American Ninja Warrior: All Star Spectacular is a new version of American Ninja Warrior's post-season tournament, which was recorded after American Ninja Warrior 13's season finale, and premiered on May 30th, 2022, a week before American Ninja Warrior 14's season premiere.
Despite the name change, this special is considered as the sixth installment of the All Stars Special. This also marked the return of the format after missing out during American Ninja Warrior 12's post-season due to the various changes in format caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament only featured Skills Competition events, unlike past years.
Events[]
Spring Forward Tag[]
The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Spring Forward.
The event involved twelve bars with varying heights arranged in a circle extending outwards, with each bar connected to a spring at the end. At first, two competitors were on different sides of the obstacle. The main goal of this event was to tag their opponent while swinging on the bars in a counter clockwise direction or until one of them fell. There was no time limit in this competition.
There were seven heats in this competition, with two competitors in each heat. In each of the first four heats, the competitor who tagged the other one, or the other fell into the water moved on to the semifinal heats (running in two heats), with the winning competitor from each semifinal heat moved on to the final heat. In the final heat, the competitor who tagged the other one, or not fallen into the water would be the champion.
Competitors[]
① Kaden Lebsack
② Jake Murray
③ Kyle Soderman
④ Hunter Guerard
⑤ Jay Lewis
⑥ Joe Moravsky
⑦ R.J. Roman
⑧ Amir Malik
Results[]
| Name | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | ||
| Kaden Lebsack | Clear | Jake fell on the bar. |
| Jake Murray | Fail | |
| Heat 2 | ||
| Kyle Soderman | Clear | Kyle tagged Hunter while he is falling on the bar. |
| Hunter Guerard | Fail | |
| Heat 3 | ||
| Jay Lewis | Clear | Jay tagged Joe using his foot. |
| Joe Moravsky | Fail | |
| Heat 4 | ||
| R.J. Roman | Clear | Amir fell on the bar. |
| Amir Malik | Fail | |
| Semifinal Heat 1 | ||
| R.J. Roman | Clear | R.J. managed to rest his body on the top of the bar. Jay fell on the bar. |
| Jay Lewis | Fail | |
| Semifinal Heat 2 | ||
| Kyle Soderman | Clear | Kyle tagged Kaden while he is falling on the bar. |
| Kaden Lebsack | Fail | |
| Final Heat | ||
| Kyle Soderman | Clear | R.J. fell on the bar. |
| R.J. Roman | Fail | |
| American Ninja Warrior: All Star Spectacular's Spring Forward Tag champion: Kyle Soderman |
Cat Grab[]
Not to be confused with the Cat Grab, an obstacle that appeared on American Ninja Warrior 6.
The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Lumberjack Climb and Spider Flip, which took place at the Stage Four tower.
The event involved competitors using their hands and feet in a similar fashion to the Spider Flip to climb a series of planks while doing a Spider Flip transition in between. As a side note, this obstacle made its first unofficial appearance during the season finale of American Ninja Warrior 13 behind the Rope Climb.
There were three heats in this competition, with two competitors in each heat. In each of the first two heats, the competitor who reached the top of the tower (or made the highest) in the fastest time moved on to the final heat. In the final heat, the competitor who reached the top of the tower (or made the highest) in the fastest time was the champion. There was no time limit in this competition.
Competitors[]
① Josiah Pippel
② Max Feinberg
③ Elijah Browning
④ Isaiah Thomas
Results[]
| Name | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | ||
| Josiah Pippel | Clear (0:34.26) | Reached the top of the tower first. |
| Max Feinberg | Clear | |
| Heat 2 | ||
| Elijah Browning | Clear | |
| Isaiah Thomas | Clear (0:28.70) | Reached the top of the tower first. |
| Final Heat | ||
| Josiah Pippel | Clear (0:21.40) | Reached the top of the tower first. |
| Isaiah Thomas | Clear | |
| American Ninja Warrior: All Star Spectacular's Cat Grab champion: Josiah Pippel |
Big Dipper Freestyle[]
The obstacle consisted of a Big Dipper, which was held at the same place as the Double Dipper in Stage One.
