History Awesome / AmericanNinjaWarrior

** Crosses over into Funny with the clip. Joe starts yelling at the COURSE, telling the broken die to 'Get out of here.' Also his cousin Rob's OhCrap face during that part is PRICELESS!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mirMEsFI07o Kacy]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfZFuw7a13E Catanzaro]]. She not only became the first woman to conquer the Warped Wall, but also [[ActionGirl the first woman to clear a City Finals Course]], despite being [[PintSizedPowerhouse 5'1" and 100 lbs.]]

* After having a drought of victories on Stage 3, the 2014 ''USA vs. The World'' special saw a record of ''four'' people completing stage 3. Of the four people, Brian Arnold is one of them, avenging his Stage 3 loss from 2013 (on both ''ANW'' season 5 and the ''USA vs. Japan'' special).

* Flip Rodriguez earns MAJOR redemption [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyAOXKv4d-I in his Orlando 2015 qualifying run.]] [[CavalierCompetitor Instead of attacking the course and trying to get a ridiculously fast time,]] he easily clears the qualifying course as though he's taking a casual stroll through it and still puts up the 3rd fastest time. No grandstanding through the entire run, he didn't even celebrate his finish opting instead to save that for when he hits ALL SIX buzzers. Mount Midoriyama is probably ''quaking in fear'' right now because [[TookALevelInBadass Flip has reinvented himself and he is LETHAL.]] And it was only made clearer by him [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness taking off the mask]].

** Jessie Graff raised it again in the following "USA vs The World" special. After a bad fumble in Stage 1, the USA team captain made the decision to give her a shot at Stage 2. Team Europe had taken the lead by winning the two heats before hers, but her European and South American competitors both fumbled early on, so she only needed to complete the first obstacle. Not only did she easily do that, though, but after clinching her heat and tying the score with Team Europe, she went on to complete the rest of the stage (which had already taken down some very tough competitors) making herself the first woman to complete a Stage 2 course!

* After 5 seasons, we finally have another woman finish a City Finals Course. But not just one woman. Both Michelle Warnky AND Jesse 'Flex' Labreck were able to hit the buzzer in Cincinnati City Finals!

* Flip Rodriguez FINALLY CONQUERED STAGE 2, AFTER SO MUCH HEARTBREAK AND FAILURE over the past few seasons.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mirMEsFI07o Kacy]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfZFuw7a13E Catanzaro]]. She became [[ActionGirl the first woman to clear a City Finals Course]], despite being [[PintSizedPowerhouse 5'1" and 100 lbs.]]
* Joe Moravsky took the Rumbling Dice obstacle so hard he actually managed to knock it off its rails. Despite this, he managed to make enough of a jump to complete the obstacle, and went on to have the fastest run of the course that day.

** In the following 2015 competition, Stage 3 was beaten ''every single time'' during the Heat 3 between Yusuke Morimoto (Team Japan), Sean [=McColl=] (Team Europe) and Isaac Caldiero (Team USA) - with Caldiero being the fastest finisher.

* It's finally happened. After 7 seasons and thousands of people, not only did someone complete Stage 3 in official competition...Mt. Midoryama was finally conquered on American soil. The kicker? It was done by '''TWO PEOPLE'''! Geoff Britten became the first man to beat Mt. Midoryama, and Issac Caldiero completely destroyed ''both'' Stages 3 and 4 to not only become the second American Ninja Warrior, but (because he finished 3 seconds faster than Britten) win the $1 Million prize money. Fellow ninjas were weeping in the crowd. In the words of Matt Iseman: ''"'''HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!'''"''
* In American Ninja Warrior USA vs. The World 2016, Drew Dreschel has ''2'' of these. First he slips on Sonic Curve, but catches himself and is able to make it to the end where he gets the fastest time on Stage 1. Second is where he clears the entire Double Salmon Ladder in only ''3'' hops.

