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With the conclusion of The Challenge Season 40, aka Battle of the Eras, fans are ready for another entertaining season with hungry competitors, showmances, and drama.

In the veterans-only Season 40 on MTV, Jordan Wiseley captured another win for the men, but there was a tie between Rachel Robinson and Jenny West for the women. But where will the flagship series go next?

Shortly after the season ended, The Challenge: All Stars aired Season 5 on MTV, which found fan-favorites Adam Larson and Steve Meinke teaming up to form a formidable duo that won the entire season.

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In true MTV fashion, there has been a wait for intel on what comes next for the flagship, but there have been plenty of teases and updates about what to expect.

The season was filmed in Chile, including Santiago, and will feature Tj Lavin’s return as host.

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Meet the Makers: The Challenge

In celebration of Season 40 of MTV’s “The Challenge,” Emily Longeretta moderated a panel with Julie Pizzi, president & CEO, Bunim/Murray Productions and 51 Minds Entertainment, showrunner and executive producer Justin Booth and cast members Leroy Garrett, Aneesa Ferreira, Ct Tamburello and Rachel Robinson.

“One of the things we really focused on was the cast and what we considered ‘Challenge‘ royalty,” said Pizzi on the milestone season. Booth added, “I think the Season 40 of it all was just about having 40 kids and making games bigger and making games bigger and better than before.”

Robinson, who has been part of “The Challenge” franchise since 2002, noted that despite not playing for 10 years and being a mother of three, she couldn’t say no to the opportunity to be part of Season 40. And, she was one of three winners, two of which were women. “The reason I signed...

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The Challenge Season 41 final is approaching, and spoilers reveal which cast members will compete for significant prize money.

Season 39 was Battle for a New Champion, and Emanuel Neagu won the solo prize, with Nurys Mateo finishing second.

For Season 40, it was Battle of the Eras, which saw Jordan Wiseley win another season for the men. Jenny West and Rachel Robinson finished in a first-place tie for the women.

In Season 41, viewers might see a pair of new champions, as only one who has previously won The Challenge remains.

The other competitors include former finalists and first-time cast members vying for the win.

Remember that this report will contain spoilers for Season 41 of The Challenge, which MTV has yet to announce.

Eight cast members remain for Season 41

As of this writing, eight cast members will battle in the final for Season 41, previously revealed as The Challenge: New Threats & Vets.

It featured...

After several recent eliminations on The Challenge Season 41, only select competitors remain with a chance to win the final.

Among them are rookie hopefuls and experienced vets looking to collect significant cash for finishing ahead of their opponents.

There were three repeat winners in Season 40, better known as Battle of the Eras. Jordan Wiseley continued his legacy as one of the GOATs, winning for the men’s side.

Jenny West finished first for the women, and Rachel Robinson moved into a first-place tie due to the Karma points twist.

However, Season 41 could feature some first-time winners as many Challenge champions went home earlier than anticipated.

Remember that this report will contain spoilers for the to-be-announced Season 41 of The Challenge.

Which rookies are still competing in Season 41?

The Challenge Season 41, filming in Chile, featured many rookies at the start of the game. However, fans have seen in most seasons that rookies...

The Challenge Season 41 is filming with fans hoping that one of their favorites wins the MTV competition series.

Spoilers continue to share who the show’s winners could be as daily challenges and eliminations occur.

Those spoilers revealed several former winners and finalists as part of the cast, along with many rookie newcomers.

However, that cast quickly got reduced as the weeks passed, and several multi-time champions exited.

The latest update shows more elimination results, including a rookie who went home and one remaining.

In addition, the following Season 41 spoilers reveal two former champions who are no longer in the running to win.

The Challenge insider shares an update about one rookie’s elimination status

Previous spoilers suggested Big Brother star America Lopez got eliminated from The Challenge 41. However, a new update indicates that America was in “an elimination arena” but did not go home.

The @mtvchallengeinsider account on Instagram...

Weeks ago, viewers saw Jenny West conquer brutal conditions in the final for The Challenge: Battle of the Eras to win her second season of MTV’s show.

Now, she’s on the mend after contracting an illness and suffering some rough-looking injuries while on a trip to Bali in Indonesia.

The injuries were the result of her falling off a scooter, leaving her with cuts and bruises on various parts of her body.

She shared a carousel post of photos to her Instagram in which she explained all that occurred and showed off some of the nasty cuts and bruises she sustained.

According to Jenny, she also contracted “some kind of parasite illness,” which kept her in bed for “2 days straight.”

After going through that, she indicated she fell off her scooter, requiring stitches, which she showed in multiple images in her post.

Jenny said she’s ‘briefly retiring...