After releasing from the bar, each competitor must perform a free-diving trick into the water. Then, each of the judges (consisted of Matt, Akbar, and Zuri) would give a score for him/her. Each competitor would receive two attempts to perform the trick and the score from both attempts would be accumulated as his/her score. The competitor who received the highest total score would be the champion. If there were at least two competitors who got the same total score, those competitors would compete in a dive-off, with the competitor who received the highest score being declared as the champion.
Competitors[]
① Tyler Yamauchi
② Sean Bryan
③ Megan Rowe
④ Nick Hanson
⑤ Najee Richardson
Results[]
Attempt 1[]
| Name | Matt's Score | Akbar's Score | Zuri's Score | Total Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Yamauchi | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | |
| Nick Hanson | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Basketball pass with Chris DiGangi. |
| Megan Rowe | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Sean Bryan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Digest. |
| Najee Richardson | 10 | 8 | 9 | 27 |
Attempt 2[]
| Name | Matt's Score | Akbar's Score | Zuri's Score | Total Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Yamauchi | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| Nick Hanson | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 | |
| Sean Bryan | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 | |
| Megan Rowe | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | Attempted the obstacle together with Jessie Graff. |
| Najee Richardson | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Final Standings[]
| Place | Name | Attempt 1's Score | Attempt 2's Score | Total Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Najee Richardson | 27 | 30 | 57 | |
| 2nd | Megan Rowe | 21 | 29 | 50 | |
| 3rd | Tyler Yamauchi | 29 | 16 | 45 | |
| 4th | Sean Bryan | 18 | 25 | 43 | |
| 5th | Nick Hanson | 13 | 26 | 39 |
| American Ninja Warrior: All Star Spectacular's Big Dipper Freestyle champion: Najee Richardson |
Striding Steps[]
The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Sonic Swing from Team Ninja Warrior. It was also the first obstacle in Stage Two during American Ninja Warrior 13's regular season.
Each competitor must sprint across nine small steps (spaced five feet apart between each step), then grabbed a rope, swung back, and sprinted across the steps in other direction, and finally reached and hit the buzzer at the top of the wall.
There were seven heats in this competition, with two competitors in each heat. In each of the first four heats, the competitor who completed the obstacle (or made the furthest) in the fastest time moved on to the semifinal heats (running in two heats), with the winning competitor from each semifinal heat moved on to the final heat. In the final heat, the competitor completed the obstacle (or made the furthest) in the fastest time was the champion. There was no time limit in this competition.
The sun was rising during this final competition.
Competitors[]
① Flip Rodriguez
② Tiana Webberley
③ Jesse Labreck
④ Chris DiGangi
⑤ Jessie Graff
⑥ Michelle Warnky-Buurma
⑦ Isaiah Wakeham
⑧ Isabella Wakeham
Results[]
| Name | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | ||
| Flip Rodriguez | Clear (0:12.32) | |
| Tiana Webberley | Clear | |
| Heat 2 | ||
| Jesse Labreck | Clear | |
| Chris DiGangi | Clear (0:12.19) | |
| Heat 3 | ||
| Isaiah Wakeham | Clear | |
| Isabela Wakeham | Clear | |
| Heat 4 | ||
| Jessie Graff | Clear (0:12.63) | |
| Michelle Warnky-Buurma | Clear | |
| Semifinal Heat 1 | ||
| Flip Rodriguez | Clear | |
| Chris DiGangi | Fail | |
| Semifinal Heat 2 | ||
| Isaiah Wakeham | Clear | |
| Jessie Graff | Clear (0:12.20) | |
| Final Heat | ||
| Flip Rodriguez | Clear (0:10.73) | Got his first skills title in six years. |
| Jessie Graff | Clear | |
| American Ninja Warrior: All Star Spectacular's Striding Steps champion: Flip Rodriguez |
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