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[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

‐ Titan Arena, let's get pumped up.

♪ ♪

It's redemption night in the Titan Arena...

as six hungry competitors from the East,

including UFC powerhouse Tyron Woodley

and Olympic gold medalist Hannah Teter,

return for one last shot at Titan glory.

♪ ♪

‐ Oh!

We've never had a race this close.

♪ ♪

‐ There you go.

‐ What?

♪ ♪

‐ Oh!

‐ But standing in their way, my reigning Titans:

high school teacher Will Sutton...

‐ Will Sutton reigns supreme on Mount Olympus.

‐ And motivational speaker Courtney Roselle.

‐ This is the quad queen's court in the Titan Arena!

‐ A spot in the Titan Championship

is on the line.

[laughter]

How was that?

[dramatic music]

Who will capture the crown in the East

and move on to the finals?

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

They are pumped up.

It's just a matter of who's gonna grab it.

Let "The Titan Games" begin!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

‐ Hello, everyone.

I'm Cari Champion alongside Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez.

So let's explain how

the Eastern Regional Final works, Goldenboy.

‐ Yeah, six top competitors from the East

are back for another chance at Titan glory.

First they must power through three‐way battles.

‐ That's right.

Lose there and your Titan journey is over.

First and second places move on to a head‐to‐head showdown

for another shot at our reigning Titan

on Mount Olympus.

‐ Okay, well, let's meet the three women

looking for redemption tonight.

♪ ♪

And the Olympic gold medalist

has been defeated on Mount Olympus.

♪ ♪

‐ World Cups, Olympics, X Games,

like, you name it, I've done it.

Been there, accomplished it,

but not quite with Mount Olympus.

That is a mountain I've yet to conquer.

‐ Hannah Teter struggling with that Ball and Chain.

‐ But I'm hungry to regain my spot.

‐ Way to get after it. ‐ I'm sorry.

‐ Way to get‐‐no, no, no. You got another shot.

‐ I definitely wanna show Dwayne

that I do have the strength and the courage

to come back. It's time to bring it.

All these girls are, like, crazy strong,

but they're going down.

♪ ♪

‐ Dasha Kuret is going to Mount Olympus!

♪ ♪

Unbelievable!

♪ ♪

‐ Coming off my first two challenges,

I was on cloud nine. My energy was up high.

I thought I was unstoppable.

‐ She was fired up.

‐ Then I got to Mount Olympus, and I got a reality check,

and I came crashing down.

‐ Dasha, this day did not belong to her.

‐ Getting injured as a wrestler

was kind of like a turning point in my life.

I've had over eight surgeries‐‐

shoulder surgery, foot surgery‐‐

I recently ruptured my Achilles tendon.

Push, push, push, push.

The one thing those injuries have taught me

is to never give up, to accomplish each

and every single goal that I set for me.

I'm here on "Titan Games," the regional finals.

It's my comeback moment. This is what I strive for.

This is what I live for.

I'm ready to win the regional finals,

earn that spot on Mount Olympus,

and become the Titan of the East.

♪ ♪

‐ After holding on to her Titan crown for two weeks,

Haley Johnson has been dethroned.

‐ I know Mount Olympus pretty well at this stage.

‐ Haley Johnson does it again!

♪ ♪

‐ But losing Mount Olympus to Courtney was hard,

and upsetting to know

that now I'm kind of back to square one.

♪ ♪

My reason for being here is to make my dad proud.

‐ What is your secret? ‐ I don't know.

I got my dad with me. ‐ Whoo!

‐ My family's been through a lot since my dad passed,

and my mom has had to be the strongest of all of us,

so her being able to be so strong

has made me wanna be even stronger.

My dad always expected the best out of us,

so I wanna make sure that I go 110%

because I know he wouldn't expect any less of me.

Now I have to go against people that I've already beat

in order to fight against Courtney again

for a chance to become the reigning Titan.

♪ ♪

‐ It's time to see how Haley, Hannah, and Dasha

do in the first three‐way battle of the night.

Only one of them will get a shot at redemption

on Mount Olympus against Courtney Roselle,

the reigning Titan.

DJ, there are a lot of parallels here

between what we're seeing here

and, you know, what you even see in the WWE.

‐ Yes, it's why I designed it‐‐ triple threat match,

three people going at each other.

It's frenetic. It's crazy.

‐ Just reflecting on some of the great triple threat matches

in history‐‐ some you were in, right?

Survivor Series 1999‐‐ I mean, you lost.

You got choke slammed pretty bad.

‐ You know what‐‐ let me explain to you

something right now, okay?

Anytime I lose... ‐ Mm.

‐ Not real, scripted. ‐ Ah.

‐ Entertainment. ‐ Okay.

‐ Cari, why don't you tell him what happens when I win?

‐ It's real. ‐ It's real.

Three, two‐‐

‐ Oh, come on‐‐ ‐ How was that?