Following The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, some fans may have thought that production rigged aspects of the show to help specific castmates.

One thing fans and castmates called out included an elimination event involving Horacio Gutierrez and Derrick Kosinski.

In addition, Jordan Wiseley and fans pointed out a significant daily challenge mistake involving Jenny West, Cara Maria Sorbello, and Tori Deal.

Devin Walker was there for some of the season, but castmate Kyland Young eliminated him in Episode 9.

Devin appeared in All Stars Rivals from there, teaming with Leroy Garrett based on previous game moves.

That season didn’t go well either, as the duo lost to the formidable pair of Adam Larson and Steve Meinke. Soon after MTV aired his elimination, Devin spoke about those “rigged” claims.

Devin addresses fans who claim Season 40 was ‘rigged’

According to Devin on the Challenge Fandom Podcast, fans need to stop saying The Challenge is rigged,...

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras brought back some of The Challenge's best contestants from the first to the latest seasons to determine which era will emerge victorious. The 40th season premiered on MTV to high ratings last year and was arguably deemed the reality show's best season yet. Now, the iconic 40th season of The Challenge will be available to a large audience. According to Variety, The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras is set to debut on Paramount+ on April 23, 2025.

The Challenge brings together some familiar MTV faces, who all compete in a series of extreme challenges for a whopping cash prize. It started as a spin-off to The Real World and Road Rules back in 1998 and has become one of MTV's longest reality competition series. The show originally featured contestants who first appeared on the said shows and has since expanded into a bigger franchise,...

Brad Fiorenza and his beard returned to The Challenge in the past several years, first competing on the All Stars spin-offs before appearing in several of MTV’s flagship seasons.

He arrived at Battle For a New Champion as one of the former winners that competed in one elimination as a mercenary. Viewers saw Kyland Young defeat him.

Brad competed on Season 40, aka Battle of the Eras, where he was part of the Era 1 team with other MTV OGs.

However, viewers saw the OGs quickly eliminated from the show, except for Rachel Robinson, who won along with Jordan Wiseley and Jenny West. Brad survived until Episode 6, when Cory Wharton eliminated him.

He didn’t return for All Stars Rivals, although some of his Season 40 castmates, including Leroy Garrett, Devin, Aneesa Ferreira, and Katie Cooley, participated.

As that season airs on MTV, Brad recently surprised everyone by debuting a fresh new...

The Challenge Season 41 is filming in Chile, and spoilers continue to update fans interested in who’s there and who’s gone home.

The latest installment of the competition series follows Battle of the Eras, which MTV billed as an epic 40th season.

Former show winners Jordan Wiseley, Jenny West, and Rachel Robinson won the final, adding more career victories and dollars to their bank accounts.

That season featured only returning cast members who had participated in the show for at least a season or more between the flagship and spinoffs.

Season 41 will change that format, as veteran stars and rookie cast members from various backgrounds, including reality television, will compete.

Remember, this post will contain spoilers for The Challenge Season 41, including the names of cast members participating.

More reality TV stars revealed as Season 41 rookies

Over several weeks, spoilers from online forums and social media have presented the veterans...

The Challenge Season 41 filming is underway for MTV episodes, with daily challenges and eliminations.

While the upcoming season’s title and format are unknown, online spoilers reveal which cast members are competing and headed home after the eliminations.

In Season 40, viewers saw a Battle of the Eras theme featuring only veteran cast members who have appeared in multiple seasons of the show.

Some were multi-time champions looking to add to their resumes. That was the case for the season winners Jordan Wiseley, Jenny West, and Rachel Robinson, who added another win to their career achievements.

Season 41 appears to have a much different theme from Season 40 because there are 16 rookies and 16 vets. As of this writing, at least two vets and one rookie are out of the competition.

Remember that this report will contain potential spoilers for MTV’s The Challenge Season 41.

Spoilers reveal the first two women’s eliminations for...

Amber Lancaster has enjoyed a successful career in modeling and entertainment, including The Price Is Right.

She’s a former Miss Washington Teen USA and cheered on the Seattle Seahawks’ cheerleading squad, the Sea Gals, for five years.

Her television credits include one-episode roles on Community, Days of Our Lives, Entourage, CSI: Miami, and The Bold and the Beautiful.

She received a more prominent TV role when she joined the cast of The Hard Times of Rj Berger and starred as Jenny Swanson. The series ran for two seasons on MTV.

Amber has since moved on to work on The Price Is Right, where she has enjoyed a lengthy career as a TV game show model.

She recently shared a surprising revelation about her The Price Is Right career.

Amber shares her The Price Is Right career revelation

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The Challenge wrapped up Battle of the Eras just a few weeks ago with a grand finale and two-part reunion.

