Phoenix Force

Phoenix Force is a team in American Ninja Warrior's team competition franchise. Members have included captain Najee Richardson, Cassie Craig, Dan Galiczynski, and Michael Torres.

Team Ninja Warrior 2
The Phoenix Force made their first appearance in Team Ninja Warrior 2 with Najee recruiting Dan Galiczynski and Cassie Craig for the roster. They first competed in Episode 4, against Team Grit in Round 1: They ran as the top bracket in Round 2 where they went up against Iron Grip:
 * Dan fell on the Pole Grasper and lost the first race against Lance Pekus.
 * Cassie won the second race as Maggi Thorne fell on the Ring of Fire, and
 * Najee won the anchor run against Kevin Bull.
 * Dan Galiczyski lost the first race against Nate Burkhalter,
 * Najee lost the second race against Daniel Gil, and
 * Cassie fell at the Swing Jump and lost the anchor run against Barclay Stockett, and the team was eliminated.

American Ninja Warrior: Ninja Vs. Ninja


The Phoenix Force returned to compete in the spin-off, American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja. However, Michael Torres replaced Dan Galiczyski from the previous season. They first competed in Episode 8 against the Think Tank in Round 1:

They competed against Frostbite in Round 2:
 * Michael beat Matt Wilder to the buzzer by 0.4 seconds.
 * Cassie fell on the Tick Tock and lost against Leila Noone.
 * Najee win the third race against Noah Kaufman.
 * In the relay, Cassie fell at the Tick Tock resulting in a 5-second penalty on Michael but he and Najee could make up the time penalty and win the race. (Overall, Phoenix Force is just the second team ever to make up a time penalty put on them during a relay showdown after Storm Team from Season 2).
 * Michael won the first race against Jackson Meyer.
 * Cassie fell on the Spin Cycle and lost the second race against Zhanique Lovett.
 * Najee win the third race against Nick Hanson.
 * In the relay, Cassie fell on the Tick Tock resulting in a 5-second penalty for Michael, then during his leg of the race Najee fell on the Zig Zag Climb.
 * During the knockout relay Cassie fell on the tick tock for the fourth time that night, but Michael made up most of the time, and despite having cramps in his legs, Najee managed to clear the back obstacles and reach the top of the Zig Zag Climb before Nick did and The Phoenix Force advanced to the playoffs.

The Phoenix Force competed in Episode 13 where they went up against Team Wolfpack in Round 1:
 * Michael lost the first race against Ian Dory.
 * Cassie fell at the Hanging Staircase on the second race against Jeri D'Aurelio.
 * Najee fell at the Floating Tiles during the third race against Dan Yager, resulting in the team losing all three races and the Phoenix Force were eliminated from the competition.