* Crossing over with SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}. Jake Murray is as known for his trollish antics on the course as he is for bring a speed demon. He posts the fastest finish of the night for a Stage 1 Finals course while wearing a fanny pack. He hits the buzzer, takes out a pair of swim goggles and a corndog from the pack, puts on the goggles, takes a bite of the corndog and cannonballs into the water below.
* If Kacy set the bar for women by being the first woman to clear a Regional Stage 1, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weg-cnecgH4 Jessie Graff]] raised it ten-fold by being the first woman to clear the Stage 1 Course at the NATIONAL FINALS and thus being the first woman to attempt [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaGoDZN8XNM Stage 2]], and she was pretty damn impressive there falling prey to the Wave Runner, but not before conquering the new Down-Up Salmon Ladder. Just a reminder, Stage 1 of Season 8 was made to be much more DIFFICULT this year.
** Jessie Graff raised it again in the following "USA vs The World" special. After a bad fumble on Stage 1, the USA team captain made the decision to give her a shot at Stage 2. Team Europe had taken the lead by winning the two heats before hers, but her European and South American competitors both fumbled early on, so she only needed to complete the first obstacle. Not only did she easily do that, though, but after clinching her heat and tying the score with Team Europe, she went on to complete the rest of the stage (which had already taken down some very tough competitors) making herself the first woman to complete a Stage 2 course!

* ''[[ADayInTheLimelight Akbar Gbajabiamila himself]]'' gets on the course during ''Celebrity Ninja Warrior'' 2019 charity event, and he manages to pass it ''with flying colors''. Despite skipping one obstacle (and letting his coach Kevin Bull to do it), Akbar manages to hit the buzzer ''personally'' at the top of the Warped Wall.

** Later, in city finals, Dreschel went for the Trifecta: Beating the Mega Wall, and the Power Tower ''twice''. After completing the finals course in record time, he flew through the Power Tower ''again,'' and received a Safety Pass for Stage 1 or 2 on Mount Midoriyama.
** Season 11 ended on one hell of a high note with Drew Dreschel, a.k.a. The "Real Life Ninja," becoming the next American Ninja Warrior & $1,000,000 prize winner. Also he wasn't the only one to complete Stage 3 by himself as Daniel Gil finished it and Gil got to climb Mt. Midoriyama after Dreschel, although he couldn't reach the top in time. One amazing fact is that Dreschel & Gil were 2 among a record-setting 28 contestants to compete in Stage 3 (considering that only a couple of men went to Stage 3 the previous season & went only as far as that).

* A massively-changed Season 12 crowned Daniel Gil as the winner of the season’s $100,000 prize. After being so close to summiting Mt. Midoriyama a year earlier, The Kingdom Ninja went all out by beating all 3 courses, advancing to the Power Tower Playoffs and defeating every other competitor who went against him.
* With a change in the age requirement, the ''Invasion of the Teenagers'' in Season 13 showed a slew of potential future stars of the Ninja world - but special mention has to go to Vance Walker and Kaden Lebsack, both under 17 years old, and ''both making it to Stage 3'', with Lebsack in particular becoming ''the youngest competitor ever to clear it and attempt Stage 4'', at just 15 years old.
* ''A record amount of '''5 people''''' got the chance to climb Mount Midoriyama in Season 14. Although ''none of them'' managed to climb the tower in time to get $1,000,000 grand prize, Kaden Lebsack gloriously repeated his previous success by becoming ''Last Man Standing'' again.

* Jon Stewart ([[NamesTheSame not THAT]] [[Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart one]]) had no less than ''three'' moments in the Denver Finals. He finally conquered the Warped Wall. He got stuck on the Arm rings, so he decided to swing his way out from a fair distance away AND succeeded. And he became the first ANW contestant in history [[CoolOldGuy over the age of 50]] to complete a City Finals course.

** It really seems to have paid off too, as in a great run he [[spoiler:''almost'' beats the mountain...but right as he manages to get his foot on the floor of the final platform containing the Mount's level-end button, the [[FinalBoss Invisible Ladder]] manages to claim him as his hands give out before he can get a good foothold, sending him into the cushion below.]]

* With a change in the age requirement, the siege of the teenagers in Season 13 showed a slew of potential future stars of the Ninja world, but special mention has to go to Vance Walker and Kaden Lebsack, both under 17 years old, and both making it to Stage 3, with Lebsack in particular becoming the youngest ever to clear it and attempt stage 4, at just 15 years old.

