Ninja_Strat

LOL! That was hilarious! I don't know who the naked vigilante is so I can't say specifically other than I honor his courage haha. Its hard enough running the course in athletic gear, I can't imagine the guts to do it in the nude haha.

There has never been a mandatory minimum that has to pass unless you are referring to how the prelims are run. Example in the try outs 30 people move on to the semi finals then after that 15 move on to the finals in Vegas. If they had used the "only those who pass go on to the finals" rule then in ANW 3 only one person would have went to Japan since I was the only person to make it through the semi finals in Venice Beach. Remember the prelims are there to try and determine who would do the best at Midoriyama. Its not the best system but they are improving it as the years go by. Such as this year where if you hit the buzzer at the end then you guaranteed your spot in the next round. I too am slightly annoyed by the MT Midoriyama thing lol. We have been telling them for years but its kind of permanent now :/. Thanks for cheering for me and my friends :).

When I went to Japan in ANW 3, 2011 I got to meet a lot of the All Stars like Nagano, Shingo, Takeda, Yamada and lots of other competitors like Yuuji, Kanno and so many others I cant list them all. It was a surreal feeling having watched the show for so many years to finally be there running the course along side the greats :). It was a goal that I accomplished which I'll remember and cherish the rest of my life.

And the cliffhanger was really hard for me since my grip wasn't as strong as it should have been. Plus it was about 1 am so I was starting to get tired with all the ups and downs through the day. Running the 2 courses spiked my adrenaline so you crash pretty hard afterwards and then you are cheering on everyone else so its mentally taxing to say the least!

Nope! We are in the dark until the week of try outs. If anything we may have a day or two of knowing what our regions obstacles will be. They change from region to region except for only a few mainstays like the warped wall and salmon ladder. Keeps thing interesting for us not knowing until the last minute!