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For a quarter of a century, "The Challenge"
has been the most intense competition experience
ever imagined...
Where competitors from around the globe...
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!
all: Argentina!
Have fought to earn power
by winning challenges and politicking
to avoid losing in the dreaded elimination arena.
All with the goal of making it to the infamous finale...
And securing the coveted champion title...
And a life-changing cash reward.
Now, for the first time in the game's history,
the competition has upped the stakes
by bringing together Global MVPs
from Argentina, Australia, the UK, and the USA...
To compete for the ultimate title
of the Challenge World Champion.
Oh!
Who will be the first ever
champion of champions?
Whoo-hoo!
Come on, come on, come on.
Oh, thank you, Rodrigo.
We made it, bitch!
The UK is in the building!
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!
all: Oi, oi, oi!
Congratulations, challengers,
and welcome to Cape Town, South Africa,
home of the first-ever Challenge World Championship.
Let's go, baby. Let's go.
I've been keeping tabs on each and every one of you
from my global co-hosts,
like Australia's own Brihony Dawson...
How's it going, guys?
Or Argentina's legendary Marley...
Or the UK's most beautiful bastard, Mark Wright.
How you doing, guys?
Let's go, UK.
Now, half of this group have already
earned the right to call themselves
Challenge champions.
And the other half are our distinguished MVPs.
I were in "Challenge" Argentina.
I didn't make onto the final.
I'm stronger that I thought I were.
I have a lot of skills
to can win this Challenge.
You all have one thing in common.
You've proven yourselves to be elite competitors.
You have what it takes to make it in this game.
I came in second place on "The Challenge" UK,
and I'm here to take first place
in the world championship of "The Challenge."
Representing the UK is everything to me.
I literally have zero idea what's about to happen.
I'm kind of like... ooh!
This season, we invited a few more players
you may have heard of before.
Oh, here we go!
I was a finalist on "Challenge" USA,
where I kind of kicked ass,
and my spidey senses are tingling.
I immediately know that big names
are about to enter this game.
So I'm excited for whoever is coming out
but also nervous for whoever's coming out of this helicopter.
It can never be called a world championship
without the Legends of the game.
These Legends have been in over 100 challenges,
have 80 elimination victories, over 23 titles,
over 50 finals.
You may all be the best from your countries,
but now it's time to see how you stack up
against the Challenge Legends.
This is gonna be my 22nd season of "The Challenge."
I hold one of the best final percentage win records.
10 appearances, 7 wins.
My reputation in the game is I do well in eliminations.
That's a fact.
When it's time to have a killer instinct
and to turn it on,
no one wants to see me down there.
- Fan favorite, three-time champion,
elimination king.
They started using the word Legend to refer to me.
- I have been on four Challenges.
I have been to two finals, and I've won two Challenges.
- I'm a bit of an elimination king,
and I'm here to win the World Championship.
Welcome to the real deal.
We have endured years and seasons of "The Challenge,"
and we are coming in hot.
- These so-called Legends have just walked out,
and, you know, they're crossing their arms
and being like big wigs.
And they're just competitors to me,
and I'm gonna try and take you out.
I want to show the whole world that I'm the best.
Did I mention that there's money?
- Oh. - Oh?
Tell them how much it is, TJ.
$500,000 is up for grabs.
A half a million bucks. - Yeah!
Shit.
This is my 13th season of "The Challenge,"
and I've won four.
I ain't got nothing to prove.
I'll tell y'all that right now.
I just want to win the money.
All right, everyone.
Today, the Global MVPs
will be competing in a qualifier.
The Legends are sitting out this one.
It is a race.
This race has several checkpoints
to test your strength, stamina, agility, and brains.
The two losing players are going straight to elimination.
Oh-ho-ho!
How you compete and how you finish the first challenge
will be very important for your game later on.
I won The UK Challenge, but now I'm here.
I need another win, and it is so important
how well we do in this qualifier.
Maybe we're gonna have to pick our partners.
So our whole game basically is gonna depend on it.
Now also, I know this is gonna take a lot of energy,
so I brought some meals for you guys to get started.
