The Titan Games (2019) s01e08 Episode Script

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[dramatic music]
Let The Titan Games begin.
- [Dwayne] Over the past
- Seven weeks
[Alex] And look at that!
Just one arm!
[Dwayne] we've seen
16 competitors
[Alex] Oh, my word!
She's pushing it back, Liam!
This is unbelievable!
[grunts]
[Dwayne] from all walks of life
A couple weeks ago,
I was just a regular guy
driving trucks.
- -Yeah!
- -transform into Titans.
Heroes stand strong ♪
Warriors can't fall ♪
[Dwayne] Tonight, our winners
return to face each other.
- The bad news is, after tonight,
- half of you go home.
Throw down for your life
And get ready for the fight ♪
Battle of the Titans
is just insanely epic.
Get ready for the fight ♪
It's the best of the best.
[Alex] Are you kidding me?
- To be the best,
- you got to beat the best.
We're ready
Get ready, get ready ♪
For the fight of your life ♪
Wow!
- [Dwayne] All the toughest
- Challenges are back,
Including Atlas Smash
and Lunar Impact.
[Alex] That's it! Oh, my God!
[Dwayne] Eight incredible
do-or-die clashes,
- with the top four
- men and women
- Advancing to
- the Titan Championship.
[grunts]
- I've come this far.
- Like, I have to finish.
I have to go all the way.
[Alex] Jackie pulls
the victory chain!
- Battle of the Titans,
- bring it on.
[Alex] She is a Titan!
Get ready, get ready
Get ready ♪
[Liam] Unbelievable!
For the fight of your life ♪
[Alex] This could be it!
[cheers and applause]
Welcome to the Battle
of the Titans.
After weeks
of grueling competition,
5,000 pounds
of concrete broken,
four gallons
of sweat and tears,
plus the 18 bottles of tequila
I personally downed backstage.
[laughter]
- I'm only kidding.
- Four bottles, tops.
It all comes down to this.
Helping me out tonight,
as she has all season long,
my one and only, Cari Champion.
[dramatic music]
- Thank you, DJ.
- How are you?
- You're welcome.
- How are you?
- I'm good. I'm good.
- You look good.
- -You, too.
- -Thank you.
[Dwayne] So, here we go.
[all] Let the Battle
of the Titans begin!
[dramatic music]
[Cari] In our very first
Titan versus Titan matchup,
- this heavyweight battle
- is the combat veteran
and the Purple Heart recipient
from San Antonio,
Christopher Watts,
going up against
the Miami truck driver,
and the family man,
James Jean-Louis.
[dramatic music]
Budweiser deliveryman
James Jean-Louis's
incredible performance
seven weeks ago
blew our minds.
The Haitian Sensation.
[Cari] And his celebration
captured our hearts.
The feeling that came
upon me when I first won,
- and holding my son in my arms,
- was overwhelming.
I love you, man.
[soft music]
- The tears on Semaj's face
- and the smile that he had,
That right there is my fuel.
[dramatic music]
[Cari] After an arrest at 23,
- this single father
- turned his life around,
Setting a positive example
for his son.
And his tireless work ethic
has him on the verge
of making history.
It's you versus you!
Go get it!
- Going into
- Battle of the Titans,
- I know that I need
- to stay focused.
It's the best of the best,
and if I don't give my all,
I will be going home early.
I mean, it's all on
how bad you want it.
- And when you want it bad,
- you got to train for it.
No days off.
A couple of weeks ago,
I was just a regular guy,
driving trucks.
Now I'm proof that second
chances are absolutely real.
I came here through pain,
through tears,
through stress.
Failure is not an option.
I need to be the Champion.
[dramatic music]
[Cari] Christopher Watts's
victories in the Titan Arena
were inspired by the tragedies
he's suffered.
[somber music]
I have experienced losses,
uh, both in the Army
and civilian side.
[thunder rumbling]
I lost a great platoon
sergeant, James Doster,
who was a phenomenal person.
And then I lost my Dad
to brain cancer.
- Just knowing I have
- this opportunity,
I'm grateful that I'm here.
And every time I do something,
I use them to help fuel me
and get me through.
[Cari] But Christopher
isn't alone.
The Titan Games reunited him
with his Mom, Betty,
who he hadn't seen
in two years.
Nice job! Go, Chris!
- -Whoo!
- -Seeing my mother
- Out there in the crowd
- definitely keeps me centered,
- And also fuels me
- to take on every challenge
that Dwayne throws at me.
I love you.
I will become a Titan Champion,
and make my Mom proud.
