Final Chaos, Engagement News & Brutal Hot Takes | The Challenge Fandom Podcast EP #203

We’re back with one of our wildest episode this season yet — and we’re breaking down everything from that controversial final! From Tony’s hot take that it was “a very good final” to Katie declaring war on fans calling this final carnival games, and Rick laying into Nicole for even showing up on these shows anymore, nothing is off-limits this week.

In This Episode:

• Is this the most fun The Challenge has been in years?

• Adam & Avery-thing are ENGAGED?!

• Did Frank push Sam too hard?

• Corrina's HOT TAKE: Why wait so long to help Sam?!

• Was the final actually balanced… or completely lopsided? • Shane & Da’Vonne’s first place run — did it help or hurt? • RAPID FIRE: Checkpoint Skip or Do, MVP/LVP, and more • Josh’s HOT TAKE, Split or Steal chaos, and heavy summer vibes

• Powerful moments, surprising performances, and plans for the offseason

Whether you’re a Challenge OG or just here for the drama, this episode is PACKED with theories, laughs, and jaw-dropping moments. Buckle up — it’s a wild ride.

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This Episode of The Challenge Fandom Podcast Is Pure Chaos—And We’re Here for It!

We’re breaking down Episode 10 & 11 of The Challenge: All Stars, and trust us—you don’t want to miss a second of this. From Shane’s explosive reaction to Adam, to the dinner party meltdown that had Nicole going full pot stirrer after going full F-boy, the drama is nonstop and the takes are hotter than ever!

We ask the tough questions:

• Was Shane really out of line?

• Are 3rd-party confessionals manipulating viewer opinions?

• Do entertainers deserve a spot in this game?

• And the “All Stars” title fair?

Plus:

• Turbo & Nany’s strange dynamic

• Adam and Steve tying the elimination record

• Mel & Nicole spiraling (and cheating)

• Production’s biggest casting mistake (yup, we said it)

We also dive into:

• Wild final predictions

• Who could steal the money?

• And a special shoutout to production—for once!

Stay to the end for our MVP picks and a fiery debate on who would steal or share the cash (you don’t want to miss Rick’s wild take).If you’re a real Challenge fan—this is the podcast for you.

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All Stars 5 Episodes 7-9 | Roundtable Recap | Challenge Fandom Podcast | Ep. 201In our milestone 201st episode, our signature Roundtable Recap delves into the latest drama and gameplay from All Stars 5, covering Episodes 7 through 9.

Episode 7 Highlights:

• Veronica vs. Nicole: Was it bullying or strategic gameplay?

• Frank and Turbo’s Meltdowns: Tactical maneuvers or raw emotion?

• Elimination Insights: Our take on the showdown and which eliminations we’d dominate as fans.

Episode 8 Highlights:

• Turbo’s Territorial Tactics: Claiming communal spaces and the ensuing conflicts.

• Household Habits: Is farting around the house normal or disrespectful?

• Shane’s Stand: Risking a 20-year friendship with Veronica over nomination votes.

• Elimination Evaluation: Breaking down the latest exit.

Episode 9 Highlights:

• Veronica’s Intervention: Addressing Nicole’s actions with Melissa and the implications back home.

• Daily Challenge Fun: Our reactions to the latest challenge. • Strategic Plays: Analyzing gameplay decisions and missed opportunities.

• Nany’s Argument Flaw: Dissecting the key misstep.

• Frank’s Erratic Moves: Is he overplaying his hand?

• Star Stealing Strategy: Debating the choice to take Nany and Turbo’s star.

• Veronica’s Gameplay Gaffe: Identifying the critical error. • MVPs, Episode Grades, and Predictions: Our top players, ratings, and future forecasts.

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🎉 200 EPISODES & THE RETURN OF DEVIN WALKER! 🎉It’s here! The 200th episode of The Challenge Fandom Podcast and we’re going BIG with another Challengers Unplugged episode! To celebrate this massive milestone, we’ve got none other than Devin Walker back on the show for the third time! 🚨 Devin, our very first guest EVER and the star of episode 100, is back to spill the tea, drop some major behind-the-scenes info, and share his thoughts on The Challenge 40!

🔥 This high-energy, no-holds-barred interview covers EVERYTHING from Devin’s personal life to his rivalry with Bananas and even Michele’s final performance. No topic is off-limits as we dive deep into everything you’re dying to know about the Challenge world! From Cory Wharton drama to Karma Points, to his raw, unedited feelings on Rachel Robinson, Devin doesn’t hold back and delivers the tea you’ve been waiting for!We also dive into Devin’s journey on the show, his biggest challenges, and what he really thinks about the direction of The Challenge! Plus, hear the inside scoop on behind the scenes information from Challenge 40 season, his relationship with Jordan, and how it all went down with Moriah, Josh, and more!