You gotta finish all those meals.
Meals?
Thanks, man. Sounds great.
You only get one chance to make a first impression.
So make it count, all right?
Good luck.
I won "The Challenge" USA.
In the NFL, I was a undrafted free agent,
so I was playing for my spot every year, every game.
And that's no different than here,
because you never know when somebody is gonna nominate you
to go into elimination,
and you'll be fighting for your life.
I want to show everybody
that the USA is the best.
All right, everyone. You ready?
I can smell it.
What is that, maggots in there or something?
That is disgusting.
That disgusting thing, it cannot go into my body.
Ahh!
If I win the money, I have, like, so many friends
around the world, and I would love
to have them in my, like, Jujuy hotel or hostel.
- Coming in as a winner of "The Challenge" USA,
people don't want you to win because they feel like
you just ate, but I'm--
I mean, I'm hungry.
I'm a police officer.
I've been on the force for 16 years.
It suits me, and I kick ass at it.
I am a full-time Olympian,
also a three-time gold medalist.
Representing Australia is a big deal.
It's something that I don't take lightly.
I want to win the money.
I want to be able to give back to my family
that gave their money to help me achieve my goals.
Ahh!
In "The Challenge" UK, I placed second.
People naturally underestimate me
and think I'm a fun-time boy
and I'm just here for the shits and gigs,
when realistically, I'm here to get rich,
take home some money and a championship.
Oh, Nathan.
Oh, my God, Nathan.
This is one of the worst things
I've ever seen in my life.
Yeah! Ha-ha!
I love adrenaline. I won "Survivor."
And in "The Challenge" USA, I made it to the final,
and unfortunately, I got medically DQed.
I just had surgery on my shoulder and my knee.
We're about to figure out if these two things
are gonna work.
I've got a little daughter, Charlie,
and I've got one on the way with my partner, Lucy.
Winning "The Challenge" would obviously be a dream of mine.
I am a builder, and I want to build my family dream home.
I know myself that I can compete with the best.
And I can't wait to show them how good I am.
All right, Troy. Well done, man. Well done.
- Yeah, Troy. - It's another Australian.
Oh, here comes Ben.
Yeah! Go, Ben!
Whoo!
USA!
- Next checkpoint, it's all about brute strength.
Using a sledgehammer, players must move
a weighted tire down their lane
to the red line on the other end.
Oh.
It's their own body weight in there, I think.
Yo, that's not even moving.
It is.
Let's go, Ben!
- Let's go, Ben. - Let's go, Ben.
Keep moving. Let's go.
I definitely will be keeping my eyes on these MVPs today.
I want to see who's my competition.
I want to see who's not so great.
This qualifier will definitely show who has heart
and who I want to work with.
Welcome to "The Challenge," boys.
I stand up for what I believe.
It would be really amazing to win this for Argentina.
It would be wonderful for me to inspire people
to do things right,
to fight for what they believe,
to fight for what they love.
- It was vegan, but what is vegan?
Shit?
'Cause it tastes like manure.
Let's go! Whoo!
Keep it up. Keep going.
Good job, Grant.
Good job, Troy.
Big swings.
You got this, Danny.
Let's go!
You're almost there, Ben.
This is a big qualifier, and I don't know
if the Legends are picking us
or if we're picking the Legends,
but how you finish is gonna affect the rest of your game.
- Kick! - You're good, Ben.
You're good.
- And I'm pretty impressed with this old boy's body
at this point.
I'm here to play, and I'm here to win.
Keep it up. Let's go.
Good job, Grant. Good job, Troy.
Big swings.
Let's go!
Let's go, Ben.
Let's go.
Grant, this is where you make it up.
Let's go. - Yeah, Grant!
Grant came back.
I need to be the person to win this qualifier.
This is literally gonna determine,
like, where everybody stands and how strong everyone is.
And I think we get to pick our Legend partners
in the order that we finish this qualifier.
The stress is like-- it's building.
Ah.
There you go, Ben.
- At the next checkpoint, players will use
a cement cylinder to roll themselves
from one end of the track to the other.
