- ♪ MTV ♪
[dramatic music]
- Loyalty, trust, friendship.
This season, we're putting them all to the test.
[screaming]
[explosion]
- Just trust me. - [groans]
- For the first time in "Challenge" history,
the players will enter the game
with their greatest ally at their side.
True friends, siblings, lovers.
Their bonds of loyalty must withstand
the most cutthroat competition in the world.
- Let's go! - Good job, Jay!
- Almost there, Moriah. Come on.
- Aah! - No!
- I will die for you.
- [groans] [clamoring]
- No matter what happens in this game,
you're gonna have their back.
[screaming]
- With real-life relationships on the line,
this season will be the most intense "Challenge" yet.
Players are hungrier than ever for their share of $1 million.
- [screams] - Just go!
- Oh!
- Aah!
- No!
- And in one of the biggest twists ever,
six of the most iconic players in "Challenge" history
will be joining the game in a way
that no one will ever see coming.
They too are paired up with their ride or dies,
because on this season of "The Challenge,"
you live or die by your ride or die.
And right now, they're about to size up their competition
on this season of "The Challenge: Ride or Dies."
♪ ♪
[Supergrass' "All right"]
♪ ♪
- ♪ We are young ♪
♪ We run green ♪
♪ Keep our teeth ♪
♪ Nice and clean ♪
♪ See our friends ♪
♪ See the sights ♪
♪ And feel all right ♪
♪ ♪
♪ We wake up ♪
♪ We go out ♪
♪ Smoke a fag ♪
♪ Put it out ♪
♪ See our friends ♪
♪ See the sights ♪
♪ And feel all right ♪
- A motley crew. - Yeah!
- Rogues' gallery. - Yeah.
- I don't know how I feel about seeing you all.
[laughter]
- This season, we're all part of TJ's big twist, so...
- To get to be a twist from TJ,
that means you have reached a pinnacle in this "Challenge."
I know we are gonna shake this game up.
They are going to be shook when we walk in.
- Yes. - We're the ace in the pocket.
We are the ride or dies.
What does ride or die mean, though?
- I mean, my God, I've been through everything
with this kid and we're still riding strong, so...
11 years.
- We got "Road Rules" right here.
How do y'all feel?
- We've had so much history,
I mean, 20 years for some of us.
- To me, ride or die
means something that can't happen overnight.
- Mm-hmm. - You know,
this is years of experience,
years of friendship, years of ups and downs.
- Because how many times have we seen
some of these new kids come in,
best friends for a season-- best friends--
and then when it comes time to vote...
- Yeah. - At the end of the season,
now they're enemies for the rest?
So they thought they were ride or dies,
but then the pressure of this game,
the money,
everyone else's opinion of what you're doing,
that will really show you
whether you ride or did they die.
- I love my ride or die.
A lot of y'all don't know, every time I've won,
she's been on there with me. - Wow.
- If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have won.
- Aw.
- The first one, "The Gauntlet."..
Good work, everybody. Good work.
Second one, "Inferno,"
and then the third one, "Inferno 2."
She was on the opposing team, but she helped me a lot.
So if it wasn't for V,
I would've never had those first three wins.
- That's a ride or die. - She was always saving me.
- Johnny and I, our friendship started
before we even ever did a season
of "The Challenge" together.
- The Twitter DMs. - Oh, man.
- I slid into Nany's DMs
on Twitter. - A little bit of romance.
- It was right after my "Real World" season.
Yeah, he slid in the DMs.
- I don't know if he wanted just a friendship then.
- Yeah, he didn't. - Of course I did!
- Like, how the hell are you two ride or dies?
- [laughs] - What?
- Well, we started "Rivals 2." - Come on.
Go, go. Careful.
- Go, go, go. Whoo!
- Who needs the most attention in the house?
- I think he said Aneesa. - Correct.
- Oh, my God! [laughter]
I love you, baby. - Love you, boo.
- The only reason we made it to the final in "Rivals 2"
was that Aneesa and the girls, they rode with us.
- And I love Jordan.
My best friend is your ex,
which also ties us together, so you're, like,
a part of my life regardless. - Mm-hmm.
- But it's been ten years, and--
- Yeah, a long time, a lot of tenure.
- Yeah, and you make me feel safe.
- Thank you. - And, you know,
I see the good in you and the growth.
So clearly, we are all amazing.
I mean, there's no doubt about that.
- Duh. - But now, we have
this list of folks that we'll be playing with.
- So I just did "All Stars" with Kailah,
and I guess she brought her husband, Sam.
♪ ♪
- Kailah slid into my DMs.
And I saw her, and I thought, pretty hot girl.
I was in the UK. Very, very cold.
She said she lived in Florida.
