{"id":28189,"date":"2024-06-03T17:24:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterjam.com\/?p=28189"},"modified":"2024-06-03T17:25:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:25:38","slug":"weekend-recap-summer-season-kicks-off-in-east-rutherford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterjam.com\/en-us\/news\/weekend-recap-summer-season-kicks-off-in-east-rutherford\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Recap: Summer Season Kicks off in East Rutherford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section \n  id=\"main-custom-content-block\"\n  style=\"padding-top:px;padding-bottom:px;background-color:;color:;\"\n>\n  <div class=\"container container-c\">\n    <div class=\"split\" style=\"gap:px;\">\n                        <div class=\"side \">\n\n                                          <p>The summer season kicked off Saturday with an epic Monster Jam event at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, that featured the competitive debut of Sparkle Smash and the return of Cynthia Gauthier.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adam Anderson (Grave Digger) got things started with the Racing win. He defeated Tristan England (JCB DIGatron), Nick Pagliarulo (Kraken) and his brother Ryan Anderson (Son-uva Digger) en route to the final, where he took on Joe Foley (Axe).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andersondigger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AndersonDigger<\/a> starting the night off, digging the competition ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonsterJam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MonsterJam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonsterTruck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MonsterTruck<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JCBMachines?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JCBMachines<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p1p9fp7Rfj\">pic.twitter.com\/p1p9fp7Rfj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Monster Jam (@MonsterJam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterJam\/status\/1797054003697561958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Anderson came back in the 2-Wheel Skills Challenge with one of his signature bicycle-into-sidewall saves that earned him the winning score of a 9.803.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sidewalls for days from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanAndersonSUD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RyanAndersonSUD<\/a> \u2b55\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p>Tune into the Monster Jam Live Stream to see more crazy skills like this ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Bd5p5U7QR\">https:\/\/t.co\/7Bd5p5U7QR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonsterJam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MonsterJam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonsterTruck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MonsterTruck<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Inyws9MBtR\">pic.twitter.com\/Inyws9MBtR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Monster Jam (@MonsterJam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterJam\/status\/1797063352704786476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Arena Series East Champion Armando Castro (El Toro Loco) got the fans up on their feet during Freestyle, wowing them with a high intensity run that earned him a 9.694.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Armando Castro takes home the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BKTtires?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BKTTires<\/a> Freestyle win in East Rutherford\u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonsterJam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MonsterJam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonsterTruck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MonsterTruck<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BKT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BKT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E7TtvWIrCZ\">pic.twitter.com\/E7TtvWIrCZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Monster Jam (@MonsterJam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterJam\/status\/1797094801432584691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Anderson secured the Overall Event Championship. With plenty of drivers delivering strong performances, it is sure to be an exciting summer of Monster Jam. The action continues this weekend at the Moody Center in Austin, TX.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterjam.com\/en-us\/results\/east-rutherford-nj-metlife-stadium-june-1-2024\/\">Full Results<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monster Jam LIVE: East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium (Full Event) | June 1, 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JgB6LZtgSZA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n                          \n          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n  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