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Theo Campbell returned for The Challenge: Battle of the Eras as one of the Era 4 team members competing to win the ultimate prize.

He eliminated his rival castmate, Paulie Calafiore, early in the season, but eventually lost an elimination to Johnny Bananas, ending Theo’s chance to win the show.

While Theo didn’t reach the Season 40 final, he seemingly landed something more valuable: the love and affection of his castmate, Olivia Kaiser.

The duo caught one another’s attention while filming the season, and like Devin Walker and Michele Fitzgerald, they were among the showmances that went beyond the season.

Since appearing on the show, Theo and Olivia have continued to explore their relationship, with Theo deciding to visit Olivia in the United States.

The Challenge couple has potentially sparked engagement rumors as fans speculate on a recent video clip.

Theo shares an intriguing video featuring Olivia

Theo recently...

There’s no love lost between The Challenge stars Johnny Bananas and Devin Walker. That’s especially true after their drama on Battle of the Eras.

The iconic Season 40 on MTV featured them competing on different Era teams, and each wanted to one-up the other.

Following Bananas’ suggestion to Devin’s showmance, Michele Fitzgerald, that she be careful with him, things went off the rails between Devin and Bananas.

Unfortunately for Devin, Bananas had the last laugh. Devin’s castmates with power sent him into an elimination match against promising newcomer Kyland Young, which Devin lost.

Despite that, Devin’s now-girlfriend, Michele, remained in the game with his close friend, Tori Deal, and endured Bananas’s wrath.

On a recent episode of the Death, Taxes and Bananas podcast, The Challenge’s winningest player blasted Devin as a cast member, explaining his issues with him.

Bananas blasted Devin for changing his...

Tommy Bracco is married!

The 34-year-old Broadway star and Big Brother contestant tied the knot with boyfriend Joey Macli on Saturday (April 19) at The Marina Del Rey in New York City.

There were 300 guests in attendance, including the grooms’ families, close friends and former costars from Broadway, Big Brother and The Challenge.

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Tony nominee Orfeh, The Crew‘s Jillian Mueller and author Renée Marino were all in attendance. They all co-starred with Tommy in 2018′s Pretty Women: The Musical. His former Newsies costars Kara Lindsay, Alex Wong, Adam Kaplan and Aaron J. Albano were there too, as was Moulin Rouge! The Musical‘s Jessica Lee Goldyn.

His Big Brother housemates were also there, including Christie Murphy, Holly Allen, Nicole Anthony, Ovi Kabir, Nick Maccarone and Analyse Talavera, who was his partner on The Challenge: Ride or Dies. Other Big Brother alums in the crowd...

The Challenge: All Stars Rivals brought a variety of individuals back to the competition, including former Road Rules castmates Katie Cooley, Adam Larson, and Steve Meinke.

Due to the theme and format, Adam and Steve were partners, following Steve’s sly move to steal Adam’s Star in All Stars 4.

However, the duo co-existed fine on Rivals, endured repeatedly going into eliminations, and ultimately won the season’s grand prize.

They even correctly determined each other’s answer to host Tj Lavin’s twist about splitting or keeping the $250,000 prize.

Following the season finale on MTV, one cast member announced retirement from The Challenge.

Steve, 48, also revealed whether or not he feels he’ll compete again or ride off into the sunset after the big win.

Steve addresses possibly returning to The Challenge

With three seasons of All Stars, including the recent Rivals season, Steve officially appeared in more...

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals came to a dramatic end on Wednesday when Adam Larson and Steve Meinke edged out Da'Vonne Rogers and Shane Landrum by just one star to win the $250,000 grand prize. Frank Fox and Sam McGinn finished in third place, with Melissa Reeves and Nicole Zanatta in fourth.

For Steve, winning The Challenge was redemption after he "screwed the pooch" in All Stars 4 by misreading instructions and allowing Laurel Stucky to beat him to the finish line. "It was absolutely embarrassing," he tells Gold Derby (see the video interview above). "If you know me, it's the most Steve way to lose something like this. Not against someone else, but myself."

It was a lesson learned for the 48-year-old Challenge vet. This season, Steve says he was hyperaware of the rules and listened to host Tj Lavin's directions with extreme concentration — even if it made him "look constipated.

Devin Walker didn’t hold back with his comments about his The Challenge castmate Johnny Bananas.

