Behind the Screen: Challenge Rookie Prospects

For over two decades, MTV's The Challenge has been the proving ground where reality TV's fiercest competitors come to cement their legacies. What started as a Real World/Road Rules spinoff has evolved into one of the most physically and mentally demanding competition series on television.

The franchise's expansion — with spinoffs in the USA, UK, Argentina, and Australia — speaks to a global appetite for the brand of cutthroat competition and alliance-driven gameplay that Vevmo's community has been tracking since 2007.

i wish storm from deal or no deal island had a personality and was single cause hed be great eye candy...

— gabbydawn

i wish storm from deal or no deal island had a personality and was single cause hed be great eye candyHe was on my shortlist. Him and Maria Grace...

— OS Kajun

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Discussion thread about Challenge Rookie Prospects with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

Challenge Rookie Prospects

gabbydawn ·

i wish storm from deal or no deal island had a personality and was single cause hed be great eye candy 

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gabbydawn#392

i wish storm from deal or no deal island had a personality and was single cause hed be great eye candy 

OS Kajun#393

i wish storm from deal or no deal island had a personality and was single cause hed be great eye candy 

He was on my shortlist! Him and Maria Grace. He was supposed to be on BB25 or BB26 I think so he might be entertaining if multiple shows wanted him.

gabbydawn#394

Yea i think him and Borekensy had a thing 

Challenge 17#395

You clearly didnt even read my post. It's tired to claim it's "convenient" Michele didn't get a physical elimination when literally only 3 total eliminations on 39 were physical. As for 40, most of the eliminations were puzzles or equalizer types but people seem to only care because Michele is good at puzzles. Its boring, sorry she has a brain

If Michele got Amanda's draw of eliminations, she'd be 1-4 and have been on about 18 episodes of the show. That's all I'm saying.

And if she got the eliminations tori got on 40, Michele would be 2-0. What's your point?

GoldenRing#396

I think the point they're trying to make is that Michele's elimination wins function similarly, which doesn't show versatility in her skill set, despite her impressive streak. 

Whereas, the last three eliminations Amanda has been in, have been physical against girls that would be considered physically imposing. (Desi is about her height but of course she's in the gym more than most). So it's more of a knock at Michele getting a luckier streak than others.

GoldenRing#397

That being said, Michele getting first in the opening purge when she likely would've been sent in and probably left was impressive. I remember in the spoiler thread most of us thought she would be an easy mark.

Not her fault, that's how the cards were stacked, but again, it doesn't show me what she can do if the elimination is something other than word phrases or math. Ameerah is probably the most impressive to me out of her wins.

killakashhh#398
Ameerah is probably the most impressive to me out of her wins

they rigged against Ameerah they had more balls in her pool

Challenge 17#399

I think the point they're trying to make is that Michele's elimination wins function similarly, which doesn't show versatility in her skill set, despite her impressive streak. 

Whereas, the last three eliminations Amanda has been in, have been physical against girls that would be considered physically imposing. (Desi is about her height but of course she's in the gym more than most). So it's more of a knock at Michele getting a luckier streak than others.

The point is stupid to me. Tori of all people has her past like 4 out of 5 elimination are puzzles and treading water. Things Michele would've also thrived at. The challenge in general swings towards Michele's skills

GoldenRing#400

The point is stupid to me. Tori of all people has her past like 4 out of 5 elimination are puzzles and treading water. Things Michele would've also thrived at. The challenge in general swings towards Michele's skills

Oh, I don't agree with the Tori thing, but for a while she was mainly doing physical matchups, so I'm guessing that's where that comes from.

But I do agree Michele is lucky. Nothing was a random "skill" crapshoot or anything physical; she was the favorite in all her eliminations.  I could see her losing the solo female eliminations from this season.  And, I could see her struggling on a final too, circumstances plays a part.

MillennialChall...#401

Zae is fine white trade that the challenge needs! Go white boy go!

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White and Trade do not go together...and I'm supposed to believe you're a POC lol

Challenge 17#402

The point is stupid to me. Tori of all people has her past like 4 out of 5 elimination are puzzles and treading water. Things Michele would've also thrived at. The challenge in general swings towards Michele's skills

Oh, I don't agree with the Tori thing, but for a while she was mainly doing physical matchups, so I'm guessing that's where that comes from.

But I do agree Michele is lucky. Nothing was a random "skill" crapshoot or anything physical; she was the favorite in all her eliminations.  I could see her losing the solo female eliminations from this season.  And, I could see her struggling on a final too, circumstances plays a part.

Tori's last eliminations, 38- puzzle, 39- puzzle, usa2- physical, 40- the cord nonsense was puzzle adjacent, and treading water. Out of all of them Michele likely wins all but the Jonna one.

GoldenRing#403

I was referring to before that.

Tori's only wins were physical, whereas in any skill or mental elimination, she did terribly. (Jenna, Anessa).

I've been saying since USA 2, her mental skills greatly improved, but she got a reputation for only doing well in the physical aspect, despite proving she's more well-rounded now. I agree, Michele would likely have won those matchups. I didn't think Tori was a good example to compare.

GoldenRing#404

White and Trade do not go together.