If at any time the player touches the ground,
they will have to start over.
Oh, Grant's about to get him.
You got this, come on.
Show 'em. Troy, come on.
Come on, baby.
- People are gonna underestimate me,
you know, for my size, but I was the winner
of "The Challenge" Australia, and I competed
on Australian "Ninja Warrior."
Yeah!
I'm very agile and nimble.
This is literally balance
and almost like a ninja obstacle.
Come on, Zara!
Whoo!
Come on, Zara!
Come on.
You're the first girl done!
Watching the MVPs, they don't have to come in first,
but how they handle coming in second, third, fourth,
and if they start to crumble under pressure
is gonna be very telling.
- Next, players will need to arrange
a group of weighted objects from lightest
to heaviest, which will reveal an alphanumeric code.
They then must recreate the code
correctly at the solving station to move on.
I had no idea who Zara was until Zara--
Ran right by us.
She is fast.
She is fearless.
She's obviously incredibly strong,
and as far as I'm concerned, this woman
is most prepared to win a final.
Just slowly roll it.
Check.
Let's go, ladies!
Keep working.
Come on!
Check, check, check.
Oh, my God.
Good job, y'all.
I haven't really spoken much to Kiki and Troy
since leaving "The Challenge" Australia.
Kiki was the one that was in the elimination with me.
Kiki and Connor are the winners
of tonight's elimination!
So I was kind of probably a bit,
like, pride hurt I missed that final,
and I want to be back in that final.
And I want to win "The Challenge,"
and obviously, I've got some revenge too.
Oh, good job.
Check, check.
- Good job, Nathan. - Check!
Come on!
There we go, Sarah!
- I obviously want to play with Team USA.
The only two shots that I have getting put on Team USA
would be through either Justine or Sarah,
and both are beasts.
Check!
Hi, I Rodrigo Cascón.
I came from--from Argentina.
Hey, good job.
Now is where you catch up.
- Argentina, man, I feel like they have so much heart,
which can play a huge part in this game,
and those are people I would trust in this game.
- I've seen Ben on his "Survivor" series,
and I've also seen Danny.
They're pretty mean guys, so team USA is looking
pretty strong at the moment.
But it pushed me to my limits
to win "The Challenge" UK.
I wouldn't be here unless I thought
the UK had what it takes to win
"The Challenge" World Championship.
It's gonna be tough, but we've got this one in the bag.
Ooh, that's tight, that one.
What do you reckon?
I wish I could help. You know I do.
I wish you could.
I've got England in the blood.
- Right. - Tristan, come on.
I believe in you. - That.
You're the puzzle master.
Fuck, some of these are real heavy, eh?
I'm here representing Argentina.
I am 45 years old, and I'm here to show all the people
I can do everything.
And I want this money to buy a house to live with my kids,
husband, and my mom.
I think that I can win because I am strong.
I'm, like, very kind and loving,
but I can stand up for myself.
I also run a Muay Thai community only for women,
so hopefully, I can make them all proud.
Okay, Kaz.
There we go.
So me and Kaz, we was in a relationship
together for a whole year, and it all suddenly
come to an end very fast.
We haven't really got along or spoken since.
I could use her to help me, but if she wants to turn on me,
then I'm happily to go against her as well.
Come on.
Keep going, Justine.
Keep going, girl.
It is so important to win this season for me
because I came so close the last season.
I grew up in Congo, and I haven't been back
since leaving because of the war that was happening.
To be here, I almost feel like it's a sign
that this is meant for me to win this.
Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going.
Keep going. You got it.
All right, good job.
Go, go, go, go, go!
You got it!
Come all the way over, all the way over.
Good job. Good job.
Sarah, so much heart.
Emily, so much heart.
They're exhausted.
We are hours into this,
and to see them pick themselves up every time,
I could partner with one of them and do well.
Fuck. This is tough.
I'm just a makeup artist,
but I won the Australian Challenge.
I took out a Survivor.
I eliminated an Olympian,
who is here actually with us right now.
And to come through, you know, injury and self-doubt,
I am just so happy to be here, and now I know what I've got.
