The Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four was a name given to a group of four women consisting of Michelle Warnky, Rachael Goldstein, Jesse LaBreck, and Allyssa Beird, a group that made history as the four women that advanced to a city finals round in American Ninja Warrior 8.

American Ninja Warrior 8[]

The Four women as mentioned above, all competed in Philadelphia in American Ninja Warrior 8. In Qualifying, they each failed Rolling Thunder during their runs, because they each got to the obstacle in a fast enough time, Warnky placed 17th overall, LaBreck placed 28th, Goldstein placed 29th and Beird placed 30th. In the city finals, Goldstein failed the Wall Drop during her run, Beird and Warnky failed Rolling Thunder during their runs, and LaBreck advanced to the national finals because she made it all the way to the Stair Hopper and placed 10th in the top 15. The other three women did receive wildcards into Vegas. Allyssa and Michelle’s runs on Stage 1 were digested and Rachael’s run was cut from the broadcast but it was revealed that they each failed the Propeller Bar during their runs. On the other hand, Jesse LaBreck cleared the Propeller Bar and made it all the way to the Jumping Spider before falling. Of the Fantastic Four, Jesse performed the best that year.

Team Ninja Warrior 2[]

The Fantastic Four got to compete in Team Ninja Warrior 2. Michelle was part of Team Lab Rats (like last year) along with Chris Wilczewski and Brian Wilczewski. Rachael was part of Team Superhero Squad, Allyssa was part of Storm Team, and Jesse got to captain her own team, which she called the LaBreckfast Club.

American Ninja Warrior 9[]

The Fantastic Four returned to compete in Cleveland in American Ninja Warrior 9, in Qualifying while Rachel and Michelle failed the Ring Jump, Jesse and Allyssa both finished the qualifying course placing 12th and 14th respectively. Michelle, Allyssa, and Jesse did get into the women’s top 5 and advanced to the city finals. In the city finals, The three women each failed the 8th obstacle, The Nail Clipper during their runs, because they had the fastest times to that point both Allyssa and Jesse moved on to the national finals. On Stage 1, Jesse got hung up on Parkour Run and ultimately failed the Flying Squirrel during her run. On the other hand, Allyssa finished Stage 1 with 8.48 seconds left on the clock becoming just the second woman in ANW history to do so. On Stage 2, Allyssa’s season ended on the Criss-Cross Salmon Ladder. Therefore, Allyssa performed the best of the four that season.

American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja[]

Three of the four members returned to compete on American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja. Michelle represented Team Lab Rats again, Rachael Goldstein represented The Superhero Squad again, and Jesse Labreck got to captain her LaBreckfast Club team again. As for their results:

The Lab Rats competed in Episode 6, where they won against the Big Dog Ninjas 3-2, and advanced to the Final Matchup that episode. There, the Lab Rats swept The Ballers, with a 3-0 result & a spot in the playoffs. Lab Rats made it to the Playoffs, and won their first matchup against the Young Bloods 3-1, but lost the last spot in the Finals to Team Ronin, eliminating them from the competition.
The Superhero Squad competed in Episode 9, first competing against the Wisco Warriors. Unfortunately, the Superhero Squad were swept by the Wisco Warriors, going 0-3 in the first matchup, eliminating them.
The Labreckfast Club competed in Episode 2, first competing against Team Tarzan. However, it was a clean sweep, with Labreckfast Club going 3-0 & advancing to the Final Matchup of the night, knocking out Team Tarzan. Then in the Final Matchup, they competed against Dark Horse, and again, bested them 3-0, advancing to the Playoffs. The Labreckfast Club then competed in the Playoffs against Frostbite in their first matchup of the night, and ultimately bested them in the matchup going 3-1. They then had a tight matchup against Team Wolfpack, but ultimately won at 3-2, advancing to the Finals. In the Finals, they started out the night winning their first matchup against Party Time 3-1, advancing to the very last matchup against Team Ronin. The Labreckfast Club finished by beating Team Ronin 3-1, winning the championship altogether.