Jordan Wiseley claimed the championship for the men, while Jenny West and Rachel Robinson shared first place for the women.

While the All Stars Rivals spin-off is airing on MTV, Season 41 is about to start filming for the network.

With that, spoilers started to arrive with an early glimpse at which cast members will participate in the next installment of the competition show.

While Season 40 featured only veteran stars with experience on the show, Season 41 will bring a mix of veterans and rookies to the reality TV show.

Based on the early indications, fans could see a great collection of some of the show’s top stars, including several former winners returning to MTV.

Remember that this report will contain potential spoilers for the upcoming season of The Challenge.

Former...

Tonight on The Challenge All Stars: Rivals — with the four coveted stars claimed, the nine remaining Rival pairs without a star are left to figure out how to take possession of one for themselves. At the next challenge, the Rivals are faced with one of their greatest fears: heights. This episode titled “Rivals on the Edge” aired Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on MTV.

This season, 26 All Star competitors return. As bad blood resurfaces for some, the Rivals quickly learn that to win their share of the $300,000 grand prize, they must be able to work together to survive. Tj Lavin hosts.

See ‘The Challenge 40’ winners Rachel Robinson and Jenny West on their shocking first-place tie: ‘It felt meant to be’

Here are the Challengers still in contention for the All Stars Season 5 championship: Adam Larson and Steve Meinke; Amber Borzota and Faysal Shafaat; Aneesa Ferreira and Ashley Mitchell...

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras is in the books with co-champions Jenny West and Rachel Robinson for the women, alongside Jordan Wiseley for the men.

However, many fans believe a significant twist ruined things for Season 40 and how the final standings went.

Count Johnny Bananas among them, as his third-place finish doesn’t seem to sit well with him due to the Karma Vote.

That twist allowed eliminated castmates to assign scores on a scale of one to five to all of the remaining competitors. A five was the best score possible, while a one was the worst.

Production and Tj Lavin indicated that the eliminated cast members gave points based on how they felt that particular castmate treated them and others.

However, some of these scores may have been based on ill will because that castmate sent them into elimination during the season. Some castmates may have assigned...

There had been a debate for quite a while regarding the greatest of all time on The Challenge.

Many fans argued in favor of Johnny Bananas due to the number of seasons won, while others mentioned Chris “Ct” Tamburello as the show’s all-time best.

However, the arrival of The Real World: Portland’s Jordan Wiseley seemingly settled the debate for many fans.

And according to his former fiancee, Tori Deal, there’s no question regarding the Goat debate.

“Jordan. It’s not a question,” she said when asked who the greatest of all time is on The Challenge Fandom Podcast.

She explained that he’s “not perfect” and has flaws in the game but has officially stamped his name on the franchise.

Tori reveals her pick for The Challenge Goat

Coming off her appearance in The Challenge: Battle of the Eras final, Tori mentioned two greats she...

On the heels of the legendary 4oth season of The Challenge, the hit reality competition franchise brings its fan-favorite rivals twist to The Challenge All Stars. In a series first, the new season pairs up memorable power players and redemption seekers with their biggest rivals. The Challenge All Stars: Rivals premiere episode titled “A Star Studded Ar-Rival” aired Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on MTV.

This season, 26 All Star competitors return. As bad blood resurfaces for some, the Rivals quickly learn that to win their share of the $300,000 grand prize, they must be able to work together to survive. Tj Lavin hosts.

See ‘The Challenge 40’ winners Rachel Robinson and Jenny West on their shocking first-place tie: ‘It felt meant to be’

Here are the Challengers still in contention for the All Stars Season 5 championship: Adam Larson & Steve Meinke, Amber Borzota & Faysal Shafaat, Aneesa Ferreira & Ashley Mitchell, Ashley Kelsey & Dario Medrano,...

Rachel Robinson received The Challenge Goat award after adding another win in her return for MTV’s Battle of the Eras.

She’d previously won two other seasons, The Gauntlet and The Duel II, making her a three-time champion of the competition series.

However, her latest win was controversial as fans and former cast members, including Zach Nichols, suggested the Karma Vote “tarnished” the game.

After initially coming in third place, Rachel finished in a tie for first with castmate and ally Jenny West due to the Karma Vote moving her up.

Meanwhile, the Karma Vote dropped Michele Fitzgerald from a second-place finish to third place, resulting in less prize money.

During the season’s conclusion with Battle of the Eras Reunion Part 2, Rachel and her castmate, Jordan, received special championship belts.

Rachel displayed her Goat championship belt, and fans reacted

A day after MTV aired the reunion special, Rachel...