Real‐‐take us home.

‐ All right, well, you know what?

This one is gonna be as real as it gets.

This is Hammer Down.

It's a race to reach the victory chain,

but you have to build your own tower to the top.

First you'll need a sledgehammer trapped

under three massive boxes.

Then you slam in the pins, bring down the poles,

and climb up to the victory chain.

First and second place are headed to round two.

Third place is headed home.

♪ ♪

You've got Dasha in the green,

Hannah in the red, and Haley in the blue.

They'll first have to lift those heavy boxes

and grab the hammer they'll need

to knock down their poles.

All three competitors

swinging away at their targets.

The key is to hit them dead center.

The quicker they can get them to fall,

the sooner they can make their way

to the victory chain.

Oh, and it's Haley Johnson who drops the first pole down!

She takes the lead!

Hannah not far behind as she gets her first pole to fall.

‐ Yeah, Hannah Teter, gold medal snowboarder,

she lost on Mount Olympus, and as she told me,

it was one of the only mountains

to get the best of her.

‐ What the heck? Come on!

‐ On the other side in the green,

it's Dasha, former pro wrestler

who's having a hard time there

getting that pin down on the first objective.

Hannah Teter working on her second.

Finally Dasha's gonna be able to down her first one.

‐ Whoo!

‐ And Haley Johnson has completed her second.

Hannah Teter not that far behind.

‐ There you go, Hannah.

‐ Both Haley and Hannah will get to work

on their golden pole.

‐ Yay! ‐ Let's go!

♪ ♪

‐ Haley, a US Army registered nurse

beat both Hannah and Dasha on Mount Olympus,

and she's trying to beat them both again

to get her shot at redemption.

♪ ♪

‐ Golden pole is gonna be down for Haley Johnson.

Now comes the difficult task of climbing up the pole.

‐ There you go, Haley.

‐ In the meantime, Hannah gets her golden pole to drop.

Now it's a race up to the victory chain!

♪ ♪

And now Dasha has her second pole down!

‐ Whoo!

‐ She is not giving up!

Whoa, Hannah Teter‐‐ you saw that jump from her?

That's how you know she's an extreme sports athlete.

‐ You can see why she is

an X Games nine‐time medal winner,

and now she's neck and neck with Haley,

and on the other side, Dasha's just swinging away.

‐ Big hits.

‐ Yeah, big hits, and expending so much energy.

‐ As it stands right now, Haley Johnson's the closest,

but you're seeing her lose her grip just a tad.

Hannah Teter taking a moment to breathe.

She knows that it's just her and Haley

and that all you need are just two people

to go past here. ‐ There you go.

‐ Right now, this race is slipping away from Dasha.

♪ ♪

But Hannah Teter‐‐ Hannah Teter falls

off of the golden pole, and that is gonna give Dasha

a huge opportunity.

‐ Remember, the first two to pull their victory chain

move on to the next round.

‐ Hannah back on, now trying to make her way up

from the top of the pole.

Meanwhile, Haley seems to be slowing down.

The victory chain's just a few feet away,

but she's barely moving!

♪ ♪

And Dasha knocks down her golden pole.

Haley letting go with her arms,

trying to give them a little rest.

♪ ♪

Oh, man. ‐ Oh!

‐ Her hands were giving out, her arms were giving out,

so she was hanging with her legs,

but then she ended up losing grip completely.

Dasha Kuret, folks, is back in the race.

I cannot believe it.

And Haley is down again‐‐ exhaustion setting in.

Dasha and Hannah inching their way up the pole.

Dasha's tucking her foot under her

to get more traction!

[both cheering]

‐ And now all three women are rushing.

They're seeing exactly what Dasha's doing

and they're mimicking her technique.

♪ ♪

From last to first, a huge comeback from Dasha!

‐ Wow.

‐ But still the race must go on.

‐ Hannah and Haley are now racing to the finish.

They're both so close.

Only one moves on, and the other goes home.

‐ Come on!

‐ Haley trying desperately

to regain the lead she gave up,

but Hannah with her eyes set on the victory chain.

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, my God! ‐ And it's Hannah Teter!

‐ Hannah!

[upbeat music]

‐ Yeah! ‐ Wow.

‐ And there you have it.

Dasha and Hannah Teter are moving on.

Dasha was in last place, could not seem

to get the golden pole down,

but somehow, through sheer willpower,

she has managed to be the first one

to pull the victory chain.

‐ A lesson in never giving up. ‐ Thank you.

‐ In never giving up.

‐ Thank you for this opportunity.

‐ Amazing‐‐amazing job.

Hannah, good. ‐ Oh, my God.

‐ Great job. ‐ So gnarly!

‐ Great job. [chuckles]

‐ Sadly, we'll have to say good‐bye

to former Titan Haley Johnson.

‐ Ms. Johnson, great job. Very, very proud of you.

‐ Thank you.

