The Titan Games (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - The Titans Games Trials 7 - full transcript
[Dwayne] Tonight on
The Titan Games,
our final eight competitors
enter the arena...
-Welcome to the show, brother.
-Yeah!
[Dwayne] looking to claim
the last two spots
in next week's
Battle of the Titans.
♪ Oh, you can feel the change ♪
♪ Coming in the air ♪
We've got four epic challenges
ready to test their will,
including the return
of Atlas Smash.
[Alex] They're pulverizing
those stones.
-♪ This is our ♪
-[laughs]
♪ War cry ♪
♪ We'll rise up
We'll rise up ♪
At 51, I have broken multiple
national weight-lifting records.
I'm here to show you
that anyone can be a Titan.
Come on, Mama!
♪ We'll rise up
We'll rise up ♪
I lost my best friend
and I lost the Mom to my kid.
Whew.
I know my wife's
gonna be with me.
I feel like
she's giving me that spirit,
and I just have to show the
world that I'm ready for it.
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
[Alex] That was unreal!
It's really about
how much heart you have,
and I have a big chest
and an elastic heart.
♪ We'll rise up
We'll rise up ♪
[cheers and applause]
[laughs]
Will you marry me?
Welcome to The Titan Games.
[wind blowing]
[dramatic music]
[Alex] Please welcome
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson!
Okay.
Welcome to Titan Arena.
[cheers and applause]
Let's get this show
on the road.
Welcome to The Titan Games.
Now we've got new competitors,
and they're facing all
different challenges tonight.
But first, please welcome
the one, the only Cari Champion.
-Do you like this outfit?
-I love that, yes.
Now, as always, one of
my favorite things to say,
Daddy's got to go to work.
Well...
-[laughs]
-I'm gonna say
the other favorite thing
that I love to say,
which is actually
let The Titan Games begin!
[cheers and applause]
Okay, kicking things off,
this is a battle
between
the passionate competitors.
One's a small-town farm boy
who goes hard in the gym
and in life as well.
The other is a football player
who gave up
his professional dreams
to take care of his daughter.
[cheers and applause]
South Dakota's Davy Barnes,
one of the strongest men
in the competition,
has made it his life's work
to build and maintain
the body of a Titan.
At 17 years old,
I was literally 147 pounds.
My classmates would mistake me
for a number two pencil.
[grunting]
I hit the gym five days
a week, two hours a day.
It took me about ten years
to get to this weight.
It took a lot of hard work.
Learning the pec dance
was not easy.
I would have to stare
in the mirror for hours
and just practice.
But I'm good now. so...
[drumbeats]
[laughs]
[Cari] Muscles are
Davy's brand, literally.
I own my own business
called Muscle Tile.
When we show up
to a job site...
[doorbell rings]
sometimes people think
we're strippers.
Hey, I'm Davy. This is Dan.
We're Muscle Tile.
My job is super physical.
So I got to tear out walls,
tear up tile.
The bags are 100 pounds, so I
definitely get a workout in.
I'm competing
in The Titan Games
because people have literally
called me "The Titan."
So I feel like everything
just screams "Davy."
♪ You got to be
Some type of animal ♪
[soft music]
I met my high school
sweetheart, Isa, at 17,
I proposed to her at 19,
and we got married at 20.
We are proud to present...
[Isa] Our baby girl.
[Cari] A star college athlete,
Elisara was chasing his dream
of a career in the NFL.
But just months
before the NFL draft,
his wife, Isa, was diagnosed
with late-stage lupus.
Elisara stopped training
to be by her side.
Thank you, baby.
[Elisara] She wasn't
getting any better.
Her body was breaking down.
She couldn't walk.
It was... It was real hard.
[Cari] Her condition
never improved,
and at just 23,
she passed away.
I lost my best friend,
and I lost the Mom to my kid.
Whew.
[phone rings]
Elisara, Dwayne Johnson.
How are you, brother?
Oh, shoot!
I wanted to tell you, man,
I know that
you lost your wife,
and I just want to say,
from my heart to yours,
I know she's gonna be
very, very proud of you,
you know, when she...
when she sees you perform.
You made it to The Titan Games.
You did it.
Oh, man, I appreciate it
so much, man.
This means a lot
to me, man. Oh.
Dwayne Johnson is someone
I've always looked up to.
I want to be a Titan more than
I want to be an NFL player.
That's how much this is to me.
That's real.
I can't wait.
Let's go!
[laughs]
-Let's get it.
-Oh, The Rock, bro!
[cheers and applause]
[Liam] And now
his big moment is here.
Family means everything
to Elisara,
and they're here
to support him tonight.
Elisara, at 6'1", 240,
is a big guy,
but he's going up against
an even bigger guy.
Davy Barnes is massive,
6'3", 260.
These dudes are about
to level the Titan Arena
on a challenge
we call Atlas Smash.
[Liam] And DJ's ready
to drop the hammer.
This game may look
like a twisted playground,
but the reality is
it's a proving ground.
-So, Davy...
-Whoo!
Elisara, time to prove
you deserve to be a Titan.
This is Atlas Smash.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Goldenboy, both of those
Atlas stones, 350 pounds.
You have to smash off pieces
until the stone is light enough
to lift to the top.
[Alex] Look at those massive
swings from Elisara.
You can see those Maori
tattoos on his shoulder.
He comes from a long line of
Samoan warriors, just like DJ.
[both grunting]
Davy with those short hits.
He's a tile guy,
so he knows his way
around a hammer.
[Liam] I look at Davy Barnes,
I wonder if he even
needs the hammer.
The guy is enormous.
I feel like he could just
take his fists
and smash it to pieces.
[Alex] But look at Elisara.
He has just shredded
that Atlas stone.
He goes all the way up,
and he's lifting it up!
[grunts]
But you can see
the struggle in his arms.
The more concrete
you chip off,
the lighter the stone is.
[Liam] On the other side
of things, Davy Barnes
racing to get that
first stone down to size.
And now
he's going for his rope.
He needs to pull that stone up
25 feet in the air.
[Alex] Elisara
just right there.
[cheers and applause]
And it's up!
Elisara already raises
his first stone 25 feet.
[cheers and applause]
Way to go!
[Dwayne] Elisara is
relentless right now.
[Alex] Davy has
his first stone halfway up.
That stone must still weigh
as much as Davy does.
That's brute strength, Liam.
[grunts]
And he locks it in!
Davy's got to get moving here.
[Liam] For Elisara Edwards,
what a journey.
Such an inspiration.
Slugging it out
in the Titan Arena.
[grunting]
[Alex] Look at the exhaustion
starting to kick in.
At the beginning,
he was swinging that hammer
with ferocity.
But he's still getting
a lot of leverage
out of those long swings.
Davy, sticking
to the shorter ones,
barely making a dent.
[Dwayne] These are
some big boys.
They got
a lot of muscle on them,
but they got to dig deep here,
'cause right now,
that fatigue is setting in.
[both grunting]
[Liam] Elisara going
for that second stone.
He says his daughter Ellyse,
that's his inspiration.
When he's tired,
when he's gassed,
he will think of her.
[grunts]
[Alex] Time is running out
for Davy Barnes.
[Dwayne] I designed
this challenge to make you quit.
You can see it in their bodies.
But Elisara, he's not quitting.
Neither one of these guys
are quitting.
[Alex] Does Elisara
have the iron will
to bring this up
and win this game?
Go, Eli! Go!
Go, Eli! Go!
Go, Eli! Go!
[Alex] This is it!
Right here, right now.
Dig deep, Elisara!
You are so close.
[Liam] And that is it.
Elisara Edwards does it.
A man who suffered
a tragic loss
finds victory tonight
in the Titan Arena.
[yells]
That warrior spirit's coming
out of Elisara right now.
-[cheers and applause]
-I understand.
[laughs]
[exhales]
-I know. You did it!
-That's my brother!
[dramatic music]
When I was 15,
I moved to a new state.
I was so big,
the kids at my new school
thought I was
an undercover cop, true story.
Take a look at the picture.
There it is right there.
Yes, that's me.
I look like a completely
normal 15-year-old
with a mustache
who also looks 49.
My point is, it's easy to make
a snap judgment.
I chose these
next two competitors
because they defy expectations.
Now let's meet them.
[cheers and applause]
[Cari] Dwayne Johnson
has motivated millions
around the world, as far
as southwestern Nigeria,
where college student
Covenant Falana
spent his childhood.
[Covenant] Growing up
in Nigeria was hard.
Majority of the time,
well, there's no electricity.
There was hardly
any food to eat.
But I've always had dreams
of moving to America.
