The Titan Games (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 9 - The Titan Games Championship - full transcript

[dramatic music]

So much in life comes down

to one single moment.

You work. You train.

You prepare.

[Alex] She gets a big hit!

When that moment comes,

when you get your shot,

sometimes it feels

like time stands still.

[Alex] Oh, my goodness!



-[grunts]

-Come on, Derik!

[Alex] He's pushing him back!

♪ Can't help

That they're the chosen ♪

♪ Name's up on a poster ♪

♪ Everybody knows

That when we win ♪

♪ It's 'cause

We're supposed to ♪

Whoo! That's my brother!

Becoming the Titan Champion

would erase any doubt

that I had about myself.



[Alex] Look at the power

of Coach Jackie Wood!

-We love you.

-♪ We are the heroes ♪

♪ We're talking legends ♪

For some people,

it helps to think about

everything that led up to this.

[James] Becoming

the Titan Champion,

it shows that

second chances do come true,

and as long as you stay

focused, anything can happen.

[James] Let's go!

♪ Won't back down until

Our hands are to the heavens ♪

♪ Hero, hero ♪

This is their moment,

this is their shot,

and how they handle

this moment

will determine

who becomes Titan Champion.

When you want to succeed

as badly

as you want to breathe,

that's when you succeed,

and that's how bad

I want to win.

[Alex] Charity Witt has

dominated the Herculean Pole!

♪ Heroes

We're talking legends ♪

-[Alex] Oh, my word!

-♪ Won't back down ♪

♪ Until our hands

Are to the heavens ♪

[Dwayne] It's time

to crown some heroes.

[Alex] She is

a Titan Champion!

[wind blowing]

[dramatic music]

Wow.

[laughs]

Look at this crowd.

Here we go.

Welcome to

The Titan Games Championship.

I am so proud of what our final

eight Titans have accomplished.

After weeks and weeks

of incredible

head-to-head competitions,

these athletes

stand in this

very arena undefeated,

and they did it with nothing

but their own two hands.

Tonight, we make history.

We crown our first ever

Titan Champions.

[cheers and applause]

So here we go.

And I only get

to say this once,

and I want the world

to hear it.

I'm not wearing any underwear.

Yeah.

[cheering]

[laughs] I'm only kidding.

Or am I?

Let the Titan

Championship begin.

[dramatic music]

Thanks, DJ.

Here's how tonight will work:

We have eight competitors

facing off on two

different challenges.

Then, those four winners

will earn the right

to race on Mount Olympus.

[Alex] In the end,

one man and one woman

will be crowned

the Titan Champion,

taking home the trophy

and $100,000.

So let's throw it down to Cari

and get things cracking.

Okay, in our first

championship battle,

it's a U.S. airman continuing

to make his big brother proud,

Tyler Lucas,

versus the lawyer

who has refused to quit

in this arena, Derik Scott.

After each of Tyler Lucas's

Titan Games victories...

Whoo, that's my brother!

Let's go, Tyler!

[Cari] he's gone straight

to his best friend

-and older brother, Kyle.

-I'm proud of you, man.

I started getting

into sports

when my brother

started playing.

He was playing all the sports,

and my Dad was coaching him,

so the bond that they had,

I kind of wanted.

But they said, you know,

I wasn't athletic enough.

I wasn't strong, fast enough.

Just been doubted a lot,

just living

in my brother's shadow.

[Cari] But when Kyle

stopped growing at 5'11",

Tyler shot past him to 6'4".

Both became elite athletes,

playing football

at Penn State,

and joining the Air Force.

And while Kyle was eliminated

in the first round

of The Titan Games...

-I'm proud of you, man.

-Hey, I'm proud of you, too.

Tyler's now two wins away

from the ultimate prize.

♪ Come on

Yeah, we're born ready ♪

I'm doing this

for all the people

that have ever been doubted

and told that they

can't achieve something.

I will become

a Titan Champion.

♪ Because we're bringing

The fight, come on ♪

[dramatic rock music]

[Cari] At 180 pounds,

corporate attorney Derik Scott

weighs at least 40 pounds less

than each of the other three

male finalists,

but he's not concerned.

Obviously, stature-wise,

I'm not that big,

but it's never intimidated me.

It's never limited me.

I view it as a challenge.

I like beating bigger dudes.