With The Challenge: Battle of the Eras recently wrapping up, fans have shifted their focus to the next seasons of the competition series.

One of those upcoming seasons is The Challenge: All Stars 5, aka Rivals, which features familiar faces teamed up with their rival castmates.

Among them are former show winners Devin Walker, Turabi “Turbo” Camkiran, and Ashley “Millionaire” Mitchell.

While that will satisfy some fans watching MTV, others eagerly anticipate whether Season 41 can become one of the show’s best in recent years.

As of this writing, no official details, such as a theme, premiere date, or cast members, have been provided for Season 41.

However, an insider has presented some early potential cast members who could appear in the upcoming MTV season.

An insider revealed seven potential cast members for Season 41

Before each season that The Challenge films, pre-departure speculation arrives online about which cast members will participate. That...

Zach Nichols gives credit when it’s due but doesn’t hold back on his opinions of The Challenge stars.

Following the conclusion of the Battle of the Eras final, he spoke about the various finalists’ performances, including a dominant performance by Jordan Wiseley.

Zach also credited the women, including former Survivor winner Michele Fitzgerald, for their competitive abilities in the final.

It was Michele’s first-ever appearance in a final in her four appearances on The Challenge, which included Spies, Lies & Allies, followed by USA 2 and Battle For a New Champion.

Unfortunately, Michele came up short in her first final, initially finishing second overall behind Total Madness winner Jenny West.

In addition, host Tj Lavin revealed that the Karma Vote twist dropped Michele from second to third place in the standings.

Zach comments about Michele’s Season 40 finish

During his podcast, Zach explained that it was “easier to dislike...

Paulie Calafiore blasted The Challenge’s Karma Vote for its impact on the Battle of the Eras final.

According to the two-time MTV finalist, the Season 40 twist “slighted” one competitor in the finish and “tarnished” another’s win.

Competitors eliminated throughout the season participated in the Karma Vote. They gave each of the remaining cast members one to five points based on how they felt about them.

A one was the lowest score someone could give, while a five was the highest. These scores were factored into how competitors finished in the final standings.

During the final, Jordan Wiselely dominated on the men’s side. The Karma Vote didn’t matter as he won his fifth Challenge championship, but the women’s side featured a closer battle.

Jenny West finished atop the leaderboard, followed by Michele Fitzgerald. However, the Karma Vote dropped Michele to third, giving her $50,000 less prize money.

Many of The Challenge fans felt Rachel Robinson acted like a “hater” toward several castmates at the Battle of the Eras reunion.

Season 40 cast members assembled in Amsterdam, with the first part of the reunion airing on Wednesday night.

All finalists attended the event, including the women’s winners, Rachel and Jenny West, and third-place competitor Michele Fitzgerald.

Michele’s showmance was also present, and they provided an update on their status after filming The Challenge.

“That’s my girlfriend,” Devin proudly admitted to host Maria Menounos, castmates, and viewers.

While many cast members cheered and applauded them for remaining together, not everyone seemed excited about their relationship.

The Challenge 40 reunion brought reunion updates and doubting castmates

Maria Menounos asked cast members Theo Campbell and Olivia Kaiser for an update on their status after their Season 40 showmance. They shared that they were still dating and that Theo obtained a visa...

The Challenge’s resident devil, Amanda Garcia, doesn’t hold back when she makes a surprise appearance at the Battle of the Eras reunion.

She appeared in Season 40 only briefly as part of the Era 3 team, which featured her friend Devin Walker and sworn enemy, Tori Deal.

However, Devin’s showmance with Michele Fitzgerald, another of Amanda’s least favorite people, seemingly turned Amanda sour on Devin.

They’ll be among those that Amanda confronts when she shows up to the amazement and disgust of some castmates.

While many fans might enjoy watching her entertaining remarks and drama on MTV, she isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.

Many of The Challenge fans slammed the former Are You the One? star after seeing part of her segment from the reunion special.

Amanda confronts Devin and Michele’s showmance at Season 40 reunion

A sneak peek from MTV’s Battle of the...

Welcome to Episode 1 of Reality Derby, our weekly deep dive into all things reality TV, hosted by Gold Derby senior editors Marcus James Dixon and Denton Davidson.

Joining us this week is Tony Vlachos, the second person to be banished from the round table on The Traitors Season 3. (Our interview begins at the 4:37 mark in the video above.) The two-time Survivor winner revealed his thoughts on this season’s four Traitors — Bob the Drag Queen, Danielle Reyes, Carolyn Wiger, and Rob Mariano — and teased what he’d do differently if he were to be cast on the upcoming Survivor 50. But we started out with the viral moment in which Tony called Rob a “sellout” after his former Survivor ally threw him under the bus in the third episode.