American Ninja Warrior 10[]

The Fantastic Four returned to compete in American Ninja Warrior 10, but they competed in different cities for the first time. Rachael competed in Miami, Jesse competed in Indianapolis, and Michelle and Allyssa competed in Philadelphia. Rachel fell on the Slippery Summit, but placed 24th in the top 30 in Miami Qualifying, Jesse finished the Qualifying course in Indianapolis, placing 10th, and Michelle and Allyssa both completed the Qualifying course in Philadelphia, placing 10th and 11th respectively. Rachael fell on the Crazy Clocks during the Miami city finals, but placed 14th in the top 15 and moved on to the national finals for the second time in her career. Jesse LaBreck fell on Cane Lane but placed 12th in the top 15 and advanced to the national finals for the third time in her career. And in the Philadelphia City finals, both Allyssa Beird and Michelle Warnky fell on the Captain's Wheel but placed 11th and 12th respectively on the leaderboard and all four members moved on to the national finals in Las Vegas. But in the national finals, the Fantastic Four suffered a huge collapse. Michelle and Allyssa both fell on Archer Alley during their runs, Rachel failed the Double Dipper, and Jesse fell on Twist and Fly. Overall, Jesse ended up performing the best out of the four that season.

American Ninja Warrior 11[]

Allyssa, Michelle, and Jesse returned to compete in American Ninja Warrior 11 (with Rachael not competing due to being pregnant at that time). Allyssa competed in Baltimore while Jesse and Michelle competed in Cincinnati. In Qualifying, Allyssa failed Crank It Up, but placed 25th overall and advanced to the city finals. As for Michelle, she cut her face on the Ring Swing but still was able to complete the Cincinnati Qualifiers in 10th place; Jesse finished the qualifying course in 6th place. In the city finals, Allyssa failed the Angry Birds in Baltimore but still qualified for Vegas in the women's top 2. In Cincinnati, Jesse and Michelle both made history as they both finished the city finals course in 6th and 7th places respectively. In the national finals, Michelle failed Spin Your Wheels; Allyssa failed Tire Run, and Jesse failed Twist and Fly for the second straight year. So once again, Jesse performed the best that season.

American Ninja Warrior 12[]

The Fantastic Four all returned to compete in the modified season. Allyssa Beird finished the qualifying course in Episode 1 placing 8th in the Top 12. Jesse Labreck finished the qualifying course in Episode 2 placing 11th in the Top 12. In Episode 3 however, Michelle Warnky fell on the Lunatic Ledges and did not move on to the semifinals, while Rachael Goldstein fell on the Beehive and while she did make the women's top 3 that night, she withdrew from the competition due to a broken finger and was replaced with Jeri D'Aurelio. In the semifinals, Allyssa Beird fell on Clockwork while Jesse Labreck fell on the 9th obstacle, The Dungeon, placing 13th and advancing to the finals via, the Women's Top 2. In the finals, Jesse finished the entire finals course becoming one of only 7 to do so and making history as the first woman ever to qualify for a spot on the Power Tower. There, she unfortunately lost the first race against the eventual winner of the season, Daniel Gil.

American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship[]

The Fantastic Four also competed in the first ever Women's Championship. In Round 1, both Michelle and Rachael fell on the Beehive, Allyssa fell on Sideways (just barely missing out on advancing to the next round), while Jesse finished as the top woman in Round 1. In Round 2, Jesse went the second farthest, gassing out on the Spider Trap near the end. She still moved on to the Power Tower playoffs. There, she won the first race against Tiana Webberley, but unfortunately lost the final race against the winner of the competition, Meagan Martin.