I mean,

in the first challenge,

I got to beat Kwame.

Kwame's a big dude, right?

[Alex] Derik just

has one more.

[Liam] And there it goes.

[yells]

And then I got to battle

so hard against Cole,

who looks like a Thor,

like a Greek hero.

[Alex] Look at the power

coming out of Cole!

[grunts]

Derik Scott

is pushing him back!

A lot of them

underestimated me,

but I personally do not feel

as though I am a dark horse.

[Alex] And that

is going to do it!

Derik Scott is a beast!

If you woke up today

thinking that

you were going to beat me,

you should go back to sleep,

because I'm going to become

the Titan Champion.

[Liam] And, Goldenboy,

if Derik wants to win

here tonight,

he'll need to take down

another giant.

[Alex] Yeah, and it's

the biggest one yet.

Tyler Lucas is seven inches

taller and 50 pounds heavier.

[cheers and applause]

[Liam] If Tyler and Derik want

another shot at Mount Olympus,

they'll have to break down

some gates to get there.

[Alex] And if you thought

it was tough the first time,

get ready for

an even tougher version

of the Hammering Ram.

[dramatic music]

The Hammering Ram has

delivered medieval mayhem

all season long.

[metal clangs]

And tonight,

we've cranked up the pain.

[Liam] To start,

the sledgehammer

is now trapped

under three metal boxes,

each weighing

nearly 300 pounds.

Then you'll have to hammer

not just one,

but two steel posts

to release the 350-pound ram.

It's all about heart, grit,

and determination, boys.

All of our Titans have

different reasons

for coming here,

but they all want

the same thing,

and that's to be a champion.

And now it's within reach.

So, Tyler and Derik, I want you

to think about your why.

Then I want you

to obliterate that door.

This is Hammering Ram.

[dramatic music]

[Liam] Derik in the gold.

Tyler in the silver.

That hammer is buried

under those boxes.

[Alex] Wow! Those boxes

weigh 300 pounds each!

Tyler's down first,

and there's Derik.

They're both ready

to start pounding.

[grunting]

And now, Tyler Lucas,

the back of his ram is down.

[metal clangs]

And Derik's right behind.

They're halfway there.

[grunts]

[Liam] Swinging away

like Aaron Judge.

[Alex] Derik Scott

is struggling with it.

[grunting]

-Let's go, Tyler!

-[Liam] That thing is down

already for Tyler as Derik

continues to hammer on.

[grunts]

-[Alex] Now it's gonna drop.

-Come on, Derik!

Tyler's still in the lead

as they get

that 350-pound ram moving.

It's going to be

a battle, Liam!

[Liam] Both guys putting

everything they have

into this.

They know if they win, they

are headed to Mount Olympus,

-they are in the finals.

-Let's go!

[dramatic music]

[Alex] This is

the Titan Championship,

and DJ wants a front-row seat.

Let's go, Derik.

[Alex] Derik is 50 pounds

lighter than Tyler,

so technique is critical.

[Liam] And now Derik's

finding his rhythm.

There you go. Come on!

[Alex] It takes

as much form as muscle

to get that ram swinging.

[Liam] Oh, Tyler's

getting some big hits.

Both athletes using

their feet a lot more,

moving around, trying to get

as much power,

force, and range as they can.

[Alex] Either side

could crack at any second,

but look at Derik!

He's throwing it!

This guy loves to surprise us.

Can he pull off another upset?

Fight, baby! fight!

[Alex] He's managed

to make that door

just a little bit more loose.

Maybe that's

the push he needs.

[dramatic music]

[Liam] He's through.

Derik Scott's through!

[Alex] He's got the door open!

[yells]

Oh, my word!

[yells]

Can you believe it?

Derik Scott takes down

another giant.

That guy's got heart for days.

Heart for days.

[inaudible]

-Thank you for competing.

-Yes, sir.

-Thank you.

-Thanks for that.

-Thank you.

-Thank you so much.

[Alex] Once again,

Derik Scott, the underdog,

comes out on top.

[Liam] Maybe we need to stop

making this guy the underdog

in these events,

because Derik Scott has locked

his spot in the finals,

and he's headed back

to Mount Olympus.

[dramatic music]

To level up

from Titan to Champion,

you've got to break through

personal and physical barriers.

Both of our next competitors

have done that and more.