Rob’s strategy of piling on Tony in the round table to get him banished was “uncalled for,” Tony told us.

Jenny West was one of three winners of MTV’s The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, but some fans weren’t happy she even reached the final.

The Total Madness winner returned after several years away from the competition series and performed impressively in her second-straight final.

Due to a Karma Vote twist, which many fans disagreed with, she finished in a tie for first place with her friend and ally, Rachel Robinson.

However, she also won several daily challenges to gain safety from eliminations or power in the game.

One of those daily challenges caused controversy, as Jordan Wiseley and fans pointed out that she hadn’t finished her puzzle correctly after MTV aired Episode 17.

Despite that, host Tj Lavin announced her as the winner. It meant she was safe from consideration for elimination. It also gave Jenny the power to choose who faced the daily challenge loser, Tori Deal,...

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras season officially concluded as eight competitors ran, or swam, through the final.

It featured a dominant performance on the men’s side, as Jordan Wiseley outdid his fellow finalists every step of the way.

The women’s side also featured strong performances, including Michele Fitzgerald showing her swimming skills.

However, the Karma Vote twist came into play later, and while it didn’t affect the men’s standings, it certainly impacted the women’s.

Host Tj Lavin revealed Michele dropped from second to third place due to her Karma points. Meanwhile, Rachel Robinson’s Karma score helped her move from third to a tie for first place with Jenny West.

Following the episode airing on MTV, Michele commented about her Season 40, in which many fans believe she was “robbed” in the final.

Michele reacts to her Season 40 after loss in the final: ‘I fought...

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras final officially ended, and the winners were revealed after battling through swimming, singing, coin counting, and puzzles.

After each checkpoint, host Tj Lavin revealed who finished in first place, second, third, and fourth.

However, he didn’t hesitate to remind competitors about the Karma Vote and how it might come back to help or hurt a finalist.

That twist arrived earlier in the season, as Tj told eliminated cast members to stay behind after they lost in eliminations or a purge.

Each could award one to five points to the remaining castmates based on how they felt about them. A one was the lowest score, with five being the highest.

With the finalists unaware of this throughout the season, it meant how they treated others in the game could come back to bite them. Fans voiced frustration, indicating one competitor got “robbed” by the twist in the final standings.

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras has crowned its winners, and it turns out that the karma points were indeed a deciding factor in the finale. While Jordan Wiseley won every single checkpoint for the guys and left no room for a vote-based adjustment on the guys’ side, the results were a bit narrower for the women. Ultimately, Jenny West‘s performance in the two-day final was enough to pull her to a victory, but thanks to Rachel Robinson‘s massive karma points advantage, she ended up leapfrogging would-be second-placer Michele Fitzgerald and tying Jenny for the win, which meant they got to split the pots for both first and second places and brought Eras I and IV to victory. For Jenny and Rachel, that shared victory is doubly sweet; not only did they each take home a nice chunk of change to their respective families, but they also...

Spoiler Alert: This post contains spoilers from “The End of An Era, Part 2,” the Jan. 8 finale of “The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras,” which aired on MTV.

For one “Challenge” competitor, “Karma’s a relaxing thought.” And for another, it’s the opposite.

The Season 40 finale of “Battle of the Eras” aired on Wednesday night, revealing that the karma votes — each player was able to give 1-5 points to each player before they were sent home — had much more power than some assumed.

After part one of the finale, it was no surprise that part two featured a lot more swimming… and a lot of Jordan Wiseley winning. In fact, Jordan won six individual challenges throughout the season, didn’t go into one elimination and won every single checkpoint during the final.

After staying up most of the night counting coins and singing, the group began day two with another swimming and rowing checkpoint,...

An episode upload issue gave some viewers early access to The Challenge: Battle of the Eras reunion, which revealed who won the show and provided other never-seen-before moments.

Part 2 of the Season 40 final airs on MTV on Wednesday, January 8. The eight competitors will battle for the win, and the reunion arrives a week or so later.

End of an Era Part 1 aired on MTV on January 1, and Jordan Wiseley became the instant leader, dominating most of the other finalists.

He left fellow competitors Johnny Bananas, Derek Chavez, and Kyland Young well behind him, leaving viewers little room to wonder who could win.

Meanwhile, the women’s side of things was less clear, as Rachel Robinson and Jenny West seemed to be performing well, but nobody was counting out Tori Deal or Michele Fitzgerald.

This report will contain spoilers, as several clips have leaked online discussing The Challenge 40 men’s and women’s winners.