Everyone better watch out.
Nothing's gonna stop me.
And to be here as an Indigenous Australian
and represent Australia, I can't wait
to make you all so proud.
Yes!
Let's go!
- For the final checkpoint, players must transport
a weighted flag pole
from one end of the field to the other.
Once the player has raised their country's flag,
they complete the qualifier.
Troy stood out to me so much.
He has so much heart and so much fight in him.
I'll fuck with you, Troy.
Check. Right, yeah.
Whoo-hoo, baby!
Way to make good time, Kaz!
- You just never know what people are capable of,
so to underestimate anybody in this game,
whether they have only played once or not,
I am here to observe
and to see who I want to work with.
Here we go.
Check.
I fought for Team USA across the globe.
I'm doing it here now.
When I win this money, it's gonna mean the world
to my mom and my wife and my kids.
They're my fuel, and I want to be the World Champion.
I want that title.
I want that check.
It's not?
I tried to discover a pattern
between letters and numbers,
but I couldn't discover the ways.
I'm in trouble with that.
Go! Go!
It's for the win!
Team Australia, what can I say?
You have an Olympic swimmer on the team.
Then you got Grant. He plays rugby.
Troy, Australian "Ninja Warrior."
Kiki, my wife's name is Kiki.
So I have to assume that Kiki is a great person.
But my wife is expecting a dub,
and I gotta bring that shit home.
So let's do it.
Yes, I have swum for Australia many times,
but Australia doesn't win the gold medal.
It's the individual that wins the gold medal.
So in this game, it's the same thing.
Just because I'm representing Australia
doesn't mean that I can't beat the other Aussies.
You got it.
There you go. - There it is.
It's okay.
Try--keep trying.
There it is.
Yeah. There you are.
Yeah, yeah.
Hold it. - There it is.
You got it.
- Is that it? - You got it.
Not only winning the qualifier,
but I also beat all the MVPs.
If that's not setting a great tone, I don't know what is.
- Correct. - Correct?
- Everything you got. - Yeah!
One more.
Bear hug, bear hug.
Come on. Go, go, go!
Push, everything you got!
- I'm rocking first place.
I don't really know where anyone else is at.
I just know it's Emily and I,
and I feel like we've got quite the lead.
We're at least far enough ahead
that nobody else is gonna overtake us.
That's it, Nathan.
Easy.
Yes, Nathan!
Easy! Easy!
There you go.
Who's the first girl that's gonna make it in there?
Launch it. Now, suck it back in.
Good job, Danny.
- Good job, Danny. - There you go, Justine!
Zara, line it up!
Oh, she's gonna get it.
There we go!
Go on!
Yeah!
Everybody looks strong as fuck,
but size doesn't matter in this game.
It's mind over matter.
Turns out, I'm stronger than half the guys in here.
Come on!
Yes!
Come on!
Yeah!
Forward, forward!
Hug it, then push it forward.
Yes!
There you go.
- Tristan was one of the people I was looking at like,
oh, he looks like he'd be really good,
but he's been stuck at this puzzle
that everyone else solved really quickly for a while.
So that's very concerning to me.
Tristan, you got 15 minutes, all right?
Get it done.
You've got 15 minutes.
Let's go! Up, up, up!
Good job, Justine.
There we go!
Good job, Kiki.
Ooh, that's heavy.
Fucking heavy!
Good job.
Fuck yes!
Once again, I kicked Emily's ass.
I'm in fourth place, which is kind of
where I wanted to be, because I don't want
to put a target on my back just yet.
- I am so confident at this station,
and then to see Kiki do it so quickly,
this really sucks.
All right, time is up.
Good job, ladies.
Good job, Sarah.
Good job.
Good job, Tristan.
I'm embarrassed, I've let down the UK,
and I feel ashamed sitting here right now.
I really am.
I don't know what to say.
Great first challenge.
I really loved what I saw today.
No one gave up. Everyone kept fighting.
That was incredible.
I think the MVPs will get to choose their partners
in the order they finish.
