Wall Lifting ~ Sasuke Ninja Warrior

Wall Lifting (ウォールリフティング), shortened to the Wall Lift in English broadcasts, has been the final obstacle in the Second Stage for every tournament except SASUKE 18, during which the Shoulder Walk took its place. Its function is simple: the competitor must lift three walls of increasing weights 2.4m apart and make it to the finish line before time runs out. The three walls weight 30kg (66 lbs), 40kg (88 lbs), and 50kg (110 lbs). For the first seven tournaments, competitors just needed to walk through the gates in order to clear the Second Stage. Starting in SASUKE 8, a button was added, requiring competitors to press it in order to stop the clock and open the gates. If competitors went through the gates without touching the button, they were disqualified (as Paul Hamm did inSASUKE 14).

The obstacle was named the WALL LIFTING in SASUKE 1and WALL LIFTING RUN in SASUKE 2. In SASUKE 3, it was changed to the katakana which still stands today.

Visually, the obstacle was painted with black and white stripes with the numbers "1", "2", and "3" for the first twelve tournaments. From SASUKE 13 to SASUKE 17, it was repainted with black and silver stripes with the Roman numerals "I", "II", and "III". Starting in SASUKE 19, the numbers and stripes were removed and replaced with plain wooden walls.

After Levi Meeuwenberg injured his foot in SASUKE 20 the walls were raised approximately 2-3 inches off the ground. This made the obstacle slightly easier as competitors could reach under the walls instead of lifting them from the sides. After SASUKE 27, it was changed into the Passing Wall, a modification of the obstacle.