'American Ninja Warrior' season 8 spoilers: Familiar faces grace the Atlanta Qualifier as 27 warriors advance to the national finals
"American Ninja Warrior" season 8 has just wrapped up its Atlanta Qualifier and more names have been added to the roster of warriors who will be competing for $1 million at the Las Vegas national finals. The elite circle includes 32-year-old Jessie Graff, who is living up to her moniker as "Wonder Woman" of the show.
According to Movie News Guide, a major setback kept Graff from finishing "American Ninja Warrior" season 7, but after besting other male contenders in last week's Los Angeles Qualifier, it looks like the stuntwoman is back with a bang.
In last week's qualifying round, Graff competed in a two-piece "Wonder Woman" costume, and she went through most of the obstacles without a hitch. The announcers of the show were quick to note that she seems to have come back stronger this season.
Meanwhile, Celebrity Dirty Laundry reported that the June 8 episode of "American Ninja Warrior" saw the competitors in Atlanta battling six obstacle courses — the Floating Steps, Pipe Fitter, Warped Wall, Spin Cycle, Big Dipper, and Block Run.
Some familiar faces, apparently, returned to give it another run, including Drew Drechsel, Neil "Crazy" Craver, and seven-time competitor Travis Rosen. The first one to face the obstacles was North Carolina app developer Danny Gallagher, who apparently barely survived the Floating Steps and Big Dipper. Unfortunately, the Pipe Fitter took him down.
The first woman qualifier in the Atlanta leg was single mom Michelle Velez, who also hails from North Carolina. The Big Dipper took her out of contention.
Fan Sided said a total of 27 competitors successfully hurdled the Atlanta Qualifier. Those whose runs were aired include first finisher Casey Suchocki who managed to make a face at the camera while tackling the Warped Wall; lawyer Mike Chick; Craver who finished the course in 1:30.40; "King of Obstacles" Mack Roesch; Kenneth Niemitalo; and Caleb Watson who blazed through the course in 1:29.59.
Ninja superstar James "The Beast" McGrath flew by and clocked in 1:45.96. There was also dentist Rodolfo Burgos, and Drechsel who registered the fastest time of the night with 1:19.44. Bobby Bohannon and Chris Moore advanced in the competition, although they failed the Pipe Fitter and Warped Wall, respectively.
"American Ninja Warrior" season 8 will be heading to Indianapolis for the third qualifying round. It will air on Monday, June 13, at 8 p.m. EDT on NBC.
