i'm matt iseman, alongside former nfl defensive end akbar gbajabiamila.could see history. before the night is through, someone could be standing atop stage four as the very first american ninja warrior. up now on the starting block, this is his fifth consecutive year on american ninja warrior. it's the 25-year-old gym owner from mount laurel, new jersey, chris wilczewski. and for this trip to the finals, he brought a friend along for the ride. - nice, mikey. mikey is an autistic student from my classes. knowing mikey, and knowing how much he loves american ninja warrior, like, i thought that it would mean the world to him to get him to come out to vegas and to see the finals and to be a part of the whole experience. he's on a roll now, you can't stop him. but i didn't have the finances to do that. so what i did is, i used crowd funding, and i sent it out to all my friends, family members,

hello, everyone, i'm matt iseman alongside former nfl defensive end akbar gbajabiamila.injas were more prepared and stronger than ever, and they proved it on a very challenging stage 1 course. as a record number hit the buzzer to move on to stage 2. well, one down, seven to go on stage 3. but up next, it's kevin bull. and it is amazing to see how he has gone from unknown walk-on to superstar in just two years. - it's been a wild ride since i first started my american ninja warrior journey. you know, i started as a walk-on. whoo!