Zach Nichols slammed The Challenge: Battle of the Eras for its Karma Vote twist, suggesting it could show that the final is “rigged” if Jordan Wiseley loses.

The former Real World star and Battle of the Seasons winner believes viewers are getting to see one of the most dominant performances ever in a final from the multi-time winner.

As of this writing, MTV has aired the first part of the Season 40 final, with Jordan the clear frontrunner among the men, including Derek Chavez, Kyland Young, and seven-time winner Johnny Bananas.

Jordan had finished ahead of his castmates in multiple events, much of which was due to the amount of swimming involved and because he solved puzzles.

To get there, Jordan survived the entire season without facing a single elimination, while his castmate Bananas went in twice and won to keep his spot in the game.

Zach recently called Jordan’s...

Legendary genre actor Tony Todd passed away in 2024, leaving behind a legacy that includes the horror films "Candyman" and "Final Destination." His deep voice also earned him many voiceover villain roles in geek franchises: Zoom in season 2 of "The Flash", the Decepticon Dreadwing in "Transformers: Prime," Venom in Insomniac's "Spider-Man 2" video game, and many more.

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A new year always brings resolutions, and for The Challenge star Laurel Stucky, one involves focusing on herself.

She appeared in recent seasons of the competition series, as she appeared in her first-ever installment of the All Stars spinoff, and won it, then returned on MTV’s Battle of the Eras.

Unfortunately, it was a disappointing Season 40 for the multi-time winner, as she went home during a daily challenge purge.

However, she seemed to joke about how she wouldn’t exhaust herself under the current conditions.

In addition, she may not have been in ideal shape to compete with the other stars in the 40-member cast.

So what’s next for The Challenge star? Laurel recently told fans she’s “making a commitment” to herself in 2025.

Laurel reveals her big commitment in 2025

In a recent Instagram Story update, Laurel shared a gym selfie set to Tate McRae’s Calgary. She...

Spoilers ahead from The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras recent episodes!

The first part of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras season finale kicked off the new year and began what's among the most taxing final challenges we have ever seen from the show. The final eight players — four men and four women — took off on the Sinister and ran, swam, and puzzled nonstop in order to place as high as they could in their groups of four.

Jordan, Bananas, Derek, and Kyland are the final four men and Tori, Michele, Rachel, and Jenny are the final four women vying for their cut of the $1 million grand prize. The top man and top woman will each receive $400K, while the runners up will earn $75K and the third place takers will get $25K. Unfortunately, fourth place doesn't offer a cut of the prize money.

During the first half of the final challenge,...

Fans of The Challenge expressed frustration with the Battle of the Eras final due to its format and a unique twist introduced earlier in the season.

The first part of the final officially began in the recently aired episode End of an Era Part 1, as the eight finalists started onboard the Sinister ship.

The finalists included former winners Johnny Bananas, Jordan Wiseley, Jenny West, Tori Deal, and Rachel Robinson, as well as first-time MTV finalists Kyland Young, Michele Fitzgerald, and Derek Chavez.

Host Tj Lavin introduced them to the various tasks they’d compete in, which included swimming back and forth from the ship to various locations to complete checkpoints.

After each checkpoint, Tj informed the competitors who finished first through fourth place for the men and women.

However, at the start of the final, Tj informed them that castmates had cast Karma votes throughout the season, which would determine who won.

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras final will feature eight competitors battling to determine the Season 40 winners.

Several multi-time champions are among them, including Johnny Bananas, the show’s all-time winningest player. Jordan Wiseley will compete to win his fourth MTV season.

Former winners Tori Deal, Rachel Robinson, and Jenny West will also attempt to add to their Challenge accolades.

Meanwhile, three individuals who are first-timers in an MTV final and have yet to win a season of the show are also competing.

Former Big Brother star Kyland Young, Survivor winner Michele Fitzgerald, and The Real World: Cancun star Derek Chavez reached their first MTV final.

With at least one episode to air before the reunion special, many fans wonder who the Battle of the Eras winners are.

The Challenge 40 final format features pairs and twist

The Battle of the Eras season opened with 40 players split into four teams with 10 competitors each.

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras has been full of controversies surrounding some of the show’s daily challenges and eliminations.

Among them, a recently aired episode of Season 40 featured former winner Jenny West, who won a critical event since it was one of the last daily challenges before the final.

It kept her safe from going into elimination and allowed her to participate in the chamber where Jordan Wiseley would decide which woman to send into The Arena.

However, Jordan shared a screenshot after the episode aired, showing that Jenny’s puzzle wasn’t accurate.

Fans called out The Challenge production for the missed error, which cost other women that critical win.

Battle of the Eras star Kyland Young leaned towards defending production and his castmate following the episode.

