,
the powerlifter
she is a Titan.
[inspirational music]
[cheering]
- Let me get that off for you.
- Let me get that off for you.
Congratulations. You did it.
Great job. Great job.
Good job.
Girl, I thought you had it.
I thought you had it.
Good job. You did good.
[Alex] What a race.
Charity's power
put her ahead early,
but Nikkie used her long legs
and surprising upper-body
strength to blow past her
- and beat Charity
- to the arena floor.
- [Liam] But then you got
- To the Ball and Chain,
- And that's
- where it all changed.
[Alex] One arm!
Just an incredible display
of power in Charity Witt,
the powerlifter who battled
through a heart condition.
Tonight, she's a Titan.
[Liam] And she's
standing by with Cari.
Charity, anything you want
to say to folks at home?
Yeah. I mean, I was told that
I needed to be on medication,
have open-heart surgery,
and I didn't listen to them,
and I kept fighting.
Just like Mount Olympus,
fought through that.
So the message
to all of you guys,
just listen to your own heart,
and keep fighting.
- Here you go.
- You have earned this.
Congratulations. You're a Titan.
Thank you so much.
- That was
- an amazing performance.
- -Thank you.
- -I'm so proud of you.
- We are gonna be crowning
- another Titan right after this.
Stay with us. Amazing.
[dramatic music]
- [Alex] Welcome back
- To the spectacular Titan Arena.
- It's time
- for our thrilling final battle.
Bring it, DJ.
- Now we've got two competitors
- who are chomping at the bit
To take down the mountain
and become a Titan.
Both of these competitors
are ambitious, aggressive,
and defy expectations.
It's Quinn Rivera
versus Cole Wadsworth.
My edge over Quinn
- is probably
- just the fact that I train,
Specifically functional type
training, balance, agility,
- but there's just things
- that you can't replicate
When you're inside of a gym.
- On the farm, I spend
- a lot of time throwing hay
Or swinging a sledgehammer,
just all the physical work
- that keeps you
- in such great shape.
- Got to stay focused
- and win this thing.
- -Well, you're going to.
- -My wife is amazing.
- When we're
- working out together,
- We're always just pushing
- each other
To kind of hit that next limit,
which is why we're both
so competitive.
- I have two beautiful daughters,
- Giselle who's five
And Veda, who is
almost a year old now.
My daddy's a superhero.
- I want to compete
- in The Titan Games
- For my family
- and also for myself.
- I want to take
- this amazing opportunity
- And prove to people
- that to become a Titan,
You have to be farmer strong.
- One of the things that
- I really will lean on
Is my athletic background
- and my ability to really
- push through the hurt.
- Mount Olympus is gonna take
- everything I have tonight,
- And I promise that I will leave
- nothing out on the course.
[dramatic music]
- You can feel the electricity
- in Titan Arena.
- The crowd is ready.
- These two men
Are tremendous athletes
with incredible agility.
They're both small-town guys
who made a very big impact
in this competition so far.
Quinn, Cole,
you only get one shot at this,
so lay it all out on the line,
and grit it out.
This is Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Quinn in the red,
- Cole in the blue,
- and they're off.
- [Alex] Looking forward
- To seeing how these two men
Are gonna tackle
the 1,000-pound wa
- Never mind.
- I should have just stopped
- Talking at that moment
- there, Liam,
- Because they're flying
- right through this.
[Liam] Look at that power,
driving 450 pounds uphill.
- [Alex] The Gates of Olympus
- Are no challenge
For them as well?
What is going on here?!
Quinn Rivera is flying through
the rolling assent.
Cole Wadsworth is right there.
Oh, my goodness, Liam!
They are flying up
Mount Olympus!
Wow, look at this. Go!
Come on. Let's go, boys!
Get up that wall.
[Alex] And Cole's using
his upper-body strength
to get up The Cliffs,
and he takes the first lead.
Oh! He takes a spill.
- Quickly, though,
- back on his feet,
And Quinn reaches the top
right behind him.
[Liam] And these two men
are neck and neck,
- as they race
- to raise their torches.
-Go, Daddy! Go!
-Dad!
[dramatic music]
[Alex] Those torches
are 600 pounds.
- It's like reeling in
- a full-grown grizzly bear.
And here comes Quinn.
They both raise the torch
at the same time.
Get down to me, boys. Yes!
What is going on here, Liam?
They are just flying.
- They are just tumbling over
- Mount Olympus.
- -[Liam] Head over heels.
- -It's like an avalanche
Going down,
and they are amazing!
Come on, Quinn!
Come on, Q!
[Liam] Now, both men are
at the Ball and Chain.
- Get a good grip,
- and get going,
- And that's what
- Quinn's doing.
Let's go, boys!
[Alex] It has been
a close, close race here.
Quinn reaches the tomb first,
but his hammer,
his hammer doesn't reach.
Cole Wadsworth,
he's gonna he hacking first.
- Quinn Rivera
- has to hurry up.
- [Liam] He's got to start
- Hammering away.
- [Alex] He just
- Didn't have enough
Enough stretch on that chain.
Come on, Quinn! Get going!
- [Liam] Cole still looking
- For the relic,
And Quinn is desperately
trying to break through,
and he's in.
[Alex] Who will find
the relic first?
Cole Wadsworth,
he's grabbed it.
He's grabbed the relic!
From Draper, Utah,
Cole Wadsworth
is putting them on the map,
'cause he's a Titan.
-Farm strong, Titan strong.
-[Alex] Wow.
[triumphant music]
Yes!
Great job, brother.
- -Thank you.
- -Great job.
- [Alex] Mount Olympus
- Will test your heart
And challenge your spirit.
Both Cole Wadsworth
and Quinn Rivera,
they were ready,
but only one of them
continues in this competition.
Good freakin' job, man.
Good job, brother.
Good job, brother.
[Liam] That was
a hair-on-fire sprint.
[Alex] You couldn't have
asked for a better matchup.
Side by side, up and down
mighty Mount Olympus.
We just witnessed
one of the great ones.
I knew you could do it.
I knew you could do it.
[Liam] Tears of joy.
Daddy is a Titan, and that's
something to celebrate.
So we crowned
our first four Titans tonight.
- We'll see them all
- in a few weeks for the epic
Battle of the Titans,
and in the end,
we'll crown one man
and one woman
our Titan Champions.
- -Thanks, man.
- -Great job.
- We'll see you next week
- on Titans.
Cole's the man. [laughs]
[dramatic music]