And she said, "You should visit."
And I took that very literally. - Very.
- Very literally and booked a flight
and went to Florida for our first date.
- [laughs]
- So as soon as I met Kailah,
I knew she was gonna be the one.
She's high energy, she's impulsive just like me,
and she is the sexiest woman
in this house and the world, I should say.
I like certainty. - [chuckles]
Yeah, we've got none of that right now.
We just got married,
but we're here in a very stressful environment.
And that is a little bit scary
because we don't know what kind of stresses
we're gonna be putting on our beautiful relationship.
Either this is genius or it's the dumbest thing ever.
- I think it's genius.
- Is it? - I think so.
We are the only married couple in the game.
- Did you guys actually honeymoon before here,
or is this it?
- No, this is it. - [laughing]
- This is it, buddy.
- Terrible.
Terrible choice.
[laughter]
- And we'll be the only married couple
to win $1 million, baby.
- Just be quiet and look pretty, okay?
- Okay.
- That's gonna be an interesting team.
I mean, I know that Sam hasn't ever played in a "Challenge."
But, I mean, Kailah is pretty fierce
and I think she understands how to play the political game now.
- Mm-hmm. - Yes.
- Which she didn't back in her earlier years.
- Yeah. Well, I actually-- I personally know Sam.
He's committed, he's, like, super dedicated,
and he is very competitive, so I think, the two of them
aren't coming here just for vacation.
- He married Kailah, though,
so there has to be something maybe a little off.
- Oh, stop it. [laughter]
- I'm out. - All right, well, we do have
another vet up there.
We have Laurel and her friend Jakk.
- Last time I saw her on a "Challenge"
was "War of the Worlds 2." - Yeah.
- Who is Laurel's partner, Jakk?
Never heard of him.
- She met Jakk on "Ex on the Peak."
- Yeah. - And they became good friends.
- I guess, he's, like, pretty athletic
from what she's told me.
♪ ♪
- Are you ready?
I almost feel like we're, like, as partners,
we have a dichotomy where I have a talent
where I can make everybody get along with me
and everybody like me. - Yeah. That's true.
- And you're more so-- people, kind of,
more afraid or, like, timid.
And it's like, that's our advantage.
- Okay, now, read me the one right below that.
What you don't know about Jakk is what's on the inside,
which is this massively strong, powerful man
that really takes no [bleep]
and that's when I truly fell in love with Jakk.
- She's one of best competitors
to ever play the game, and to be aligned with her,
I know that I am in good hands
because I know that she kind of destroys anything in her path.
- I think I'm a nice person.
Get balanced. Let's do this.
But it's hard to be nice when you're trying to compete
with other people to win the same million dollars.
♪ ♪
- So you're saying-- - Yeah.
- Jakk be nimble, Jakk be quick.
- Actually, the word she uses, "He's a savage."
So... [laughs]
- So going into this season,
what are some of the strategies that you guys are bringing in?
What are you excited to see? What are you afraid to see?
Darrell, do you hope we're dangling off some buildings?
- Hell, no. I hope not.
- [laughs]
- No, I've been trying to do some meditation.
I did tell my daughter, "I will do my best"
and I'm just not trying to let her down
because she told me
that you got to get uncomfortable to grow.
- Wow. - That's a very wise daughter.
- She used the same [bleep] on me.
- [laughs] - She's great.
- When she saw me not
walking out on that ledge, so I got to do it.
Whatever it is, just get it [bleep] done.
- Yeah, that's how I feel, too.
I feel, like--obviously, I haven't, you know,
done "The Challenge" as long as you,
but I mean, 11 years in the game, I feel like,
I don't know what it is. I step into every "Challenge"
and I feel like--in my head it's like,
I know I have to do it.
But that's why I have Johnny, my ride or die, you know?
- This was my biggest lesson coming in.
Like, you have to be able to pivot on a dime.
You have to play a game that you've never played,
you've never seen, and you have to do the best your first try.
No new attempts and no do-overs.
- Only time will tell who will ride their way
to get their hands on that $1 million.
But for now, take a look at a sneak peak
of this season of "The Challenge."
This season, my challenges will be physically tough
and mentally draining. [tires squeal]
- For us, it's definitely till death do us part.
♪ ♪
- Go!
- We are ride or dies for life.
- [gurgling]
- My ride or die, we are a strong team.
We are definitely a big threat.
- [groans] - [groans]
♪ ♪
- But above all, it will test teamwork
and communication like never before.
- They're ahead of us? - I don't give a [bleep].
- Oh, shut the [bleep] up. - This is not working.
- Oh, come on.
♪ ♪
- Ohh!
♪ ♪
- [screams] - [screams]
♪ ♪
- Well, we have our returning champ, Amber,
and her boyfriend, Chauncey.