From the moment they stepped

into the Titan Arena,

these two women

have been crushing it.

[Alex] Oh, my!

Look at the swings

from Jess Griffith!

[grunts]

Being on The Titan Games

is the opportunity

of a lifetime.

-Team to ICU, please.

-[Cari] Jess Griffith spent

five years in the ER

as a level-one trauma nurse

until she decided

that she'd rather help people

avoid the hospital

in the first place.

As a nutrition coach,

I am doing

what I'm truly

passionate about,

helping people

better themselves.

One of the funnest parts

about my journey

through fitness

has been motivating

and inspiring my family.

My brother gained

quite a bit of weight,

and I hate to see that,

because I love my brother

and I want the best

for my brother.

Your life has

just encouraged me

to improve my fitness,

to take it seriously.

I just wanted to say

thank you for that.

[laughs]

[Cari] Tonight Jess pursues

her own reward,

a spot

in the Titan Championship.

Uh, Jess is a beast!

I know I'm equipped

to attack anything

that The Rock throws our way,

and I'm excited

to show the world the hard work

that I've put in.

It's definitely

gonna pay off.

Bring home the gold.

Let's go.

-Love you.

-Love you.

[Cari] Seven weeks ago,

Charity Witt

shared her inspiring story

of overcoming

a heart condition

to become a world champion

powerlifter and a Titan.

Come on, Charity.

Wow, let's go!

[dramatic music]

Just listen to your

own heart, and keep fighting.

[Cari] But even before

her diagnosis at 17,

Charity's life

was an uphill battle.

[soft music]

I didn't really have

too much of a childhood.

My Dad was just out of the

picture for about seven years.

I assumed that second mom role

and took care of my sister

at a young age because

I felt it was my duty.

I left home when I was 15.

It just wasn't

a good environment for me.

I was running away

from my problems.

♪ When we fight

When we lie ♪

♪ When the weakness shows ♪

I was allowed

to sleep on the couch

in the kitchen

that I was working at,

and I was also a janitor

and a kitchen cook.

[laughs]

♪ We rise and we fall

We hold on ♪

♪ We hold on ♪

If anything,

that taught me, like,

you don't quit

when you're tired.

You just keep going, because

you don't have a choice.

I would absolutely

not be who I am

if I hadn't have

gone through all of that.

-♪ We holding on ♪

-♪ Hold on ♪

-♪ We hold on ♪

-♪ Hold on ♪

♪ Oh, Lord

we hold on together ♪

[cheers and applause]

[Liam] Charity and Jess are

two of the most powerful women

we've seen all season,

so it was only fitting

we put them on our most

explosive challenge, Uprising.

[Alex] They'll be pulling

an anvil up five solid levels,

but it's tougher this time,

because levels

two, three, and four

are all twice as thick

as before.

[Liam] Another trip to

Mount Olympus is on the line.

Take it away, DJ.

They're both

unbelievable competitors,

but only one is moving on

to the final Mount Olympus.

Charity and Jess,

you're going to feel

the weight of the world

pulling you back,

but you got

to fight through that,

and then ultimately

break through.

This is Uprising.

[dramatic music]

[Liam] Jess in the silver.

Charity in the gold.

Both explode

through number one.

[Alex] Charity Witt

almost ruptured level two!

She has so much power!

But Jess has the edge when it

comes to cardio and endurance.

[both grunt]

[Liam] Charity's through

the first double.

And remember,

levels two, three, and four

are twice as thick

as earlier this season.

[laughs]

[grunts]

Oh, Jess is

struggling right now.

She's not going back

far enough

to create the force she needs.

[both yell]

[Alex] And Charity

blasts through

the doubles

on the third level!

Whoo!

[Liam] She is

crushing it right now!

[both grunt]

This is so much harder

than before.

Jess is getting yanked up

like a puppet.

[grunts]

Don't quit!

[heavy breathing]

[Liam] Charity just about

to push through.

She can see that victory chain

just a few feet away.

-It's a 60-foot dash.

-Come on, Charity!

One more strong push.

[Alex] Charity Witt,

she's going for it!

She's going for it!

She's, oh, so close! Oh!

She's at the end of her rope!

Can she reach?

[grunts]

-Yes!

-Nice.

[Alex] Charity has managed

to pull victory,

and she is going

to Mount Olympus

for the final battle. Wow.