‐ So Hannah and Dasha will battle head‐to‐head

in the next round to see who gets a shot at redemption

on Mount Olympus against our current Titan,

Courtney Roselle.

‐ All right, I'm ready.

‐ ♪ Watch me rise ♪

[cheers and applause]

[punchy hip‐hop music]

♪ ♪

‐ Welcome back to "The Titan Games."

Three competitors from the men's side

will now battle it out for a chance to make it

to Mount Olympus and challenge tonight's reigning Titan,

high school teacher Will Sutton.

♪ ♪

This three‐way battle includes an athlete

put into play after an injury knocked one of the competitors

from the East out of action.

‐ I'm back.

Although I did not think that I would be back

under these circumstances.

‐ And it seems like Andrew Hanus

can't do anything to stop it.

[dramatic music]

Ryan Steenberg is your winner!

‐ Ryan beat me in the tiebreaker,

and I knew I had let people down at home.

I had let my friends and my family down.

I was so close to making it to Mount Olympus,

and it was defeating‐‐ emotionally, mentally.

So I was not really expecting to come back.

‐ We got Ryan versus our Titan Will Sutton‐‐

‐ Ah! ‐ Oh, no!

Ryan Steenberg is down!

Oh, no, he may have really hurt himself.

Ryan is done for the night.

‐ After Ryan's injury on Mount Olympus,

I was brought back, and I'm filling Ryan's spot

against the best in the East region.

Getting the chance to be back

and compete is quite exhilarating.

I feel like I have more to lose now than I did before.

I have got to redeem myself, and I think

that puts a little bit more pressure on me.

I plan to use every ounce of strength and commitment

that I have and prove that I belong to be back.

‐ Only in the Titan Games can a schoolteacher

defeat Tyron Woodley, a UFC champion.

‐ My name is Tyron Woodley,

five‐time UFC welterweight champion,

and I'm known for knocking people out.

Last time I was here, I came very cocky.

I thought I was gonna get it in, get it done.

I was starting to call it Mount Woodley,

and now I would never

disrespect Mount Olympus like that again.

‐ What a shocking upset for the champ, Tyron Woodley!

♪ ♪

‐ Now I'm fighting for the people

that's been counted out.

[soft dramatic music]

I grew up in a city called Ferguson, Missouri,

and that's where the riots took place a ways back.

You already got the chips stacked against you,

so all the things that I've achieved,

everyone told me I couldn't do.

But now I'm in a position where I gotta redeem myself.

I gotta come back, and I gotta show people what I'm made of.

Josh and Andrew, you guys got out here.

You got a little TV time,

but we all know what time it is.

[dramatic music]

I'm the king. I'm coming back.

Mount Olympus is mine.

♪ ♪

‐ Disappointing outcome for Josh

after battling so hard on Mount Olympus.

‐ Mount Olympus isn't like anything that you would do

or train for ever.

I went up against Will. He is an undercover stud.

‐ Wow. ‐ They're neck and neck!

‐ I took the lead, but then I went too hard

coming out of the cage and flipped

and landed on my back.

‐ Oh! ‐ Oh!

‐ Messed myself up, knocked the wind out of me,

everything was Jell‐O, and I couldn't breathe.

‐ He hurt himself. ‐ He did take a nasty spill.

‐ You good, brother?

‐ Nothing but respect for this parachute rigger.

‐ Trying to push on empty is what it was.

♪ ♪

You would think from jumping out of a plane

thousands of time, you think your adrenaline

would be used to it, but being here,

being in a competition setting with all the fans

and all the competitors,

everybody's as good as you or better.

This is completely different, but there's not

a point in this where I'm gonna quit.

I'm gonna get another shot at Mount Olympus,

and I'm not losing.

[cheers and applause]

‐ All right, so these regional final rounds

are our redemptive rounds, and for Josh,

I think he needed that opportunity

because we saw him go down, and he looked absolutely spent,

and I know you've been through so many different injuries.

How'd you push through?

‐ I mean, you know, all these guys, by the way,

have gone through a ton of injuries.

I've had a ton of injuries myself.

You know, I've torn a quadricep off my pelvis,

four or five knee surgeries, complete reconstruction here.

‐ Really? ‐ I stubbed my toe one time.

That was, like, as far as it went for me.

‐ Oh, perfect, yes, well, it's the same thing.

‐ Similar concept essentially.

‐ So did you do the same thing that I did to push

through the injuries? ‐ Which was?

‐ I just grabbed my wife Lauren and made a lot of Rock babies.

‐ Did not do that.

‐ You did not‐‐ one day, Goldenboy.

‐ Oh, my goodness gracious, it's now time

to get into our match up.

We got Tyron, Andrew, and Josh,

and they're about to start swinging for the fences.

‐ When you're ready for it,

it will be ready for you, Goldenboy.

‐ This is Hammer Down.

♪ ♪

Here we go!