- [Liam] So this is
- Our first of eight
Titan-versus-Titan matchups.
By the end of the night,
four men and four women
will be advancing to the Titan
Championship next week.
- Hello, everyone.
- I'm Liam McHugh,
- Here in the skybox
- with my partner,
Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez.
- James and Christopher
- are both
A couple of heavy hitters,
so we found them
the perfect challenge.
Stand back for Atlas Smash.
I love this challenge.
Atlas was an ancient god
- who carried the entire world
- on his shoulders,
And these two competitors
- have both carried
- their share of burdens.
- But now they meet
- in the field of battle
- With Titan glory
- on the horizon.
James, Christopher,
there are no secrets here.
This is all on you.
This is Atlas Smash.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] James in the gold.
- Chris in the silver.
- Both of them
- pick up that hammer
And start swinging away.
[Alex] Here we go, partner!
I love Atlas Smash!
[both grunting]
Come on! You got this!
You got this, son!
[grunts]
- [Alex] Look, you have to keep
- Chipping away concrete
Until those 350-pound stones
are light enough to lift.
[grunts]
- [Liam] And it's
- Interesting to see
How they're attacking
this Atlas stone.
Both of them moving around it,
trying to chip away
on all sides of the stone
and start some cracks forming.
Such a smart move.
[grunts]
[Alex] Oh, my goodness.
What is going on?
James Jean-Louis!
We've never seen anyone
throw down like this
on Atlas Smash.
[Dwayne laughs]
Wow!
- [Liam] And yeah, no problem
- Raising that first stone.
- [Alex] Yeah, that's
- Because there's barely
A chunk of concrete left.
[grunts]
[Liam] James already
has his first stone up.
Oh, yeah!
[grunts]
- On the other side,
- Chris is going to try to lift.
- [Alex] But there's a lot
- Of stone left there, Liam.
Nope.
And it's not going to happen.
- [Liam] James Jean-Louis,
- On to the second stone.
- [Alex] And the Budweiser
- Deliveryman
- Is taking
- his favorite route again.
He's going around
the circumference,
knocking away that stone.
[grunts]
- Chris needs to make up
- some ground here.
This is a combat vet
with a Purple Heart.
He's not
in the quitting business.
- [Liam] Meanwhile,
- James Jean-Louis
Is starting to slow down.
[dramatic music]
[grunts]
Chris giving it
another go here.
- [Alex] Christopher Watts,
- This man has
Fought through
so much in his life.
Come on, Chris!
[both grunting]
[James] Come on!
[Liam] Wow, James is
getting a second wind.
[grunts] Break!
Let's go! Let's go!
James Jean-Louis
is just a monster!
He is destroying that stone!
[grunts]
[Liam] Chris, almost there.
[grunts]
- -And he locks it in.
- -Come on!
There you go! Come on!
- [Liam] Chris has one stone up,
- But at this point,
It looks like
it is way too late.
Let's go, Chris.
Come on, Chris.
Come on, James.
[Liam] James Jean-Louis
makes the slow walk
over to the rope.
Can he pull this up?
[grunts]
25 feet to the top,
and James will be heading
to the Titan Championship.
Whoa!
[grunts]
[Alex] A single dad!
A working man!
And once again, your winner
here at the Atlas Smash,
domination.
[Liam] One week, you're
driving a truck for Budweiser.
The next, you're going
to the Titan Championship.
God.
My goodness.
I love you.
- -Oh!
- -I love you.
[dramatic music]
- -Ahh!
- -I'm proud of you, baby.
I love you.
I love you too.
- -Congratulations, brother.
- -Thank you.
- -Way to represent.
- -Thank you.
- -305.
- -All day.
- -All day.
- -All day.
Good job.
- You're on your way
- to the Titan Championship.
Thank you.
- [Liam] The Battle
- Of the Titans is under way.
- Eight men and eight women
- are competing,
And only four will advance
to the championship next week.
Now our first two women
are ready to square off.
- -Cari.
-In this next Titan battle,
- It's the horse whisperer
who makes a very loud statement
In this arena,
Christiana Rugloski,
versus the engineer
who comes from
a long line of brilliant
and very strong women,
Nika Sedghi.
Nika Sedghi isn't interested
in conforming to stereotypes.
- I've always been the girl,
- the tomboy
- That wants to fix up
- anything around the house,
- And the LEGO set was way cooler
- than the Barbie set.
I'm a full-time
mechanical engineer,
and what we do is we work on
gas turbine engine design.
