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If one measures a sport’s cultural penetration by its being spoofed on Saturday Night Live, then Ninja Warrior’s obstacle-racing competition has officially arrived. In the SNL sketch, Jeff (Bobby Moynihan) competes on American Ninja Warrior after his hometown has been wiped out by a twister. Matt Iseman (Beck Bennett) and Akbar Gbajabiamila (Drake) narrate Captain Tornado’s hapless repeat efforts on the Quad Steps obstacle.

Both real-life ANW commentators took to Twitter to acknowledge their growing fame…

GBAJABIAMILA THE GREAT

Aside from hosting ANW and having been parodied by Drake, former NFLer Gbajabiamila has another claim to fame — as a cop avenger.

Gbajabiamila described to TMZ Sports exactly what happened when he decided to get in his car and chase after an SUV that hit an LAPD motorcycle officer.