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The Challenge: All Stars started with a fantastic idea, but the Og concept seriously fell off with the recent All Stars Rivals.

While the throwback concept brought intriguing pairings and a few returning OGs that made it watchable, it lost the luster that arrived with the first several seasons.

And when that fifth season arrived, The Challenge: All Stars aired on a different network, and producers changed what initially worked, seemingly frustrating many fans.

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We received some OGs and then cast members from recent seasons of The Challenge, arriving from CBS or other networks’ reality TV shows.

However, I believe All Stars can keep going and it’s apparent that the man who brought this concept to life, The Godfather Mark Long, is doing his darndest to keep things moving in the right direction.

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Ahead of MTV airing the finale for The Challenge: All Stars Rivals, Mark Long addressed the possible fate of the spin-off series.

Long, who initially debuted on MTV’s Road Rules franchise, became strongly associated with the cause to bring All Stars to life, and his vision ultimately worked.

The initial seasons featured the return of many of the MTV OGs that fans were interested in seeing again, including Trishelle Cannatella, Teck “Money” Holmes, Syrus Yarbrough, Ruthie Alcaide, Beth Stolarczyk, and Katie Cooley.

Additional seasons brought more returning characters, including Tina Barta, Cohutta Grindstaff, Casey Cooper, and Tyler Duckworth.

However, four years and five seasons later, the spin-off’s future seems unclear, as many fans have had less-than-stellar reactions to the latest installment.

Some have criticized the spin-off’s move from Paramount+ to MTV for the first time in five seasons. Others have blamed the cast and lack of entertainment.

With the latest season of The Challenge: All Stars on MTV, some fans have complained about the arrival of cast members who aren’t among the OGs to the spin-off, including reality TV stars from other networks.

In the premiere season, viewers saw MTV legends like Trishelle Cannatella, Teck “Money” Holmes, Syrus Yarbrough, Kendall Shepard, Jonna Mannion, and Mark Long.

Additional seasons continued providing OGs but gradually sprinkled in more recent cast members.

Some of the other OGs included Tina Barta, Tyler Duckworth, Adam Larson, and Frank Sweeney Fox.

Mark, aka “The Godfather,” recently teased that one of the most significant stars of The Challenge’s early history could return to the show.

According to Mark and the Real World star herself, Coral Smith could return for another run at The Challenge.

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Vinny Guadagnino had what he described as a “crazy” experience with the late, great basketball legend Kobe Bryant during and after one of his games.

The Jersey Shore star recently stopped by the Roommates Show podcast, which features former Villanova Wildcats and current New York Knicks players Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart.

While there, Vinny spoke about being courtside for a Knicks versus Lakers game when one of the Jersey Shore seasons was airing.

The MTV star said he was “standing there doing nothing,” and Kobe started motioning to him during an interview.

Vinny said at first, he was unsure if the multi-time NBA All-Star and champion meant him.

“He’s like, ‘You, let’s go,'” Vinny said, explaining Kobe motioned for him specifically to come over to meet him.

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Rachel Robinson is amongst The Challenge’s all-time great competitors. Due to her impressive athletic abilities, the former Road Rules star won two seasons of the MTV competition show.

She possessed a combination of resilience, endurance, and strength, which fellow competitors may have lacked.

While injury-free throughout her early career, she revealed that she suffered her first serious injury during her return to the show’s spin-off years later.

Rachel was among the MTV OGs who appeared on The Challenge: All Stars 4, which recently concluded airing on Paramount+.

The spin-off featured other OGs and former winners, such as Adam Larson, Brad Fiorenza, Cara Maria Sorbello, and Laurel Stucky.

In a recent video, she indicated that fans may have noticed she experienced an injury during part of the All Stars 4 footage.

Rachel reveals her first ‘pretty serious’ Challenge injury happened during All Stars 4 event

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Chris “Ct” Tamburello is typically considered an intimidating competitor by most of his opponents on MTV’s The Challenge.

The five-time champion has shown abilities to excel in all aspects of the game, whether devouring disgusting food, solving puzzles, or physical tasks.

While he’s tamed his inner beast regarding physical altercations with castmates, that beast still exists regarding eliminations.

Fans often refer to his highlight moment when he wore castmate Johnny Bananas like a backpack to win an elimination.

While most competitors wouldn’t want to go against Ct in a physical elimination, an All Stars cast member doesn’t seem fearful about challenging him.

The returning Og claimed he could defeat anyone in that classic elimination event despite not being part of the show for many years.