Kyland defends Jenny after a production error

While on Zach Nichols Podcast, Zach and his co-host Pierre asked Season 40 finalist...

The Challenge fans are upset that an unaired scene featuring castmates Johnny Bananas and Cara Maria Sorbello didn’t appear in The Challenge: Battle of the Eras.

Bananas and Cara may have been rivals toward the end of their seasons, but they still had some friendship and respect for each other as star competitors.

As they headed toward the final, Bananas’s allies were his Bananas Angels, which included Jenny West, Rachel Robinson, and Aviv Melmed.

Cara had her allies, including Derek Chavez, Michele Fitzgerald, and, surprisingly, Tori Deal.

Unfortunately, Cara got sent into the final elimination and lost to her new friend, Tori, ending her time competing in Season 40.

Before that happened, the cameras captured Cara and Bananas having a rare one-on-one conversation about competing in and winning a final.

Cara and Bananas chatted before her elimination and Season 40’s final

MTV’s The Challenge, Season 40, featured a location...

The Challenge Season 40, also known as Battle of the Eras, is nearing its final episode. Eight competitors will attempt to win significant money in host Tj Lavin’s final.

The finalists became official in Episode 17. The men were already determined, as Derek Chavez won the last men’s elimination to send Cory Wharton home. With that, Derek qualified for his first final on MTV.

Along with Derek, former champions Johnny Bananas and Jordan Wiseley are back in another final. Big Brother star Kyland Young officially reached his first-ever final.

The Wednesday, December 18 episode featured the last women’s elimination, with Tori Deal outlasting Cara Maria Sorbello in a treading water contest.

Tori became one of the four women’s finalists, along with Rachel Robinson, Jenny West, and first-time finalist Michele Fitzgerald.

Fans are eager to see how things play out in Tj Lavin’s final, which will include plenty of...

Cara Maria Sorbello is coming off her exciting return to The Challenge, with appearances in the All Stars 4 spin-off and MTV’s Battle For a New Champion and Battle of the Eras.

On All Stars 4, she feuded with her familiar rival, Laurel Stucky, and won several eliminations against top competitors to reach yet another final.

While she didn’t defeat Laurel in the final, she proved she’s still one of the show’s best competitors and joined the epic Season 40 cast.

Season 40 showed her impressive abilities, too, as Cara nearly became one of the eight finalists. However, former rival-turned-friend Tori Deal defeated her in a nighttime water elimination just before Tj Lavin’s final.

Cara is likely not done with the show just yet. She recently revealed who she would team up with if she returned for a “pairs” season.

Surprisingly, she explained why she would not want to...

Two of The Challenge’s all-time greats battled for the last spot in Tj Lavin’s final for Season 40, but fans were disappointed at the elimination event.

It came down to former show winners Cara Maria Sorbello and Tori Deal, who had surprisingly become closer than ever before as friends and allies in Battle of the Eras.

The daily challenge, Bricks Fortress, involved players carrying bricks out of a castle and retrieving wooden boards to assemble a puzzle.

The men’s and women’s players who got their puzzles right first would win the event and get to decide who went into elimination.

The man and woman who finished behind the rest of their opponents would lose. The women’s loser went straight to the last elimination.

It ended up being Tori Deal finishing last, so daily winner Jordan Wiseley couldn’t save her from going into the elimination.

Since...

The Challenge stars Trishelle Cannatella and Rachel Robinson have solidified their status as two of the most powerful women to appear on reality television.

The iconic MTV stars received spots on Variety’s annual list, which features 30 influential reality TV stars.

While they debuted on MTV’s original shows The Real World and Road Rules, they joined The Challenge for multiple seasons thereafter.

Other shows with stars on the list include Jersey Shore, Below Deck, Vanderpump Rules, and The Real Housewives franchise.

Both Trishelle and Rachel had impressive returns to reality television in recent years, some of which included The Challenge.

As of this writing, Trishelle accomplished her first win on reality TV, while Rachel is appearing on MTV and looking to add another win to her resume.

Trishelle won her first reality TV competition in 2024

Trishelle’s debut arrived with MTV’s The Real World: Las Vegas 2002, which is...

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Yet other series aside from Pokémon dabble with the same quintessential elements, offering other choices for Pokémon fans looking to expand their scope beyond Pokémon while still trying to find something similar. From the drive to be the very best in Naruto to the partnered-with-a-monster aspect of Digimon, these modern anime options prove to be choice options for Pokémon fans looking for something new.

Let the verbal warfare begin! The Challenge: All Stars 5 features the return of many iconic cast members who are not afraid to speak their minds.