Whoo!

-Dude.

-I know.

[Liam] Jess Griffith,

a dominant competitor

from day one,

but tonight,

she met her match.

[Alex] With four straight

victories, it's clear,

there really is no quit

in Charity Witt.

[Liam] And now she's heading

to the finals

on Mount Olympus.

You did great.

You crushed it.

-Thank you. Thank you.

-So proud of you.

-I'll see you up there.

-Thank you.

[dramatic music]

Da Vinci had the Mona Lisa.

Shakespeare had Hamlet.

Beethoven had

the Fifth Symphony.

And I? I have Mount Olympus.

Later tonight,

the winners of their challenges

will face off here,

where we will crown

our Titan Champions in what

will be a true work of art

drenched in glorious

blood, sweat, and respect.

Let's get to another battle.

[cheers and applause]

[Liam] On the starting line,

we have Jackie Wood,

a swim coach from

San Antonio, Texas.

[dramatic music]

Jackie is also

a serious powerlifter.

She's currently ranked

the second-strongest

lightweight woman

in the world.

But victories

have remained elusive.

Even though I've succeeded

in Strongwoman,

I've always

gotten second place.

So winning tonight

would mean everything.

Not winning, there I am,

another second-place finish.

So I'm... I'm going

for gold tonight.

I want to be

the Titan Champion.

[cheers and applause]

[Liam] And there's

Jackie's Mom, Jeanne.

[Alex] She's definitely been

the most vocal supporter

we've had

inside of the Titan Arena.

[Liam] Well, tonight,

her daughter will be facing

the youngest

and most surprising Titan

left in the competition,

21-year-old

Christiana Rugloski.

Christiana was raised

in a conservative family

and didn't even start playing

competitive sports

until three years ago.

She surprised everyone,

including herself,

by reaching

the Titan Championship.

I think my biggest strength

is my mental attitude.

I don't fear failure.

I don't fear getting hurt.

I don't have anything

that's stopping me

from pushing myself

to the max.

And I'm so ready

to get out there again.

[Liam] Goldenboy, here we

are again, Hammering Ram.

Expect the unexpected. DJ.

Expect the unexpected is right.

It all comes down

to this moment.

Christiana, you have been

called an underdog.

Time and time again, you've

made them eat their words.

Jackie, despite the fact

that at times,

you've doubted yourself,

you have steamrolled

your path to get here.

Now you're both facing

one of the most

physically demanding

challenges we have,

and I've made it even harder.

Nothing left to do

but blow the doors

off this entire place.

This is Hammering Ram.

[dramatic music]

[Liam] Jackie in the gold.

Christiana in the silver.

First step, tossing away

those heavy metal boxes

to get to those hammers.

[grunts]

Both going to work

on that back post first.

[grunts]

[Alex] Coach Jackie,

she is hacking at that

like she's Thor!

[metal clangs]

And Christiana's

halfway there.

[grunts]

[Liam] Big swings from Jackie.

She's almost got the ram

all the way down.

[grunts]

Christiana choking up

on the hammer.

She doesn't have

Jackie's raw power.

Yes! Yeah!

[Alex] Now it's time

for Jackie

to get that ram rocking.

Christiana so close,

though, from releasing it.

She manages to do so.

Maybe she can catch up

to Coach Jackie.

[Liam] And Jackie already

has her technique down.

The idea of running it

back and forth,

not just using

your upper body.

[Alex] Christiana, she's

struggling to be able to

get control of the ram!

That ram's 350 pounds, and

right now, it's pulling her.

[Liam] Coach Jackie

has this down.

[grunts]

[Alex] Coach Jackie, she's

got the door loose, Liam!

Yeah, do it, Jackie!

And look at this!

The horse trainer's

using brains

instead of brute force!

She's falling back and using

all her weight

to follow through.

Come on, Chris!

[Liam] And it's working.

Both women are slamming

those gates.

-Go, go!

-Come on!

[both grunting]

[Alex] And a big hit

from Christiana!

But Jackie Wood,

she cracked it!

[screams]

And the door's open!

The door is open!

Coach Jackie has grabbed

the victory chain,

and victory is hers!

[dramatic music]

There you go.

Way to go, Jacks!

[Liam] Just one more victory

away from her Titan dreams.

That's how you do it!

