It’s time to look into a dark, dark era of The Challenge history. The Island, the season that could have ruined The Challenge but somehow didn’t. The Island was a weird transition from the prior season, The Gauntlet 3. That season was the first to have hour-long episodes but it was clearly filmed to have half-hour episodes like the first two Gauntlets. This meant most … Continue reading Game Changers: The Island
Most seasons of The Challenge are remembered for one or two main storylines. War of the Worlds 2 will be remembered for “Cara’s Cult” vs. the Bananas/Jordan’s alliance and Jordan proposing to Tori. Meanwhile, most seasons have some lesser storylines that are forgotten over time. These are minor fights that are ignored after a couple of episodes, relationships that never come to formation, or competitors … Continue reading 10 Side Plotlines You May Have Forgotten
Everyone loves a good relationship-based reality show designed to ruin lives and exploit emotional trauma, right? Well, that was too cutting edge for 2008, but all the rage in 2018. Let’s just pretend Ex on the Beach existed in 2008/2009. These are the people I think MTV would transplant from The Real World or The Challenge onto the show. Unlike other MTV shows, MTV loved … Continue reading Challengers & Real Worlders Who Could Have Been on Ex on the Beach… 10 Years Ago
If you watch The Challenge, you know TJ hates one thing: quitters. On Rivals 3, Brandon got a brutal lashing from TJ when he left to be with his girlfriend. On Invasion, Theo got a few jabs when he refused to jump off a cliff and essentially quit because he was afraid of heights. Even Mattie got became an anti-smoking ad when she quit the … Continue reading 10 Challengers Who Allegedly Lost on Purpose
If you’re reading my blog, you know Johnny Bananas. With more Challenge seasons under his belt than anyone else, his record is full of really high highs and really low lows. Regardless of whether you love him or hate him, you have to admit his name is basically synonymous with The Challenge. After 19 seasons (seventeen regular, two spin-off), Bananas’s Challenge career is more of … Continue reading Johnny Bananas: Every Season Ranked
At the Challenge: Dirty Thirty reunion, we saw the aftermath of the Tori & Derrick break up. It was not pleasant, but it wasn’t the first time we saw exes battle on The Challenge. Here are ten of the most uncomfortable moments recreated by two exes being trapped in a Challenge house together. Surprisingly, only a few of these moments were created by the forced … Continue reading Ten Sloppiest Break Ups on The Challenge
Since the first Rivals season, fans have been speculating of a co-ed rivals season. While many fans may be excited to see that theme become a reality, other are disappointed with the pairs who were selected. Here are some of the Rivals 3 contestants who have stronger rivalries with other opposite-sex cast members. 1. Kellyanne and Dunbar Perhaps a team better suited for exes, even … Continue reading Rivals With Better Rivals
When it comes to eliminations there’s one girls that does better in the battle than on the sidelines, and that girl is Aneesa of course! Whether she’s with a partner or by herself, she does not shy away from a good battle. Let’s check out some of the moments where she rose to the fight, and other times when she came up a little short. … Continue reading Aneesa’s Best & Worst Elimination Moments
When introducing The Challenge Free Agents, TJ mentioned that some people call themselves champions when they were the worst players on the best teams. At first I felt that must be a dig at someone, but who could it possibly be? There are only 5 champions on the cast. Johnny has won 4 times, so I doubt this comment was directed at him. Camila and … Continue reading The Worst Players on the Best Team
Tonight will mark the first time The Real World “Ex-Plodes” a cast by bringing in the exes, but there are certainly other couples that would have been interesting to see in a Real World house together. Let’s check out the couples who would have been interested to watch. Montana & Vaj (Boston) Being on The Real World could strain any relationship, hence why Montana and … Continue reading 7 Couples that Should Have Been Ex-Ploded
Competing on Rivals is not a guarantee for relationship therapy. While many teams leave on good terms, others leave in a worse place than they began. I know it has been a while since Rivals 2 ended, but I figured it would be a good time to check out the Rivals pairing that benefited the least from the show. 5. Wes & Kenny Wes and … Continue reading Rivalries That Have Just Gotten Stronger
Alright guys. It looks like the filming of the next challenge isn’t too far away. And with all of the tidbits of information floating around, I think I can start speculating some of the cast. This is NOT a spoiler post. The people mentioned here have indicated that they’ve been contacted about the challenge or taken some steps to prepare for a challenge. I did … Continue reading Challenge 25: Pure Speculation