Oh, look out!
My brother and I
would watch wrestling,
Undertaker, The Rock,
all of them, all day.
I wanted to have
big muscles like him.
That was my goal.
When Covenant came
to the States for high school,
his goal of getting bigger
got bigger.
The football guys
and the basketball guys
were, like, the people
I wanted to roll with.
But, then, I wasn't built
like that at that time.
I was skinny,
and I was African,
and I needed a model,
and The Rock was my model.
And the girls liked that,
which is cool.
[laughs]
♪ Next level ♪
♪ Top floor, next level ♪
[Cari] Covenant joined a gym,
and if he saw someone
with big muscles,
he copied their routine,
adding 20 pounds
of his own muscle
to his six-foot frame.
♪ Top floor, next level ♪
I have worked hard to build
the body of a Titan.
But it's not about
how much you can lift.
It's really about
how much heart you have,
and it's a big chest
and an elastic heart.
♪ Man, we next-level status
So kill all the drama ♪
♪ Take it to the next level ♪
[cheers and applause]
♪ I feel a burn
That nobody can tame ♪
Being here at The Titan Games,
the one main thing that I want
to show is perseverance.
It was bred into me
that I just don't quit.
Me and your Dad
are just so proud of you.
Neither of my parents
went to college.
My Dad worked overtime,
my Mom cleaned houses
on the side,
and I always knew that
I needed to go to college
and be the first person
to graduate.
-Hey, Jamie, how you doing?
-Hey, Dr. Schaeffer.
-Nice to see you.
-Brad not only graduated.
He became an accomplished
foot and ankle surgeon,
but not before failing
his board exams three times.
There were moments where
I definitely did not think
that I could get through it.
When I finally got
that last passing grade
in the board exam,
it was the first time
I knew that perseverance
and hard work can conquer all.
Just never give up.
Just keep pushing.
Yeah.
I'm just literally
an everyday doctor,
and I'm here to compete,
and I'm here to try my best.
I've gotten everywhere I am
today because I do not quit,
and I won't quit now.
♪ This is my battle cry ♪
[cheers and applause]
[Liam] Well, between
the leg surgeries
and the spreadsheets,
both of these guys are good
at delicate operations,
so we found them a challenge
that requires muscle and mind.
[Alex] Let's see
how much they can take
on the Tower Drop.
DJ engineered this challenge
to test balance
and arm strength.
The objective
is to scale a tower
that's taller
than a streetlight.
Along the way, you must
generate enough leverage
against a vertical wall
to remove seven
15-foot-long poles.
[Liam] At the top,
the final golden pole
is trapped under
a 50-pound weighted ball.
If you're first
to yank it free,
we'll see you
at Mount Olympus.
[cheers and applause]
Brad, Covenant, you've been
preparing for this moment
for a very, very long time.
Time to make your own success.
This is Tower Drop.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Brad Schaeffer
in the red.
Covenant Falana in the blue.
Right away,
they rip out the first pole.
[Alex] And Covenant
just reaches up
for that second pole.
Brad's straddling the post
to balance.
And it's a dead heat!
Brad's Mom is looking nervous.
[Liam] These poles are on
different sides of the tower.
You need a plan.
And right there,
Covenant realizes
he missed that third pole.
-[Alex] Nice stretch!
-Oh!
He just needs to make sure
that he's keeping an eye out
for those other poles.
[Liam] Brad taking care
of business.
The foot doctor,
no problem with his balance.
[Alex] On the other tower,
Covenant gets his fourth pole.
Oh, and he stumbled!
It's not easy
to perch up there.
Those posts,
they're only two feet long.
[Liam] And Covenant just
realized he missed another one.
The business student has to
backtrack for that fifth pole.
Mental mistakes will cost you.
Meanwhile,
Brad gets number six.
Brad's right at the end here.
One last red pole out,
and he's on to the gold pole.
[cheers and applause]
[Alex] This is so close!
Covenant's up top!
Here goes six. And... What?
He pulled the golden pole
too soon.
[Liam] Yeah, he missed the last
blue pole on the other side.
That ball won't budge.
It cannot fall until
all the poles are out.
[Alex] Brad's right there.
The gold is gone!
The ball drops!
He pulls the victory chain,
and Brad Schaeffer
is your winner.
You can look now,
Mrs. Schaeffer.
[Liam] Surgical strategy,
Dr. Brad wins it.
He is moving on
to Mount Olympus.
[Alex] Covenant tried taking
a straight line to the top,
but he missed poles
along the way
and even jumped the gun
on the golden pole.
And Brad's run was flawless,
using speed and balance
to practically
bounce his way up the tower.
Now the doctor is
in our Mount Olympus showdown.
[Liam] This win means Brad
will be facing Elisara Edwards
for a shot to become
a Titan...
Oh, my gosh!
and continue on
in this competition.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Welcome back
to Titan Arena.
It's time
for our next showdown.
Let's head back down to Cari.
In this battle, two strong
athletes with a lot to prove.
One's a 51-year-old
weight lifter and a mom of four
who's defying the odds
in more ways than one.
The other honors her brother
every single day
by pushing herself in ways
she never thought possible.
[cheers and applause]
True Titans need
immense courage.
Shannon Decker's
emerged early,
when her parents
were unable to provide
for her and her brother.
My brother and I
had our own little family unit,
because we were always
looking out for each other.
When I was 15,
my brother and I
ended up getting emancipated.
That's when
the courts tell you
that you can be on your own.
Eventually I made my way
to live with my aunt and uncle.
Even though I had
a traumatic upbringing,
sports was always there.
[uplifting music]
I played basketball.
I swam, wake-boarded,
I surfed, I skateboarded,
and I started to realize
what life could be.
[Cari] Sports became
Shannon's salvation,
which led to a thriving career
as a fitness model.
And when
a rock-climbing accident
claimed her brother's life,
it's where she turned again.
I felt like
we had fought through
everything our whole lives
and... and, like, we lost.
[somber music]
I didn't know how to deal
with my grief,
so all I did was work out,
because I felt like that was
the one thing in my life
I had control over.
♪ But I'm still a fighter ♪
I am living proof
that sports and fitness
can pull you out
of your darkest moments.
♪ Ah, ah, ah ♪
[dramatic music]
[Cari] Not only is
Sandra Arechaederra
the oldest competitor
in The Titan Games,
but this 51-year-old
mother of four
wasn't even an athlete
until a few years ago.
I didn't start in sports
until I was 42.
My husband bought
gym memberships,
and I decided
to just start going,
because he wasn't using them.
And I walked in, and I said,
"I'd like someone to train me."
And it was three big guys,
and they looked at me and said,
"We don't train women."
So I decided to teach myself
how to weight lift.
♪ Wake up and do
The right thing ♪
♪ Get on the right track ♪
♪ When the good start bad ♪
[Cari] Within four years,
Sandra was
a competitive weight lifter,
breaking six Masters
national records
in three different age groups.
I'm nailing this
as a mother,
and I'm nailing this
as an athlete.
I will be a Titan.
♪ When the good start bad ♪
[cheers and applause]
Whoo!
Show them what you're made of!
[Liam] Sandra has
two of her kids here tonight,
and Shannon Decker
has her aunt and cousins
in her corner.
[Alex] Shannon and Sandra will
have to hit the ground running,
because their challenge
is Uprising.
[Liam] They have to pull
a 25-pound anvil
up through five solid levels
to reach the victory chain.
Time for liftoff. DJ?
Shannon and Sandra, I know
you both thrive under pressure,
which is why I personally chose
you for this next challenge.
Get ready for Uprising.
[Liam] Sandra in the red.
Shannon in the blue.
How do you attack
that first barrier?
Well, Shannon's through it.
[Alex] Ah, Shannon already
tears through it.
Sandra also broke through,
but her anvil's catching
the edge of that lower floor.
[both grunting]
The weight and resistance
will pull you off the ground.
Now Shannon charges
and slams through
that second floor!
Come on, ladies.
[Liam] This is wind sprints
with a 25-pound anchor
on your back.
[grunts]
[grunts]
[Alex] And Sandra
does break through
that second solid floor!
Whoo!
Look, the third level...
twice as thick,
twice as tough.
[Liam] Both women
struggling a little here.
They're slowing down and not
getting enough punch
on that double layer.
Go, Shannon! Go!
[Liam] Oh!
Shannon bulldozed through.
[Alex] Look at that!
Shannon dove forward
for some extra pop.
But she is not cleanly
through it yet, Liam.
[grunts]
And there it is!
[Liam] On the other side,
Sandra is making contact,
but the edge of her anvil
is hitting the sides
of that second floor,
and that's slowing her down.