Amber's from "Big Brother" and won her rookie season.
- The love of my life. - Yes.
- [laughs] - Yes, yes.
Ding, ding, ding. - [squeals]
[laughter]
I feel like he's my soulmate.
And I am so happy he is here with me
because I feel like I trust him 100%
and he is definitely a true ride or die.
Hang on. Hang on.
I have been to one final.
I've won one. [screams]
- You are the champions. Best in the world.
- And didn't do so great my second season.
Lean back. - You got to hold on.
- [screams] - Whoa.
- But I am back, again, for that revenge.
I want to get that W and I want to win again.
Let's go! - Amber's a champ.
It does put some pressure on me.
The first thing I'm gonna do when I win--
Amber has to get a ring. I gotta give it to her.
She deserves it.
My mother told me to give it to her.
She said if I don't, she gonna beat my ass.
both: Ooh! [laughter]
- Wow. - But she was coached
very well. - Yes.
- I gotta take some credit. - 'Cause you were her partner.
- Oh--oh. - And history repeats itself.
If you're ever my partner, you end up becoming
a "Challenge" champion one day. Just saying.
- That's exactly right.
- And Chauncey is her boyfriend.
- Yeah. - There ain't
a snowball's chance in hell I'm bringing anyone
in a relationship into this house because you know,
it's like the last thing you want is, like,
a real life relationship analyzed under a microscope.
- Let me tell you about it, buddy.
[laughter]
- Jordan can let you know how it is.
- Let me tell you about it. - [laughs]
- I've known Amber since her rookie season
and she is a very emotional player.
And, you know, she does let the pressure of the game
get to her, so I think that, you know, it could be
a good thing that she has Chauncey by her side.
- Yeah. It's probably what she needs.
- Yeah. - And you two have both
been in, obviously, very, like,
notable relationships on the show.
Is that, in your opinion, like, a net positive
or a net negative?
- Honestly, I wouldn't do this show without Kaycee.
I met her on "The Challenge" and our relationship
has evolved in such a beautiful way.
This season, Kaycee is coming in with her brother,
Kenny, and, you know, Kaycee's a "Challenge" champ.
[laughter] - Name's Kenny.
First season. Excited to be here.
You guys know the champ. Ready to rock and rumble.
- Ready? Let's go.
- Yes! [cheering]
- We've always had each other's back growing up.
Our parents divorced when we were young,
so all we had was each other.
[indistinct speech]
- I know what I'm capable of and I know
what my sister's capable of, so we do have some advantages.
- Go, baby! Go! - Go. Let go. Let go.
[cheering] - Come on. Come on.
- Am I protective of my brother?
Hell yeah. When it comes to my family--
if anyone tries to disrespect my family,
it really does light a fire up under me.
I have the word respect tatted on me for a reason.
It goes deep.
Good work. [laughs]
- Let me tell you. Her brother is--
I mean, I don't know what it is
running through their DNA, but...
- That's a team we're gonna have to get out of here early.
- [laughs] - Nah-uh.
You're gonna have to fight me for that one.
- [laughs]
- There are a lot of unknowns on this board.
Another one is Johnny and Ravyn.
- Any of you guys heard of these two?
- Johnny is from "Love Island: USA."
- Ravyn's reached out to me. - Oh.
- She's also from Oklahoma. - That's what it is.
♪ ♪
- That's what it's all about.
All we got to do is work together.
I have brought my lovely friend, Ravyn.
We're ready to compete. We're two rookies. Let's go.
Go back. - [squeals]
- Our friendship evolved by just us going out all the time,
creating TikToks together.
Johnny is really, really close to me,
but we are definitely friends with tension.
You made me look like a clown in front of the whole house.
My relationship to my ride or die has been
a whirlwind, honestly.
- Let's go, baby! Let's go!
I truly think this is our time to prove ourselves.
- Okay, so just give up?
Accept it? - I'm not saying give up.
Sometimes we don't draw the line
maybe where it should be drawn.
That's why it's a little complicated
with my partner, Ravyn.
♪ ♪
- As of right now, yes.
I do fully trust Johnny as my ride or die.
- I'm so proud of you. Thanks for not giving up on me.
- But, you know, trust can be tested.
- Whoo. - We got a good one.
[chuckles]
- He is beautiful and a track star, I think, so...
- Gotta go. [laughs]
- Well, you have to also think, too, like, if you have
these athletes that are coming into the show,
they're not going to bring in a ride or die
that's not going to perform well.
You know, if they had any common sense,
they would bring in somebody that--
- Well, we've seen the most athletic people fall.
- Yeah. - You know?
- I mean, I don't know.
- It doesn't matter how athletic you are.