All Stars 4 competitor said he’s not scared of any Challenger, including Ct

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It was a double elimination night on The Challenge: All Stars Season 4’s latest episode, “Karma Maria,” and unfortunately for the season’s most veteran contestant, Kefla Hare, he was one of the two contestants who didn’t make it out of the arena unscathed. Kefla, a Road Rules: Down Under alum who was last on a Challenge 25 years ago with the Real World/Road Rules Challenge (which he won), had a good showing this season — until a hamstring injury threw him off of the game during the latest episode’s challenge, “Take a Seat,” a stadium-sized version of “Musical Chairs.” Since Kefla had a star, earned during his elimination bout with Syrus Yarbrough, he was targeted for the elimination alongside fellow star-holder Steve Meinke. The two faced off in the “Rope Rumble” elimination, but thanks to Kefla’s leg and Steve’s experience with wrestling, Kefla was not victorious.

“The Challenge: All Stars” returns for its fourth season. In this series, some of the top competitors from “The Challenge” go head to head in hopes of securing a hefty cash prize. Along the way, they will have to navigate their relationships with one another and overcome tough battles. “The Challenge: All Stars” Season 4 premieres on Paramount Plus on Wednesday, April 10. You can enjoy the first two episodes this week, and then check back every Wednesday for a new episode. You can watch The Challenge: All Stars: Season 4 with a 7-Day Free Trial of Paramount Plus. You can also watch with Amazon Prime Video.

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The Challenge Season 40 is ready to begin filming, and fans’ expectations are much higher for what could be a final season on MTV.

With Season 39, aka Battle For a New Champion, viewers saw 10 former Challenge champions return, each for just the end of an episode, to battle a main cast member in an elimination.

However, Season 40 spoilers revealed an epic cast of 40 individuals with many of the show’s all-time greats, including multi-champions.

However, replacements are also needed, as there are so many people in the cast, just in case anyone leaves during filming.

With that, alternate cast members are waiting in case they need to step in when asked to appear on the show.

Online spoilers for Season 40 have revealed who the alternates are and their placements in the cast’s potential groups.

Who are the alternate cast members for Season 40?

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Paramount+ announced that the fourth season of the hit reality competition series “The Challenge: All Stars” will premiere exclusively on the service on Wednesday, April 10 with back-to-back episodes in the U.S. and Canada, and on April 11 in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Latin America, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Following the premiere, new episodes will drop weekly on Wednesdays. See the stacked cast in our photo gallery above.

On the fourth season of “The Challenge: All Stars,” old-school legends, modern power players, redemption-seekers and ex-lovers reunite in Cape Town, South Africa to compete for $300,000. In this game, anyone can win, relationships matter, and only one All Star will claim the title champion.

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Previous winners in this cast include Adam Larson, Brad Fiorenza, Cara Maria Sorbello, Janelle Casanave, Kefla Hare, Laurel Stucky, Rachel Robinson, Syrus Yarbrough and Veronica Portillo.

The wait is finally over for fans of MTV’s competition show, The Challenge, and its All Stars spinoff shows!

The Challenge: All Stars 4 has an official release date, a cast reveal, photos, and a trailer highlighting what’s coming in the episodes.

Power couple Kam Williams and Leroy Garrett lead the returning cast members for the fourth installment of the Paramount+ spinoff.

They’ll reunite as castmates for the new season after viewers saw them together for Double Agents, which Leroy indicated would be his final season of the show.

He and Kam started their life and family together away from the show, including moving to a new city, having a son, and now expecting a second child.

Other familiar faces for All Stars 4 include former finalist Tony Raines and show winners Laurel Stucky and Cara Maria Sorbello, whom Challenge fans saw briefly on MTV’s Battle For a New Season.

The trailer for Paramount+’s The Challenge: All Stars season four reveals the upcoming season will include a new twist. The competitors will be allowed to steal each other’s stars, and must be in possession of a star to compete in the finals.

The streaming service also announced the 25 All Stars who will be competing for $300,000 and the title of champion. Among this season’s competitors are nine previous winners and four competitors with more than 10 appearances in the challenges.

“On the fourth season of The Challenge: All Stars, old-school legends, modern power players, redemption-seekers and ex-lovers reunite in Cape Town, South Africa to compete for $300,000,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “In this game, anyone can win, relationships matter, and only one All Star will claim the title champion.”

Season four will premiere with the release of the first two episodes on April 10, 2024. New episodes will stream on Wednesdays.

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Syrus Yarbrough is the latest from The Challenge to become a proud parent, as he and his wife Stacy have welcomed their first child!

The 52-year-old Challenge star shared an Instagram post to introduce the world to his newborn daughter, Sirie La’Jett Yarbrough, who was born on February 10 at 7:15 a.m.

A video slideshow set to Bob Marley’s Don’t Worry showed the proud parents holding and smiling with their little bundle of joy.