Both appeared in the cast of MTV’s The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, which included 40 iconic stars from the competition series.

However, egos clashed during the gameplay, including Bananas and Devin re-entering a feud during the season.

Bananas’ remarks to Michele Fitzgerald about being careful with her then-showmance with Devin didn’t sit well with the Ride or Dies winner.

However, Devin was eliminated before the Season 40 final, leaving Michele and her allies to strategize against Bananas Angels.

It spilled over to the reunion, where Devin and Bananas seemed to get along. However, Devin’s recent remarks on the Zach Nichols Podcast may reignite things.

Devin blasted Bananas over losing Goat status

While talking to castmate Zach Nichols and his co-host Pierre Bacall, Devin called out Bananas for lying about having a “prior...

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...

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,...

Dario Medrano’s return for The Challenge: All Stars Rivals reunited him with his ex, Ashley Kelsey, and several former castmates.

Among them were his good friend, Leroy Garrett, and Leroy’s teammate, Ride or Dies winner Devin Walker.

During the season, things took a crazy turn when Dario suggested to the daily challenge winners that they send Devin and Leroy into elimination to get rid of a strong team.

That information got back to Devin, who relayed it to Leroy, resulting in a blowup between Devin and Medrano.

The two got in one another’s faces during an intense argument that included plenty of trash talk and even threats from Dario that he’d break Devin’s jaw.

In a spoiler alert, Devin and Leroy lost in the elimination later. After their loss, Devin continued to berate Dario at The Jungle elimination location and criticized him further in his later interview remarks.

Ashley Kelsey and Dario Medrano returned on The Challenge after previously enjoying a showmance and off-the-show dating.

Things didn’t work out, though, leaving unresolved issues, and the duo became teammates for All Stars Rivals.

They began to look like a team that could be a problem for others in the final as they set aside their past issues to work together.

However, a recent episode saw them fall in elimination to Nany Gonzalez and her teammate, Turabi “Turbo” Camkiran.

With that, Ashley and Dario exited the spinoff season, but fans likely wondered if they rekindled their relationship.

After the episode aired, Ashley recently discussed where things stand between her and her Rivals partner.

Ashley K. spoke about her situation with Dario after leaving All Stars Rivals

Ashley, an MTV star from The Real World: San Diego, and Are You The One? 2’s Dario originally appeared as castmates in The Challenge: Invasion,...

Dario Medrano made a memorable return to The Challenge franchise this year in The Challenge All Stars: Rivals. Eight years after he competed on Dirty 30, the 32-year-old was cast to compete alongside his ex-girlfriend, Ashley Kelsey, whom he hadn't spoken to in six years.

"I didn't think I was going to be able to return to The Challenge," he tells Gold Derby (watch the interview above). "I wasn't thrilled with how I left off a few years ago. As the years go on, you start to think you'll never get an opportunity again. The stars aligned and here we are." He elaborates, "My overall effort on the last season or two — my head wasn't in it. There wasn't a lot of joy around filming and being in the house. When I went into this season, I was there. I was present. I was vested. I really wanted to make an impact and win.

Wes Bergmann continues to watch The Challenge from afar and share his thoughts on the various seasons.

MTV is currently airing All Stars Rivals, which features pairs of castmates with a feud or history from The Challenge.

Among them are MTV OGs, including Frank Sweeney Fox, Veronica Portillo, Katie Cooley, and Shane Landrum.

However, some OGs continue to receive backlash for their specific strategies, which help them survive without going into eliminations and get closer to the final.

In a recent episode, viewers saw Amber Borzotra blast Frank after castmates voted her and her teammate, Faysal “Fessy” Shafaat, into the elimination event.

Amber called out Frank for stirring up drama in the house to create mistrust amongst allies. He denied it at the nomination meeting, only to reveal later in the confessional that he controls the game.

Wes praised castmates and suggested ‘hazard pay’

According to Wes, if people like Veronica,...

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...

Cory Wharton blasted some The Challenge fans, whom he called “dummies,” for their online criticism and suggestions.

The multi-time finalist last appeared on MTV’s Battle of the Eras, where he participated in Era 3 alongside champions Jordan Wiseley, Tori Deal, and Jonna Mannion.

While it appeared Cory was on the verge of reaching yet another final for The Challenge, castmate Derek Chavez defeated him in an elimination, sending him home.

With Season 40 over, attention shifted to All Stars Rivals, as the spinoff airs on MTV.