- It's not all about athletics.
- This is a mind game, you know?
- Yeah. - We've seen--
We've seen some of the best "athletes"--
- Die. - Fail.
- Yeah. - Fall miserably.
- Now, I know Jay is a sleeper. Everybody sleeps on Jay,
but that man will come to perform and he has his partner,
Michele, from "Survivor." That's a tough team.
- She won her "Survivor" season.
- She's the youngest-- - Puts herself out--
- Youngest female to ever win the game.
♪ ♪
- Jay and I have had a bit of a complicated relationship,
I would say. We really liked each other.
We, like, lit each other on fire and then disrupted
into ashes and flames and it was a whole, hot mess.
So we decided better off as friends.
- Step back. Swing good.
- [grunts]
I think Jay's good trait can also be his flaw.
I think often times,
he doesn't take things seriously enough.
- Okay, so flaws about Michele.
It's the exact opposite.
I think she is too serious with life.
There is some things that you need to relax with.
- Besides that, I am perfect.
- Sure. - Thank you.
It's so heavy.
I want to be a little bit far from the drama,
but the one making the kill shots.
I want to be the one pulling the strings.
And as long as we can keep our names out of people's mouths
for the first bit, I think we're gonna run away with it.
- She's also that "Survivor" sneaky type.
Like, they have their own way that they move.
Very different than "Big Brother,"
but they know exactly what they're doing.
And I'm friends with Michele outside of the game and...
- Who are you not friends with? - She's great at puzzles.
Some people I really don't [bleep] like.
Like you. - [laughs]
- Darrell. Oh, he's not on this list.
- The only thing is with Jay
is that you just can't trust him.
- Like, I'll hang out with him,
have beers with him, kick it with him,
take his ex-girlfriend, but, like, other than that,
like, I mean, I don't know. I can't trust them in the game.
- You probably can't trust him in the game
since you took his ex-girlfriend.
- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
- That's actually a good point. - [laughs]
- There's four aspects to being a challenger, right?
You gotta be good at challenges,
you gotta be good at eliminations,
you gotta be good at finals,
that's something totally different,
but you gotta know how to navigate the house.
all: Yeah. - Because if you're a dickhead,
then you're gonna go in, and the odds of you surviving
every, single one is not good. - Yeah.
- That is, to me, like, one of the hardest things
about this game and why it makes it so mentally draining.
- I think I've played so many different games
and I know what does not work for me--
we've all been in fights and shown our asses--
- We just get to sit back and, like, just drop a match
into the gasoline and, like-- and watch it burn.
- I don't want to be involved in any drama,
but I would like to start some.
- I'm trying not to act like my feelings are hurt,
but my feelings are hurt.
- You don't know what a friendship is, Turbo.
- Don't question our loyalty to each other.
- If he's wheeling and dealing,
is that really a friend?
- I've fought with you more in two weeks than I have
with [bleep] girlfriends I've had for two years.
- You guys really [bleep] yourselves
in front of everyone.
You both look like you can't be trusted.
You're liars.
- You lied directly to my face.
- Don't [bleep] shut me down when I'm trying to talk.
- Toughen the [bleep] up
'cause I have to do the same thing.
- I don't understand what you're saying.
- I'm just wasting my time.
- You're a liar.
- I'm not trying to cross those boundaries at all.
I'm not messy like that.
- Don't act like an idiot now.
I gonna see you one-by-one in elimination.
You have to learn. - No, no, no.
You have to learn to let me finish my sentence.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
- Okay.
So we got my boy, Nelly, up here.
- Yes. - Who's his partner, Nurys?
- I think she has a good head on her shoulders.
- Are they a couple or are they--
- No. - Are they friends?
- It was--they had a show hookup.
- Okay.
- Let's go, baby.
- We used to date in the past, but we actually got over
all the "relationship" stuff
and we actually built a great friendship.
He always has my back and he's always cheering me on.
- Whoo! That's it.
That's good, baby girl. - Ready?
- [grunts]
She's a hard worker, she's a hustler,
and I love that about her.
- Us rookies, I feel like we've proved ourselves.
I'm really not scared of any of them.
I am a hustler. Honestly, to me,
I feel like it's one of my best qualities,
so I always appreciate when people
can see me for who I am.
- I think Nurys knows how badly I want to win.
Money comes a goes,
but being a champion in this game lasts forever.
- I know it's been nine seasons and I feel like
you deserve that more than a lot of other people.
- [groans]
- He's honestly one of the hardest working people
on "The Challenge,"
so you know we're gonna get this W for him.
- Let's go.
- Nelson and Fessy--it's gonna be interesting to see
this season because didn't Fessy basically nominate
Nelson to go into an elimination
against and sent him home?