You've got Josh Porter in the green,

Andrew Hanus in the red, and Tyron Woodley in the blue.

They'll need to use those hammers

and knock down their poles

and climb to the victory chain.

First two to complete the challenge

move on to the next round.

The one who comes in last goes home.

Josh Porter the paratrooper

is the first to knock down a pole.

Andrew swinging away,

trying to make the most of his second chance.

Now Tyron takes down his first pole.

♪ ♪

Wow, Josh is already on his golden pole!

All three competitors are determined

to not waste this redemption opportunity.

And just like that, Andrew gets his first pole down.

‐ Ryan Steenberg, unable to compete himself,

but here to root on Andrew in his place.

‐ And Tyron knocking another one down.

He and Josh are both working on those golden poles.

♪ ♪

And here comes Andrew.

The Air Force vet has his second pole down,

hoping he can catch Josh and Tyron.

‐ But they've both already been working

on their golden poles, hammering away.

♪ ♪

‐ Both poles go down at the same time‐‐

Josh Porter and Tyron Woodley.

They have to climb up on that golden pole

and grab the victory chain.

Remember, we have two winners coming out of this,

and Andrew Hanus needs to catch up

if he wants to stay in this competition.

‐ Josh and Tyron are flying up their golden poles.

‐ There you go. There you go.

‐ [shouts]

‐ And Andrew has his golden pole down,

but right now it's looking to be a two man race.

Tyron and Josh making their way

towards the victory chain!

♪ ♪

What?

Both men at the same time!

‐ Yeah! ‐ Let's go!

[upbeat music]

‐ Tyron Woodley and Josh Porter

are moving on.

What a run from both of these men.

‐ Way to come back.

‐ Yeah!

‐ Unfortunately, that will be the end for Andrew Hanus.

‐ Thanks for the second opportunity.

‐ Thank you, brother. ‐ Yes, sir.

‐ Way to compete. Way to compete‐‐thank you.

‐ ♪ I'm gonna rise up ♪

‐ All right, you boys will go at it.

‐ Damn. ‐ You boys will go at it.

‐ It feels great to redeem myself.

I'm coming to win Mount Olympus,

and I'm gonna get the job done.

‐ Good job, bud. ‐ Good job.

‐ I leave everything out

on the competitive floor every time,

and I'm ready to become a Titan.

‐ Country strong Will Sutton certainly is gonna be ready

for either of these competitors.

♪ ♪

[upbeat acoustic music]

♪ ♪

‐ I'm going up against Tyron.

So he's a UFC fighter. He's a good athlete.

He was right there neck and neck

on Hammer Down, gave me a challenge.

I'm not gonna underestimate him.

You just gotta give it everything you got

and leave nothing.

♪ ♪

‐ I feel good going into Resistance.

I'm ready to go. I'm ready to get after it.

I got one challenge under my belt.

The confidence is there.

Now it's time for me to redeem.

Now I'ma go out there and try to find a way

to win again, and inch by inch, I'll be right back to the top.

♪ ♪

‐ All right, so you look at these two guys...

‐ Yes. ‐ Both lost to Country Strong.

‐ You know, I was thinking about this.

If there were any other man tied to Tyron,

they'd be intimidated.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Of course.

‐ Right, but not Josh.

See, here's a guy who's jumped out of planes

over a thousand times, so he's not intimidated.

But, you know, so for example, here's an‐‐

See?

Now, any other man would be intimidated.

Good for you, Goldenboy. ‐ That's right.

‐ Stood right there.

‐ Unfortunately my pants are rather moist,

but that's okay though.

‐ Um‐‐ ‐ Hate to see it.

‐ Hmm.

‐ All right, well, now it is time to get into the match up.

We got Tyron and Josh. This is Resistance.

The goal is simple.

You just have to toss 75‐pound barrels

over your barrier, but here's the Titan twist‐‐

you're tied to your opponent, so whenever you try

to move forward, they are yanking you back.

First to get five barrels over or the most in two minutes

is moving on to Mount Olympus.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Here we go. This is Resistance.

Tyron Woodley versus Josh Porter.

Both competitors trying to get to work

on those first barrels.

♪ ♪

You got some strong guys

that are in the field right now.

‐ Yeah, so UFC champion Tyron Woodley

was also a champion wrestler back in college,

so he knows all about leverage.

And then you have Josh‐‐

this paratrooper can deadlift 745 pounds.

This one's gonna be a good one, Goldenboy.

‐ It sure is, Cari.

At this point, neither of them wants

to give away an advantage.

Both trying to hold their ground.

♪ ♪

Tyron trying to pick up that barrel

and move it closer to the edge,

but look at Josh!

Whoa! ‐ That's it!

Green!

‐ That was 75 pounds that Josh Porter

just manhandled over the edge there,

and now he's gonna have the lead.

Tyron Woodley needs to get some kind of leverage there

to toss this barrel over.

‐ There you go. Josh is feeling it.