And what a great

emotional scene there

with her father, her mother,

her brother in the audience.

I'm so proud of you.

[Alex] And Christiana with

that smile, even in defeat.

[Liam] But her Cinderella

story ends here tonight.

-Give me a hug.

-Awesome.

Oh, my God.

[Alex] And Jackie Wood,

who entered this competition

grappling with doubt,

is now one of the final

two women left tonight.

[Liam] And she's

standing by with Cari.

Jackie, your Mom

is here tonight.

Talk to me about what

she means to you right now.

My Mom is my everything.

She's my best friend.

She's my rock.

Um... [chuckles]

-I love you.

-Every time

that I'm down,

she's there to pick me up,

and I would not be

where I am today without her.

Absolutely not.

You are headed to our final

Mount Olympus.

-How's that sound?

-Hell, yeah.

[laughter]

-Let's do it.

-Congratulations, Jackie.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

[Liam] So our first

Mount Olympus match is set.

Swim coach Jackie Wood will

face powerlifter Charity Witt

with the championship

on the line.

[Alex] Their race

is coming up.

[dramatic music]

[Liam] Welcome back

to the Titan Championship.

It's time for round two

of Uprising.

Explosive power is a must.

[Alex] And we have the perfect

two guys about to strap in.

[Liam] Take it away, Cari.

In this battle,

the soft-spoken college kid

who's made a loud statement

in this arena,

Bridger Buckley, is here,

and he's taking on

the Miami truck driver

who's backed up his bold

statements with victories,

James Jean-Louis.

[grunting]

Each of James Jean-Louis's

victories in the Titan Arena

have been punctuated by a hug

from the two men

that drive him,

his son Semaj

and his Dad Jean.

To have my father and my son

there to cheer me on,

-it means a lot.

-Oh, my God, hallelujah!

My father being a pastor,

he was very stern

and very strict.

My family, you know, being

first-generation Haitian,

only thing

that we were able to do

was go to home,

school, and church.

We called it three Ls...

lekol, lakay, legliz.

While all my brothers

and sisters, you know,

they followed the rules,

I was the only one

that kind of rebelled.

And when I was

facing jail time,

I did let my parents down.

I let them down completely.

[dramatic music]

But delivering beer

was the beginning

of my second chance for me

to change my life around

and, you know, helping

providing for my son as well.

You were a hotheaded kid,

but there was hope.

You turned around.

That's what matters.

♪ You gonna know my name now ♪

♪ You gonna know my name now ♪

Growing up, my role model

was my father.

And now I want my son

to actually learn from me

and look at me as his hero.

I just want to be a positive

role model for him.

♪ You gonna know my name now ♪

[dramatic music]

[Cari] Bridger Buckley's

performances

in the Titan Arena

have revealed a rare

combination of size,

strength, and speed.

[Alex] Bridger Buckley

is your next Titan!

[Cari] The Titan Games have

been the world's first glimpse

at this 22-year-old's

remarkable talent,

because his

college football career

was derailed

before it started.

[soft music]

Three years ago,

I was riding my bike home,

and a car cut in front

of me last-minute.

Flew over, and...

[sirens wail]

don't remember

the rest of the night.

I split my head open,

fractured some vertebrae.

After the accident,

I was just super depressed.

I've had injuries before,

but not injuries

that were this intense.

So it took me a while to stop

feeling sorry for myself.

I started fighting back

and pushing my body again.

It just felt good

to be able to move.

[Cari] Finally back

at full strength,

Bridger's taking aim

at the Titan Championship.

I'm a Titan now, and I will

become the Titan Champion.

♪ They're storming out

On a wire ♪

This is going to be awesome.

[Liam] Two dynamic

competitors.

The winner

takes on Derik Scott

in the final on Mount Olympus.

DJ.

Bridger, James,

you're both shining examples

of what it means to be a Titan.

Now show the world why you

deserve to be a Champion.

Let's get to work.

This is Uprising.

[dramatic music]

[Liam] They're off

and running!

[concrete crumbles]

[Alex] Oh, my word!

These are

double layers, people!

James is going all the way

back to build momentum.

Bridger, only halfway.

[grunts]

James Jean-Louis

has gone through the third

like a hot knife

through butter!

[Liam] And remember,

levels two, three, and four

are all twice as thick

as earlier this season.

-Go, Bridge, go!