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The status of Devin’s brewery 🍺

What went down when he wasn’t cast on World Championship and USA 2 🙅‍♂️

His thoughts on The Challenge 40 cast and what went wrong with the season invitational 💥

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Karma Points, eliminations, and why he’s not scared of Kyland or Horacio 💪

Michele’s final performance & her biggest mistake 💔

And SO MUCH MORE!

This episode is packed with opinions, high tea, and wild behind-the-scenes insights you won’t want to miss! We’re celebrating 200 episodes and Devin Walker’s epic return to the podcast with some of the juiciest discussions you’ve ever heard.

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Nurys Mateo Spills It ALL! The Challenge, Reality TV, and More! | The Challenge Fandom PodcastChallenge Fandom and Reality TV fans, this is an episode you don’t want to miss! We sat down with Nurys Mateo for an in-depth 2.5-hour interview covering everything from her rise in the industry to behind-the-scenes secrets from The Challenge, Are You The One?, and Ex on the Beach!

She opens up about:

🔥 Her journey from fan to cast member

🔥 The real reason she wasn’t on All Stars 5 & The Challenge 41

🔥 What went down with her and Horacio, plus their love story

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🔥 Her thoughts on CT, Wes, Jay Starrett, and who she wants to see back

🔥 Her YouTube dating show Hot Dates & her unexpected path into modeling

🔥 PLUS, exclusive stories about production, social media, and what’s next!

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🔥 The Challenge Fandom Podcast: Strategy, Drama & a Special Guest! 🔥This episode is PACKED with hot takes, bold moves, and special guest Alex Brizard from Netflix's The Circle! We break down The Challenge: All Stars 4 and discuss everything from shocking eliminations to strategic power plays.🏆 Topics we cover:✅ Traitors—Who from Real Housewives would dominate on The Challenge?✅ Did Wes Bergmann make a mistake retiring for other reality shows?✅ Was this week's daily challenge fair? 🤔✅ Frank & Sam's big move—was it worth the risk?✅ Stars for the final—should they be earned or just given?✅ Veronica & Katie’s social masterclass to avoid elimination✅ Playing from the bottom—advantages & struggles✅ Should eliminated teams be allowed to talk to the remaining players?✅ Dario vs. Devin—who’s really proving themselves?✅ Shane & Da’Vonne—are they playing a winning game?✅ Are the returning legends holding their ground against modern players?✅ Filming length—does it change the game?✅ Katie’s Masterclass vs. CT Pro Tips📢 Plus, we analyze which teams are on the rise and who’s falling fast in the competition!💬 Drop a comment! Who do YOU think is playing the best game so far? 👀🔥 Subscribe & hit the bell so you never miss a new episode! #TheChallenge #TheChallengeAllStars #RealityTV #podcast Alex Brizard IG: https://www.instagram.com/awildbriz/

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🔥 The Challenge: All Stars 5 Episodes 4 & 5 Recap | Did Ashley Throw the Elimination? Trivia, Strategy & More! 🔥Hey Challenge fans! Welcome back to Roundtable Recaps, where your hosts Rick, Corrina, Tony, and Alexis from The Challenge Fandom Podcast break down the latest drama, strategy, and eliminations from The Challenge: All Stars 5 - Rivals!In this episode, we’re diving into the top 10 moments from Episodes 4 & 5, tackling all the biggest twists, eliminations, and behind-the-scenes strategy. If you want to skip straight to the recap, jump to 7:56!🏆 TOP DISCUSSION POINTS:✔️ Co-ed Teams: Have our opinions changed on how fair the team setups are?✔️ 80s-Themed Prom Party: Did Steve make a huge mistake skipping out on this social event?✔️ Adam & Steve’s Risky Move: Was volunteering for elimination a game-ending mistake?✔️ TJ vs. Toe Shoes: Why was TJ so disgusted with Adam’s choice of footwear?✔️ Ashley’s Emotional Call Home: Did it impact her performance in elimination? Did she throw the round?✔️ Phone Call Montages: Do we prefer personal one-on-ones or the group format?✔️ Trivia Showdown: Heights vs. food challenges—what makes for the best trivia format?✔️ Veronica & Katie’s Strategy: Does embracing the "weakest team" label help or hurt them?✔️ The Dario Situation: Did Devin & Leroy make the right move, or did Frank & Sam target the wrong stars?✔️ MVPs & Predictions: Who dominated Episodes 4 & 5? What happens next with the free star?🔥 Plus, we reveal upcoming interviews and content drops, so stay tuned! 🔥📲 Join the Challenge Fandom!We’re creating more short and mid-form content, so make sure to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube for even more exclusive insights, interviews, and hot takes!🔔 Subscribe & Turn on Notifications so you don’t miss our next breakdown!#TheChallenge #TheChallengeAllStars5 #RealityTVRecap #TheChallengePodcast #ChallengeMTV #MTVReality #ChallengeFandom #ChallengeRecap #RealityTV #CompetitionShow #RealityShowDrama