He's feeling it.

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, and that's number two for Josh!

‐ You get it, buddy!

‐ Tyron with a big toss, but just short.

Oh, but Josh gets his third over.

Now he's racing to the other side

to those last two barrels. ‐ That's it.

‐ I feel like Tyron Woodley just needs to think

about what he wants to do here,

but that's gonna be number four.

Josh Porter just needs one, and Tyron Woodley

has gotten no barrels over the edge yet at all.

He's been working on that same barrel.

‐ You got it, buddy!

‐ Josh has a grip, but is he too far from the barrier?

♪ ♪

Oh, Josh Porter is your winner!

[upbeat music]

‐ Yeah! Yeah, man!

‐ He tossed that sucker like it was yesterday's trash.

Well done there by Josh Porter.

‐ Great job, brother. You're going to Mount Olympus.

♪ ♪

‐ That was absolutely masterful.

‐ Epic, epic performance there from Josh Porter.

‐ Good job, big dog.

♪ ♪

‐ Brother, you know I appreciate you, brother.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Thank you for the effort.

All right, see you down the road.

♪ ♪

‐ Man, I had an amazing time at "The Titan Games."

I learned a lot about myself. The crew was awesome.

The competitors, awesome,

so I wish everybody the best of luck.

♪ ♪

‐ Josh Porter's road to redemption continues

as he gets a Mount Olympus rematch

with reigning Titan Will Sutton.

‐ I'm going against Will again.

I'ma leave everything out there just like I did last time,

move on.

‐ I came here to become a Titan,

and, now that I got it, ain't nobody

gonna take it away from me.

♪ ♪

[Lee Richardson et al's "Burning Brighter"]

‐ ♪ This fire's starting to rage ♪

♪ Burning brighter ♪

‐ These regional finals are the most brutal thing

I've ever done.

You know, I'm a competitive snowboarder,

and I've been through it all, but this tops it all.

Mount Olympus is definitely my home,

so I hope to make it back up there.

‐ ♪ What kind of metal are you made of? ♪

‐ Hannah's an Olympian.

She has a proven track record.

I have a lot to prove here tonight,

and I'm gonna give her a run for her money.

‐ ♪ Well, quit your talking now it's time for action ♪

‐ Okay, so when we met Dasha,

she had this incredible come from behind win...

‐ Yes. ‐ In Hammer Down.

So do you feel as if Dasha has an edge psychologically?

‐ I feel like whoever beat the other,

that just is an automatic psychological advantage.

However, you know, Hannah, gold medalist,

ultimate level of competition. ‐ Sure.

‐ Dasha, accomplished, badass, amazing strength,

especially lower body strength. ‐ Yeah.

‐ But you kind of gotta throw it all out the window

with this challenge as we have seen.

‐ We've seen it. ‐ Yes.

‐ We've seen some really, really cool games so far.

‐ Take it home, Goldenboy.

‐ On Resistance, it's a gold medal snowboard queen

versus a former pro wrestler.

It's time to rumble on Resistance.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Here we go.

Hannah Teter in the red. Dasha Kuret in the green.

‐ Get it! Get it, Mommy, get it!

‐ Five barrels, get 'em over the edge

or whoever gets the most out in two minutes

is heading back to Mount Olympus.

‐ Hannah Teter, really strong,

deceptively strong. Here she is.

‐ Now we're seeing it. One over.

‐ Hannah takes the lead!

And she's going for her second barrel.

‐ Yo. ‐ No, she can't hold on.

Do not count out Dasha Kuret yet.

‐ Dasha's trying to rearrange her technique.

That's what Hannah is able to capitalize.

‐ Oh, so close.

‐ Dasha, she's still struggling

to be able to grasp onto the barrel.

Hannah giving her no slack on that cable.

‐ Wow, strong.

It's that snowboarding lower body.

‐ Still going for number two, but can't get it.

Less than a minute to go.

‐ Let's go, Dash. Let's go, Dash.

‐ You can do this, baby.

‐ Hannah Teter looking for her second barrel.

Dasha still yet to be able to put one over,

and you know that this is just straining the lower legs.

♪ ♪

‐ It's a game of inches.

♪ ♪

‐ Hannah Teter does have the leverage,

and she was able to pull.

Dasha's trying to struggle to get one barrel over,

but she only has 20 seconds left to do it.

Hannah Teter has some leverage.

If she gets this one over, it will seal her victory.

‐ Oh, my goodness! Almost!

‐ Big opportunity for Dasha!

She's gotta get it over!

Hannah Teter's seeing it happen.

‐ Dasha can do it‐‐oh! ‐ Oh, no!

Oh, no!

She cannot get it over!

‐ [groans]

‐ And that is the end of her journey,

but Hannah Teter is your winner!

[upbeat music]

‐ ♪ Sky's the limit ♪

‐ Wow.

‐ Tried my best. ‐ Almost, dude, almost.