-Keep pushing!
-Come on, Mama!
[Alex] Another big dive!
Shannon's up
to the fourth barrier.
-You got it!
-Her diving technique
is making a difference.
Time is running out
for Sandra.
Come on. Come on.
[Liam] Is this one last charge
for victory?
[Alex] Charging in,
and, oh, my God!
-She doesn't get it.
-Yes, one more, Shannon!
[Alex]
She's going for it again.
[grunts]
There it is!
Shannon Decker is your winner!
[cheers and applause]
These ladies are tough,
tough ladies.
We're proud of you, Mom!
[Liam] Shannon Decker
headed to Mount Olympus,
one step closer
to becoming a Titan.
-Thank you for that.
-Thank you.
-And that's hard, by the way.
-It was really heavy.
Yes, I know.
-She did so good.
-She did.
[dramatic music]
I created The Titan Games
only after I was told
I wasn't gonna be allowed
on The Voice.
Now, rumor has it Blake Shelton
didn't want me on it.
Well, you know, I don't know
if Blake Shelton
could do any of these
challenges, but I do know this.
♪ Well, if your name's
Blake Shelton ♪
♪ You're strong
And full of class ♪
♪ But if you went
On The Titan Games ♪
♪ This show
Would whup your ass ♪
[laughs]
Thank you very much.
It's time for our next battle.
[Alex] Hey, Blake is a Titan
of country music, though.
[Liam] And right now,
we've got two more athletes
ready to rock
here in Titan Arena.
On the starting line,
we have Kara Lazauskas.
This Master's student
is a medical marvel.
At three years old,
she was diagnosed with a tumor
and had one
of her lungs removed.
Kara refused to let that
or anything slow her down.
She became
an amateur MMA fighter
and so fascinated
by human performance
that she works as
a muscle research coordinator
at Cal State Fullerton.
And facing Kara
is Breona Evans.
From 9:00 to 5:00,
she's an accountant
for a construction firm
in Atlanta.
But before and after work,
she's in the gym
testing her limits.
Breona has her boyfriend,
Brandon, here to cheer her on.
Let's go, baby!
Goldenboy,
these are two women
that won't let anything
block their way,
but on this next challenge,
there's no way to avoid it.
It's time to pull out
all the stops
and go Off the Rails.
On this long, painful trip
down the wrong side
of the tracks,
you must first pull yourself
and a 200-pound sled
along a 60-foot rail,
collecting 50-pound beams
along the way.
[Liam] By the end,
you'll be pulling 600 pounds.
To get back, you'll need
precision and coordination
to hook the anchor and reel
yourself to the victory chain.
All right, creating
these games gave me a chance
to take some of the valuable
lessons I've learned
and bring them to life
through these challenges,
lessons like "there's no
substitute for hard work,"
and "if something stands
between you and your success,
move it.
Never be denied."
So, Kara, Breona,
time to go to school.
This is Off the Rails.
[dramatic music]
[cheers and applause]
[Liam] Kara in the blue.
Breona in the red.
They're off,
and they are pulling.
[Alex] They both get low
in line with the rope,
but look at Kara.
She's got her left leg
against the post
to get more leverage,
and it's working.
Kara's cruising!
[both grunting]
[Liam] Breona is
really struggling.
Once you lose momentum,
it's hard to get started again,
and that is exactly
what's happening with her.
Come on, baby! Let's go!
[Alex] I can't believe
that Breona
is having such a hard time
bringing this forward.
She has
the upper body strength,
but Kara is halfway home.
[grunts]
This second part takes
a totally different
set of skills,
because now you have
to throw that hook
like an anchor
and pull yourself forward.
Let's go, baby! Good job, Kara!
[breathing heavily]
[Liam] Now Breona
the accountant
is trying to get back
in business.
And her sled
is back on the move.
She's not giving up.
[Alex] But on the other side,
Kara Lazauskas.
She's using short throws
and quick pulls.
[Liam] And it looks like
Breona found her groove.
She's picking up the pace,
but Kara is already
halfway back.
She's an incredible story.
She says only having one lung
has made her work harder
than she ever
would have before.
She is determined to show the
world what she's made of here.
[Alex] And look at Breona!
The strain on those arms!
She's not giving up,
but Kara is killing it
right now.
She is right there.
It's the end of the line.
Kara pushes down the gate.
The chain is right
in front of her.
It's a slam-dunk for Kara!
Let's go, baby!
Let's go, baby!
[Liam] A dominant effort
by Kara Lazauskas.
She squares off with
fitness model Shannon Decker
for the title of Titan
and the chance to continue on
in this competition.
Breona saluting the crowd.
They're giving her love
right back.
[Alex] She is still a winner
for being here today.
-I love you.
-I love you, too.
[Alex] Oh, wait a minute!
[cheers and applause]
[laughs]
You're my best friend.
I love you more than anything.
And you once told me
that I was your person.
You're my person, and I want
you to be that person
for the rest of my life.
I love you.
Will you marry me?
[cheers and applause]
Yes!
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
[cheers and applause]
I think that was a yes.
It was a yes.
-Congratulations!
-Oh, my God!
Congrats.
-Who's the real winner?
-Oh, my God.
[Alex] So Breona is
heading down the aisle,
and Kara has a date
with Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
Mount Olympus.
It's designed to push
our competitors
to their absolute limit.
It's truly
the ultimate battleground,
and conquering it
is the only way to prove
you're worthy of being a Titan.
Now two fierce competitors
who had
spectacular performances
earlier tonight return
to compete on Mount Olympus.
[cheers and applause]
My edge
going into Mount Olympus
is that I've been conquering
obstacles my entire life.
When I was three,
I had a tumor
that covered 75%
of my left lung.
They had to take
the entire lung out.
When you think you're done,
I want two or three
more minutes.
My lung capacity
right now is about 78%,
which is, like,
like typical smoker.
When your own doctor tells you
that you're never really
gonna be a real athlete,
you're never
gonna be able to run,
you're never gonna have
this capacity,
I realized
right from the get-go
that I had to work harder
than everyone else.
[Alex] She has shown us some
incredible willpower, Liam.
Kara has made it!
It's important for me to win
and become a Titan tonight
to prove to myself
and to every doctor
that told me
I couldn't be an athlete
that nothing is gonna stop me.
Tonight's extra special
because it's actually
the anniversary
of my brother's death,
so I just feel him with me,
and it makes me want
to push that much harder.
[Alex] But here goes
Shannon Decker's next approach.
[Liam] Is this one
last charge for victory?
There it is!
Kara, tonight is
gonna be an epic battle.
I know you're a fighter, but
what you don't know about me
is I've been fighting
my whole life,
so I'm ready for you.
All right, Kara,
Shannon, right now,
I want you to remember
how far you've come
and what it is
you're fighting for.
You've shown what happens
when hard work
meets unshakable resolve.
Time to get to work.
This is Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Check out Kara
in the red. Right off the bat,
she said
this 1,000-pound wall
will be an advantage for her
strength-wise.
[grunts]
[grunting]
[Alex] Well,
and Kara was right.
[Liam] Shannon has
her wall down as well.
Let's go, ladies.
[Alex] Now it's over
to the Gates of Olympus.
[Liam] These gates
are 150 pounds each.
It takes full body strength,
the core, the legs.
Kara right now,
no problem whatsoever.
[Alex] She now makes her way
over to the Rolling Ascent.
Spider monkey!
She's a spider monkey!
[exhales]
[Alex] Shannon is still stuck
at the Gates of Olympus.
They are not
opening up for her.
And, oh, my goodness,
Kara is crushing it right now!
[Liam] She is tearing up
Mount Olympus.
On the other side,
Shannon Decker
still struggling
to push up those gates.
Let's go, Shannon!
There you go!
[grunts]
And she finally
gets it up there.
Now she has to gain on Kara.
Can Shannon make it up?
[Liam] The Cliffs should be fun
for an MMA fighter like Kara.
It's 12 feet high.
You have to punch, kick,
create the ladder, and rise.
Now here comes Shannon,
moving smoothly up
the Rolling Ascent.
She's right back in the race.
Come on! Come on, Shannon!
Meanwhile, Kara,
she is up top Mount Olympus.
[Alex] She knew that she had
the edge on strength
going into this,
but the question
will be cardio.
She only has
78% lung capacity,
and she flew up the mountain.
Does she have enough steam
to keep up that pace
against Shannon?
Let's go, Shannon.
Get up that wall.
[yells]
[Liam] Right now,
it's time to turn and burn.
[Alex] That torch
weighs 600 pounds.