- Tonight, I'm gonna be voting in Aneesa and Fessy.
- Whoa. - Are you serious?
Did Fessy just play me?
I considered this guy my friend.
[cheering]
- Ooh.
- Run! Yes!
[air horn blares]
- I think that sits with Nelson still
and I don't know if he's 100% over that.
And if I were him, I don't blame him.
- All right, so Fessy is coming in this season
with his ride or die, Moriah.
Romantically involved?
- I don't think so. - Okay.
♪ ♪
- Moriah walks into any room, she's the friendliest person.
She talks to everybody.
- I feel like whenever we hang out,
I always do something new
and he's always teaching me something.
- She's a competitor. She's gonna give it her all.
Same with me, so I'm excited about our dynamic
and I think we're gonna give this place some hell.
Come on. Everything you got, Moriah.
♪ ♪
You ready? - Let's go.
"The Challenge" for me is more important
because I want Fessy to win. I've seen him on the seasons
and I know he wants to win so bad.
And I feel like, for him, it's not even about the money.
It's just like, he wants the title of winning
and I want to help him get there.
Come on. Keep going, Fessy.
- Moriah told me when we got here,
she was gonna full send everything.
- That's my guy. - As long as
she gives it her all, that's all I can ask for.
- [grunting]
- Listen, Fessy has a relatively short track record
on "The Challenge," but what he's accomplished
is pretty impressive.
The guy's an absolute monster.
- Has he seen a lot of eliminations?
- He's seen a few. - One.
One per season. - This is what gets him.
- I disagree with that. I think Fessy is very smart.
- Eliminations that he's seen,
he's essentially gotten to choose them
or they've been literally handpicked for a massive dude.
- Ready? Go. [air horn blares]
- [grunting]
[air horn blares]
- Ooh. [metal clanks]
- But I want to see how you do under pressure
when you have to, you know, calm down a second,
and the puzzle's not working, and figure it out.
- And you have a partner.
- And Fessy knows one way of doing that.
And that is, "I'm gonna set the pace
and you're gonna follow it."
- Hopefully, you keep up with me.
- And he's not good at adjusting to his partner
or leading them or motivating them, so...
- They gots big ego stuff too.
If he can get out of that--
- Well, let's hope he hasn't gotten out of that
because that's gonna help us. - Well, yes.
- Like, we want him to be stuck there.
- Yes. [laughter]
- So as far as eliminations go, I feel like
the eliminations every season get crazier and crazier.
- Yeah. - And you never know.
- So unpredictable.
- I mean, it's never a comfortable place.
- Now, you walk in and it's like,
you have no idea what it is. - Yeah.
- You can't even predict what the elimination is
when you're staring at it that's the craziest part.
- And what goes hand-in-hand with elimination
is the voting, how that's gonna go.
And that also determines eliminations.
- I like it the easy way. Winner, safe.
Loser, last place, automatically going in.
But, of course, TJ is not gonna give it to us that way.
He wants blood on everybody's hands.
♪ ♪
- This is The Zone.
It's where all the elimination rounds are gonna be
taking place on this season of "Ride or Dies."
♪ ♪
It's where their bonds of trust will be tested.
It's all about loyalty and who you can trust.
♪ ♪
- [grunts]
- Get him!
- Let's go hard this way. - Let me down.
- I am. - [groans]
[explosion]
- [grunts] - Ohh!
- [indistinct yells] - Hold.
- [grunting]
- I'm not a [bleep] rat. - I love it.
- [groans]
♪ ♪
- I told you. You gotta be careful who you trust.
Especially me. - There's no way.
- Who the [bleep] is that? - Jordan.
[people screaming]
- Ohh!
[upbeat electronic music]
- I never thought I'd say this,
but looking at all these mugs sitting around the table--
I never thought I'd be so happy to see you guys in this house
because we're outnumbered.
A lot of rookies. - Yeah.
- Look at this board, okay? We are 100% outnumbered.
- It's gonna be interesting.
- All right, guys, I see two rookies
on the board teamed up, Analyse and Tommy.
What do we know about them?
- They're both from "Big Brother."
And I think, they met on "Big Brother."
They became really good friends.
- Anytime you say "Big Brother,"
them some sneaky little [bleep].
♪ ♪
- The other teams are gonna look at us
and they're definitely gonna underestimate us
because of how tiny we are. - Yup.
How you doing? - [bleep]
- You all right? - Yeah.
But I don't think people understand how strong we are.
I want to be here and I want to prove myself.
- I believe, so you can too.
- I was an athlete. Tommy was a dancer.
- Whoo!
- I feel like we're a powerhouse, honestly.
- Mm-hmm. You [bleep] got this.