“They gave us a less than 5% chance that we could have this blessing & guess what. She came into our lives 5-6 weeks early, but she’s healthy, and we couldn’t be happier. This little one was planned, and we are over the moon to have her here with us,” he said in his caption.

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The stars are getting ready for summer. Garrett Hedlund showed off the impressive results of his fitness journey this week, posting a selfie on social media explaining his decision to take his training to the next level. And The Challenge: All Stars' Syrus Yarbrough is also opening up about his 60-pound weight loss, revealing in an exclusive interview with E! News why he chose to get into the best shape of his life at 50. Plus, Sofia Richie went blonder than ever, Kit Harington stepped out without his signature Game of Thrones beard and Chris Evans said goodbye to his facial hair, causing fans to swoon over his new clean-shaven look.  Finally, Chaney Jones debuted a new...

A six-pack has taken on a whole new meeting for reality TV's party guy.   Syrus Yarbrough was 25 years old when he starred on The Real World: Boston, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary this summer. And the former college basketball star's stint on the MTV series and his five appearances on The Challenge led to decades of partying for a living, forming unhealthy habits in the process.  "I tell people I've been 25 for 25 years," Syrus told E! News in a recent phone interview. "When you're touring the world and when you're paid to be you, it's a difficult thing. I was known as Sy the party guy, so I was partying my butt off and the butt got bigger and...

With a new All-Stars 3 season on Paramount+ and an upcoming anniversary of 24 years, The Challenge is a reality competition series that has produced an array of successful contestants. The competition series got its start in 1998 as a spinoff of The Real World and its sister show, Road Rules, pulling many of its contestants from those series. Over time, many of them have returned regularly to compete even into their middle age.

Perennial Challenge competitors such as Beth Stolarczyk, Syrus Yarbrough and Mark Long have been part of the show from the beginning. Back then, they were in their 20s and 30s. Today, they're still showing up to play in their 40s and 50s. But they're not the only Challenge alumni proving that Generation X has still got it what it takes to compete. Far from it.

The Challenge: All-Stars has been top-tier Challenge content since its premiere a year ago.

Paramount+ today announced a stacked line-up of legendary vets for the third season, which will premiere on Wednesday, May 11, with back-to-back episodes.

The series is also switching up its entry requirements for the new season.

For the first time ever, the series requires past contestants to have qualified for or won a Challenge final.

"The Challenge: All Stars will reignite old rivalries and spark new ones as these power players navigate a series of grueling challenges and eliminations, along with some unexpected twists and turns from host T.J. Lavin, as they fight to earn the chance to run the Final and take home their share of 500,000," reads the logline.

"With so much on the line, this season’s All Stars are about to take the game to an all-new level."

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It's a TV event 23 years in the making. The Challenge: All Stars officially premiered on April 1 and the caliber of The Real World and Road Rules veterans the Paramount+ spinoff lured out of retirement was anything but an April Fools' Day joke. Assembled by Challenge "godfather" Mark Long, who is also competing for the $500,000 grand prize, franchise icons like Ruthie Alcaide, Syrus Yarbrough and Alton Williams are back in action for the limited series. It was basically a high school reunion but with people vastly more entertaining and engaging than the majority of your actual classmates.  Of course, spots were limited, with just 22 contestants making the final cast list, meaning some...

Are you ready to meet back up with some of the biggest names in The Challenge history?

The Challenge: All Stars is set to premiere Thursday, April 1 on Paramount+, and we have your first look at the cold open of the series premiere.

It shows off some of the big returns, including Trishelle Cannatella, Mark Long, Katie Cooley, and Darrell Taylor.

Yes, Darrell has been a big part of the regular series's most recent seasons, but it will be nice to see him playing with the old-school players again.

What's immediately clear from this clip is that the new series will be a throwback to the glory days of the original, meaning that it should appeal to fans of the older iteration, as well as newer fans who have caught the original in recent years.

Here is the full list of cast members.

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The Challenge: All Stars will finally see the light of day on Thursday, April 1.

Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, and MTV Entertainment Studios, today announced the premiere date for the limited series.

It features twenty-two of the most iconic, boldest, and fiercest Challenge All Stars from the original Real World and Road Rules, returning for a chance at the ultimate competition as they vie for their shot at the $500,000 grand prize.

The nine-episode season will drop weekly, exclusively on Paramount+.

Hosted by Tj Lavin, the series will follow competitors as they face unprecedented, over-the-top challenges set in the Andes Mountains of Argentina.

The Paramount+ original series welcomes back many of the greatest reality titans the franchise has ever seen, including some who haven’t competed in more than two decades.

But, who will be back to compete for the above prize?

Have a look below!