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Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Roundtable Recaps with your Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina, Katie and Tony. This week we are back to recap all the important parts of the first 3 episodes of MTV's The Challenge All Stars 5: Rivals. We are back this season with a whole new recap format and we hope this leaves more room for you, as the listener, to get involved with our recaps and social media content. We are also hoping that changing up our format will bring a freshness to your ears and our minds. Kicking things off we catch up for about 5 minutes and then Rick explains our new format, how it's going to work and how you (the listener) can get involved! We start the recap around 8 minutes in with our first segment where we debate the best and worth Rival pairings and how we are feeling about co-ed teams playing against non-co-ed teams. Around 26 minutes we move into Segment 2 and discuss the opening daily challenge on episode 1 and whether or not it was a good way to open a Rivals themed season. For segment 3 we move into episode 2 and discuss the daily challenge including which teams shocked us the most, whether or not this is the worst daily in history and should there be guaranteed incentive to come in first place mixed with a penalty of some sort for coming in last? From there we move on to segment 4 where we discuss the first eliminaton of the season with Adam and Steve VS Beth and Jonna in a recreated elimination we first saw Bananas and Theo compete in on The Challenge 40, with minor adjustments. Then we move into the Sylvia VS Kellyanne fight that closed out episode 2 and discuss who was in the wrong (if anyone), our thoughts on the dogs vs kids discussion and we also spill some tea from Frank's IG Live right after episode 3. Finally for our last few segments, we break down episode 3 starting with the daily challenge and whether or not the obstacle course was difficult enough, how we felt about the second elimination of the season with Adam and Steve taking out Sylvia and Kellyanne in a strength based elimination and of course, we had to debate the Ashley Mitchell VS Aneesa argument that was given to us at the end of episode 3 including how we think Aneesa would have handled the situation if the roles were reversed. We finally close out the show with our MVP (this might be the first time in history that we've all agreed on an MVP), overall season grade thus far and last minute thoughts. All this and more now available on The Challenge Fandom Podcast The Challenge All Stars 5: Rivals - EP1-3 Roundtable Recap. Make sure you're following us on all our social media accounts and Facebook groups for tons of custom content, games, highlight videos and so much more.

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Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Challengers Unplugged with your Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick , Corrina, and Katie. This week we are joined for the 2nd Unplugged episode by Kyland Young and he gave us an extended interview going into depth over The Challenge season 40 Battle of the Eras. We kick off by discussing the turmoil in Los Angeles, visiting Tiffany Mitchell in Michigan and what Kyland's original reaction was when he saw who he would be competing against on The Challenge 40. We break into the season by discussing how his gameplan changed once his entire alliance was gone, how he got so close with Michele and what made Kyland feel terrible about Horacio's controversial elimination against Derrick Kosinski. We also discuss Jenny's incorrect puzzle board in the final daily challenge, what Kyland's favorite daily was, his scariest moment throughout the season, who shocked him the most with their intelligence and why does Big Brother typically do so much better in the house mentally than contestants from other shows? We also discuss unaired weekend activities, who Kyland would like to see come over to The Challenge from Big Brother, which men made him a little nervous and why, plus so much more! Don't miss this awesome interview with Kyland and keep an eye out for our future episodes!

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Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Challengers Unplugged where we go beyond the edit with your favorite Challengers. This week our host team consists of Rick, Corrina, Katie and Alexis to sit down for our 3rd interview with none other than Tori Deal! We were so excited to have Tori as our first three-peat guest and she gave eveything! We kick off the episode with a little catching up and then break into conversation about her and Devin's friendship and how, as his bestie, she's been feeling about his relationship with Michele. We also discuss how she navigated this season with Josh considering she was working with the vacation alliance but also came into this season with blood on her resume from Challenge USA 2. Tori walks us through her decisions to battle against one of the biggest forces in the game, how it effected the season for her and what she would do differently, if anything! We also discuss her recent venture with fostering kittens and the Burger King prize money donation matches she is currently running (check links below if you'd like to participate). We also ask Tori to explain her choice in Jordan for being the GOAT, what the context was around her and Cara's reconciliation conversation, what the rules to the elimination with her and Cara were and did Tori feel like she would have performed in the final better had she not gotten that elimination the night before? We also discuss her favorite daily to win, what dinner was like on The Sinnister and of course we touch on all the updates for Tori's books and live events. All this and even more now available on The Challenge Fandom Podcast: Challengers Unplugged: Beyond The Edit with Tori Deal PT 3!

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