So in "The Challenge" world,
"Big Brother" definitely has a stigma.
- A lot of them think we might be sneaky,
very manipulative,
and that's what "The Challenge" is about, so...
I think that they might be
a little worried about us, but...
- They should be. - Yeah. They should.
- There's a lot of "BB" people up here and...
- [laughs] - I--you have to think
that they are talking and coming in prepared with a plan.
- Of course. - Oh, yeah.
- You know they want to take "The Challenge."
- They sit in the "Big Brother" house for 99 days,
like, how can I get on "The Challenge"?
I think Tommy lasted longer than her--
- Not a couple?
- No, Tommy likes men. - Ooh, okay.
- And Analyse, I hear, is a soccer player, so...
- Whoa.
- That should make for an interesting team as well.
I mean-- I think that Johnny,
you may have some enemies on this board.
Like, Devin. - Name one.
- Tori. I mean, what about that team?
- I think that's gonna be a good-ass team
'cause, I mean, you got Devin
who's not that athletic, but very smart.
And you got Tori, that'll probably be
dragging his ass across the finish line.
- Yeah, I think, they have a really good
balance right there. - Definitely.
- And Devin's been training.
I mean, and I've also been with him.
You know, we're friends outside of this.
- Last season, Devin surprised a lot of people...
- Athletically too. - With how well he performed
in challenges, so I think, maybe he's coming
into this season with a little more confidence.
♪ ♪
- Devin is my ride or die because truthfully,
we have died and rided together.
Yeah, Devin's the brain's of the operation.
That guy is smart. - That's why he's in my room.
♪ ♪
- We have, at one point in time,
literally hated each other.
And we've done some pretty shady things to each other
in this game, but we've come back to this place of,
like, we actually really do care about each other.
You got this.
- This is my seventh "Challenge"
and I have made it in two finals.
Bronze medal two times.
- I didn't know it was your seventh "Challenge."
It's my seventh "Challenge," too,
and I made it to three finals, mother[bleep].
- Twinsies.
- Nice job, Devin!
The best things about Devin--number one,
definitely his heart.
He is truly one of the most caring people.
- The way that she moves through life
and is able to be, like,
this fierce, you know, strong competitor.
There's absolutely no one else
that I would want to compete in this season with.
It would've been Tori for me or don't show up.
- Aw.
- Now, elephant in the room, Jordan-animal.
- [laughs]
- What--you and Tori, dude.
I mean, last time we saw the two of you
on a "Challenge" together,
you were putting a ring on her finger.
- Oh, my God. No way.
- Oh, [bleep].
- Marry me? [cheering]
- Is it real? - Yeah.
- Shut up. Yes. - Yeah.
Oh. - Aw.
- And I mean, obviously,
there's a lot that's happened in the interim.
What's that gonna be like though?
What--you come in the house and what if there's like you--
I don't know have eyes for someone else
or she has eyes for someone else.
Is that gonna, like, mess up your game
or her game or is that gonna be part of the mind trick?
- You'll feel that. Yeah, you'll feel that.
- Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I definitely think
that's the one reason that
I've kind of been very hesitant in coming back.
Yeah. It's just 'cause I don't know
what feelings or, you know, will come up.
- Inquiring minds would like to know.
- My goodness gracious. Take it easy on the kid.
- I know. I do think--
- I'm trying to throw him off his game.
- [laughs]
- He's my partner. - Well, working.
Yeah, this will actually be the first time we've seen
each other in person since splitting.
We haven't spoke much.
For Tori and I, you know, it was,
you know, that was my best friend.
Like, we were so close
and then for everything to happen, like,
in this environment, super tough.
- Your guys' relationship wasn't, like,
one of these fly-by-night, like,
"Oh, let's hook up for a season and never talk again."
- Yeah. - No, no, no.
I knew that I was--yeah. At the--like, at the time,
I knew I was spending the rest of my life with her, so...
- Oh, man.
♪ ♪
- I feel like you walked into this game knowing I was here
and I didn't know you were coming.
And therefore, I have questions.
♪ ♪
[tense music]
- There are a lot of rookies on the board,
but what's the good thing about being a rookie
and what's the bad thing about it?
- Really, I guess, the only benefit is
you don't have history
with anyone else that's been on the show.
However-- - You don't owe anything--
- Yeah. - To anybody.
- However, you are 100%
going to be targeted right out of the gate
because of that same reason.
You have no connections. You don't know anyone.
This is the greatest part of having this many
unknowns on the board. - [laughs]
- They don't know how to play the game
'cause if they were smart, which rookies usually aren't,
they would use their numbers to target us.
- Well, we've started to see this.
- The new rookies, also,
are coming into the game a little hungrier.
- Uh-huh.
- And they've done their research.