* With a change in the age requirement, the siege of the teenagers in Season 13 showed a slew of potential future stars of the Ninja world, but special mention has to go to Vance Walker and Kaden Lebsack, both under 17 years old, and both making it to Stage 3, with Lebsack in particular becoming the youngest ever to clear it and stage 4, at just 15 years old.

** A massively-changed Season 12 crowned Daniel Gil as the third American Ninja Warrior & the winner of $100,000 prize. After being so close to summiting Mt. Midoryama year earlier, The Kingdom Ninja went all out by beating all 3 courses, advancing to the Power Tower Playoffs and defeating every other competitor placed against him.

* After having a drought of victories on Stage 3, the 2014 special saw a record of ''four'' people completing stage 3. Of the four people, Brian Arnold is one of them, avenging his Stage 3 loss from 2013 (on both ''ANW'' season 5 and the ''USA vs. Japan'' special).

* It's finally happened. After 7 seasons and thousands of people, not only did someone complete Stage 3 in official competition...Mt. Midoryama was finally conquered on American soil. The kicker? It was done by TWO PEOPLE! Geoff Britten became the first man to beat Mt. Midoryama, and Issac Caldiero completely destroyed both Stages 3 and 4 to not only become the second American Ninja Warrior, but (because he finished 3 seconds faster than Britten) win the $1 Million prize money. Fellow ninjas were weeping in the crowd. History has been made.
* In American Ninja Warrior US vs. The World 2016, Drew Dreschel has 2 of these. First he slips on Sonic Curve, but catches himself and is able to make it to the end where he gets the fastest time on Stage 1. Second is where he clears the entire Double Salmon Ladder in only 3 hops.

** Season 11 ended on one hell of a high note with Drew Dreschel, a.k.a. The "Real Life Ninja," becoming the next American Ninja Warrior & million dollar prize winner. Also he wasn't the only one to complete Stage 3 by himself as Daniel Gil finished it and Gil got to climb Mt. Midoriyama after Dreschel, although he couldn't reach the top in time. One amazing fact is that Dreschel & Gil were 2 among a record-setting 28 contestants to compete in Stage 3 (considering that only a couple of men went to Stage 3 the previous season & went only as far as that).

* David Campbell getting some very well-deserved revenge on Stage 1 after 4 years of failure, and not even making it to Stage 1 the previous year

* In American Ninja Warrior US vs. The World 2016, Drew Dreschel has 2 of these. First he slips on Sonic Curve, but catches himself and is able to make it to the end where he gets the fastest time on Stage 1. Second is where he clears the entire Double Salmon Ladder in only 3 hops

* After 5 seasons, we finally have another woman finish a City Finals Course. But not just one woman. Both Michelle Warnky AND Jesse 'Flex' Labreck were able to hit the buzzer in Cincinatti City Finals!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mirMEsFI07o Kacy]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfZFuw7a13E Catanzaro]]. She became [[ActionGirl the only woman to clear a City Finals Course]], despite being [[PintSizedPowerhouse 5'1" and 100 lbs.]]

* Crossing over with CrowningMomentOfFunny. Jake Murray is as known for his trollish antics on the course as he is for bring a speed demon. He posts the fastest finish of the night for a Stage 1 Finals course while wearing a fanny pack. He hits the buzzer, takes out a pair of swim goggles and a corndog from the pack, puts on the goggles, takes a bite of the corndog and cannonballs into the water below.

* Flip Rodriguez earns MAJOR redemption [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyAOXKv4d-I in his Orlando 2015 qualifying run.]] [[CavalierCompetitor Instead of attacking the course and trying to get a ridiculously fast time,]] he easily clears the qualifying course as though he's taking a casual stroll through it and still puts up the 3rd fastest time. No grandstanding through the entire run, he didn't even celebrate his finish opting instead to save that for when he hits ALL SIX buzzers. Mount Midoriyama is probably ''quaking in fear'' right now because [[TookALevelInBadass Flip has reinvented himself and he is LETHAL.]]