Akbar Gbajabiamila

The Season 16 ANW Qualifiers were an adrenaline-pumping watch. Here's what happened. 

"Ninja is truly this community that embraces everyone, that celebrates everyone," Matt Iseman told NBC Insider.

"To be a part of the community, the family that is Ninja, is really special for me," Zuri Hall told NBC Insider.

Watch Mady Howard's ANW Season 16 run right here. 

“Ninja Warrior is unlike any other sport I've seen," ANW co-Host Matt Iseman told NBC Insider.

"I'm making it all the way up the Warped Wall, and I'm doing it barefoot," Langdon Dinsdale said ahead of his ANW run.

"We have a lot of money on the line!" ANW Sidelines Host Zuri Hall told NBC Insider.

The longtime American Ninja Warrior legend is a proud father and internet challenge addict.