Did great, did great. ‐ Thank you.

♪ ♪

‐ Hannah is spent.

♪ ♪

‐ Great job. ‐ Oh, man, whew.

‐ Dasha, nothing to be ashamed of.

This former pro wrestler who has given us so much here.

‐ Oh, you did good. I'm so proud of you.

‐ I am extremely sad to not be a Titan,

but I gave it my all, and I'm just proud

of what I was able to accomplish

here in this arena.

‐ Congratulations. ‐ Thanks, Dwayne.

‐ Great job. That's a great job, great job.

‐ Our Olympian Hannah Teter gets one more opportunity

to go back to Mount Olympus.

‐ I'm excited to go back to Mount Olympus.

That's where I belong.

Gonna dig deep and face Courtney

and hope for the best.

‐ How would you guys do if you were tied to each other?

‐ I think Cari would drag me all around the arena‐‐

‐ I would beat his ass. ‐ Okay.

‐ [laughs]

‐ Well, let's not get aggressive.

‐ Wow, that was so declarative.

‐ Coming up, two spots remain

in next week's Titan championship.

‐ Look at this. Look at this!

‐ Can Hannah Teter steal her Titan crown back

from Courtney Roselle?

Oh, my word! ‐ Wow!

‐ I definitely don't wanna let Dwayne down.

‐ And Josh Porter gets another crack

at Will Sutton.

‐ A guy who's reigned here for so long,

I'm gonna start charging him rent.

‐ It's gonna be a true grudge match.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ All right, good. What's up, everybody?

♪ ♪

‐ That's my mountain.

I'm used to being on top of the mountain,

so to be at the bottom looking up is just‐‐

it's torture.

I'm excited to go up against Courtney.

She is crazy strong, just an incredible athlete.

She's gonna make it tough for me for sure,

and I'm gonna bring the fire for the East Region.

♪ ♪

‐ She had one hobby‐‐ proving all the haters wrong.

She's our reigning Titan in the East,

the Jersey girl, Courtney Roselle.

♪ ♪

‐ It feels amazing to be on top of Mount Olympus.

‐ Look at this. Look at this!

‐ Mount Olympus is like the Jersey traffic

getting down the shore.

It is grinding, and your heart rate

is at a 200, and your anger's at, like, ultimate 10.

‐ Look at Courtney!

‐ Then you go through, and you finally put the key in,

and you're like... ♪ Ah ♪

Down at the beach.

‐ Your new Titan, Courtney Roselle.

♪ ♪

‐ I worked really hard to get here,

but I also believe my life experiences

of what I've gone through put me where I am today.

Going into the modelling industry

as a muscular female,

I got told no all my life.

Always having to be a fighter I think made me who I am today.

I wanna show little girls you can break barriers,

and don't ever, ever, ever in a million years

change who you are.

♪ ♪

Hannah lost in the first round against Haley,

but she fought her way back, so I know

she's as hungry as me.

She's an Olympian, so her mindset is already here,

but I plan on standing my ground

and being the reigning Titan of the East.

♪ ♪

‐ This battle locks in the last Titan spot

for the women in the championship

one week from tonight.

Whoever wins here faces the best in the West,

Margaux Alvarez, and our Central champ,

Dani Speegle.

It's all decided here on Mount Olympus.

♪ ♪

‐ Both of these powerful women are true inspirations.

Hannah showed us that gold medal spirit

not once but twice today.

Courtney, you've always been a role model

for young people, and the fact that you're defending Titan

is no accident.

Now you each have another chance

to awe, inspire, and take your place

in the Titan Championship.

Hannah, Courtney, this is Mount Olympus.

♪ ♪

‐ Hannah Teter in the red.

Courtney Roselle repping that Titan black.

Let's see if Hannah Teter can get to her Titan‐like ways

here on Mount Olympus. ‐ Let's go, Hannah.

‐ She lost in that first round,

and then she came back again

to make it in this competition.

‐ Oh, look at Courtney Roselle

just truck away on the Iron Ascent!

She's jumping out to a small lead

over the Olympic gold medalist.

‐ Go, Court!

‐ Courtney Roselle, last time she did the log lift,

she did have some problems with it,

and you can see she's stumbling a little bit

as she tried to make her way up the incline.

Hannah not far behind.

‐ Meanwhile, look at Courtney moving through.

She's focused.

‐ Come on, Court!

‐ [grunts]

♪ ♪

‐ Courtney finishing up on those Chain Rings

as Hannah starts lifting hers up.

And Courtney drops that Sky Bridge.

She's holding on to her lead.

Hannah's got her bridge down.

She's making her way to the Crank Down.

♪ ♪

But Courtney finishing up the Crank Down.

She'll move on to the Cage Crawl.

♪ ♪

Hannah Teter not that far behind.

Maybe she can use her speed

to start to make some progress here, Cari.