The line of resilient women
that I come from
is what I'm most proud of.
Take a look at this picture.
That's your heritage,
from Grandma, back from Iran.
We're proud people.
[dramatic music]
[Cari] With lessons learned
from strong role models,
Nika Sedghi is ready
to do battle once again
in the Titan Arena.
When women in my family
set a goal,
we always accomplish it.
I'm a Titan now, but I will
become a Titan Champion.
[soft music]
At 21, Christiana Rugloski
is the youngest competitor
in the Battle of the Titans.
[grunts]
- And remarkably,
- she's only been
A competitive athlete
for a few years.
- I grew up
- in an ultra-conservative
Family and community,
and the goal
- for us girls was
- to get married and have kids.
But then, when I was 17,
everything kind of changed.
- I was on the scene
- of a car accident.
The car flipped over
into the water,
and I was able
to help with saving
- the mother and
- two of her children,
But two of them passed away.
[somber music]
- I spent the night
- with the two little boys
- That were able to get out,
- and they were
- You know,
- asking for their older sister,
Asking for their Mom, and
we you know, we didn't know
until a couple hours later
what had actually happened.
It was a huge eye-opening
experience for me.
It really gave me
a whole new appreciation
in the shortness of life.
- And like, what do I want
- out of life,
- And what do I want
- to be remembered for?
Good job.
- [Cari] Christiana
- Took her dream job
At an equine therapy ranch
helping people
with special needs,
and pursued another passion,
- entering obstacle course races
- and ultramarathons.
Now, just three years later
and against all odds,
this underdog
has nearly reached
the Titan Championship.
I'm the girl that is
never going to stop.
I want to fully live
and enjoy every moment
that I possibly can.
- I know I have what it takes
- to become the Titan Champion.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] For their challenge,
- Christiana and Nika
Will have to whip around
a 60-pound wrecking ball
and take down
five towering pillars.
- [Alex] Time to run for cover
- From the Cyclone.
DJ.
Christiana, Nika,
if you listened to others,
you wouldn't be here right now.
Instead, you made yourselves
into incredible athletes.
The power, as always,
is in your own two hands.
This is Cyclone.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Nika in the gold.
Christiana in the silver.
Here it is, Cyclone.
The winner goes
to the Titan Championship.
[Alex] Christina surprised
us all getting this far,
but she'll have a real test
tonight against Nika's power.
- Let's go, ladies.
- Let's go.
- [Liam] The trick
- Is you're trying
To swing the ball out wide
and keep tension on the rope,
and that kills your core.
[Alex] Christiana knocks down
the first pillar!
Look at that smile.
[cheers and applause]
[grunts]
But Nika is right behind her.
[dramatic music]
Go, Nika! Come on.
[grunts]
And Nika manages to get
her second one down.
Come on, Nika!
[grunts]
And now Christiana connects.
[Dwayne] Bang! Let's go!
[Liam] So Christiana
evens it up at two.
Whoever wins heads
to the Titan Championship.
The other is heading home.
[Alex] But Nika's
lining up her third.
Oh, just nicked it!
She has to come around again.
[grunts]
- [Liam] Oh, but it's Christiana
- Who cuts down number three.
- Goldenboy,
- she just took the lead.
[cheers and applause]
[Alex] She keeps on
surprising us!
- -And Nika gets number three.
- -Whoo!
But she lost all tension
on her rope.
Two more pillars to go.
What?!
- Christiana, she knocks down
- her fourth!
Can the horse whisperer
upset the engineer
here in the Titan Arena?
[cheers and applause]
One more!
[grunts]
[Liam] Now Nika answers.
It's four to four,
- the closest match
- we've ever had on the Cyclone.
One more! Come on, Nika!
[Alex] They're both
coming around.
- It's a shootout!
- It's a shootout!
But Christiana,
she's going to win!
The girl from Lake Jackson,
Texas, takes the W!
She's moving on
to the Titan Championship.
- [Liam] And she
- Heads right over
- To celebrate
- with her brothers.
Yeah!
- -I love you!
- -Oh, I love you, too!
- -I love you
- -So much fun, Mama.
[laughs]
- Congratulations.
- What a performance.
- -So, so proud of you.
- -Thank you. Thank you so much.
All right.
[Liam] Welcome back to
the Battle of the Titans.
While we were away,
Brad Schaeffer,
- a foot surgeon
- from New Jersey,
Faced off with Air Force
sergeant Tyler Lucas.
- Tyler's big brother, Kyle,
- also competed
On The Titan Games,
but didn't advance
-Hey, have fun out there, bro!