[grunts]
[Liam] Kara fires up her torch.
Let's go, Kara!
Now it's time
for a 60-foot drop.
Get down here to me, Kara!
Come on!
[Alex] Kara charged
up the mountain.
Now coming back down,
the walls are in her way.
She has to jump over
a five-foot,
six-foot, and seven-foot wall
in order to get down
Mount Olympus.
[Liam] And Shannon's
not giving up.
She told us she's a fighter.
Yes! Yes!
[grunts]
But Kara is already
at that final wall.
-Let's go!
-Let's go, Kara!
[Alex] The old Ball and Chain.
This is 200 pounds
that you have to drag across
the floor of the Titan Arena.
[grunts]
[Liam] Kara's struggling.
[Alex] Did she go
too fast too soon?
Come on, Kara. Dig deep.
We've seen people
take a lot of time
moving the ball and chain.
It's never over until
you lock in that key.
[grunts]
Bring it home, Kara!
Bring it home!
Bring it home!
[Alex] Shannon has to hurry up!
[Liam]
Kara's at the Titan tomb.
Shannon is still fighting.
[grunts]
Kara hammering away!
[both grunting]
[Alex] And Shannon does it!
She's heading down!
Now Kara is looking
to finish this.
[grunts]
Shannon's down
to the first wall,
but it's too late.
Kara, she has the relic.
All she has to do
is turn the key...
and success is hers!
-She is a Titan!
-Let's go!
Hey!
[cheers and applause]
Oh, my God.
[laughter]
Yeah, Kara.
[Liam] Shannon Decker
put up a fight
that would have
make her brother proud.
-Good job.
-Thank you.
-Great job. Great job.
-Thank you so much.
-Is your hand okay?
-Oh, I'm good.
-You all right?
-I'm gonna go home
and work on
my forearm strength.
[Liam] But tonight it's Kara
who takes the Titan crown.
[cheers and applause]
Come on.
Come on, Kara.
You've earned this one.
-Whoo.
-Congratulations.
-You're a Titan.
-Oh, thank you, sir.
-Come here.
-I appreciate it.
-Great job.
-Thank you, sir.
This badass has one lung,
unlimited heart.
We'll be right back
on Titan Games.
-Congratulations.
-Thank you.
[dramatic music]
I devised this competition
to be a physical
and mental journey,
one that's just
getting started,
so those crowned tonight
will return to the Titan Arena
for what I like to call the
ultimate Battle of the Titans.
Now two powerful athletes
return to face off...
Brad Schaeffer,
the dedicated surgeon,
and Elisara Edwards,
the devoted family man.
[dramatic music]
An edge I have over Brad,
I feel, is my strength
and my height.
He's a little shorter,
and it's kind of like
a David versus Goliath.
I know he's stronger
than me...
[Alex] He just shredded
that Atlas stone!
but I've never gone down
without a fight.
[Alex] Brad Schaeffer
is your winner!
I'm definitely gonna become
a Titan for my daughter.
I just want to prove to her
that dreams will come true
no matter what
the circumstances are,
and I just have to show the
world that I'm ready for it.
[cheers and applause]
[Liam] You heard Elisara say
it's a David
versus Goliath matchup.
He is three inches taller.
He is 70 pounds heavier.
What a matchup we have, DJ.
-Whoo!
-Get 'em, Brad!
[Dwayne] What a matchup, boys.
All right, we've seen plenty
of competitors'
strengths tonight,
but this monster
has been really good
at finding their weaknesses.
So, Brad and Elisara,
you better not be intimidated.
This is your moment. Own it.
This is Mount Olympus.
[Liam] Elisara in the blue.
Brad in the red.
[Alex] And I want
to see how Elisara's
gonna tackle
the 1,000-pound wall,
and he immediately
just knocks it down.
My uso, Elisara.
[grunts]
[Alex] Brad a little bit
behind him there.
Smaller competitors
have struggled here.
You're gonna see
that upper-body strength
from Elisara come into play.
[grunting]
[Liam] A full display,
The bigger man
making light work
of those first two obstacles,
but this is where
it gets tricky sometimes
for the bigger guys.
Let's go, Elisara.
Let's go, Brad.
Let's go!
[Alex] This is where Brad
can make up ground,
because the Rolling Ascent
can be like kryptonite
for big guys.
But not Elisara!
He flies through
the Rolling Ascent.
And Brad Schaeffer
is right on his heels.
[grunts]
Now it's time to punch in
at The Cliffs.
[Liam] Big part of this
is strategy.
You need to create
your own ladder.
You need to punch,
kick the way through.
You can't make those holes
too big,
or else you're gonna fall
right through that wall.
[grunts]
[Alex] And Elisara used
his size to his advantage,
that 6'1" frame.
He pulled himself up.
The surgeon making cuts in
that wall with his bare hands.
Let's go, Brad!
Get up that wall!
[Alex] And Elisara is now
raising that torch.
[Liam] On top of Mount Olympus.
Heard him say before
that he knows his wife
will be with him
on Mount Olympus.
[grunts]
And Brad's catching up,
heading to the crank.
[Alex] It's a big moment here
for Elisara,
who has given up so much
to be here.
But Brad Schaeffer,
this guy took
his medical boards three times.
He's a doctor
of determination.
Elisara, though,
manages to raise the torch.
Whoo!
And now it's time
to descend Mount Olympus.
[Liam] Slamming
into those walls,
not easy
when you're 240 pounds.
[grunts]
Oh, but Elisara
just somersaults over it.
[grunts]
And here comes Brad Schaeffer
almost 15 seconds behind.
Time to tap into that speed.
Come on, Brad!
He'll make it up here.
Let's go, Brad!
Get down here to me!
[Alex] Look at the speed
from Brad Schaeffer.
He's just one wall
behind Elisara.
This is a very
close race, Liam.
[grunts]
Elisara down first,
but does this devoted dad
have anything left
to drag this 250-pound boulder
to the Titan tomb?
[grunting]
[Liam] And Brad Schaeffer
makes it down.
Yeah! Come on, Brad!
Now, he still has a chance,
because Elisara
is struggling here.
Come on, uso. Come on.
[Liam] Brad Schaeffer
told us the Ball and Chain
was the one thing
he was worried about.
But it's not a problem.
[Alex] Look at him move!
He grabs it from the base
of the boulder.
David is gaining on Goliath.
[grunting]
And Elisara is at the tomb,
but will the hammer reach?
[Liam] He's not close enough.
He's gotta get a few
more feet on the other side.
Brad Schaeffer
only 168 pounds.
He needs some power here.
[Alex] That could be
Elisara's undoing... Oh, no!
It doesn't matter for Elisara.
He's just lugging away
with that hammer.
He's inside the tomb!
Elisara could be
our next Titan.
He's not waiting.
He's digging for that relic.
[Liam] Brad Schaeffer's
broken through as well.
They're both digging
right now,
trying to find that relic.
[Alex] Brad trying to clear
all the pieces.
Elisara is digging deep.
Does Brad Schaeffer have it
in his grasp, though?
-Brad Schaeffer!
-Unbelievable!
[Alex] Brad Schaeffer
has the key!
So does Elisara, but Brad,
he's gonna lock it in!
I can't believe it!
What a race between two
absolutely dominant
competitors.
[Liam] What a comeback.
-All right!
-[laughs]
Yes!
[Alex]
Heard Brad Schaeffer say
there would be no quit
in him tonight.
It came right down to the end.
He was way behind,
but what a finish.
[triumphant music]
His mother Teri, Dad Randy.
Brad says they gave him
his work ethic,
and that paid off tonight.
[cheers and applause]
-You came this far.
-I love you, bro.
I'm proud of you, son.
I'm proud of you.
-I couldn't find it.
-It's all right, bro.
Keep your head up.
It's part of life.
[Liam] A tough loss
for Elisara.
You can see
the blood and the sweat,
and he's certainly
earned our respect.
Good games, bro.
[cheers and applause]
[Alex] Racing up
and sliding down,
Brad was behind
the entire time.
But at the Tomb, Elisara
couldn't find the relic,
and David slew Goliath
once again,
this time by less
than a second,
the closest race
we've seen all season.
All right, my man,
here you go.
-You've earned this one.
-Thanks, Dwayne.
-Congratulations, brother.
-Thanks a lot.
-Great job.
-Thank you so much.
-Great job.
-Appreciate it.
Absolutely.
[Liam] So Brad and Kara
earn the final two spots
on Dwayne's Team of Titans.
[Alex] And next week,
all 16 of our winners return
for the Battle of the Titans.
It's the best of the best,
and we're one step away
from the Titan Championship.
