Forget ghosts, American Ninja Warrior can be terrifying

When you really think about, this is the stuff of nightmares.

By Nikki Lee@anwnation Oct 26, 2018, 10:51am PDT

It’s Halloween time. The time of year where we indulge in all things spooky. We embrace our fears to experience the chills. And something just occurred to us, American Ninja Warrior, and being a Ninja Warrior, can be downright terrifying. We’ve collected the evidence. Our palms are sweaty and we need to look at pictures of kittens to calm down now.

Warning: There are some intense injury pictures included below.

THE HEIGHTS.

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❗⚠️*DISCLAIMER*⚠️❗ DO NOT try this yourself. I am a highly trained professional. I practice hours every day in controlled settings to prepare myself for moments like these. . @jake.murray

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THE BONES.

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‪Wow. Reliving my worst/most painful injury EVER made for an emotional night- but thank you for the prayers/thoughts! It’s been the hardest 2 months of my life BUT God’s got a plan! My ankle was subluxed w/ multiple breaks & crushed cartilage, requiring surgery- which I had in Vegas. It. Was. Rough. The road to recovery is long & as for full healing? That’s in God’s hands but I’m believing for the miraculous! To my family/friends/ninjas & those in production who’ve walked this out w/ me- THANK YOU SO MUCH! You have NO idea how much I’ve needed you. Gnarly surgery pics to come...later. ‬ • @ninjawarrior @asmithcoprod @anwnation @nbc • #signandwonder #americanninjawarrior #overcome #trials #obstacles #believe #Godhasaplan #redemption #pray #trust #fight #legacy #dontquit #inspire #motivate #miracles #JesusIsMyStrength #everythinghappensforareason #vegas #vegasfinals #ninjuries #‪a‬nw #anw10 #ninja

A post shared by Travis Rosen (@travrosen) on Aug 28, 2018 at 7:27am PDT

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Oh Jenn .. as my besties and husband watched- and then snapped this picture after an abrupt gnarly crash on the Tuning Forks in Dallas #ANW10- an ambulance ride to the ER with a broke ankle and 180 ankle dislocation- yes backwards for an hour!Watching ANW season premier was tough- it’s a little bitter knowing how far I’ve come from resisting retiring in my Olympic sport and left broken hearted— to finding an unexpected #Ninjafamily and @ninjawarrior, discovering another high level competition in my life again feeeeding the untamable urge to test my abilities constantly!!. Gosh What a rush it’s been! Then to face injury like I’ve never faced before— im not depressed anymore though. WHY!?? Cause it’s been an awesome ride I know ill fully recover because I won’t take anything less. I know I’m still meant for more great things and many more relationships to discover and be inspired by because I want more! I’m Just sayin...Im thankful for my life #dreambigger #loverofLife #cantstopme #nevergiveup (so many ninjas not tagged- insta wouldn’t let me tag more..y’all are awesome!!!!)

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THE BLOOD.

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love this pic, I found it yesterday. #sapperninja #sapper_ninja #anw

A post shared by Daniel Moreno (@sapper_ninja) on Nov 22, 2017 at 6:22am PST

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I wasn't joking when I said I bleed #NinjaNation. As blood raced down my head as fast as Usain Bolt, a few thoughts came to mind. 1) A hammer falling on your head really hurts! 2) Is this dry fit shirt going to stop the bleeding or nah? 3) How bad is the damage? Shout out to my team for responding quickly and much thanks to @geoffbritten for getting a good pic of me while I was in my feelings. ___ A trip to Care Now and six stitches later I was back in business. I'm doing great and looking forward to getting this gym ready for everyone to experience! Sneak Peek THIS Saturday from 9-1p and Grand Opening October 13th! Click on the link in my bio for details! @oneninjanation ___ #NinjaNation #HammerTime #WhatAmILookingAt #OneMillionHeroes #ThatDedication #Commitment #HeadyMurphy #aHeadOfThePack #blood #Frisco #Dallas #Texas #PlayingTheSympathyCard

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THE CLOWNS. SERIOUSLY WHY IS THIS HAPPENING.

And finally, THE BUGS.

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When you challenge people to eat a spider, sometimes you have to eat some bugs yourself! Pan fried belostomatids, cabbage and Manduca sexta caterpillars, a tempura fried tarantula, and spicy crickets to top it all off. Pretty tasty, and with luck, you'll see this plate again if you watch American Ninja Warrior in a few weeks... #entomology #entomophagy #eatthatbug #eatthatspider #belostomatidae #tarantula #anw #anwx #cityqualifiers #americanninjawarrior #ninjawarrior

A post shared by Eric Middleton (@dungbeetlestrong) on Jun 3, 2018 at 11:16am PDT

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I have a challenge for @mattiseman and @akbar_gbaja of American Ninja Warrior: I #beatthatwall and they #eatthatspider . So if you'd like to see them eat a fried tarantula spider, tag them, share this, and let's see if we can make it happen! #americanninjawarrior #anw #anw10 #anwx #ninja #ninjawarrior #challenge #warpedwall #obstacles #cityqualifiers #cityqualifier #minneapolis #usbankstadium #eatthatbug #entomophagy #bugs #spider #tarantula #18ftwall

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