I came in sixth place, and that's not a place
I wanted to be at the start of this game.
I'm just so relieved that I'm not in last place.
The two winners for today's challenge
absolutely killed it.
Zara, wow.
Zara repping the UK!
Let's go!
Grant, wow.
- Whoo! - Yeah, Grant!
My boy!
You two are not only safe from elimination,
but you also made a very solid example
of what it takes to be a challenger.
Great job.
Now, Tristan and Claudia, unfortunately,
you two couldn't get it done,
so I'll be seeing you two in the arena
for possible elimination.
For the rest of the Global MVPs,
you're all at risk for going into elimination.
All right?
These Legends here,
they're not just here to watch you.
They are here to compete with you in pairs.
Yeah, let's fucking do this shit.
- I literally anticipated this,
and I'm gonna have to bring it.
So I think it's time for you to go back to the house
and get to know each other because some very
important decisions are gonna be made very soon.
Get out of here.
Let's go!
UK, stay strong.
Tristan, you got this.
Looking around right now at this roster,
this is gonna be one hell of a season.
I am stacked up with people that won four times,
seven times.
This is the World Championship.
I can't wait to see this, baby.
Everybody, everybody, listen up!
It's time for me to give a toast.
Gather around.
If you got a drink, put in the air.
Firstly, wait, wait, wait, wait.
If anyone's popping champagne, make sure you do it upwards.
Otherwise, I'm suing you for millions.
My history goes back a few years.
I got hit with a very bad injury
back in the end of 2018.
I'm now partially blind, but believe me,
one eye is still better than most people here.
I've been wanting to return to "The Challenge"
for so long.
Now I've got a beautiful baby boy,
who is absolutely adorable,
so I'm not just here for me right now.
I'm here for him as well.
All right, one time for your mind, two times for your soul.
Whoo!
Three for the blood and the tears.
World champs, we're fucking ready to roll!
Bananas is like the head honcho
because he's won the most championships here.
Picking Bananas, it would be a huge target.
But in this kind of setting, there are such
big personalities, I need somebody
who's gonna, like, balance me
not being the most social person.
Let the games begin!
So now we cannot eat that food?
- No. - Why not?
- No. - Por qué no?
- I don't know. - Por qué no?
- Yeah, we have to eat it. - Por qué no?
- Ah, Spanish! - Ah, Español, yeah.
I'm known as the guy with the most endurance,
the guy with the biggest brain,
the guy with the most political prowess,
the guy with the most social prowess,
the guy with the most connections.
I am considered to be the biggest threat.
Every single Legend here has great stats,
but what sets me apart
is I have the ability to work the relationships,
to work the game.
I am the best person to play with.
- Muy bien. - Gracias.
Why do you know? Like--
Ah!
Like, I'm a fan of "The Challenge."
Like, I love all you guys, and like,
I've wanted to be a part of this for ages.
Okay.
And then coming here and then not finishing,
I just felt like shit.
Like, I want it to be like, oh, shit, like, I want her.
Like, she's good.
But it just didn't work in my favor today, though.
Who knows who we're gonna be partnered with?
I need to know their background.
I need to know what they're good at,
what they're not good at.
Shit, I might even have to know
their Social Security number.
I have a job, and the job is to win "The Challenge,"
win this money,
and get my mom financial freedom.
What we saw out there, yeah, you didn't win,
but you didn't quit. - Yeah.
That's what I loved the most about it.
Now I'm just interested to see how it's all
gonna work out, if youse are gonna be picking us
or we're picking you, you know, I don't know.
I'm interested, too, to see.
Who are you looking for in a partner?
I am looking for someone who wants to win the whole thing.
We have to choose partners.
I need someone who's smart.
I need someone who can think outside the box
and who is also calm.
So you know, Jonna is presenting
a few of these things, and I'm liking her.
You're from...
- "Challenge" Australia. - Australia.
Did you win or-- - Yeah, I did.
Oh, you won Australia? Okay.
The other woman that won, she won?
Okay, so you and Kiki won. That's sick.
Okay, that's what's up.
Yeah.