[dramatic music]
The Titan Games,
our final eight competitors
enter the arena...
-Welcome to the show, brother.
-Yeah!
[Dwayne] looking to claim
the last two spots
in next week's
Battle of the Titans.
♪ Oh, you can feel the change ♪
♪ Coming in the air ♪
We've got four epic challenges
ready to test their will,
including the return
of Atlas Smash.
[Alex] They're pulverizing
those stones.
-♪ This is our ♪
-[laughs]
♪ War cry ♪
♪ We'll rise up
We'll rise up ♪
At 51, I have broken multiple
national weight-lifting records.
I'm here to show you
that anyone can be a Titan.
Come on, Mama!
♪ We'll rise up
We'll rise up ♪
I lost my best friend
and I lost the Mom to my kid.
Whew.
I know my wife's
gonna be with me.
I feel like
she's giving me that spirit,
and I just have to show the
world that I'm ready for it.
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
[Alex] That was unreal!
It's really about
how much heart you have,
and I have a big chest
and an elastic heart.
♪ We'll rise up
We'll rise up ♪
[cheers and applause]
[laughs]
Will you marry me?
Welcome to The Titan Games.
[wind blowing]
[dramatic music]
[Alex] Please welcome
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson!
Okay.
Welcome to Titan Arena.
[cheers and applause]
Let's get this show
on the road.
Welcome to The Titan Games.
Now we've got new competitors,
and they're facing all
different challenges tonight.
But first, please welcome
the one, the only Cari Champion.
-Do you like this outfit?
-I love that, yes.
Now, as always, one of
my favorite things to say,
Daddy's got to go to work.
Well...
-[laughs]
-I'm gonna say
the other favorite thing
that I love to say,
which is actually
let The Titan Games begin!
[cheers and applause]
Okay, kicking things off,
this is a battle
between
the passionate competitors.
One's a small-town farm boy
who goes hard in the gym
and in life as well.
The other is a football player
who gave up
his professional dreams
to take care of his daughter.
[cheers and applause]
South Dakota's Davy Barnes,
one of the strongest men
in the competition,
has made it his life's work
to build and maintain
the body of a Titan.
At 17 years old,
I was literally 147 pounds.
My classmates would mistake me
for a number two pencil.
[grunting]
I hit the gym five days
a week, two hours a day.
It took me about ten years
to get to this weight.
It took a lot of hard work.
Learning the pec dance
was not easy.
I would have to stare
in the mirror for hours
and just practice.
But I'm good now. so...
[drumbeats]
[laughs]
[Cari] Muscles are
Davy's brand, literally.
I own my own business
called Muscle Tile.
When we show up
to a job site...
[doorbell rings]
sometimes people think
we're strippers.
Hey, I'm Davy. This is Dan.
We're Muscle Tile.
My job is super physical.
So I got to tear out walls,
tear up tile.
The bags are 100 pounds, so I
definitely get a workout in.
I'm competing
in The Titan Games
because people have literally
called me "The Titan."
So I feel like everything
just screams "Davy."
♪ You got to be
Some type of animal ♪
[soft music]
I met my high school
sweetheart, Isa, at 17,
I proposed to her at 19,
and we got married at 20.
We are proud to present...
[Isa] Our baby girl.
[Cari] A star college athlete,
Elisara was chasing his dream
of a career in the NFL.
But just months
before the NFL draft,
his wife, Isa, was diagnosed
with late-stage lupus.
Elisara stopped training
to be by her side.
Thank you, baby.
[Elisara] She wasn't
getting any better.
Her body was breaking down.
She couldn't walk.
It was... It was real hard.
[Cari] Her condition
never improved,
and at just 23,
she passed away.
I lost my best friend,
and I lost the Mom to my kid.
Whew.
[phone rings]
Elisara, Dwayne Johnson.
How are you, brother?
Oh, shoot!
I wanted to tell you, man,
I know that
you lost your wife,
and I just want to say,
from my heart to yours,
I know she's gonna be
very, very proud of you,
you know, when she...
when she sees you perform.
You made it to The Titan Games.
You did it.
Oh, man, I appreciate it
so much, man.
This means a lot
to me, man. Oh.
Dwayne Johnson is someone
I've always looked up to.
I want to be a Titan more than
I want to be an NFL player.
That's how much this is to me.
That's real.
I can't wait.
Let's go!
[laughs]
-Let's get it.
-Oh, The Rock, bro!
[cheers and applause]
[Liam] And now
his big moment is here.
Family means everything
to Elisara,
and they're here
to support him tonight.
Elisara, at 6'1", 240,
is a big guy,
but he's going up against
an even bigger guy.
Davy Barnes is massive,
6'3", 260.
These dudes are about
to level the Titan Arena
on a challenge
we call Atlas Smash.
[Liam] And DJ's ready
to drop the hammer.
This game may look
like a twisted playground,
but the reality is
it's a proving ground.
-So, Davy...
-Whoo!
Elisara, time to prove
you deserve to be a Titan.
This is Atlas Smash.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Goldenboy, both of those
Atlas stones, 350 pounds.
You have to smash off pieces
until the stone is light enough
to lift to the top.
[Alex] Look at those massive
swings from Elisara.
You can see those Maori
tattoos on his shoulder.
He comes from a long line of
Samoan warriors, just like DJ.
[both grunting]
Davy with those short hits.
He's a tile guy,
so he knows his way
around a hammer.
[Liam] I look at Davy Barnes,
I wonder if he even
needs the hammer.
The guy is enormous.
I feel like he could just
take his fists
and smash it to pieces.
[Alex] But look at Elisara.
He has just shredded
that Atlas stone.
He goes all the way up,
and he's lifting it up!
[grunts]
But you can see
the struggle in his arms.
The more concrete
you chip off,
the lighter the stone is.
[Liam] On the other side
of things, Davy Barnes
racing to get that
first stone down to size.
And now
he's going for his rope.
He needs to pull that stone up
25 feet in the air.
[Alex] Elisara
just right there.
[cheers and applause]
And it's up!
Elisara already raises
his first stone 25 feet.
[cheers and applause]
Way to go!
[Dwayne] Elisara is
relentless right now.
[Alex] Davy has
his first stone halfway up.
That stone must still weigh
as much as Davy does.
That's brute strength, Liam.
[grunts]
And he locks it in!
Davy's got to get moving here.
[Liam] For Elisara Edwards,
what a journey.
Such an inspiration.
Slugging it out
in the Titan Arena.
[grunting]
[Alex] Look at the exhaustion
starting to kick in.
At the beginning,
he was swinging that hammer
with ferocity.
But he's still getting
a lot of leverage
out of those long swings.
Davy, sticking
to the shorter ones,
barely making a dent.
[Dwayne] These are
some big boys.
They got
a lot of muscle on them,
but they got to dig deep here,
'cause right now,
that fatigue is setting in.
[both grunting]
[Liam] Elisara going
for that second stone.
He says his daughter Ellyse,
that's his inspiration.
When he's tired,
when he's gassed,
he will think of her.
[grunts]
[Alex] Time is running out
for Davy Barnes.
[Dwayne] I designed
this challenge to make you quit.
You can see it in their bodies.
But Elisara, he's not quitting.
Neither one of these guys
are quitting.
[Alex] Does Elisara
have the iron will
to bring this up
and win this game?
Go, Eli! Go!
Go, Eli! Go!
Go, Eli! Go!
[Alex] This is it!
Right here, right now.
Dig deep, Elisara!
You are so close.
[Liam] And that is it.
Elisara Edwards does it.
A man who suffered
a tragic loss
finds victory tonight
in the Titan Arena.
[yells]
That warrior spirit's coming
out of Elisara right now.
-[cheers and applause]
-I understand.
[laughs]
[exhales]
-I know. You did it!
-That's my brother!
[dramatic music]
When I was 15,
I moved to a new state.
I was so big,
the kids at my new school
thought I was
an undercover cop, true story.
Take a look at the picture.
There it is right there.
Yes, that's me.
I look like a completely
normal 15-year-old
with a mustache
who also looks 49.
My point is, it's easy to make
a snap judgment.
I chose these
next two competitors
because they defy expectations.
Now let's meet them.
[cheers and applause]
[Cari] Dwayne Johnson
has motivated millions
around the world, as far
as southwestern Nigeria,
where college student
Covenant Falana
spent his childhood.
[Covenant] Growing up
in Nigeria was hard.
Majority of the time,
well, there's no electricity.
There was hardly
any food to eat.
But I've always had dreams
of moving to America.
Oh, look out!
My brother and I
would watch wrestling,
Undertaker, The Rock,
all of them, all day.