-Go! Go!

[dramatic music]

[Liam] Seeing different

techniques here.

Bridger's not going back

very far.

James is using

as much runway as possible.

[Alex] But they both only

have two levels to go.

It's neck and neck!

-Here comes James Jean-Louis!

-[James] Come on! Come on!

He's got it!

And James Jean-Louis,

the Miami trucker,

is moving to the finals!

[yells]

Come on! Come on!

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

Whoo!

[Liam] So James Jean-Louis

seizes the last spot

on Mount Olympus.

[dramatic music]

All season long,

our competitors

have had to battle it out

on Mount Olympus

to earn the title of Titan.

On this mighty mountain,

we've seen feats of strength...

-[Alex] Look at the power!

-incredible athleticism...

[Alex] Oh, my goodness!

What was that?

-cries of pain...

-Ohh!

-and tears of joy.

-[Alex] I can't believe it!

-What a race!

-Whoever conquers

this beast tonight become the

first ever Titan Champions.

[cheers and applause]

[Alex] And if these athletes

thought Mount Olympus

was tough last time,

we've got some bad news.

[Liam] The 1,000-pound wall

is now the 1,200-pound wall.

[Alex] And now,

when you reach the bottom,

you need to pull furiously

on the Vortex chains

to raise the 500-pound cage

that's blocking access

to the Ball and Chain.

[dramatic music]

[Liam] Now Charity Witt

and Jackie Wood

are gonna get

the first shot.

And so many of our other

Titans are in the stands.

[Alex] Nobody wants

to miss this match, Liam.

[Liam] Well, let's not

keep them waiting.

DJ.

These two forces of nature

have come so far to get here.

Jackie, with your family

cheering you on,

you managed to find

the inner strength

even you didn't know you had.

It has personally

been such a pleasure

watching you compete

and succeed.

Charity, I am blown away

by your power and your resolve.

You've gone from being homeless

to breaking world records.

You didn't let

a heart condition

or any Titan opponent stop you

from achieving your dreams.

And now the moment is here.

Jackie, Charity,

all I want, all everyone

in this arena wants,

is all you got.

[dramatic music]

This is Mount Olympus.

[dramatic music]

[Liam] Jackie on the left.

Charity on the right.

And it starts with

that 1,200-pound wall.

[Alex] These are two of the

strongest women in the world.

Charity Witt manages

to throw down the wall.

Jackie Wood now manages

to do the same.

And now it's on

to the Gates of Olympus.

[Liam] Jackie already has

some ground to make up.

[grunts]

We figured Charity

would be excellent

at these first two challenges.

This is where things can

get tricky, Rolling Ascent.

[Alex] This next obstacle

could make or break your run.

[grunts]

You don't want to rush

and make a mistake.

Jackie Wood, though,

she needs to gain.

-Oh, and a stumble.

-Agh! Come on, Jackie!

[Alex] Charity Witt

on to The Cliffs.

[both grunting]

[Liam] But Coach Jackie's

back on her feet

and making up ground

coming up to The Cliffs.

Go, Jackie! Go!

[grunts]

[Liam] This thing's

just about even.

Jackie's come back here

on The Cliffs.

Both women taking their time,

making sure they don't slip.

Remember, we've seen

some bad falls here.

[Alex] These are two women

who have decimated

their competition

here at The Titan Games.

-[grunts]

-Oh, Jackie slips!

Any little mistake will

cost you precious seconds.

[grunts]

[Liam] Charity keeps her lead

and is at the top

of Mount Olympus.

Whoo! Come on, Charity!

[grunts]

[Alex] Charity Witt is now

starting to raise the torch.

[Liam] 600 pounds,

25 feet tall.

There's Jackie. She's up top,

and she needs

to make up ground.

[Alex] Remember, Jackie

can dead lift 350 pounds.

Don't expect this crank

to slow her down.

Go, Jackie, go! Let's go!

[grunts]

Charity Witt has just

managed to raise the torch!

Go down Mount Olympus

as fast as humanly possible,

because you know

that Jackie Wood is going

to fly down that mountain

and catch up

the moment that

that torch is raised.

[grunts]

And there she is!

Jackie's hot on her heels.

[dramatic music]

The championship

is on the line.

Charity has come so far.