- -so he was back
- In the stands
- cheering for his sibling.
These Titans took their turn
on the Cyclone.
The good doctor took the lead
when he took down
his third pillar.
[dramatic music]
- [Alex] Brad Schaeffer
- Has already
Knocked down another pillar!
- [Liam] But then
- He lost momentum
And control of his rope.
- [Alex] Brad Schaeffer
- Can't seem
- To get it going
- on that fourth pillar.
[Liam] So Tyler, who flew here
from Ramstein Air Force Base
in Germany, was able
to whip up a comeback.
There we go! Keep it going!
He took down the third
fourth
[Alex] This is unreal!
And final pillar
to seal the win.
There it is.
[Alex] Tyler Lucas is not
to be sent home today!
Whoo!
Let's go, baby!
- -Let's go!
- -Let's go!
- -Let's go, baby!
- -Let's go!
[Liam] Tyler is
our third athlete
to move on to the
Titan Championship next week.
- Now it's time
- for the challenge
All of our competitors fear,
Lunar Impact.
- [Alex] It's a race
- Up a three-story ladder,
- And then you have to push
- your opponent
Off a crescent-shaped bridge
30 feet in the air.
[Liam] And tonight in the gold
- Is a massage therapist
And martial artist
from Tennessee
- who goes by
- the nickname Pitbull.
Emily Andzulis is
a 5'2" black belt
- who regularly defeats guys
- twice her size
- In her local gym,
- and she's proven
- Yet again here
- at The Titan Games
That size doesn't matter.
- [Alex] And Emily has
- Her sister, Sharon,
Who survived bone cancer,
in her corner tonight.
Let's go!
[Liam] Emily's opponent,
Texas swim coach Jackie Wood,
came to the Titan Arena hoping
to make her students proud.
Good luck, coach Jackie!
Let's go, Jackie.
After struggling with
self-doubt her entire life,
Jackie's victories have
given her a new outlook.
- This morning when I woke up,
- I said to myself,
"There is no more self-doubt.
- "Like, you have to
- just have confidence.
- "You've come this far
- in the competition.
- "Why continue
- to doubt yourself?
You can do this."
- [Liam] And as always,
- Jackie's parents
are here to cheer her on. DJ.
Jackie and Emily,
here's the bottom line.
When this is over, one of you
- is heading
- to the Titan Championship.
The other is headed off
the side of that platform.
It's time to get to work.
This is Lunar Impact.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] Emily on the right.
- Jackie on the left.
How quickly can you make it
30 feet up that ladder?
[Alex] Whoever reaches that
wall first and starts pushing
Has a clear edge.
Coach Jackie manages
to get there first.
- [Liam] Jackie's already
- In a full sprint.
Emily better move.
[dramatic music]
[Alex] Emily Andzulis has to
brace for impact here, Liam.
- -[grunts]
- -Oh, man!
- She just smacked
- against that wall.
So much force!
Emily's upper body
can't help her here
- until she locks
- her feet in place.
[Liam] She doesn't have a grip.
[Alex] Look at the power!
Look at the power
of coach Jackie Wood!
[grunts]
[dramatic music]
[yells]
[cheers and applause]
[Alex] Oh, my word, she is going
to the Titan Championship!
Wow!
That was so awesome.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Yeah!
[Alex] Look at the force
- Jackie generates
- with that wall.
It hits Emily like a truck.
The Pitbull tried to get low,
but she just couldn't slow
Jackie's roll.
[yells]
Jackie, that was
complete domination.
Wow. I always doubt myself.
I really do.
And before every competition,
I'm in my head all the time.
And every challenge, I just
keep proving myself wrong,
that I can do this.
So for all those watching
at home that doubt themselves,
you can do it.
That's it.
Congratulations, my friend.
- You are headed
- to The Titan Championship.
Thank you so much.
[Liam] So that means
swim coach Jackie Wood
- will face off
- with the youngest athlete
In the competition,
- 21-year-old
- Christiana Rugloski,
Next week
in the Titan Championship.
[dramatic music]
Our Titans are facing off
- in some of the most grueling
- and most insane challenges
- Ever created, and they wouldn't
- have it any other way.
Look, they may scream, sweat,
or cry out in pain,
but trust me,
they are loving this.
Why? Because pain is temporary,
- and becoming the very first
- Titan Champion
Will live with them forever.
So let's get to it.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] On the starting line,
- We have two fierce athletes.
Jess Griffith is a former
trauma nurse from Missouri
- who became a warrior
for proper diet and exercise.