I wanted to have
big muscles like him.
That was my goal.
When Covenant came
to the States for high school,
his goal of getting bigger
got bigger.
The football guys
and the basketball guys
were, like, the people
I wanted to roll with.
But, then, I wasn't built
like that at that time.
I was skinny,
and I was African,
and I needed a model,
and The Rock was my model.
And the girls liked that,
which is cool.
[laughs]
♪ Next level ♪
♪ Top floor, next level ♪
[Cari] Covenant joined a gym,
and if he saw someone
with big muscles,
he copied their routine,
adding 20 pounds
of his own muscle
to his six-foot frame.
♪ Top floor, next level ♪
I have worked hard to build
the body of a Titan.
But it's not about
how much you can lift.
It's really about
how much heart you have,
and it's a big chest
and an elastic heart.
♪ Man, we next-level status
So kill all the drama ♪
♪ Take it to the next level ♪
[cheers and applause]
♪ I feel a burn
That nobody can tame ♪
Being here at The Titan Games,
the one main thing that I want
to show is perseverance.
It was bred into me
that I just don't quit.
Me and your Dad
are just so proud of you.
Neither of my parents
went to college.
My Dad worked overtime,
my Mom cleaned houses
on the side,
and I always knew that
I needed to go to college
and be the first person
to graduate.
-Hey, Jamie, how you doing?
-Hey, Dr. Schaeffer.
-Nice to see you.
-Brad not only graduated.
He became an accomplished
foot and ankle surgeon,
but not before failing
his board exams three times.
There were moments where
I definitely did not think
that I could get through it.
When I finally got
that last passing grade
in the board exam,
it was the first time
I knew that perseverance
and hard work can conquer all.
Just never give up.
Just keep pushing.
Yeah.
I'm just literally
an everyday doctor,
and I'm here to compete,
and I'm here to try my best.
I've gotten everywhere I am
today because I do not quit,
and I won't quit now.
♪ This is my battle cry ♪
[cheers and applause]
[Liam] Well, between
the leg surgeries
and the spreadsheets,
both of these guys are good
at delicate operations,
so we found them a challenge
that requires muscle and mind.
[Alex] Let's see
how much they can take
on the Tower Drop.
DJ engineered this challenge
to test balance
and arm strength.
The objective
is to scale a tower
that's taller
than a streetlight.
Along the way, you must
generate enough leverage
against a vertical wall
to remove seven
15-foot-long poles.
[Liam] At the top,
the final golden pole
is trapped under
a 50-pound weighted ball.
If you're first
to yank it free,
we'll see you
at Mount Olympus.
[cheers and applause]
Brad, Covenant, you've been
preparing for this moment
for a very, very long time.
Time to make your own success.
This is Tower Drop.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Brad Schaeffer
in the red.
Covenant Falana in the blue.
Right away,
they rip out the first pole.
[Alex] And Covenant
just reaches up
for that second pole.
Brad's straddling the post
to balance.
And it's a dead heat!
Brad's Mom is looking nervous.
[Liam] These poles are on
different sides of the tower.
You need a plan.
And right there,
Covenant realizes
he missed that third pole.
-[Alex] Nice stretch!
-Oh!
He just needs to make sure
that he's keeping an eye out
for those other poles.
[Liam] Brad taking care
of business.
The foot doctor,
no problem with his balance.
[Alex] On the other tower,
Covenant gets his fourth pole.
Oh, and he stumbled!
It's not easy
to perch up there.
Those posts,
they're only two feet long.
[Liam] And Covenant just
realized he missed another one.
The business student has to
backtrack for that fifth pole.
Mental mistakes will cost you.
Meanwhile,
Brad gets number six.
Brad's right at the end here.
One last red pole out,
and he's on to the gold pole.
[cheers and applause]
[Alex] This is so close!
Covenant's up top!
Here goes six. And... What?
He pulled the golden pole
too soon.
[Liam] Yeah, he missed the last
blue pole on the other side.
That ball won't budge.
It cannot fall until
all the poles are out.
[Alex] Brad's right there.
The gold is gone!
The ball drops!
He pulls the victory chain,
and Brad Schaeffer
is your winner.
You can look now,
Mrs. Schaeffer.
[Liam] Surgical strategy,
Dr. Brad wins it.
He is moving on
to Mount Olympus.
[Alex] Covenant tried taking
a straight line to the top,
but he missed poles
along the way
and even jumped the gun
on the golden pole.
And Brad's run was flawless,
using speed and balance
to practically
bounce his way up the tower.
Now the doctor is
in our Mount Olympus showdown.
[Liam] This win means Brad
will be facing Elisara Edwards
for a shot to become
a Titan...
Oh, my gosh!
and continue on
in this competition.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Welcome back
to Titan Arena.
It's time
for our next showdown.
Let's head back down to Cari.
In this battle, two strong
athletes with a lot to prove.
One's a 51-year-old
weight lifter and a mom of four
who's defying the odds
in more ways than one.
The other honors her brother
every single day
by pushing herself in ways
she never thought possible.
[cheers and applause]
True Titans need
immense courage.
Shannon Decker's
emerged early,
when her parents
were unable to provide
for her and her brother.
My brother and I
had our own little family unit,
because we were always
looking out for each other.
When I was 15,
my brother and I
ended up getting emancipated.
That's when
the courts tell you
that you can be on your own.
Eventually I made my way
to live with my aunt and uncle.
Even though I had
a traumatic upbringing,
sports was always there.
[uplifting music]
I played basketball.
I swam, wake-boarded,
I surfed, I skateboarded,
and I started to realize
what life could be.
[Cari] Sports became
Shannon's salvation,
which led to a thriving career
as a fitness model.
And when
a rock-climbing accident
claimed her brother's life,
it's where she turned again.
I felt like
we had fought through
everything our whole lives
and... and, like, we lost.
[somber music]
I didn't know how to deal
with my grief,
so all I did was work out,
because I felt like that was
the one thing in my life
I had control over.
♪ But I'm still a fighter ♪
I am living proof
that sports and fitness
can pull you out
of your darkest moments.
♪ Ah, ah, ah ♪
[dramatic music]
[Cari] Not only is
Sandra Arechaederra
the oldest competitor
in The Titan Games,
but this 51-year-old
mother of four
wasn't even an athlete
until a few years ago.
I didn't start in sports
until I was 42.
My husband bought
gym memberships,
and I decided
to just start going,
because he wasn't using them.
And I walked in, and I said,
"I'd like someone to train me."
And it was three big guys,
and they looked at me and said,
"We don't train women."
So I decided to teach myself
how to weight lift.
♪ Wake up and do
The right thing ♪
♪ Get on the right track ♪
♪ When the good start bad ♪
[Cari] Within four years,
Sandra was
a competitive weight lifter,
breaking six Masters
national records
in three different age groups.
I'm nailing this
as a mother,
and I'm nailing this
as an athlete.
I will be a Titan.
♪ When the good start bad ♪
[cheers and applause]
Whoo!
Show them what you're made of!
[Liam] Sandra has
two of her kids here tonight,
and Shannon Decker
has her aunt and cousins
in her corner.
[Alex] Shannon and Sandra will
have to hit the ground running,
because their challenge
is Uprising.
[Liam] They have to pull
a 25-pound anvil
up through five solid levels
to reach the victory chain.
Time for liftoff. DJ?
Shannon and Sandra, I know
you both thrive under pressure,
which is why I personally chose
you for this next challenge.
Get ready for Uprising.
[Liam] Sandra in the red.
Shannon in the blue.
How do you attack
that first barrier?
Well, Shannon's through it.
[Alex] Ah, Shannon already
tears through it.
Sandra also broke through,
but her anvil's catching
the edge of that lower floor.
[both grunting]
The weight and resistance
will pull you off the ground.
Now Shannon charges
and slams through
that second floor!
Come on, ladies.
[Liam] This is wind sprints
with a 25-pound anchor
on your back.
[grunts]
[grunts]
[Alex] And Sandra
does break through
that second solid floor!
Whoo!
Look, the third level...
twice as thick,
twice as tough.
[Liam] Both women
struggling a little here.
They're slowing down and not
getting enough punch
on that double layer.
Go, Shannon! Go!
[Liam] Oh!
Shannon bulldozed through.
[Alex] Look at that!
Shannon dove forward
for some extra pop.
But she is not cleanly
through it yet, Liam.
[grunts]
And there it is!
[Liam] On the other side,
Sandra is making contact,
but the edge of her anvil
is hitting the sides
of that second floor,
and that's slowing her down.
-Keep pushing!