But Jackie Wood is halfway

down the mountain as well

and so close to catching up,

but this is where Charity

needs to shine,

here on our newest obstacle

on Mount Olympus.

[grunts]

Jackie Wood now

gets down Mount Olympus.

Let's go, Jackie!

They have to pull the chains,

raise that 500-pound cage

six feet,

and then the gates drop.

That is when they can move

and grab the ball and chain.

And don't forget,

the first challenge

Jackie ever won

on Titan Games was the Vortex

using this exact motion.

[Liam] And Jackie Wood

is starting to gain,

but Charity's cage

is almost up.

[Alex] Charity has

opened the gates!

And now it is time to drag

the ball and chain

to the Titan tomb.

Whoo! Come on!

[grunts]

Charity just has no grip

on the ball.

[grunts]

And Jackie Wood,

the coach, caught up.

This is a dead heat!

They can both taste

that title.

Go, Jackie!

[Liam] One more wrinkle.

It was 200 pounds.

For this one, we step it up.

It's 300 pounds.

Come on!

[grunts]

Here comes Charity!

[Alex] Charity Witt says,

"I'm just going to drag

"this son of a gun

to the Titan tomb.

I'm going to end

this right now."

Jackie Wood, she's stuck.

She's stuck on the ball.

She needs to start

moving this thing.

[grunts]

Don't stop!

[Alex] Jackie Wood

is digging deep.

What looked like

an impossible task before,

she's managed

to drag it halfway.

[both grunting]

That ball and chain weighs

twice what Jackie does,

and she's

fighting it right now.

Jackie gets it moving.

Does she have anything left?

[exhales]

Go, go, go, go, go!

Charity Witt,

she's going at the tomb,

but she hasn't made

much progress, Liam.

Jackie's at the tomb.

It all rides on this.

Charity's already digging

for the relic.

Has she broken

the cement enough?

That's the question.

She has the relic!

She has the relic in her hand!

She needs to tug it out!

But it's stuck.

Jackie still has a shot.

[grunts]

[Liam] Right now, Goldenboy,

I'm wondering,

did Charity jump the gun?

Did she crack enough away?

Come on. You got to dig deep.

[grunts]

Come on, Jackie!

Just go now!

[dramatic music]

[Alex] She's got it

in her hands! Charity Witt!

They told her her heart

wasn't strong enough,

so she made it stronger!

Ladies and gentleman,

she is a Titan Champion!

Oh, my God.

[Liam] Nine years ago, she

didn't have a place to live.

She has made her home

right here in Titan Arena.

She takes home

the first Titan Trophy

and $100,000.

-Oh, my God.

-Congratulations.

-Thank you.

-I'm so proud of you.

Thank you.

[Alex] Such a tough night

for Jackie Wood.

Second place, but still

a first-class effort.

You did it!

You did it! Oh, my God!

You did it!

[sobs]

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

I love you.

We're so proud of you.

It's okay. It's okay.

[Liam] And right now,

Charity Witt

is standing by with Cari.

You had your sister

in the audience,

and you came here

with something to prove.

Tell me

what that meant for you.

You know,

we come from a very

long line of strong women.

We know what

hard times look like.

So, I was, like,

"You know what?

"I've been to Hell once.

I can go back

and come out again."

[exhales]

From homeless

to Titan Champion, my friend.

You deserve the crown

that is waiting for you.

-Go see DJ.

-Thank you.

Whoo!

All right, ah!

Charity, you exemplify

what being a Titan

is all about.

You have inspired millions

of people around the world.

You are a legend.

Congratulations.

[cheers and applause]

-Whoo!

-Whoo!

Charity is

our female Champion.

We'll crown our male

Titan Champion coming up next.

Legend.

[dramatic music]

Our final male competitors

are about to face off.

These two Titans are here

not because they dreamed

of being here,

but because they relentlessly

pursued that dream.

James, second chances

and fatherhood,

those are your anchors

and what ignites your power

and your passion.

Derik, you're all about drive,

my friend.

It infuses everything you do,

facing every obstacle head-on

and never, ever giving up.

Time to make history.

This is Mount Olympus.

[dramatic music]

[Liam] James on the left.

Derik on the right.

And a 1,200-pound wall

to start things off.

[Alex] Both throw them down

at the same time,

and charge into the Gates.

[grunts]

[grunts]

[Liam] Three Gates of Olympus,

a blistering pace.