Jess doesn't just
talk the talk.
She spends 30 hours
each week in the gym
honing her body into
an elite CrossFit competitor.
- [Alex] And Jess
- Is about to clash
With one tough cop
from North Carolina.
Ashley Hawkins is
a third-generation
police officer.
Ashley says, "On the streets,
the stronger you are,
the safer you are."
- Sometimes,
- being in law enforcement,
Females can be underestimated.
- But if you go out there
- and prove yourself like I have,
- You're going to get respect
- for that.
[Liam] Jess and Ashley
will be the first two women
this season to throw down
on Atlas Smash.
[Alex] And whoever raises
those two 350-pound stones
goes to the Championship.
The other goes home.
DJ, this should be great.
Jess and Ashley,
you've made it this far,
and I'm so proud of you both.
- But your future
- in this competition
depends on what happens next.
Keep swinging and smashing,
swinging and smashing,
and pull, pull, pull.
- And just when you think
- you don't have
Anything left in the tank,
pull again.
This is Atlas Smash.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Ashley in the gold.
Jess in the silver.
They're off and running
and smashing
those 350-pound stones.
[dramatic music]
- [Alex] Well, you have
- To have a strategy
At this point, Liam,
- and it looks like
- they're both taking a page
- From the James Jean-Louis
- playbook
we saw earlier on Atlas Smash.
[Alex] You see Jess and Ashley
moving around the stone
- and hoping to just crack it
- in different areas
So eventually,
a large chunk will fall off.
Good job, Ashley!
Whoo!
[Alex] Look at what Ashley
is doing to that stone.
She has managed to hack away
at it so much.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] They have
- The physical strength.
- They also have
- the mental focus.
Ashley, a cop, Jess, a former
level-one trauma nurse.
[grunts]
Two women who know,
when the pressure is on,
they will keep their nerve and
continue to get the job done.
Let's go, Jess.
Let's go, Ashley.
[both grunting]
[Alex] And Jess ready to lift.
But did she knock enough off?
[grunts]
Yeah, I don't think so.
That's a very heavy stone.
It started at 350 pounds.
And oh, my!
Look at the swings
from Jess Griffith!
[grunts]
[Liam] Such impressive power.
- [Alex] And now Ashley's
- Going to give it a shot.
Can she get it moving?
[dramatic music]
Oh, she's gonna climb up.
[grunts]
And no.
Still not light enough.
- [Liam] Yeah, well,
- It still must weigh
Twice what she does.
- That's all right.
- That's all right.
- Two more swings!
- Two more swings!
[grunts]
- [Alex] Jess Griffith
- Took a massive chunk.
Oh, there goes another one!
These women have no quit.
No quit.
[Alex] And you have to imagine
that their arms are burning.
- Ashley Hawkins
- has had enough of this.
- She's going to go
- and try again,
And Jess is right behind.
[dramatic music]
[grunts]
- -Whoa!
- -[Liam] It's going now.
Yeah!
[Alex] There you go!
The stones are finally rising,
both using their body weight
to pull the rope down.
[grunts]
[grunts]
Come on! Come on!
[Alex] Jess Griffith
is so close.
[grunts]
Ashley Hawkins,
she's so close.
[Liam] And Ashley
hits the lever.
So does Jess.
- They both get their stone up
- at almost the same time.
This is anyone's match.
It's all you, Ash!
[Alex] But I got some bad news.
You thought
round one was hard,
round two is going
to be even harder.
You're starting with
a fresh Atlas stone.
Every swing feels heavier
than the last.
And it's not necessarily
about physical endurance,
but mental endurance.
- [Liam] Ashley says
- She trains her mind
- More than
- she trains physically,
Because the mind
is the ultimate powerhouse.
[both grunting]
- Both ladies,
- they're not hitting as often,
But every stroke is still
packed with power.
This competition is incredible.
- I've never seen
- anything like this.
Ashley and Jess
have no quit in them.
It's really an amazing
and inspiring moment,
what's happening right here.
[grunts]
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Both of these women
absolutely exhausted,
running on fumes right now.
- [Alex] How are they
- Still going?
This is superhuman, Liam.
- [Liam] Ashley Hawkins,
- The proud police officer.
- So many
- law enforcement officials
Have come here to support her.
They are keeping her going
right at this moment
when she is so fatigued,
it is just tough
to lift that hammer.
[Alex] A blast from Ashley!
[Liam] And now Jess responds.
Back and forth they go.
It is blow for blow.