Some of Cory’s friends and castmates are part of the cast, including Devin Walker, Leroy Garrett, Nany Gonzalez, and Ashley Kelsey.

He recently called out specific fans, or critics, for how they attempt to tell him and other Challengers what strategy is best.

Cory blasts online critics after seeing feedback for The Challenge

While Cory isn’t appearing on any of The Challenge: All Stars Rivals,...

Fans of The Challenge expressed their criticisms and frustrations over the All Stars Rivals season on MTV.

The latest installment of the spin-off has paired rival teammates, including strange combinations of teams of a man and woman, or two men, or two women, all competing against each other.

Among them are teams with notable feuds, such as Veronica Portillo and Katie Cooley or Faysal “Fessy” Shafaat and Amber Borzotra.

Other teams, like Devin Walker and Leroy Garrett or Adam Larson and Steve Meinke, feature confusing newer rivalries.

However, many of the rivals seem to have easily put aside their differences to work toward trying to win the main prize: a share of the first-place cash.

A recent teaser clip for a new episode of All Stars Rivals gave fans room to share why they were disappointed in the latest spin-off season.

All Stars Rivals clip features Tj revealing a twist...

The Challenge: All Stars Rivals might feature castmates with feuds and rivalries in their history, but it also helped some individuals discover new friends.

For returning show winner Sam McGinn, she found a friend in Devin Walker, as they bonded during their time filming Rivals.

Unfortunately, the nature of The Challenge and the teams strategizing to win can quickly turn friends into rivals and enemies.

In Episode 5, viewers saw several friendships potentially fractured. One of them was Dario Medrano and Leroy Garrett’s friendship.

During the episode, Dario suggested to the daily challenge winners, Sam and Frank Sweeney Fox, that they send Devin and Leroy into elimination.

Ultimately, they made that move, which hurt Devin and Sam’s friendship. Sam recently spoke about that big game move on the Zach Nichols Podcast.

Sam said she begged Frank not to send in Rivals team

While talking to her former Real World: San Diego roommate,...

Castmates clashed during a recent episode of The Challenge: All Stars Rivals and it wasn’t just cast members fighting with their rival teammates.

Viewers saw a heated altercation involving Devin Walker and Dario Medrano, who was friends with Devin’s teammate, Leroy Garrett.

Their argument occurred once Devin learned that Dario suggested to the daily challenge winners, Frank Sweeney Fox and Sam McGinn, that they send Devin and Leroy into the elimination.

After that argument erupted, another clash occurred during the nominations ceremony, as teams voted for which pair would go into elimination.

When Adam Larson announced who he and his teammate, Steve Meinke, voted for, it was Tula “Big T” Fazakerley and Corey Lay.

That set Corey off, and he wondered why Adam was choosing them. Eventually, Adam told him to shut up so he could finish explaining why.

Corey blasted Adam in a recently revealed message between...

According to Devin Walker, several castmates from The Challenge: All Stars Rivals didn’t deserve to be on the show.

A recent episode on MTV featured Devin and his Rivals teammate, Leroy Garrett, finding out that Leroy’s friend Dario Medrano suggested the daily challenge winners send them into elimination.

That created an intense argument between Devin and Dario, with each trash-talking the other for some drama during the episode.

While Devin believed that Frank Sweeney and Sam McGinn, the daily challenge winners, wouldn’t send him and Leroy in at The Arena, it’s precisely what they did.

The pair faced returning elimination competitors Adam Larson and Steve Meinke, who were victorious again.

Following Devin and Leroy’s aired elimination, Devin shared his thoughts about what went down and the names of two castmates he believes didn’t deserve to be called All Stars.

Devin blasts Rivals castmates...

The Challenge: All Stars Rivals became a bitter game of backstabbery on Wednesday’s (February 26) newest episode, “Rivals in the Ruff.” Dario Medrano actively conspired against his real-life best buddy Leroy Garrett‘s team, and Frank Fox convinced Sam McGinn to use their win to vote against her biggest ally Devin Walker. Leroy and Devin came into this season pretty hot, winning the first daily challenge and placing highly on the others (they even almost beat Frank and Sam in the trivia-turned-eating competition). They also worked well together with a relatively minor feud in their rearview and were one of only two all-male teams — along with perpetual arena-goers Adam Larson and Steve Meinke — which made even their closest pals turn against them to send them into the arena. To find out more about how this betrayal happened, TV Insider caught up with Devin Walker. You and Leroy seem to be pretty non-rival-ish.