American Ninja Warrior 13[]

While The Fantastic Four all received calls to compete for American Ninja Warrior 13, Rachael backed out due to personal family business. Michelle, Alyssa, and Jesse on the other hand all competed in Seattle-Tacoma in qualifying; In Episode 3, Michelle saw her season end early yet again, when she fell on the third obstacle, Domino Effect, at Split Decision. In Episode 4, Allyssa fell on the fifth obstacle, Pretzel Twist, but because her time was slower than others, she did not move onto the semifinals either. As for Jesse, she was the only one who found success in qualifying this season as she hit the buzzer, placing 17th overall and automatically qualifying for the semifinals. Allyssa also ended up competing in semifinals due to a competitor dropping out last-minute. Although her run was shockingly cut, she failed the Spinning Bridge in the second episode. Jesse Labreck, who competed in the last round of the semifinals, cleared the course for her third buzzer in the semifinals. On Stage 1, Jesse got revenge on the final obstacle, this time being the Fly Hooks, and she finally made history as the third woman ever to finish Stage 1, hitting the buzzer with 20.02 seconds remaining. But on Stage 2, she shockingly failed the Double Salmon Ladder, ending her best season to date, and joining Allyssa Beird as the second ninja from the Fantastic Four to move onto Stage 2.

American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship 2[]

Michelle, Allyssa, and Jesse all competed in the 2nd annual Women's Championship. In Round 1, Michelle fell on the 3rd obstacle, the Barrel Roll, while Allyssa and Jesse both hit the buzzer and advanced to the next round. In Round 2, Allyssa finally made it past the 8th obstacle for the first time on the extended course, but she fell shortly after on the 9th obstacle, the Inverter, at Split Decision. On the other hand, Jesse completed the entire extended course again, for her third extended course buzzer. Both women still advanced to Round 3, the Power Tower showdown. There, in the first round, both Jesse & Allyssa were matched, and Jesse ended up winning over Allyssa. Then, Jesse proceeded to the final round, where she got redemption by winning against her rival and the defending champion, Meagan Martin. Thus, Jesse became the champion of the 2nd annual Women's Championship.

American Ninja Warrior 14[]

It was revealed via Instagram in January that both Allyssa and Jesse received calls to compete in San Antonio for the qualifying round, while Rachael did not receive a call to compete and Michelle didn't apply due to pregnancy with her daughter Grace. Unfortunately, in Night 1 of the Qualifiers, Allyssa saw her season end very early again when she fell on the third obstacle, the Serpent, at Split Decision. On the other hand, her boyfriend James McGrath had proposed to her after his run and she accepted. As for Jesse Labreck, she participated in Night 3 of the qualifiers and got her 10th buzzer on ANW as she completed the course, finishing in 14th place at the end of the night. But in Night 3 of the semifinals, to the shock of everyone, Jesse went out on just the third obstacle, Clockwork. This marks the first time Jesse has ever failed to move on to Las Vegas, as well as the first time there is no representation from the Fantastic Four in the national finals.

American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship 3[]

Both Allyssa and Jesse competed in the 3rd annual Women's Championship, this time taking place on the National Finals course in Las Vegas. Allyssa went out early on Stage 1 as she timed out on the Warped Wall. As for Jesse, she did finish the Stage 1 course again, this time with 13.20 seconds remaining out of a 3 and half minute time limit. Moving onto Stage 2, Jesse got redemption on the Double Salmon Ladder that knocked her out in the regular season. She then cleared Piston Plunge and the Hammer Drop but crashed into the water on Hornet's Nest. She still made the Top 4, placing 4th overall, and advanced to the final round of the competition, the Cat Grab showdown. She lost the first race against the eventual winner of the competition, 16-year old Katie Bone.

American Ninja Warrior 15[]

Allyssa confirmed on Instagram that she wasn't competing this season due to a tear on her rotator cuff. Rachael did not mention whether she was competing or not, but ultimately did not appear in the season whatsoever. Jesse didn't compete for unknown reasons, ending her streak of seven straight ANW appearances. As for Michelle, she was the only one to compete in season 15. She competed in the sixth Qualifying round and went out early on the third obstacle, Domino Effect. She still advanced to the semifinals, placing 3rd in the women's top 5. Yet in the second semifinal round, she shockingly lost her race to Emily Gardiner, eliminating her from the competition. This was the second regular season in a row to not have a single member of the Fantastic Four make it to the national finals (though only one of them competed).