I've been on four Challenges.
I am a Challenge champion.
My greatest strengths?
Well, my--my social game,
and I am very versatile competition-wise,
which goes a long, long way in this game.
And I'm ready to get that second W.
So I'm in this taking notes like I'm scouting these kids.
For this game, the adrenaline that you get from it
is like no other. - Yeah, dude.
We're doing off-the-wall shit.
Yeah.
Like, I wanted to be a stunt man, right?
Yeah. Okay. This is your shit, then.
This is right up my alley, yeah.
- Heck yeah. - You feel me?
Well, you killed it today, so welcome, man.
Let's go! Come on, now. - I didn't win. I didn't win.
What kind of partner are you looking for?
I have a lot of really big strengths,
but I'm very indecisive.
So I need someone that's more of a leader
that's gonna be like, "Okay, Keeks, you've got this.
I've got that, and let's go." - Let's go.
I love working with people.
I love that this is about partners.
I am so excited to work with any of these women
from the Global MVPs and get it done.
We've got the best of the best, and I'm here to play.
Good news for you guys is that,
like, every single guy here...
Jordan, Jordan.
- Fucking Legend, so... - Yeah.
Darrell's won, like, the most.
Jordan-- - Jordan, yes.
- Darrell was my first partner. - Really?
He taught me, like, how to play the game, yeah.
- Nelson's fun. - Oh, in the one that you won?
- Mm-hmm. - Yes.
What you know about more than anything
is who is a good partner who's not gonna be mean to you
and judge you and be like,
"Hey, you should've done better."
Right, right.
I'm so proud of my girl Zara.
She got the win.
I came in a close second.
So the UK girls are up.
Obviously, these people are competition,
but I'd be stupid not to think
I need to learn from these guys.
Like, I need to become their friend,
and I need to soak in all their knowledge
of all these many seasons that they have done.
Out of--Okay, who are you--from your country--
- Nathan's good at puzzles. - Okay.
- And memory and stuff, yeah. - And memory.
Very good at memory.
Tristan was like a dark horse.
But Tristan is like--
He didn't shine until the final when he won it.
He's a all-rounder.
Okay.
You want to think about who people aren't gonna hate
and want to get rid of. - Yeah.
Like, if you have a partner who's good
but everyone fucking hates them...
Very true.
These Legends have built this relationship between us.
We have a history of many years.
I will keep my eyes open for the people who have
screwed me over in the past.
And if they do me dirty again,
they will have it served very cold.
Is it hot or cold?
Revenge is best served--
can you Google it? - On a platter of...
I think cold because no one wants a cold meal.
Hopefully, we can look out for each other.
Yeah.
Like, maybe allies.
I personally think that we should create an alliance,
the Australians and the UK.
I think we should keep it a strong alliance,
and then obviously-- and then we're in a room
with--we're in a room with Ben.
So obviously, that's-- he's gonna naturally
follow with--with us.
Danny as well, I wouldn't go against him.
Whatever we choose in this thingy...
Yeah.
Is gonna set the precedent for the rest
of the way moving forward.
We're not gonna do--
the UK is not gonna go in,
and Australia's not gonna go in.
- No. - So?
I'll say, well, personally, I think the person the same
build is you is Rodri.
Yeah, it's a-- it's a--it's a play.
So Rodri is in.
What's the girl called?
Jujuy.
I mean, if we put all of them in, it means that if you win,
half their team has gone home right away.
Listen, put it this way, right?
We're the fucking World Champions now.
If we need to play the fucking game,
we'll play the fucking game.
I don't care anymore.
I need to work out which Legends I can work well with,
but I do feel really bad for Tristan
because he wanted to come into this and just showcase
how strong he was.
And to fall at the first hurdle--
so right now, it's about doing
whatever it takes to stay in this game.
Well, welcome, you guys.
Thank you.
Welcome.
So I'm stuck with Theo.
- Are you? - Yeah.
Oh, that's all right.
Yeah. How are you guys gonna be?
I don't know.
He's very unpredictable.
What happened? Why did you guys...
- Break up? - Split up?