Among them is Shane Landrum, who competed in seven seasons of The Challenge on MTV and the spin-off Champ vs. Stars 2.

He’s on the cast of All Stars Rivals, the fifth installment of the spin-off. For this season’s format, everyone’s partner is someone they didn’t always play nice with on the show.

Shane’s partner is Big Brother star Da’Vonne Rogers, who infamously feuded with Shane during The Challenge. Now they’ll try to co-exist to reach the final and win some prize money.

However, with the premiere episode yet to arrive, Shane called out another castmate, Devin Walker.

Based on a video the Road Rules star posted, Devin might be running his fan account online to make himself look like a bigger star.

Jordan Wiseley seemingly spotted a mistake with one of his castmate’s puzzles during The Challenge: Battle of the Eras.

In the recently-aired Episode 17, viewers watched a frantic daily challenge, with everyone trying to win ahead of the upcoming final.

However, it was crucial for the women, as Cara Maria Sorbello, Jenny West, and Rachel Robinson were targets facing the last women’s elimination. Tori Deal and Michele Fitzgerald also wanted to perform well.

The first-place woman for the event was safe from elimination and got to choose who would go into elimination.

The last-place woman would automatically go into the elimination event at The Arena.

Their difficult daily challenge, Fortress Bricks, involved carrying a specific amount of cinder blocks out of a castle before retrieving long wooden boards, which were puzzle pieces.

Tj announced Jordan and Jenny as the winners

Once a competitor had all their boards, they could...

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras is approaching its grand finale, with the competitors getting closer to Tj Lavin’s final by the episode.

Former champions Johnny Bananas, Rachel Robinson, Jenny West, Tori Deal, Jordan Wiseley, and Cara Maria Sorbello are among those vying to win the season.

Michele Fitzgerald, Kyland Young, and Derek Chavez hope to reach their first final on MTV. Veteran Challenger Cory Wharton has been to the final but has never won The Challenge and hopes this will be his time to shine.

However, there will be a holiday break for new episodes of Season 40 before viewers get to see who claims that top prize.

Recent schedule details suggest viewers must wait several weeks after Episode 16 airs on MTV.

For at least part of the break, fans will get a special look at the next season of The Challenge: All Stars.

Battle of the Eras Episode...

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras introduced the old school to the new school with its 40 cast members grouped into four teams of 10. The OGs of the show were part of Era 1.

That team included former show winners Rachel Robinson, Derrick Kosinski, Chris “Ct” Tamburello, Mark Long, and Darrell Taylor.

Meanwhile, Era 2 featured seven-time champion Johnny Bananas, while Era 3 featured Ride or Dies winner Devin Walker. Devin began a showmance with Era 4’s Michele Fitzgerald.

However, that showmance created conflict amongst castmates when Bananas warned Michele that Devin might try to use her as part of his game strategy.

Ultimately, some of Bananas’ allies in the game, including Rachel, became involved in his feud with Michele and Devin.

That included Rachel, who said she and Devin ended things on an amicable note at the Season 40 reunion until Devin turned around and made additional comments about her.

Rachel called out Devin...

While flirtations, hookups, and showmances arrived during The Challenge: Battle of the Era, former winner Aviv Melmed returned to the MTV show as a married woman.

She became aligned with several castmates, including Johnny Bananas, who has participated in a showmance or two during his time on the competition series.

Bananas seemed more focused on the game in his quest for an eighth championship in Season 40 than trying another showmance. He formed the Bananas Angels with Aviv, Jenny West, Laurel Stucky, and Rachel Robinson.

While he didn’t pursue any showmances or hookups, a surprising footsies scene arrived during an episode as Aviv and Bananas touched their bare feet together on the cast’s bus ride.

It provided ammunition for opponent Michele Fitzgerald to call out her castmates, prompting an argument between her and Bananas.

Following her aired exit from the show, Aviv spoke about what her husband thought of...

And then there were 10. On Wednesday’s (December 4) new The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras episode, “Thinking Thin Era,” the remaining 11 contestants had to do a little cave-diving for the daily challenge called “Tight Quarters.” While some contestants struggled to fit through the cramp cavern holes and bat away real-life bats, Aviv Bruno (nee Melmed) got completely lost after going through a barrier, earning her last place. Her fellow targets? Jenny West and Michele Fitzgerald… the latter of whom was all but guaranteed a bye thanks to her friendship with the daily winner Kyland Young. That meant Aviv and Jenny — both members of the “Johnny’s Angels” alliance alongside Johnny Bananas and Rachel Robinson — had to compete against each other to stay in the house. And unfortunately for Aviv, Jenny had a lot more luck throwing a heavy ball outside of the cage they were in and clenched the victory.