-Come on, Mama!
[Alex] Another big dive!
Shannon's up
to the fourth barrier.
-You got it!
-Her diving technique
is making a difference.
Time is running out
for Sandra.
Come on. Come on.
[Liam] Is this one last charge
for victory?
[Alex] Charging in,
and, oh, my God!
-She doesn't get it.
-Yes, one more, Shannon!
[Alex]
She's going for it again.
[grunts]
There it is!
Shannon Decker is your winner!
[cheers and applause]
These ladies are tough,
tough ladies.
We're proud of you, Mom!
[Liam] Shannon Decker
headed to Mount Olympus,
one step closer
to becoming a Titan.
-Thank you for that.
-Thank you.
-And that's hard, by the way.
-It was really heavy.
Yes, I know.
-She did so good.
-She did.
[dramatic music]
I created The Titan Games
only after I was told
I wasn't gonna be allowed
on The Voice.
Now, rumor has it Blake Shelton
didn't want me on it.
Well, you know, I don't know
if Blake Shelton
could do any of these
challenges, but I do know this.
♪ Well, if your name's
Blake Shelton ♪
♪ You're strong
And full of class ♪
♪ But if you went
On The Titan Games ♪
♪ This show
Would whup your ass ♪
[laughs]
Thank you very much.
It's time for our next battle.
[Alex] Hey, Blake is a Titan
of country music, though.
[Liam] And right now,
we've got two more athletes
ready to rock
here in Titan Arena.
On the starting line,
we have Kara Lazauskas.
This Master's student
is a medical marvel.
At three years old,
she was diagnosed with a tumor
and had one
of her lungs removed.
Kara refused to let that
or anything slow her down.
She became
an amateur MMA fighter
and so fascinated
by human performance
that she works as
a muscle research coordinator
at Cal State Fullerton.
And facing Kara
is Breona Evans.
From 9:00 to 5:00,
she's an accountant
for a construction firm
in Atlanta.
But before and after work,
she's in the gym
testing her limits.
Breona has her boyfriend,
Brandon, here to cheer her on.
Let's go, baby!
Goldenboy,
these are two women
that won't let anything
block their way,
but on this next challenge,
there's no way to avoid it.
It's time to pull out
all the stops
and go Off the Rails.
On this long, painful trip
down the wrong side
of the tracks,
you must first pull yourself
and a 200-pound sled
along a 60-foot rail,
collecting 50-pound beams
along the way.
[Liam] By the end,
you'll be pulling 600 pounds.
To get back, you'll need
precision and coordination
to hook the anchor and reel
yourself to the victory chain.
All right, creating
these games gave me a chance
to take some of the valuable
lessons I've learned
and bring them to life
through these challenges,
lessons like "there's no
substitute for hard work,"
and "if something stands
between you and your success,
move it.
Never be denied."
So, Kara, Breona,
time to go to school.
This is Off the Rails.
[dramatic music]
[cheers and applause]
[Liam] Kara in the blue.
Breona in the red.
They're off,
and they are pulling.
[Alex] They both get low
in line with the rope,
but look at Kara.
She's got her left leg
against the post
to get more leverage,
and it's working.
Kara's cruising!
[both grunting]
[Liam] Breona is
really struggling.
Once you lose momentum,
it's hard to get started again,
and that is exactly
what's happening with her.
Come on, baby! Let's go!
[Alex] I can't believe
that Breona
is having such a hard time
bringing this forward.
She has
the upper body strength,
but Kara is halfway home.
[grunts]
This second part takes
a totally different
set of skills,
because now you have
to throw that hook
like an anchor
and pull yourself forward.
Let's go, baby! Good job, Kara!
[breathing heavily]
[Liam] Now Breona
the accountant
is trying to get back
in business.
And her sled
is back on the move.
She's not giving up.
[Alex] But on the other side,
Kara Lazauskas.
She's using short throws
and quick pulls.
[Liam] And it looks like
Breona found her groove.
She's picking up the pace,
but Kara is already
halfway back.
She's an incredible story.
She says only having one lung
has made her work harder
than she ever
would have before.
She is determined to show the
world what she's made of here.
[Alex] And look at Breona!
The strain on those arms!
She's not giving up,
but Kara is killing it
right now.
She is right there.
It's the end of the line.
Kara pushes down the gate.
The chain is right
in front of her.
It's a slam-dunk for Kara!
Let's go, baby!
Let's go, baby!
[Liam] A dominant effort
by Kara Lazauskas.
She squares off with
fitness model Shannon Decker
for the title of Titan
and the chance to continue on
in this competition.
Breona saluting the crowd.
They're giving her love
right back.
[Alex] She is still a winner
for being here today.
-I love you.
-I love you, too.
[Alex] Oh, wait a minute!
[cheers and applause]
[laughs]
You're my best friend.
I love you more than anything.
And you once told me
that I was your person.
You're my person, and I want
you to be that person
for the rest of my life.
I love you.
Will you marry me?
[cheers and applause]
Yes!
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
[cheers and applause]
I think that was a yes.
It was a yes.
-Congratulations!
-Oh, my God!
Congrats.
-Who's the real winner?
-Oh, my God.
[Alex] So Breona is
heading down the aisle,
and Kara has a date
with Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
Mount Olympus.
It's designed to push
our competitors
to their absolute limit.
It's truly
the ultimate battleground,
and conquering it
is the only way to prove
you're worthy of being a Titan.
Now two fierce competitors
who had
spectacular performances
earlier tonight return
to compete on Mount Olympus.
[cheers and applause]
My edge
going into Mount Olympus
is that I've been conquering
obstacles my entire life.
When I was three,
I had a tumor
that covered 75%
of my left lung.
They had to take
the entire lung out.
When you think you're done,
I want two or three
more minutes.
My lung capacity
right now is about 78%,
which is, like,
like typical smoker.
When your own doctor tells you
that you're never really
gonna be a real athlete,
you're never
gonna be able to run,
you're never gonna have
this capacity,
I realized
right from the get-go
that I had to work harder
than everyone else.
[Alex] She has shown us some
incredible willpower, Liam.
Kara has made it!
It's important for me to win
and become a Titan tonight
to prove to myself
and to every doctor
that told me
I couldn't be an athlete
that nothing is gonna stop me.
Tonight's extra special
because it's actually
the anniversary
of my brother's death,
so I just feel him with me,
and it makes me want
to push that much harder.
[Alex] But here goes
Shannon Decker's next approach.
[Liam] Is this one
last charge for victory?
There it is!
Kara, tonight is
gonna be an epic battle.
I know you're a fighter, but
what you don't know about me
is I've been fighting
my whole life,
so I'm ready for you.
All right, Kara,
Shannon, right now,
I want you to remember
how far you've come
and what it is
you're fighting for.
You've shown what happens
when hard work
meets unshakable resolve.
Time to get to work.
This is Mount Olympus.
[dramatic music]
[Liam] Check out Kara
in the red. Right off the bat,
she said
this 1,000-pound wall
will be an advantage for her
strength-wise.
[grunts]
[grunting]
[Alex] Well,
and Kara was right.
[Liam] Shannon has
her wall down as well.
Let's go, ladies.
[Alex] Now it's over
to the Gates of Olympus.
[Liam] These gates
are 150 pounds each.
It takes full body strength,
the core, the legs.
Kara right now,
no problem whatsoever.
[Alex] She now makes her way
over to the Rolling Ascent.
Spider monkey!
She's a spider monkey!
[exhales]
[Alex] Shannon is still stuck
at the Gates of Olympus.
They are not
opening up for her.
And, oh, my goodness,
Kara is crushing it right now!
[Liam] She is tearing up
Mount Olympus.
On the other side,
Shannon Decker
still struggling
to push up those gates.
Let's go, Shannon!
There you go!
[grunts]
And she finally
gets it up there.
Now she has to gain on Kara.
Can Shannon make it up?
[Liam] The Cliffs should be fun
for an MMA fighter like Kara.
It's 12 feet high.
You have to punch, kick,
create the ladder, and rise.
Now here comes Shannon,
moving smoothly up
the Rolling Ascent.
She's right back in the race.
Come on! Come on, Shannon!
Meanwhile, Kara,
she is up top Mount Olympus.
[Alex] She knew that she had
the edge on strength
going into this,
but the question
will be cardio.
She only has
78% lung capacity,
and she flew up the mountain.
Does she have enough steam
to keep up that pace
against Shannon?
Let's go, Shannon.
Get up that wall.
[yells]
[Liam] Right now,
it's time to turn and burn.
[Alex] That torch
weighs 600 pounds.
[grunts]
[Liam] Kara fires up her torch.