[both grunting]
- [Alex] And Ashley Hawkins,
- She looks spent, Liam.
I'm going down there, boys.
- [Liam] And you know what?
- If you're spent,
- If you're looking for
- a little bit of inspiration,
- Well, here comes
- Dwayne Johnson right up there.
Let's go. Come on.
Let's go, Jess.
- -[Alex] That's right.
- -Let's go.
- What more inspiration
- do you need
Than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?
Let's go, Jess.
[grunts]
Good. Come on. Come on. Good.
[Alex] Sees Jess Griffith,
and now goes over
to Ashley Hawkins.
Let's go, Ash.
Has to be a symbol
to just keep going.
Come on, Ash.
Come on. There you go.
- [Liam] It's just
- A little shot of energy.
There you go. There you go.
- [Liam] And Jess wants
- To finish this,
But has she
chipped away enough?
Come on, Ash.
- [Alex] This could be it, Liam.
- She manages to lift it up!
She manages to lift it up!
Jess Griffith is right there!
Halfway, almost to the top!
This could be it!
Right there!
Jess Griffith is your winner!
[Liam] What a battle!
Jess Griffith is going
to the Titan Championship.
[Alex] That was unreal.
Amazing job.
You survived it.
That was awesome.
Oh, my God.
You did awesome.
Great job.
Wow.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] A tough loss
for Ashley Hawkins,
but after that performance,
this cop has definitely
earned our respect tonight.
- Don't cry. You did great.
- You should be proud of
- Where you came from
- and what you've done.
Oh, my God.
I'm awesome.
- -So proud of you.
- -Oh, thanks.
- -Congratulations.
- -Thank you.
- [Alex] And that means
- Jess Griffith
Will be back next week
for her shot to become
the Titan Champion.
[dramatic music]
There it is, Herculean Pull.
It combines physical endurance
with mental toughness.
- Now, we can see
- both competitors,
But they can't see each other.
- This is so much fun to watch,
- and here's the thing.
If I were President
of the United States,
- this is how all elections
- would be decided.
[cheers and applause]
[Liam] Well, tonight,
it's going to decide
who moves on
to the Titan Championship.
Up first, the men.
Bridger Buckley is
a 22-year-old college student
and former linebacker at
Washington State University.
Bridger battled back
after a near-fatal car wreck,
and now trains
five hours every day
to pack muscle
onto his impressive
220-pound frame.
- I know that I'm capable
- of great things
- And that I can become
- the next Titan Champion.
- [Alex] Bridger has
- Serious power,
But his opponent
has world-class speed.
Former NFL wide receiver,
Florida's DJ Townsel,
has a more peaceful
profession these days.
He's a yoga master.
I'm using the breath,
strength, agility, speed,
athleticism, and a good
namaste if I need to
to become Titan Champion.
[Liam] Now let's see which
of these football players
can score a spot
in the Titan Championship.
DJ, Bridger, you both
have visions of Titan glory,
so right now, you need
to pull with power,
pull with speed,
and don't let go.
This is Herculean Pull.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] Bridger Buckley
- In the gold,
DJ Townsel in the silver.
- [Alex] You have to pull out
- Two silver poles.
Then it's a tug of war
on the golden pole.
[grunts]
Both have one out quickly.
- One more, and they
- can go for the gold.
[both grunting]
- Bridger is heading
- for the golden pole!
[Liam] Wow, and it's Bridger
- who's bringing the speed
- instead of DJ.
[Alex] Can DJ Townsel
get a grip on this one?
Go, Bridger! Go!
[grunts]
Don't let go, DJ!
Hold, DJ! Hold!
[both grunting]
[dramatic music]
[Alex] Oh!
- [Liam] Bridger Buckley
- Is for real!
Whoo!
Yeah, baby!
[breathing heavily]
[Alex] The college student
is moving on.
[shouting]
- [Alex] We knew Bridger
- Was strong,
- But tonight,
- he showed us his speed.
He beat DJ to the golden pole
by only a second,
but that was all it took
for him to get the edge
and the win.
[dramatic music]
- -That was nice, boy.
- -Thank you.
Bro, you got there fast.
[Liam] So Bridger Buckley
- is moving on
- to the Titan Championship,
And he'll be facing
another beast
Budweiser deliveryman
James Jean-Louis.
- But right now,
- the women will take
- Their shot
- on the Herculean Pull. Cari.
- Our next battle
- is between two Titans
- Who powered through
- dangerous medical conditions
And transformed into
unbelievable athletes.