- Like Johnny said-- - They've done the research.
They've watched a lot of things.
They know what usually happens.
So I would see them trying to, like, work together.
- Yeah, but trying is that operative word.
Like, you can try to do it, but are you gonna be successful?
- Has anyone heard of Colleen and Kim?
- Kim is from a dating show similar to "Bachelor"
and Colleen--"The Mole."
- "The Mole"? - [laughs]
What? - We got a mole in the house.
- Yeah, so she might be sneaky.
♪ ♪
- It's so hard and dangerous to be a rookie because
first, you have to prove yourself for the others.
But you can trust nobody. [laughs]
And they already have so much history.
- Yeah. - So much history.
- Great job. Come on.
- I know Kim from the city I live, from Cologne.
We met up in a club one night in Germany.
For me, it was like he'd protect me on the dance floor
because he's so tall.
He's one of the persons I trust the most in my life.
He has such a good soul.
- We have a deep connection.
I think we will work well together.
Colleen and I, we are good competitive couple.
- Another team of rookies up here.
Olivia and Horacio.
- Olivia was on-- both: "Love Island."
- She won her season. - Oh.
- Yeah. - She's gonna be fun.
- Yeah. - [laughs]
- And then-- - Now we can hook up.
- Horacio was on, like, a show on Telemundo,
which is kind of, like, "Ninja Warriors."
- "Exatlón."
- "Exatlón"? - Yes.
It's like a relay race, pretty much.
They just do a bunch of obstacles
and it's like silly stuff like we do, too,
but you got to be athletic and agile,
so he's gonna be tough. - And he's a soccer player.
- Okay. - And he's young.
- A lot of agility and [bleep]. - I head he has abs.
♪ ♪
- You got it, honey. Psych, psych.
- Ooh!
Me and Horacio know each other from way back, 2014.
Us being little young'uns.
We actually met at the clerb
and we kind of just kept in touch from there.
We reached out to each other and, you know,
have been friends ever since.
Nothing romantic ever happened, guys, okay?
But yeah, we've been-- - No.
- We actually started to run Spartan Races together,
so we do have experience training together.
But it's the first time we're working as a pair.
- [groans]
- Just--no, no. You have--
Olivia is the life of the party.
She is always gonna be loud
and talking and having a good time.
[tires squeal]
- [groans]
- My favorite personality trait about Horacio
would have to be just his
genuinity. Is that a word?
Genuinity. Genuinity? Yeah.
I'ma go with it. Anyways, his genuinity.
He's the most honest guy ever.
- The lies, manipulation,
people shaking each other's hands and then
turning on each other,
I feel like it's a ticking time bomb.
It's gonna happen at one point or another
and I'm gonna have to be cutthroat.
- Okay, so then they gotta go. - Yeah.
- [laughs] - They gotta go.
- They gotta go.
- 39 years old, 25 years old.
- Six pack, two pack. - You know--
yeah, you know how it is. I mean, I don't give a [bleep].
These kids come in.
They're, like, fresh as a daisy, dude.
I'm sitting here like, "Yeah, I worked out last week.
My knee hurts." - [laughs]
- Are there any vets that you don't feel like you can trust
that might be paired with a-- - Is Wes in one of--
- A new person. - Yeah.
- What about Turbo? - [groans]
- [laughs] Personally, my favorite, holy cow.
I think that this is the season that Turbo and I break through
and just become best buds.
- I've been waiting. - No shot.
- He's been in my DMs. - No shot.
- I'd like to meet him. Mm-hmm. - With my personality,
you don't think I can get in there--
- No. No. No, Jordan. - Like a little weeble beetle.
- Do you still talk to him? You guys were partners.
- Yeah, we were partners on "War of the Worlds I."
And then "War of the Worlds II," he came in
and he was just a completely different person.
- Turbo has a very difficult time
disagreeing with anyone.
- There were multiple times
that you would suggest something
and he would literally say, "No, I tell you."
- And I go-- - Mm-hmm.
- What?
- Meanwhile, he was being brainwashed all season
and I kept trying, like, tell him, like,
"Look, these people don't have your best interests at heart.
They are brainwashing you." And he didn't--
would not believe me at all and I was right the whole time.
Long story short, I hope that we get the Turbo
from "War of the Worlds I." The goofy, the funny,
the likeable--like, he was just
a completely different person that season.
- What do we know about this Tamara girl?
- I do think that if Turbo is coming into this game
and he is able to bring a partner,
he is--he's going to bring somebody that's good.
♪ ♪
- [grunts]
I immediately called Tamara because I know
her dream to come to "Challenge"
and be a champion with me, and she was freaking out.
I love the good heart and I love the loyalty.
I think we're gonna work very well together.