Rolling Ascent's next.

[Alex] This is where

things can get dicey,

but James, hopping up

with no hands!

-Yeah!

-Yeah!

But Derik

is right behind him.

Let's go, boys.

[Liam] And now they're

into The Cliffs.

12 feet high,

create your own ladder.

Smash, and get on top.

[Alex] Derik's putting

his MMA skills to work.

[dramatic music]

But James Jean-Louis makes it

to the top of

Mount Olympus first.

But again, he just

can't shake Derik Scott.

-Come on, D!

-[Liam] But here at the crank,

James's raw power

comes into play.

It's time to turn and burn

as you crank the torch and

raise it and try to light it.

[Alex] 600 pounds,

and look at this!

Derik Scott, oh, my!

What just happened?

The lawyer just took the lead.

-Come on, D!

-Derik, get down here.

[grunts]

[Liam] And James

has to get moving.

Three walls in front of him...

five feet, six feet,

and seven feet.

[Alex] Derik Scott is doing

somersaults over those walls!

And here comes James!

The Bud man

wants his lead back.

Derik Scott, though, looking

to take down another giant.

Having a lead will be critical

as he heads into these

final power obstacles.

[Liam] This is where things

change, a quarter-ton cage.

You need upper-body strength.

You got to put

everything in it.

[Alex] James Jean-Louis has

that upper body advantage.

He has 40 pounds over Derik,

and look at

his game face right now.

[grunts]

Let's go!

[Alex] Derik Scott

needs to hurry up,

because James Jean-Louis

is right there.

It's down!

James is back in front.

Whoo!

[Liam] But we've learned

not to sleep on Derik Scott.

He always finds a way

to surprise us.

[Alex] And the truck driver

is backing it up.

[Liam] Ball and chain

was 250 pounds.

Now it is 350 pounds.

[Alex] Derik is

running out of time.

James is ready

to drop the hammer.

[Liam] Can this lawyer

summon one last miracle?

Go, Derik!

[dramatic music]

Let's go, James! Come on!

[Alex] James Jean-Louis,

he's managed to

hack through the Titan tomb!

He's right there, Liam!

[grunts]

He's got it!

James Jean-Louis,

the Haitian Sensation,

is your Titan Champion!

[dramatic music]

-Congratulations, brother.

-Thank you.

-So proud of you.

-Thank you.

Your family

and especially your son,

-are so proud of you, too.

-Thank you.

Whoo! Yeah!

Oh, yeah! Whoo!

That's how we do it!

[laughs]

[sniffs]

[Liam] What a story.

A few weeks ago,

this guy's driving

a truck for Budweiser,

and now he's taking home

$100,000,

and Dwayne Johnson

is declaring him

the Titan Champion.

-I love you.

-I love you, guys.

-Hey, oh!

-I love you, my son.

-I love you, too.

-This was for you.

This was for you. I told you.

Thank you

for competing, brother.

-Thank you, sir.

-I'm very proud of you.

Thank you so much

for competing.

-Yes, sir.

-Thank you.

[Alex] And Derik Scott

can stand tall.

He had the lead

coming down the mountain

and pushed James

every step of the way.

[Liam] But James Jean-Louis

was unstoppable,

and he's standing by

with Cari.

From truck driver

to Titan Champion.

My friend, congratulations.

It was amazing.

It feels amazing.

I mean, obviously

you guys can see

Derik made me work hard.

But honestly,

I was just a bit more hungry.

My motivation's right here.

You know, 11 years.

You know, I'm here today.

This is my second chance.

Head up to DJ.

He makes it official.

Hey! Whoo!

[dramatic music]

-Oh, yeah.

-So, James...

-Oh, yeah.

-I got to tell you, brother.

Uh, you exemplify

what a Titan is.

This is my stage,

but this is your house.

-Thank you.

-You are a legend,

and you are a Titan.

Congratulations, brother.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Come here, man! Yeah!

Yeah!

You want to shake his hand

and say hi, man?

Good job.

[laughter]

You look like me

when I was a kid.

Whoo!

This has been a truly

unforgettable experience.

Thank you for being part

of such an epic journey.

I had a blast, and remember.

Blood, sweat, and respect.

The first two, you give.

The last one, you earn.

Good night

from The Titan Games.

Yes.

[dramatic music]