- It's the Atlanta powerlifter
- Charity Witt
Going up against the martial
arts expert from New Jersey,
Kara Lazauskas.
[dramatic music]
Kara Lazauskas has spent
a lifetime defying the odds.
- After having a lung removed
- as a toddler,
Doctors told her
she'd never be an athlete.
Now, at 27, she's run
eight half-marathons,
played college basketball,
and fights MMA.
She's dedicated her life
to medical research
and proving people wrong.
I've overcome
every single person
who has told me
I cannot be who I am.
I've shown them all that
- I'm not going
- to live my life that way.
Let's go!
- I want to be
- a Titan Champion so badly,
That it's as bad
as I want to breathe.
[dramatic music]
- [Cari] Charity Witt
- Has had her own
Physical limitations
to overcome.
Diagnosed at 17
with a heart condition,
she refused
to accept defeat
becoming an elite powerlifter
with six world records.
Now she has her eyes
on a bigger prize.
I've learned that my body
- is capable of more
- than what I think it is.
[Alex] And look at that!
Just one arm!
- I don't quit when I'm tired,
- I quit when I'm done,
- And I'm not done
- until I'm the Titan Champion.
These two Titans have proved
- that when it comes
- to achieving their goals,
Nothing gets in their way.
- Now the only thing
- standing between them
And the Titan Championship
is each other.
Charity, Kara, there is only
one way of winning this.
Grit it out.
This is Herculean Pull.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Charity in the silver.
Kara in the gold.
They start on opposite sides.
[both grunting]
- [Alex] Charity makes
quick work of that first pole
and jumps right to the second.
But Kara's right there!
[grunts]
- [Liam] And look at the power
- From Charity Witt.
- -The second pole is out.
- -[Alex] Oh, my!
Charity is heading up!
- Kara, she needs to lift
- before she pulls.
Charity Witt's going to get
a grip on the golden pole.
Charity's getting a free ride.
Kara's got to move!
[both grunting]
Charity Witt has dominated
the Herculean Pull!
[Liam] Charity Witt
stuns the MMA fighter.
She is on
to the Titan Championship.
[Alex] Here's the thing. Kara
- Tried pulling straight back,
But the weight of the pole
kept it from sliding easily.
Now look at Charity.
She lifted and pulled,
perfect form.
[Liam] Charity Witt shows
her heart once again,
and she's with Cari.
- There are folks at home
- who are following your story
And completely inspired.
What's your message to them as
you head into the championship?
- It doesn't matter
- what you think of yourself.
- Don't give up.
- Just keep pushing through,
- And eventually, you'll start
- believing it for yourself, too.
- Congratulations,
- you're headed
to the Titan Championship.
Thank you so much.
[Alex] So that means
the women's bracket
is all set for the
Titan Championship next week.
We have one spot left
in the Titan Championship.
Let's head down to Cari.
So in our final
battle tonight,
it's the fit and fast farmer
from Utah, Cole Wadsworth,
versus the Los Angeles lawyer
with agility and drive,
Derik Scott.
Los Angeles lawyer Derik Scott
scored two impressive upsets
to reach
the Battle of the Titans.
[Alex] This hard-hand,
MMA-fighting lawyer
[screams]
[Cari] Showcasing
impressive athleticism
[Liam] He's cracked through.
[Cari] and a ferocious
desire to win.
[Alex] And he is a Titan!
- When I'm thinking about,
- "Why am I doing this?
- Why am I going through
- this physical pain?"
- My relationships
- with my brothers
Is what gives me so much
strength and confidence.
I have two brothers on Earth,
- and I have one brother
- in heaven.
- My brother, Ian,
- passed away in a car accident
When I was about 12 years old.
He was always
our role model growing up.
- When he would say
- or do something,
It carried so much weight,
and it wasn't until
- we lost Ian
- that I recognized, like,
"I have to be
the best big brother
to my brothers that I can be."
I'm so close with my brothers.
We train for fights together.
[grunts]
My brother who passed away
- inspires most,
- if not everything, that I do.
So I'm absolutely ready
to make my brother proud
- every single day,
- but especially
Here on The Titan Games.
[Cari] Utah's Cole Wadsworth
never stops moving.
[horse neighs]
Constant chores
on his four-acre farm
are often followed by what he
calls adventure training.
Rather than watching TV,
I'm outside doing something,
wake-boarding, snowboarding,
rock climbing.
Working outside
is more functional,
and it's also a lot more fun.
Now I need this brush.
- I have
- two beautiful daughters.
Giselle loves riding horses,
working out with us.