Welcome to 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 Devin Walker, one of the eliminated Challengers from Wednesday night's The Challenge All Stars: Rivals on MTV. (Our interview begins at the 8:57 mark in the video above.) Devin tells us about teaming up with Leroy Garrett, his altercation with Dario Medrano, and the rest of this "snorefest cast."

"I've never seen anyone pull off four in a row," Devin says of Adam Larson and Steve Meinke, the All Stars duo that has won every elimination so far this season. "If you're going to lose to somebody, I guess a team that's literally breaking elimination records isn't that bad. It's a bummer to leave, but I'm happy for those guys."

Devin explains that he and Leroy were on the outs...

Tonight on The Challenge All Stars: Rivals — host Tj Lavin puts a Rivals spin on his favorite challenge of the season: trivia. Tempers flare between two Rival pairs when one challenger is caught supporting a strategy to throw his real-life bestie into the jungle for possible elimination. This episode titled "Tri-Rival Pursuit" aired Wednesday, Feb. 26 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.

See 'The Challenge All Stars': Sylvia reveals 'mom shame' led to her explosive fight with KellyAnne

Here are the Challengers still in contention for the All Stars Season 5 championship: Adam Larson and Steve Meinke; Amber Borzota and Faysal Shafaat; Ashley Kelsey and Dario Medrano; Big T and Corey Lay; Da'Vonne Rogers and Shane Landrum...

A lot can happen between when The Challenge films a season and when the episodes finally air.

The latest version of the competition show’s spinoff, All Stars 5, features a Rivals theme. Competitors arrived at the filming location to learn they’d partner with castmates they probably wouldn’t get along with.

Nany Gonzalez returned to the show after her brief hiatus and had to work with former War of the Worlds winner Turabi “Turbo” Camkiran.

It also marked her first season since Ride or Dies, in which her fiancee, Kaycee Clark, was also in the cast.

Just days before MTV premiered All Stars Rivals, Nany and Kaycee revealed they’d officially broken up.

An upcoming episode of the spinoff features a scene that fans recently called “awkward” and even “diabolical” as it involves the former couple.

The scene’s airing arrives weeks after they announced their breakup, and Nany...

Tonight on The Challenge All Stars: Rivals — Rivals Aneesa and Ashley attempt to get back in sync after their blow up, while Katie tries to school Rivals Adam and Steve on playing a more aggressive game. Also, the pressure is on to free up a Star, tempting the winning team to make a big move. This episode titled “Ring Around the Rival” aired Wednesday, Feb. 19 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 All Stars’: Sylvia reveals ‘mom shame’ led to her explosive fight with KellyAnne

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...

If Johnny Bananas were to appear on The Challenge: All Stars Rivals, he would likely have a group of suitable teammates.

One of the most notable would be former show winner Sarah Rice, who stopped doing The Challenge after her infamous reality TV moment with Bananas as her partner.

Fittingly, she and Bananas were teammates on one of the original MTV Rivals seasons, with Bananas opting to leave her penniless and keep all the prize money after they won the final.

Sarah previously won Battle of the Exes II with Jordan Wiseley as her teammate. Bananas felt betrayed by Sarah, whom he’d considered a friend and ally that season.

Since leaving the competition show, she’s succeeded in her professional career and co-hosts a podcast with Susie Meister, another Challenge alum.

The duo recently spoke with their former castmate, Ryan Kehoe, and they all shared thoughts about Bananas.

Bananas...

Many fans are taking notice of Frank Sweeney Fox’s return to The Challenge. He’s considered one of the early standouts on All Stars Rivals.

The Challenge winner and two-time finalist hadn’t appeared in a season since 2014’s Free Agents.

For the All Stars 5 season, he learned that he and former Real World: San Diego castmate Sam McGinn would be teammates, forcing them to work together.

While Frank realized Sam had limitations in specific physical tasks due to a lack of conditioning or training, he still found ways to control the game.

That included a big move to get castmates KellyAnne Judd and Sylvia Elsrode sent into elimination and ultimately sent home.

Frank’s other former castmate, Zach Nichols, recently praised him during an episode of The Zach Nichols Podcast.

Zach praised Frank for his early All Stars 5 performance

During a clip from Episode 93 of Zach’s podcast,...

