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.

season 39 had good ratings somehow what happened to 41...

— Flopnanas

All the rookies this season keep talking about how miserable they are in the house. I will continue to say: LET THEM DO SOME STUFF...

— Sportsman180

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

Challenge Rookie Prospects

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The last row of all stars?

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entrepreneur#212

The last row of all stars?

Flopnanas#213

season 39 had good ratings somehow what happened to 41

Sportsman180#214

All the rookies this season keep talking about how miserable they are in the house.

I will continue to say: LET THEM DO SOME STUFF. Take them into town to shop and eat. Let them hit up the beach when possible. Do a sight-seeing/cultural tour!

OS Kajun#215

All the rookies this season keep talking about how miserable they are in the house.

I will continue to say: LET THEM DO SOME STUFF. Take them into town to shop and eat. Let them hit up the beach when possible. Do a sight-seeing/cultural tour!

Yeah. I don't understand why they took so much freedom away and have made it so miserable. Pinky what is the justification for that

Psy4potato#216

All the rookies this season keep talking about how miserable they are in the house.

I will continue to say: LET THEM DO SOME STUFF. Take them into town to shop and eat. Let them hit up the beach when possible. Do a sight-seeing/cultural tour!

Yeah. I don't understand why they took so much freedom away and have made it so miserable. Pinky what is the justification for that

agteed with both of you - when the cast had freedom back in the day they looked like they were having fun and didn't look miserable. And we still had amazing drama.  Give them phones and let them explore - honestly if some left the house we could get better game play of people strategizing together.  heck Melissa got a job at the resort they were at on sexes 1, Brad & Robin went on a date into town, the og gauntlets always had people going on walks off property and they would get good game play talk.  

Also why spend the money to shoot so long and livr somewhere exotic - pull a gauntlet and do Colorado or a random state. Might get some people to say yes who always say no if it's local and didn't film as long. 

entrepreneur#217

All the rookies this season keep talking about how miserable they are in the house.

I will continue to say: LET THEM DO SOME STUFF. Take them into town to shop and eat. Let them hit up the beach when possible. Do a sight-seeing/cultural tour!

is that why half of the rookie men walk around in their underwear?

Sportsman180#218

So someone made a fun graph of every Gen Zer aka under 29 years old on Survivor. So, I'm of the opinion that there are a few players from the ages of 29-32 that could still debut on The Challenge, but this is a pretty good representation of "future" potential rookies.

There's 41 people, 25 of them (the reds) I outright think have absolutely no chance of being casted. The nine yellows I could see randomly happening, but it would be very random, would give it less than a 10% chance. Most of those I would say they're either not an amazing fit or "their time has passed" because either they've been off tv too long or they have no social media buzz/following.

And the greens I could see getting cast for 42-43. And those seven I would rank least likely to most likely as:

7. Gabe

6. Sophi

5. Liana

4. Sami

3. Anika

2. Sam

1. Venus

TheKonquerer#219

Just stop tryna make survivor work. Outside of Q and Venus, we're doomed. 

Sportsman180#220

Just stop tryna make survivor work. Outside of Q and Venus, we're doomed. 

Sam, Anika, Sai, Kaleb, and Tori Meehan would all be a lot of fun!!!

OS Kajun#221

Survivor 47 was iconic!

Challenge 17#222

Id be fine seeing MC idc if she's boring most of the entertaining girls from survivor aren't doing well on this 

Sportsman180#223

Id be fine seeing MC idc if she's boring most of the entertaining girls from survivor aren't doing well on this 

I do like MC. I just think she might be too nice and normal to be entertaining on TC.

Challenge 17#224

Id be fine seeing MC idc if she's boring most of the entertaining girls from survivor aren't doing well on this 

I do like MC. I just think she might be too nice and normal to be entertaining on TC.

I fully acknowledge she'd be boring but I expect her to compete well so I'm fine with like one or two bores if they bring competition

OS Kajun#225

Y'all will really just be saying anyone you on tv. MC is not Challenge material. She'd waste a spot bringing nothing till the very end.

Challenge 17#226

Y'all will really just be saying anyone you on tv. MC is not Challenge material. She'd waste a spot bringing nothing till the very end.

If she can take out girls I hate then its a win for me.

Challenge 17#227

Not my fault basically all the entertaining survivor women are getting broken in half in something physical. 

OS Kajun#228

Not my fault basically all the entertaining survivor women are getting broken in half in something physical. 

Well good thing a physical eliminations is very rare. Everyone should be cast for  purely entertainment value.

Challenge 17#229

Not my fault basically all the entertaining survivor women are getting broken in half in something physical. 

Well good thing a physical eliminations is very rare. Everyone should be cast for  purely entertainment value.

That's your opinion, im fine with one or two people being there only for competition if it means they're taking out people i hate.

Infernho#230

Kamila and Kyle for Ride or Die 2

Challenge 17#231

Kamila and Kyle for Ride or Die 2

Im weak Kamilla would be hilarious on this. She'd be so bad at 99% of the missions or eliminations but she'd crush a puzzle.

Flopnanas#232

cydney from survivor kaôh rōng said on a recent podcast that the challenge asked her a couple years ago but she declined bc she was focus on bodybuilding but she wants them to ask her now again 

OS Kajun#233

I don't care that she's 33! Give us her now!

Challenge 17#234

I don't care that she's 33! Give us her now!

GoldenRing#235

She's only 33?

Didn't realize she was that young on Survivor. She would've been a perfect New Threat.

BBSurvivor123#236

She's only 33?

Didn't realize she was that young on Survivor. She would've been a perfect New Threat.

i thought the same - w her season being so long ago idk why i thought she was in her 40s.

s42 please cast her NOW

Sportsman180#237

Cydney could be great or she could've turned into a more likable Kaycee. It's been a full decade since her season filmed. 10.5 years to be exact.

But she's worth the shot, in my opinion. I wonder if her and Michele are still close.

Flopnanas#238

Cydney could be great or she could've turned into a more likable Kaycee. It's been a full decade since her season filmed. 10.5 years to be exact.

But she's worth the shot, in my opinion. I wonder if her and Michele are still close.

She said she hasn't talked to or seen michele since 2018 but that michele likes or comments on her IG once in a blue moon

OS Kajun#239

It's been over a decade since Koh Rong filmed? Life goes by too fast.

Sportsman180#240

It's been over a decade since Koh Rong filmed? Life goes by too fast.

Yup, Day 39 was May 7th, 2015.

OS Kajun#241

The fact we got Aubrey's worthless butt for a 4th time over Cydney for 50 is so disgusting. Probst should be throat punched. I forgot how mad I am about that terrible cast.

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