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MTV’s long-running reality competition program “The Challenge” will debut an “All Stars” season on ViacomCBS’ new streaming service Paramount Plus on April 1.

Additionally, this upcoming new season will also bring after show “The Challenge: Aftermath,” which is set to provide a behind-the-scenes look at everything from the challenges to eliminations and inside-the-house drama. This after show is hosted by “Real World” and “The Challenge” alumnus Devyn Simone and will be available to stream on Paramount Plus and on “The Challenge” YouTube channel.

The new nine-episode season will feature 22 returning “Challenge” competitors — yes, an entire season of true veterans — some of whom have just been seen on the most recent season, “The Challenge: Double Agents” on MTV, and some of whom are making their grand return after years away, all competing for a $500,000 grand prize.

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Paramount+ released the first trailer for “The Challenge: All Stars” on Tuesday, revealing the full cast of competitors returning to the MTV franchise, some after more than a decade away.

Among the old fan-favorites who will compete for the $500,000 grand prize are Katie Cooley, Mark Long, Nehemiah Clark, Ruthie Alcaide, Beth Stolarczyk and Trishelle Cannatella. See the full list of 22 cast members below.

Hosted by Tj Lavin, “The Challenge: All Stars” is a nine-episode limited series spinoff of MTV’s long-running “The Challenge.” The series will debut new episodes weekly on Paramount+ starting Thursday April 1, joining the currently streaming “Real World” revival series and the upcoming “Road Rules” reboot.

Paramount+ will also launch “The Challenge: Aftermath,” an aftershow hosted by “Challenge” vet Devyn Simone.

“The Challenge: All Stars” was created for MTV by Bunim/Murray Productions. Julie Pizzi, Justin Booth and Mark Long serve as executive producers, alongside Jack Reifert as co-executive producer.

The Double Agents are sitting this one out: The Challenge announced a new all-star spectacular on Tuesday, welcoming back 22 legendary franchise veterans you’ve got to see to believe.

The nine-episode series, dubbed The Challenge: All Stars (premiering April 1 on Paramount+), will feature some of the series’ most iconic players including Trishelle Cannatella, Mark Long and Ruthie Alcaide (full cast list below) as they fight, scratch and claw their way toward victory and a whopping $500,000 prize.

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This “true story of seven strangers” is about to get another chapter.

On March 4, The Real World Homecoming: New York will help launch the rebranded streamer Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) by reuniting the Og cast that started it all — and we have an exclusive first look at the brand new opening credits sequence.

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The Challenge has changed a lot throughout the years.

But one former cast member is looking for MTV to throw it all the way back.

Mark Long, who has appeared in the first Road Rules, as well as some of the earlier seasons of The Challenge, wants MTV to produce a season featuring original stars.

Long won the show two times and has a lot of fans.

After seemingly exiting the franchise in 2012, he has a pitch for a special season that would film a season in the U.S. across two weeks.

Currently, seasons film across two to three months and typically take the challengers to other parts of the world, something that might be difficult for some of the veteran cast members.

With families and careers, leaving everything behind for over two months is not something that everyone can agree to.

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" Real World: Boston " alum and newly-minted Congressman Sean Duffy couldn't please everyone this election season ... in fact, TMZ has learned, he couldn't even convert his old MTV castmates. Montana McGlynn -- who you might remember from the 1997 season of the hit MTV reality show -- tells TMZ, she's proud of the Duff-man's achievements ... but states, "I could never bring myself to vote for a conservative Republican.” TMZ spoke to two other former Rw:Bostonians -- Syrus Yarbrough...

‘Real World: Boston’ cast mate Sean Duffy won the open representative seat in Wisconsin’s 7th District on Election Day, the Associated Press is reporting. The Republican, who was featured on the hit show’s sixth season in 1997, defeated state Sen. Julie Lassa for the seat left open by retiring Democrat David Obey. Duffy thanked his supporters at a victory party after receiving the news. Duffy rose to fame as his season’s conservative Midwesterner. He later appeared on ‘The Real World’s spin-offs, ‘Road Rules’ and ‘The Real World/Road Rules Challenge,’ and married ‘The Real World: San Francisco’ star Rachel Campos. Syrus Yarbrough, who appeared with Duffy on ‘The Real World: Boston,’ commented [...]...

The Real World: Boston: I remember it well. Elka's controlling father. Montana distributing sips of alcohol to excited children. Genesis bawling after a kid claims to hate gay people, and Kameelah stepping in to educate. And most of all, I remember Sean Duffy, perhaps the only conservative cast member on The Real World who didn't seem like a Michael Moore-rendered caricature (though he admitted that Kameelah and castmate Syrus were the only two black people he really knew).