Sylvia Elsrode showed up for The Challenge: All Stars 5, where host Tj Lavin soon informed the cast members it was a Rivals season.

Due to that theme, Sylvia got paired with her feuding foe KellyAnne Judd from their previous All-Stars season.

It was clear early on that even though they needed to team up and work together to stay out of eliminations and get to the final, that was an issue.

Within just a few episodes, Sylvia and KellyAnne got into a heated argument, with castmates needing to separate them.

KellyAnne and her partner also had a blowup during a daily challenge involving heights, and ultimately, the duo got eliminated from the show.

Following their heated rivalry and brief team-up for All Stars 5, Sylvia recently gave a post-elimination update about her and KellyAnne’s situation.

Sylvia discusses teaming up with KellyAnne: ‘It was cut short’

Speaking with Golden Derby, Sylvia...

During a live post-show chat, KellyAnne Judd got into a heated conversation with her castmate from The Challenge: All Stars Rivals over claims about her behavior during filming.

KellyAnne is appearing in her fourth season of the spinoff and is in the cast after a brief appearance in MTV’s Battle of the Eras.

With the Rivals theme, she’s teamed up with Sylvia Elsrode, a castmate she feuded with during All Stars 3.

While they got on the same page during their latest season, KellyAnne’s castmate, Frank Sweeney, called out issues with her behavior.

Their argument arrived after a recent episode on the show where Frank acted as if he were concerned about Kelly staying with him in the game. However, in his confessional interview, he admitted that he didn’t care about any of his castmates.

While on a video chat to discuss what happened in Episode 3, KellyAnne...

Welcome to 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 Sylvia Elsrode, one of the eliminated Challengers from Wednesday night’s The Challenge All Stars: Rivals on MTV. (Our interview begins at the 37:22 mark in the video above.) Sylvia tells us about teaming up with her enemy, KellyAnne Judd, where their relationship stands today, and why “mom shame” led to their explosive argument.

Sylvia says she knew “instantly” that she would be paired up with KellyAnne when host Tj Lavin revealed it was a Rivals season. The duo wasted no time getting into a heated fight that the Challenger admits was “good for TV,” but not for their team.

“Now KellyAnne and I are great,” she tells Reality Derby. “We talk regularly. Had we really had a conversation then...

Tonight on The Challenge All Stars: Rivals — tension continues to brew between Rivals KellyAnne and Sylvia. Adam puts himself and his partner Steve’s Star at risk after coming down with a flu. At the challenge, another Rival pair is divided, leading to big misunderstanding back at the house. This episode titled “Rivals in the Ruff” aired Wednesday, Feb. 12 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 All Stars’: Beth regrets exposing Jonna’s alleged affair, but claps back — ‘I’m not going to be her scapegoat!’

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

The newest season of The Challenge: All Stars features the most unique cast so far, but some of their former castmates aren’t too impressed.

Recent remarks from Cory Wharton and Paulie Calafiore blasted many of the All Stars Rivals cast members after seeing them in action- or their inaction.

As of this writing, only two episodes of All Stars 5 have aired on MTV. Episode 2 featured a daily challenge involving heights.

Viewers have seen multiple cast members struggle to participate in those tasks, including OGs Katie Cooley and Darrell Taylor.

Therefore, it might not be surprising that Katie did not participate in the second All Stars Rivals daily.

However, the surprise for viewers was how many cast members participated in and completed that daily challenge.

Not many All Stars 5 teams competed in the Edge of Glory challenge

In All Stars 5, Episode 2, host Tj Lavin revealed to The Challengers how to win Edge of Glory,...

Jonna Mannion called out several of her castmates from The Challenge: All Stars for details they gave her on the Rivals season.

On the show, cast members partner with castmates who have a rivalry or feud with them. Some of these castmates are individuals they never wanted to see again.

That was Beth Stolarczyk for Jonna due to her putting Jonna’s alleged infidelity on blast during a previous All Stars season.

Despite their differences, the two-time All Stars winner wanted to try to work with Beth to win a third season of the spinoff.

In a spoiler alert, things didn’t go well for them. They were the first team eliminated, losing to Adam Larson and Steve Meinke.

Jonna recently explained that she had no idea Beth would participate in All Stars 5 due to a few castmates.

Jonna said she thought Beth wasn’t part of All Stars 5

According to Jonna,...