She loves climbing ropes,
going to the obstacle gym.
Oh, yeah. Good job.
We try to really
raise them to be strong,
have a work ethic,
and have willpower.
- Going into
- the Battle of the Titans,
- I want to show them
- that I can do it,
- And I want them
- to be proud of me,
- And I'm going to be
- the Titan Champion.
[Dwayne] Cole, Derik,
dig in, push back,
and show the world
how bad you want it.
This is Lunar Impact.
[dramatic music]
- [Liam] Cole in the silver,
- Derik in the gold.
The ladder is crucial!
[Alex] It's a race 30 feet up!
And it seems like Derik Scott
- Is going to
- Get up there first,
- but just by a hair.
[dramatic music]
- -Oh!
- -[Alex] Oh, my goodness!
- Derik just hit that wall
- with so much force.
One has to wonder
if he's okay!
But he's
pushing him back, Liam!
[Liam] And they both go low,
- Grabbing that bar,
And it's all leg power
right now.
[Alex] We've seen what Lunar
Impact can do to your legs.
[grunts]
Go, D!
- Remember, Melissa Alcantara
- couldn't even walk
After this challenge
a few weeks ago.
Get low! Push!
[grunting]
[Alex] But Cole Wadsworth,
look at the power
coming out of him!
- [Liam] That's the farm guy
- From Utah,
And he is plowing!
Whoo!
[Alex] But you can't count out
the fighting MMA lawyer,
Derik Scott.
Dig in, Derik! Dig in, Derik!
[grunts]
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
- Derik has to mount defense,
- and it seems like
He's not able to
as Cole forces him back.
This could be it!
Go! Push!
- [Liam] This looks like
- The end for Derik.
[grunts]
[Alex] Cole Wadsworth
is right there!
He is forcing him at the edge.
He's got him, Liam!
Come on, D!
- [Alex] And if you're Cole,
- You have to think,
"What the hell do I have to do
to put his guy away?"
Push! Push!
- And I like
- what they're doing here.
- They're just using
- their body weight, but Derik
- [Liam]
- He's running out of room!
- [Alex] Derik has no room to be
- Able to mount a comeback!
[mouths words]
[grunts]
Oh, my goodness!
He's pushing him back, Liam!
[grunts]
I What?
[grunts]
Go, go, go! Stop!
This warrior will not rest!
How is he doing this?
[laughs]
[grunts]
[Liam] Derik Scott
just keeps on pushing,
looking to make
all his brothers proud.
[grunts]
- [Dwayne] This is what
- The Titan Games is all about,
Never, ever giving up.
[grunts]
- -[Liam] Oh!
- -[Alex] Cole Wadsworth!
- -Cole's in trouble!
- -Oh, no!
- -He's on his knees!
- -Oh, no!
No, no, no, no!
Go! Go! Go!
- [Liam] And it
- Looks like his feet
Are under the bar right now.
[grunts]
Get up!
[Alex] This is not good.
He has to establish
any kind of defense.
Derik Scott is forcing him
off of the platform!
- [Liam] He's just being pushed.
- He can't get up.
[Alex] He can't get back,
and that is going to do it!
Cole Wadsworth is out!
Derik Scott is going
to the Titan Championship!
[dramatic music]
Yeah, babe!
[Alex] Oh, my word.
- I love you so much, brother.
- That's for you.
Derik Scott is a beast!
[cheers and applause]
Yeah, D!
[Alex] I am just floored!
- -You okay, brother?
- -Yeah.
You hurt?
No, I'm just
in here, it hurts.
Yeah, you did great.
- -You did great, didn't quit.
- -Thank you for this.
You did great.
I'm proud of you.
- [Liam]
- It was a battle truly worthy
Of deciding the final spot
in the Titan Championship.
- [Alex] I thought Derik
- Was done for.
He was just a few inches
from taking a fall,
but then tapped
into a deeper power
- and pushed Cole
- all the way back
To his knees
and over the edge.
Derik was already a Titan.
Tonight, he became a legend.
I love you.
I love you.
- [Liam] So now all
- The matchups are locked.
For the men, we have
Bud man James Jean-Louis
versus college man
Bridger Buckley
and Air Force Sergeant
Tyler Lucas
versus LA lawyer Derik Scott.
From the thousands
who applied,
64 exceptional athletes
competed in the Titan Arena,
and two of them will be crowned
Titan Champions on our finale,
the epic culmination
of The Titan Games.
- I'll see you next week
- here at The Titan Games!
[cheers and applause]
[dramatic music]