As all ninjas know, the ultimate goal of competing on American Ninja Warrior is getting a chance to go to Japan to compete in Sasuke (Ninja Warrior), the ultimate obstacle course. Ironically, although I competed in American Ninja Warrior and NOT Sasuke, I was NOT shown on American Ninja Warrior when it aired here in America but DID have a brief clip shown when Sasuke was aired in Japan When Sasuke aired in Japan it had a little segment prior to the first of the Americans running the course, sort of explaining the whole American Ninja Warrior concept as a feeder to Sasuke and a way of selecting the 10 studs who constituted “Team America”. In this brief introductory segment, there is a sequence of three spectacular wipe-outs on American Ninja Warrior. I’m the third guy who falls from the Spider Wall and then emerges from the water shouting at the 20 second mark.
I suppose it’s cool that I got briefly aired in Japan…I’m like David Hasselhoff, nobody here in America but I’m huge in Japan! Seriously, I don’t like seeing myself fall in the water, but I guess it is sort of cool that I got shown in Japan for 3 seconds, ground zero for my Ninja Warrior dream. Now only 14 minutes and 57 seconds of fame left!