Beth Jonna Eliminated The Challenge All Stars (Photo Credit – Instagram)

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals returned for a fifth season, and it brought plenty of drama, arguments, challenges, and more for the fans to enjoy. The trailer already gave a glimpse of the contestants being mentally and physically drained and calling their rivals out during the episodes.

Threats, lies, and many adventures await as the season progresses. The first episode premiered on January 29, 2025, and only two episodes in, there are already eliminations happening. Here are the contestants evicted from the challenging survival reality series on MTV.

Which Contestants Were Eliminated On The Challenge All Stars: Rivals Season 5?

The first pair of rivals to be eliminated from the ongoing fifth season of The Challenge All Stars: Rivals is Beth Stolarczyk and Jonna Mannion. The two have plenty of bad blood, as Beth allegedly spread rumors about Jonna that “sent her into...

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...

Which members are all set to compete in The Challenge: All Stars Season 5? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

The MTV reality series is back with a new batch of faces who are hungry to compete, perform and succeed. The season premiered on January 29, 2025, and here’s the full list of cast and contestants that will be participating in this new season.

The Challenge All Stars: Cast List & Rivals

Adam Larson first appeared on Road Rules: The Quest and last appeared on The Challenge: All Stars 4. His rival is Steve Meinke. Amber Borzotra was a part of Big Brother 16 and was last seen on The Challenge: World Championship. Her rival is Faysal “Fessy” Shafaat. Aneesa Ferreira was a part of The Real World: Chicago and was latest seen on The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras. Her rival in the hit game show is Ashley Mitchell.

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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,...

The Challenge: All Stars is back with a fan-favorite twist! For Season 5, the Rivals theme returns, with players being paired up alongside their biggest rivals. For some of the pairings, the rivalry is personal, and for others, the tension comes strictly from past gameplay. For Beth Stolarczyk, the rivalry with Jonna Mannion cuts deep after Beth previously accused her partner of cheating on her husband with Mj Garrett. Meanwhile, Leroy Garrett betrayed Devin Walker on The Challenge: Double Agents by orchestrating a move that sent him home. TV Insider caught up with Beth and Leroy about their rivalries and more ahead of the season premiere. Can we hop back to Season 40 quickly? Leroy, what was with giving [Johnny] Bananas one karma point? The fans need to know. Leroy Garrett: When I got eliminated, it was the very first elimination. When I hugged Bananas goodbye, he was like, “Leroy, I’m going to be right behind you.

On Wednesday January 29 2025, MTV broadcasts Ridiculousness!

Devin Walker Season 42 Episode 4631 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Ridiculousness,” titled “Devin Walker,” promises to bring plenty of laughs and fun. Rob Dyrdek, Steelo Brim, and Lolo Wood are back to share their unique take on some of the most outrageous clips from the internet. This episode features special guest Devin Walker, known for his lively personality and humor.

In this episode, viewers can expect to see some hilarious zero-star challengers. These clips showcase people attempting ridiculous stunts that often don’t go as planned. Rob, Steelo, and Lolo will react to these wild moments, adding their own commentary and jokes, making it even more entertaining.

Another segment focuses on those who struggle with trivia questions. The trivia challenged clips highlight funny moments when people can’t seem to find the right answers. Rob and his crew will have a blast discussing these awkward situations,...

With The Challenge: All Stars Rivals, viewers will see pairs of rival castmates from the show’s history competing to win the spinoff season.

They’ll include three-time Challenge winner Veronica Portillo with Katie Cooley, Beth Stolarczyk with two-time All Stars winner Jonna Mannion, and two-time MTV winner Ashley “Millionaire” Mitchell with Aneesa Ferreira.

Other champions in the All Stars 5 cast include Ride or Dies star Devin Walker, who teams up with Leroy Garrett, and War of the Worlds winner Turabi “Turbo” Camkiran with Nany Gonzalez.

Three individuals won a season together: Ashley Kelsey, Sam McGinn, and Frank Sweeney.

They were all castmates on MTV’s The Real World: San Diego before winning The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons in 2012.

Their castmate Zach Nichols recently called out the All Stars 5 cast, indicating he was “butt hurt” about not being included in the reunion.

Zach called out his snub from All...

A new season of The Challenge: All Stars has arrived, but there are some huge changes in store. First of all, season 5 won't stream exclusively on Paramount+ as the spinoff has since its premiere in 2021. This time around, the All Stars edition of the franchise will air on MTV for the very first time, but that's not the only change fans can expect for the new season.