‐ Hannah is moving quickly, but let me tell you,

Courtney is pretty intent on getting to be that Titan

and making it to the championship next week.

‐ Courtney is picking up steam!

Already at the bottom of the cage crawl.

♪ ♪

Oh, and Courtney Roselle, she hits the Drop Zone first

and will make her way down to the Ball and Chain.

‐ Come on. Let's go, Courtney.

‐ Hannah Teter not that far behind.

It's still anyone's game.

♪ ♪

‐ Go, Hannah.

‐ The Ball and Chain is all about strength.

It's 200 pounds for these ladies.

‐ Oh, my word! ‐ Wow!

♪ ♪

‐ Courtney Roselle will not be undone.

The pride of New Jersey wants to continue her reign

here on Mount Olympus.

But here comes Hannah. It all comes down to this!

♪ ♪

Hannah Teter is right alongside her

at the Titan Tomb!

♪ ♪

Blow for blow, but Courtney's digging in,

and Courtney has the relic!

♪ ♪

‐ Boom.

‐ Courtney Roselle is your Eastern Regional champion!

[upbeat music]

‐ ♪ Let 'em know that it's your moment ♪

♪ Shout it loud ♪

‐ These ladies are absolutely amazing.

Courtney is moving on to the championships.

Hannah with a comeback, making it here‐‐

a well‐fought effort

from Hannah Teter, our Olympian.

‐ That was intense.

‐ [chuckles] ‐ I was so close!

‐ So close. ‐ She's so fast.

‐ She's fast. Thank you so much.

‐ Thank you, Dwayne.

I couldn't be more stoked

to have been handpicked by Dwayne.

Definitely bummed I let him down,

but Courtney, she's a beast, so I'm happy for her.

♪ ♪

‐ Stayed in the game. ‐ Yes.

‐ Stayed in the game. You won.

‐ Yes.

Oh, my God.

‐ Eastern champ, congratulations.

[cheers and applause]

Ladies and gentlemen, the dominator

of Mount Olympus herself, Courtney Roselle.

Let's hear it for her.

[cheers and applause]

The Jersey girl‐‐ how you feeling?

‐ It feels amazing.

I mean, I couldn't be here without you guys.

I hope you guys know that I didn't get here by myself.

I got here through all the support back home

and here tonight in this arena.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Congratulations. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Way to stay in the game. ‐ Seriously, thank you.

♪ ♪

‐ And we'll see Courtney Roselle

one week from tonight in the Titan Championship...

‐ ♪ Let the games begin ♪

‐ Where she'll face the Central winner,

Dani Speegle,

and the best in the West, Margeaux Alvarez,

in a three‐way showdown.

Only one of them will be crowned DJ's Titan champion.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Let the games begin ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

‐ I'm gonna get another shot at Mount Olympus,

and I'm thankful that I get a second chance.

Will's an amazing athlete. He's fast.

He's agile.

I just gotta out‐strength him, outlast him,

and keep the endurance up,

keep my breathing under control.

I didn't come here to lose.

♪ ♪

‐ He's a small‐town teacher who's already expelled

three opponents off Mount Olympus.

Welcome back, Will Sutton.

♪ ♪

He's undefeated.

Who can stop Will Sutton?

♪ ♪

‐ I'm the current reigning Titan of the East.

I got three wins under my belt.

Winning's contagious.

You get one, you want another one,

then you want another one.

Country Strong is not going nowhere.

‐ The legend of Will Sutton continues.

‐ I think I've been underestimated my whole life.

When somebody looks at me,

they don't see a primetime athlete.

They see a 5'7" high school agriculture teacher,

but what they can't see is what's on the inside.

What's on the inside of me is values,

and that's what drives me to be better every single day.

I grew up hunting, fishing, and working on the farm

with my dad.

Me and my dad, we're like two peas in a pod.

We work out together all the time.

He kind of motivates me to be better

and to be stronger 'cause he's stronger than I am.

♪ ♪

I'm going up against Josh Porter next,

and it's gonna be a true grudge match.

My last competition on Mount Olympus

was against Josh, and it was a tough battle

the whole way through. I know he's gunning for me.

It's gonna take everything I got to beat him.

Trenton, North Carolina, I'm doing this for you guys.

I love y'all.

That Titan title is gonna be mine one more time.

♪ ♪

‐ And here comes Will Sutton.

♪ ♪

A win here, and he'll represent the East

against the Titan of the West, Noah Palicia,

and Matt Chan, the winner of the Central

in the Titan Championship next week.

♪ ♪

‐ Josh, we all know what happened last time

you competed on Mount Olympus.

I looked into your eyes, and I saw the pain was great,

but it turns out your perseverance

and ability to fight back was even greater.

Now you get a Mount Olympus rematch

against Country Strong Will Sutton,

a guy who's reigned here for so long,

I'm gonna start charging him rent.

This highly anticipated rematch for a trip

to the Titan Championship will be one for the ages,

and I can't wait.