Let's go, Kara!
Now it's time
for a 60-foot drop.
Get down here to me, Kara!
Come on!
[Alex] Kara charged
up the mountain.
Now coming back down,
the walls are in her way.
She has to jump over
a five-foot,
six-foot, and seven-foot wall
in order to get down
Mount Olympus.
[Liam] And Shannon's
not giving up.
She told us she's a fighter.
Yes! Yes!
[grunts]
But Kara is already
at that final wall.
-Let's go!
-Let's go, Kara!
[Alex] The old Ball and Chain.
This is 200 pounds
that you have to drag across
the floor of the Titan Arena.
[grunts]
[Liam] Kara's struggling.
[Alex] Did she go
too fast too soon?
Come on, Kara. Dig deep.
We've seen people
take a lot of time
moving the ball and chain.
It's never over until
you lock in that key.
[grunts]
Bring it home, Kara!
Bring it home!
Bring it home!
[Alex] Shannon has to hurry up!
[Liam]
Kara's at the Titan tomb.
Shannon is still fighting.
[grunts]
Kara hammering away!
[both grunting]
[Alex] And Shannon does it!
She's heading down!
Now Kara is looking
to finish this.
[grunts]
Shannon's down
to the first wall,
but it's too late.
Kara, she has the relic.
All she has to do
is turn the key...
and success is hers!
-She is a Titan!
-Let's go!
Hey!
[cheers and applause]
Oh, my God.
[laughter]
Yeah, Kara.
[Liam] Shannon Decker
put up a fight
that would have
make her brother proud.
-Good job.
-Thank you.
-Great job. Great job.
-Thank you so much.
-Is your hand okay?
-Oh, I'm good.
-You all right?
-I'm gonna go home
and work on
my forearm strength.
[Liam] But tonight it's Kara
who takes the Titan crown.
[cheers and applause]
Come on.
Come on, Kara.
You've earned this one.
-Whoo.
-Congratulations.
-You're a Titan.
-Oh, thank you, sir.
-Come here.
-I appreciate it.
-Great job.
-Thank you, sir.
This badass has one lung,
unlimited heart.
We'll be right back
on Titan Games.
-Congratulations.
-Thank you.
[dramatic music]
I devised this competition
to be a physical
and mental journey,
one that's just
getting started,
so those crowned tonight
will return to the Titan Arena
for what I like to call the
ultimate Battle of the Titans.
Now two powerful athletes
return to face off...
Brad Schaeffer,
the dedicated surgeon,
and Elisara Edwards,
the devoted family man.
[dramatic music]
An edge I have over Brad,
I feel, is my strength
and my height.
He's a little shorter,
and it's kind of like
a David versus Goliath.
I know he's stronger
than me...
[Alex] He just shredded
that Atlas stone!
but I've never gone down
without a fight.
[Alex] Brad Schaeffer
is your winner!
I'm definitely gonna become
a Titan for my daughter.
I just want to prove to her
that dreams will come true
no matter what
the circumstances are,
and I just have to show the
world that I'm ready for it.
[cheers and applause]
[Liam] You heard Elisara say
it's a David
versus Goliath matchup.
He is three inches taller.
He is 70 pounds heavier.
What a matchup we have, DJ.
-Whoo!
-Get 'em, Brad!
[Dwayne] What a matchup, boys.
All right, we've seen plenty
of competitors'
strengths tonight,
but this monster
has been really good
at finding their weaknesses.
So, Brad and Elisara,
you better not be intimidated.
This is your moment. Own it.
This is Mount Olympus.
[Liam] Elisara in the blue.
Brad in the red.
[Alex] And I want
to see how Elisara's
gonna tackle
the 1,000-pound wall,
and he immediately
just knocks it down.
My uso, Elisara.
[grunts]
[Alex] Brad a little bit
behind him there.
Smaller competitors
have struggled here.
You're gonna see
that upper-body strength
from Elisara come into play.
[grunting]
[Liam] A full display,
The bigger man
making light work
of those first two obstacles,
but this is where
it gets tricky sometimes
for the bigger guys.
Let's go, Elisara.
Let's go, Brad.
Let's go!
[Alex] This is where Brad
can make up ground,
because the Rolling Ascent
can be like kryptonite
for big guys.
But not Elisara!
He flies through
the Rolling Ascent.
And Brad Schaeffer
is right on his heels.
[grunts]
Now it's time to punch in
at The Cliffs.
[Liam] Big part of this
is strategy.
You need to create
your own ladder.
You need to punch,
kick the way through.
You can't make those holes
too big,
or else you're gonna fall
right through that wall.
[grunts]
[Alex] And Elisara used
his size to his advantage,
that 6'1" frame.
He pulled himself up.
The surgeon making cuts in
that wall with his bare hands.
Let's go, Brad!
Get up that wall!
[Alex] And Elisara is now
raising that torch.
[Liam] On top of Mount Olympus.
Heard him say before
that he knows his wife
will be with him
on Mount Olympus.
[grunts]
And Brad's catching up,
heading to the crank.
[Alex] It's a big moment here
for Elisara,
who has given up so much
to be here.
But Brad Schaeffer,
this guy took
his medical boards three times.
He's a doctor
of determination.
Elisara, though,
manages to raise the torch.
Whoo!
And now it's time
to descend Mount Olympus.
[Liam] Slamming
into those walls,
not easy
when you're 240 pounds.
[grunts]
Oh, but Elisara
just somersaults over it.
[grunts]
And here comes Brad Schaeffer
almost 15 seconds behind.
Time to tap into that speed.
Come on, Brad!
He'll make it up here.
Let's go, Brad!
Get down here to me!
[Alex] Look at the speed
from Brad Schaeffer.
He's just one wall
behind Elisara.
This is a very
close race, Liam.
[grunts]
Elisara down first,
but does this devoted dad
have anything left
to drag this 250-pound boulder
to the Titan tomb?
[grunting]
[Liam] And Brad Schaeffer
makes it down.
Yeah! Come on, Brad!
Now, he still has a chance,
because Elisara
is struggling here.
Come on, uso. Come on.
[Liam] Brad Schaeffer
told us the Ball and Chain
was the one thing
he was worried about.
But it's not a problem.
[Alex] Look at him move!
He grabs it from the base
of the boulder.
David is gaining on Goliath.
[grunting]
And Elisara is at the tomb,
but will the hammer reach?
[Liam] He's not close enough.
He's gotta get a few
more feet on the other side.
Brad Schaeffer
only 168 pounds.
He needs some power here.
[Alex] That could be
Elisara's undoing... Oh, no!
It doesn't matter for Elisara.
He's just lugging away
with that hammer.
He's inside the tomb!
Elisara could be
our next Titan.
He's not waiting.
He's digging for that relic.
[Liam] Brad Schaeffer's
broken through as well.
They're both digging
right now,
trying to find that relic.
[Alex] Brad trying to clear
all the pieces.
Elisara is digging deep.
Does Brad Schaeffer have it
in his grasp, though?
-Brad Schaeffer!
-Unbelievable!
[Alex] Brad Schaeffer
has the key!
So does Elisara, but Brad,
he's gonna lock it in!
I can't believe it!
What a race between two
absolutely dominant
competitors.
[Liam] What a comeback.
-All right!
-[laughs]
Yes!
[Alex]
Heard Brad Schaeffer say
there would be no quit
in him tonight.
It came right down to the end.
He was way behind,
but what a finish.
[triumphant music]
His mother Teri, Dad Randy.
Brad says they gave him
his work ethic,
and that paid off tonight.
[cheers and applause]
-You came this far.
-I love you, bro.
I'm proud of you, son.
I'm proud of you.
-I couldn't find it.
-It's all right, bro.
Keep your head up.
It's part of life.
[Liam] A tough loss
for Elisara.
You can see
the blood and the sweat,
and he's certainly
earned our respect.
Good games, bro.
[cheers and applause]
[Alex] Racing up
and sliding down,
Brad was behind
the entire time.
But at the Tomb, Elisara
couldn't find the relic,
and David slew Goliath
once again,
this time by less
than a second,
the closest race
we've seen all season.
All right, my man,
here you go.
-You've earned this one.
-Thanks, Dwayne.
-Congratulations, brother.
-Thanks a lot.
-Great job.
-Thank you so much.
-Great job.
-Appreciate it.
Absolutely.
[Liam] So Brad and Kara
earn the final two spots
on Dwayne's Team of Titans.
[Alex] And next week,
all 16 of our winners return
for the Battle of the Titans.
It's the best of the best,
and we're one step away
from the Titan Championship.
[dramatic music]