While each season of All Stars has simply brought together the best of the best from the earliest days of The Challenge's run, this season has a theme. Like three past seasons of the flagship, past competitors will be paired up with their rival. That person could be anyone from a former friend to a former flame to a sworn enemy. It's going to bring a new fire to The Challenge: All Stars!

As The Challenge All Stars: Rivals makes its MTV debut,...

Nany Gonzalez and Kaycee Clark have announced their breakup just days before the premiere of The Challenge: All Stars 5.

The two reality TV stars first met through MTV’s competition series while Kaycee was a rookie on Total Madness.

Living together with other castmates inside a bunker in the Czech Republic created a friendship that became a relationship.

Their story became featured in multiple seasons of The Challenge, including an emotional elimination battle in the Spies, Lies, & Allies final.

An engagement arrived within the past few years, and the couple looked towards a future that included children.

However, fans suspected a breakup within the past few weeks, and the couple recently confirmed those suspicions.

Nany and Kaycee announced their breakup to fans

On Saturday, Nany shared an Instagram Story post in which she revealed she and Kaycee chose to split.

“After a lot of reflection, Kaycee and I have decided to go our separate ways.

After appearing as part of MTV’s Battle of the Eras, Devin Walker won’t leave The Challenge fans’ TV screens anytime soon.

The former Ride or Dies winner will return when the newest season of the All Stars spin-off arrives on MTV for the first time.

Devin is part of The Challenge: All Stars Rivals, where castmates with some rivalry or feud will team up, trying to reach and win the final.

For Devin, he’ll partner with Leroy Garrett, who was also part of Season 40 and is returning for his second-straight All Stars season.

Leroy and Devin have a history from another season they played together. One was involved in the other’s elimination that season, ending their time in the competition.

Both cast members popped up in the newest All Stars promotional videos, but Devin received more criticism from fans for his appearance.

Devin called himself...

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...

In the upcoming episode of “Ridiculousness,” titled “Devin Walker,” Rob Dyrdek, Steelo Brim, and Lolo Wood are set to bring plenty of laughs. This episode, airing at 8:55 Pm on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, on MTV, promises a mix of hilarious clips and entertaining commentary. Devin Walker joins the crew, adding his unique flair to the fun.

Viewers can expect to see some truly wild moments as the group dives into zero-star challengers. These are the kind of clips that leave everyone wondering how things could possibly go so wrong. The laughter continues as they take a look at those struggling with trivia questions, showcasing just how tricky some simple questions can be. The reactions and banter among the hosts will surely keep everyone entertained.

As if that wasn’t enough, the episode also features some lighthearted moments as the gang chugs beers with some cool dudes. This segment is bound to...

After her sudden exit and hiatus from MTV’s The Challenge several seasons ago, Ashley “Millionaire” Mitchell will return to compete on All Stars Rivals.

The fifth installment of the spin-off series features cast members who team up with individuals from the show with whom they have a feud or rivalry.

She’ll be among the show’s former champions returning to try to win another edition of the popular competition series, but she likely has her work cut out for her.

The two-time Challenge winner last appeared on MTV’s Spies, Lies & Allies, which included castmates Amanda Garcia, Tori Deal, and Aneesa Ferreira.

Based on their history, she’ll team up with Aneesa for Rivals, which may have included some arguments during their previous seasons.

That means Ashley and Aneesa must put their differences aside to win the final and some significant cash.

Ashley comments on her return for...

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...

Jordan Wiseley stood tall once again as a champion on The Challenge, dominating the Battle of the Eras final against three other men.

With that win, he picked up his fifth overall and first since winning The Challenge: World Championship spinoff with Kaz Crossley.

Some may now consider him the greatest of all time on the competition show, while others feel he has some work to do.

And his road to potentially winning more championships could get more challenging in the future based on rising stars like Kyland Young.

The former Big Brother star reached his first final in Season 40 but quickly realized how tough the grueling competitions can be, with the swim-heavy events part of his fourth-place finish.

Jordan recently discussed comments that Johnny Bananas made about their fellow finalist compared to himself.

Jordan calls Kyland ‘obsessed’ with The Challenge

After winning Season 40, Jordan appeared on the Zach Nichols Podcast with his former castmate,...

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...

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.