Josh, Will, this is Mount Olympus!

♪ ♪

‐ All right, we got Josh Porter in the green.

Will Sutton in the Titan black,

and look at Will go right into the Box Flip.

And Josh is right next to Will,

flipping over 500 pounds, making it look easy.

♪ ♪

Oh, a little stumble for Josh, but he's back up

and getting to work on the Iron Ascent.

This is a huge opportunity for Josh Porter.

‐ Yes.

‐ He did not get the run he wanted in Mount Olympus,

and this guy's out for blood, DJ.

‐ He's out for blood.

He did not forget the defeat that he suffered last time.

‐ Well, he is step for step with Will Sutton

right now at the Sky Bridge.

‐ Good pace. Come on, Josh.

‐ This is an extremely close race

as they both get into the Crank Down,

but both competitors are vying for that last spot

in the championship next week.

‐ Josh, in this, has to be perfect.

‐ Yes, because this is a three‐time champion

in Country Strong Will Sutton, but both of them

are right next to each other, and here they go,

both entering the Cage Crawl at the same time.

There is no room for error right now.

♪ ♪

It looks like Will has built a small lead.

Josh is losing some steam. He's falling behind.

♪ ♪

And Will Sutton is flying down the Drop Zone!

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, my goodness! ‐ Sweet Christmas!

He jumped off of that, just leaping.

‐ Because he's going so fast, but this is when we see

what happened with Josh.

Josh is starting to slow down.

A little mustard fallen off, but he's still going after it.

‐ Get that stone!

‐ Josh approaching his Ball and Chain.

Next to him, Will's starting

to drag that thing across the arena.

Had a chance to talk to him.

He said, "Man, that Ball and Chain's

a pain in the neck," and a slip for Will Sutton,

and he's gonna lose a little bit

of that grip there, Cari.

Josh Porter's gonna be right behind him.

Needs to start getting a tug on that

and getting some momentum going.

‐ They're tired, you can't‐‐

okay, let's change the strategy.

At least, that's what I would think.

‐ That's exactly what he did!

Look at him dragging that 300‐pound Ball and Chain

across the hallowed halls, the cathedral of carnage

known as Mount Olympus!

One win away from the Titan Championship!

♪ ♪

Oh, Will is down!

He has to get back on his feet and get to work

on the Titan Tomb.

Josh Porter needs to just get a little bit closer,

but it is gonna be Country Strong Will Sutton,

hammer in hand.

♪ ♪

‐ Come on. Here we go.

Dig down!

♪ ♪

‐ Josh will not stop,

and he is fighting so hard here.

‐ There you go, attaboy.

‐ Will is tossing pieces of that tomb aside.

♪ ♪

And Josh Porter is running on fumes right now.

‐ Fumes.

‐ Will Sutton has the relic in hand!

‐ There you go!

‐ It will be Country Strong, and it is locked in!

‐ ♪ I turn my back against the wall ♪

♪ But I'm champion ♪

‐ He is your Eastern Regional champion!

‐ Yeah, buddy!

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

‐ There you go, brother. Up‐‐baddest man in the East.

Country Strong, you get this. Catch your breath.

Catch your breath.

‐ Doing Trenton, North Carolina, proud‐‐

a population of 285 minus 1 'cause he's here.

♪ ♪

‐ You're a warrior, brother.

Appreciate you, man.

‐ I left everything.

‐ You left everything. ‐ Everything.

‐ I appreciate you. Thank you.

‐ Josh Porter truly did leave everything

out there in the arena.

‐ That's a special moment right there.

‐ Good job, Josh.

‐ A parachute rigger, part of the Black Daggers,

this guy has been an inspiration to so many.

‐ I'm disappointed in myself.

Like, I came here to win, and I didn't,

but Will, you know, proved may the better man go on,

and he did.

♪ ♪

‐ Ladies and gentlemen, the beast from the East,

the champion of the East,

arguably probably the most famous person

in Trenton, North Carolina, right now.

Will Sutton.

‐ Thanks to my family, Trenton, North Carolina,

high school kids, and NASCAR‐‐ I don't know why.

[laughter]

‐ And right now, I'm sure all your students

are proud of you‐‐ very, very proud.

What do you got to say to them?

‐ I‐‐you can do anything you can put your mind to it.

It don't matter what's on the outside.

It matters what's on the inside.

‐ We will see you, my friend,

at the Titan Championship next week.

Good night from "The Titan Games."

♪ ♪

‐ Will Sutton locks in the final spot

in next week's championship.

He'll face off against four‐time Mount Olympus winner

Noah Palicia from the West...

♪ ♪

And the Titan who came back to take the Central,

Matt Chan.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ There's no holding back ♪

‐ In the end, only one of them will be crowned

DJ's Titan champion.

The battle for Titan glory begins one week from tonight.

‐ ♪ You can break the legacy ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