Rochester’s ‘K9 Ninja’ Not Shown On ‘American Ninja Warrior’ Finals

If you were watching the 'American Ninja Warrior' finals Monday night, hoping to see Rochester's own Roo Yori, your eyes weren't deceiving you-- his run on the finals course wasn't shown on TV.

Even though the K9 Ninja had qualified for the season finals, and had completed a run on the extremely tough finals course, his run wasn't shown on Monday night's episode.

When Yori stopped by the Quick Country studios earlier this summer, he mentioned how even participants on the show-- including himself-- are never sure if their runs will be shown. Sometimes ANW shows a complete run, as it did when Yori crushed the course in Indianapolis. Other times, it shows only a quick version (usually in a montage with a few other Ninjas' runs).

Or, as was the case last night, it doesn't show them at all. As Yori said on his Facebook page, "I didn't think they would show my full run again, but was hoping for a quick blurb. Unfortunately the dreaded Jumping Spider got the best of me. I had a great rookie year though, and am grateful I got this opportunity to speak out for dogs in need of homes!"

Regardless off whether or not NBC showed his finals run, Yori had an amazing season! Congratulations, Roo! And thanks for all you've done-- and continue to do-- on behalf of homeless dogs. I'm already looking forward to watching him crush the course next year!