Can best & worst be Fresh Meat?  They had the most impact but were insufferable.  This includes Wes, Danny, Johanna, Melinda, Evelyn, Evan, Kenny, Diem & Casey

Idk off the top of my head who is the best but I know which rookie class was the worst. The WOTW 2 rookies were a different breed and a embarrassment to the show 

The worst has to be bloodlines imo. Wotw2 had a bad group but the bloodlines added so little to the show. 

One of the worst was bloodlines

One of the worst was bloodlines

When Nicole Ramos is arguably the best from that rookie class it's hard to argue 

Are Cory & Tony rookies from Bloodlines though?  Dario too?

One of the worst was bloodlines

When Nicole Ramos is arguably the best from that rookie class it's hard to argue 

Are Cory & Tony rookies from Bloodlines though?  Dario too?

Good point I wasn't even thinking about them

Bloodlines came to mind but then I remembered that was Cory's first season 

Dirty30 had the worst by far. DerrickH, Ammo, Tori. Literal hell.

best was world of the worlds 1.  Rookies turbo and theo being the top 2 whew

Even though they all are pretty much never coming back now lmao WOTW1 had some good ones at the time: Turbo, Theo, Bear, Georgia, Cain.......Dee

But also some flops: Nolan twins, Morgan, Zahida

Then there's Ninja and Mattie lol

Crazy to think how much controversy there is surrounding this group lmao

Even though they all are pretty much never coming back now lmao WOTW1 had some good ones at the time: Turbo, Theo, Bear, Georgia, Cain.......Dee

But also some flops: Nolan twins, Morgan, Zahida

Then there's Ninja and Mattie lol

Crazy to think how much controversy there is surrounding this group lmao

There was all that potential and we got stuck with Josh as the only regular.......

Dirty30 had the worst by far. DerrickH, Ammo, Tori. Literal hell.

Tori is one or faces of the show lol

Aside from Kam vendettas had some duds. Natalie,Victor,Eddie,Alicia

Without the controversies was WOTW1 is an amazing group. But now Josh is the only one still on the show. People like Bear, Theo & Georgia I thought were going to be huge parts of the show moving forward.

Vendettas was pretty solid at the time too with Kam, Natalie, Mel, Kayleigh, Kyle, Joss and then Rogan proved himself later on, but Kyle & Kam are the only established regulars but we might see a couple others again.

Going before season 10 is kind of cheating but The Gauntlet did have Katie, Tina, Trishelle, Abe, Alton & Darrell, plus the Gauntlet Queen Sarah

WOTW2 has to be the worst, it's only 2 seasons later and the only one on still on is Big T, the weakest out of the whole group. XXX is pretty bad too, Tori being forced as one of the faces of the show currently is the only thing keeping it from the bottom. Bloodlines had terrible bloodlines, but Tony & Cory are pretty big new school names. Exes 1 is pretty weak aside from Dustin, and Gauntlet 3 considering it had a 'rookie' team is kinda terrible with Tori being the only notable one

The wikipedia has the rookies in highlighted if anyone needs it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Challenge_(TV_series)_contestants

War of the worlds 2 by far the worse of the seasons I have watch

Bloodlines came to mind but then I remembered that was Cory's first season 

Yea but he's not enough to give that season a pass.. they were all either bland or annoying. 

The best rookie class has to be either Gauntlet or Fresh Meat 2 for me... 

Exes was pretty bad, Nate & Priscilla and naomi.Dustin sucks too heather was okay.

The best rookie class has to be either Gauntlet or Fresh Meat 2 for me... 

Yeah, The Gauntlet might be the best--Darrell, Katie, Abram, Irulan, Alton, Trishelle, Tina, Cara, Dave, Sarah G &  Rachel B

I forgot Matt & Steve

The first batch of AYTO cast members: Seasons 1 and 2 really 

The best rookie class has to be either Gauntlet or Fresh Meat 2 for me... 

Yeah, The Gauntlet might be the best--Darrell, Katie, Abram, Irulan, Alton, Trishelle, Tina, Cara, Dave, Sarah G &  Rachel B

I forgot Matt & Steve

yeah that's probably the best rookie lineup you could have in one season 

The best would be the gauntlet for old school and for new school wotw1 without controversy and the worst by far is wotw2 the rookies and that season was so bad and cory and tony slightly push bloodlines ahead of wotw2

I like these kind of threads, btw so good work OP. Would be interesting to have a thread in the future discussing the best and worst teams on the challenge. 

The first batch of AYTO cast members: Seasons 1 and 2 really 

Season 2 could've had better representation. Paris should've been on before anyone, Ashley looked strong, and Jess was full of drama. John, Layton, and Pratt could've been good competitors.

i always considered Cory about of the Invasion rookie class for some reason 

The best rookie class has to be either Gauntlet or Fresh Meat 2 for me... 

Yeah, The Gauntlet might be the best--Darrell, Katie, Abram, Irulan, Alton, Trishelle, Tina, Cara, Dave, Sarah G &  Rachel B

I forgot Matt & Steve

That was when the vets at the time were only on their 2nd or 3rd challenge, so pretty much everyone was still new. 

The best rookie class has to be either Gauntlet or Fresh Meat 2 for me... 

Yeah, The Gauntlet might be the best--Darrell, Katie, Abram, Irulan, Alton, Trishelle, Tina, Cara, Dave, Sarah G &  Rachel B

I forgot Matt & Steve

That was when the vets at the time were only on their 2nd or 3rd challenge, so pretty much everyone was still new. 

True but that's not much different than Fresh Meat, Seasons 2, Frest Meat 2, Bloodlines, etc where over half the cast was brand new

Battle of the Seasons 2 was a good Rookie class. 

Battle of the Seasons 2 was a good Rookie class. 

ehhh...

The best rookie class has to be either Gauntlet or Fresh Meat 2 for me... 

Yeah, The Gauntlet might be the best--Darrell, Katie, Abram, Irulan, Alton, Trishelle, Tina, Cara, Dave, Sarah G &  Rachel B.

I forgot Matt & Steve.

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My favorite rookie classes on the challenge. Battle of the Season had a great rookie class(2002). Elka, The Miz, Coral Theo V, Adam L, Timmy, Holly B, Jisela, Tara, Norm, Becky, Danny R, and Kelley. The Gaunlet another dope rookie class.  The Inferno  Christena, CT, and Kendall.  The Gauntlet 2, The rookie team. The Inferno II Jamie and Jodi.  Battle of the   Sexes Ellen, Colin, Lori, and Ruthie.  Battle of The Sexes II, Arissa, Sophia, Derrick K, Randy, Brad, Ibis, Robin, Tina, and Frank R.  WOW 1.