With Tamara, I'm sure no one gonna stop us.
♪ ♪
- My biggest struggle with my ride or die, Turbo,
is probably gonna be the social game
and making sure people aren't too afraid of him.
I know he comes off a little threatening,
but he has a soft side, I promise.
I just got to show you guys that one.
- If I have an enemy,
I will go in. - Let me finish.
Let me finish. - But this not good talk style.
- Turbo, you're not walking away from me.
You're--no. - I can't--
Tamara and me, born ready for this "Challenge," you know?
- I'm telling you as his partner,
as his friend, like, it's appreciated.
The intentions were there. It's clear.
He knows, okay? Don't even worry about it.
- If someone hurt me, I will hurt back.
I was waiting behind you and asking drink.
And you tried to give everyone to make the fool.
Don't act like idiot now.
If we are good and best
if we are bad and worst.
I gonna see you one-by-one in elimination.
Simple.
♪ ♪
[upbeat electronic music]
- All right. Well, guys, we have covered
an awful lot of ground here
and, you know, TJ loves himself a good, old fashioned twist.
And that is us this season. We're coming as a twist.
They have no idea when we're coming in,
but there's one thing that's damn sure is
we're gonna shake this up
and we're gonna make this one hell of a season, so...
[cheers]
I've never been happier to see group of faces
in the house together. - Let's play.
- Yeah. - Let's set the tone.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- My super-secret six are about to rock the game.
But little do they know
that I have even bigger secrets up my sleeve
to get their hands on that $1 million.
So take a look at this season of "The Challenge."
♪ ♪
For the first time in "Challenge" history,
these are some of the greatest bonds of all time.
- I got your back. - I would do anything for him.
- Welcome-- - [screams]
- To "The Challenge: Ride or Die."
♪ ♪
- Nurys and I, we did date,
but we're definitely better partners.
- Jakk is my ride or die for life.
He's my family. - [screams]
- I would jump in front of a moving train for Jay.
- For us, it's definitely till death do us part.
- [screams]
- Tori and I, we have evolved from enemies to ride or dies.
- Being the only family ride or dies is a huge advantage.
That's my baby brother. Let's go.
- We're doing a "Challenge"
after three months of being married.
- We've decided calling this our honeymoon.
- [laughs]
- Me and Horacio, we're both rookies,
but we have one goal. both: [screams]
- We're gonna win a final. - [groans]
[explosion]
- Your foundation might be solid,
but it is about to be rocked by a truly unpredictable game.
- [screams]
- You [bleep] with my partner, you [bleep] with me.
- Okay. Stop, stop, stop. - No!
- Trust no one. - Oh, my God.
- Especially me.
- Bananas is back. - Holy [bleep]!
- Turbo, why don't you act like an adult
and sit the [bleep] down?
- I have another surprise. Darrell and Veronica.
[cheering] - This is a numbers game.
You should want to chip away at those numbers.
- Being with Jordan, I put my sadness on him.
- And there was never really any closure.
- Yeah.
- Anything can happen on "The Challenge."
- Who is this? [cheers]
- Aneesa needs a partner, right?
Come on out. - [gasps]
- There's no way. - Who the [bleep] is that?
[cheers] - Jordan.
- Wow.
- You decided at one point in time,
you were done with me.
- This isn't to, like, to get back at you.
- You're a liar.
Jordan and Nurys... [weeps]
We said we love each other. Why would get in my bed?
- Make no mistake, he is still messy-Fessy.
- It's not me. It's you. [groans]
- Horacio's the new, hot guy.
- Well, I thought you were single,
which makes me feel really dumb.
- Let's go! - Come on.
- [screams] - Come on.
- They came in so hot.
- I will die for you. - [screams]
- Welcome to The Zone.
- [screams] Let's go!
- I'm freaking out. - This is a crazy elimination.
- No. - This is scary.
- [screams] - No.
[knife slices] - [gasps]
- The draw is where you get the dirty work done.
- It's just a lack of respect. - Toughen the [bleep] up.
- You lied. - No, no.
Devin, what the [bleep] did I lie about?
- You don't know what a friendship is, Turbo.
- [screams] [siren wailing]
- Oh, my God.
- This season, the rookies are badass.
- [screams] - Yes!
- That's how it's done!
- Don't shut me down when I'm trying to talk.
- Don't act like idiot now.
I gonna see you one-by-one in elimination.
- Damn it. - [groans]
- [indistinct] - [groans]
- There's gonna come a point
where we're come after each other.
- Bro, we got to [bleep] stick together, man.
- We were best friends, but now, we are enemies.
Get the [bleep] out of here. - This is insane to me.
- [screams]
- Do we need to do this on camera?
- Get out of my face.
♪ ♪