Sportsman180#405

The point is stupid to me. Tori of all people has her past like 4 out of 5 elimination are puzzles and treading water. Things Michele would've also thrived at. The challenge in general swings towards Michele's skills

You're being deliberately obtuse. My ENTIRE point is that if Michele has to catch one physical elimination at some point in the season against someone of equal or bigger size, SHE GOES HOME. No questions asked.

That's it. That's the point.

If she went against Olivia in Hall Brawl, she goes home. If she gets Jonna's spot vs Tori on USA2, she gets embarrassed. If she gets the pole wrestle vs Amber on RoD, she loses.

She's been incredibly "lucky" to have had a streak of almost no "strength vs strength" eliminations. Don't even need to be headbangers. Like I said, Cassidy dogwalked her in an upper body elimination.

It's incredibly "convenient" that someone the producers like and cast on 37, 38, USA2, 39 and 40 just so happened to get a very lucky run of very few strength-based physical eliminations. When we ALL know, if she catches one, she gone.

Could be dumb luck. Devin has a similar streak. Almost none of his eliminations are strength vs strength based. Amanda? Not so lucky.

And Michele is small but not very small. So I was saying if you cast girls EVEN SMALLER, they're gonna get targeted early.

Psy4potato#406

Averey is NEVER getting called back to the challenge

Shut yo mouth! I need Queen to win an All Stars!!!

Queen Averey will be back - bet on it! 

Psy4potato#407

Make The Challenge look like Eras 1, 2, and 3 again!!!

Where people in relationships also competed? Some with their spouses, even some with their kids present.

lol yes - perfect comeback! 

Tvandcoffee#408

Should they focus on casting more people who are former military? Yeremi, Cedric, and Will are all marines so it ups the competition level for sure but Id argue most from the military wouldnt be entertaining for tv (like yeremi) 

Sportsman180#409

Should they focus on casting more people who are former military? Yeremi, Cedric, and Will are all marines so it ups the competition level for sure but Id argue most from the military wouldnt be entertaining for tv (like yeremi) 

Are there a plethora of former young military guys and girls that already did a reality tv show?

Tvandcoffee#410

Should they focus on casting more people who are former military? Yeremi, Cedric, and Will are all marines so it ups the competition level for sure but Id argue most from the military wouldnt be entertaining for tv (like yeremi) 

Are there a plethora of former young military guys and girls that already did a reality tv show?

I honestly dont know. I didnt even realize those guys were all marines other than Yeremi until Cedric brought it up in an interview, and it made me realize the best male rookies were marines. I dont really watch reality shows other than the challenge and love island so Im not sure if bb and survivor get any military vets?

Sportsman180#411

I honestly dont know. I didnt even realize those guys were all marines other than Yeremi until Cedric brought it up in an interview, and it made me realize the best male rookies were marines. I dont really watch reality shows other than the challenge and love island so Im not sure if bb and survivor get any military vets?

I know for sure there's none from Survivor. I don't think there's any more from Big Brother.

Flopnanas#412

yeremi and cedric were awful casting. We want CRASHOUTS not athletic BORES!

GoldenRing#413

How would you know what Yeremi and Cedric did if you didn't watch?

entrepreneur#414

yeremi and cedric were awful casting. We want CRASHOUTS not athletic BORES!

Sportsman180#415

yeremi and cedric were awful casting. We want CRASHOUTS not athletic BORES!

Yeremi's USA material, just a pleasant normal person. Cedric hasn't been bad, he's just lower key than he needs to be for a regular.

Flopnanas#416

How would you know what Yeremi and Cedric did if you didn't watch?

I didnt see anything entertaining they did on twitter like their marine brother will... so yes they SUCKED!

gabbydawn#417

justin booth still does this show right? he loves a military man 

Flopnanas#418

will fought with MULTIPLE people, hooked up with MULTIPLE people whew and was competitive. He was a triple threat. We need people who will do all 3... and not just be america's 5th sport. Next caller lady of the night!

Flopnanas#419

BUT honestly it doesnt matter who they cast at this point. It's a 25 year old show on a dying network thats a dying show. Even if they cast 30 will's nothing will bring the show anywhere close to a million viewers again. This show is not going to attract gen z when half the cast is old enough to be their parents and their pushing it to be about competitions and explosions.

Sportsman180#420

The New Threats from 41 are the best batch of rookies since WOTW1 but they are not without people that are not tv personalities (Ben, Jake, Tay), people that realized they were in way over their heads (America), people that the editors hated (Gabe), people that just can't compete on the level necessary to survive (Blue, Adrienne), or are just a bit too normal/boring to be regulars (Yeremi, Cedric, Leka, Dee, Justin).

Will, Sydney, Leo, and Izzy are the most promising of the rookie class, by far. They are the ones that feel like they are good enough tv-wise and socially/physically to stick around.

Flopnanas#421

The New Threats from 41 are the best batch of rookies since WOTW1 but they are not with people that are not tv personalities (Ben, Jake, Tay), people that realized they were in way over their heads (America), people that the editors hated (Gabe), people that just can't compete on the level necessary to survive (Blue, Adrienne), or are just a bit too normal/boring to be regulars (Yeremi, Cedric, Leka, Dee, Justin).

Will, Sydney, Leo, and Izzy are the most promising of the rookie class, by far. They are the ones that feel like they are good enough tv-wise and socially/physically to stick around.

No new bath of rookies will compete with the amazingness that was the invasion kids era

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