Yeah. - Oh, it was just hard.
Like, he's a very hard person to be with.
Yeah.
Theo is such a great dude.
He's such an amazing person.
And as much as the Challenge house
has a way of creating division and creating drama,
I'm hoping it has the exact opposite effect on these two,
and it brings Mom and Dad back together,
'cause I'll be right there pulling for them.
So what, are you guys gonna, like,
see where the wind blows you?
Everybody is so also, like, just a fan of how you
celebrate your wife and, like, y'all's relationship,
especially just for us.
Like, you know, I think that's so beautiful.
Love that. - She's amazing.
- Mm-hmm. - If it's not for--
if it's not for her, then I am not me.
My wife is absolutely amazing.
Yeah, we know.
And we've been together for 12 years.
The most difficult part about being here
is leaving my beautiful daughter, Zoe,
and my beautiful wife, Kiki.
My wife is the ultimate Challenge fan.
So anytime "The Challenge" calls,
she's like, you gotta go.
It'll all be worth it if I come home with the win.
So I had to. - Yeah.
- It's my responsibility. - I love that. I love that.
It's my responsibility.
I know that Justine, Sarah, Danny, and Ben
are heavy hitters, and I'm excited to get to know them.
And I think that Danny and I would do well together.
I wonder how elims will work.
Do you reckon-- - I don't know.
They'll go in as, like, girl versus girl,
guy versus guy and whoever stays?
No, team. I think it will be a team.
A team? Like we did in our season?
- I think so. - Yeah.
Emily, out of all the MVPs, she's my biggest competition.
Even though we were basically last place,
when we should have been one and two, that was probably
the best thing that could have happened because
I felt like that bonded us.
And if we can bring USA and Australia together,
this would be the best route for us MVPs.
I will do whatever needs to be done
and whatever's gonna get us the furthest in the game.
So I guess we'll just see what happens tomorrow.
Every single one of these girls is--is a beast.
So right now, I'm putting on, you know, my best face.
First impressions are a big deal.
If it is a partner-picking situation,
just from an ego standpoint,
you want to be the first one picked.
Justine.
Jay is a good dancer.
Merengue is two times.
Can I see them both?
Salsa.
Un, dos, tres. Un, dos, tres.
1, 2, 3.
Wow, I've never seen it done like this before.
Merengue--merengue, 1 2.
1, 2. 1, 2.
That seems harder for me.
Yeah, it's harder. It's harder.
That's harder.
It's more easy.
I like the other one.
Let's do the other one.
Can you hit us with a song?
Yeah, of course.
Hey.
Yeah.
Look at him.
Oh, yeah.
I love these people.
I love to know-- to get to know them,
you know, to see how they life are and everything.
We are getting more friends.
I think that's one of my best skills.
I have to do everything to win this game, okay?
Oh, yeah.
Wow.
Argentina, they're probably the one team
that I love the most.
But I worry that I don't know if they know
what they were getting themselves into.
I don't know if they can play, like, a ruthless game.
Wow.
Thank you.
Oh, my God, you are really comfortable.
I really like Sarah.
I think we--she's, like, a good person in here.
Like, I can--I feel like I can really trust her.
Keep in close for the time being, yeah.
Got to remember, Emily, she's a "Survivor" girl.
Yeah.
They're fucking manipulating as fuck.
I know, but I--
I know she is.
But I don't think they're actually doing that.
Not now, no.
- No. - Not now.
I think everyone's trying to suss out
who wants to work with who, what each and everyone's
strengths and weaknesses are.
It's only very early into this game,
and I don't think we can trust everyone here.
But I think we can find people that we
can work really well with.
It might change when we get closer.
But I don't--I think they would take us to the final.
Yeah, yeah, of course.
So what were you thinking?
Just like what you said, like,
Nathan spoke to you guys. - Yeah.
And he said that you was thinking of Argentina.
- Yeah. - He just said that.
That's what I'd heard, yeah.
So it's like...
Also Sarah as well because she didn't do
that well in the qualifiers, you know?
Mm-hmm.
I know it's tactical, but it's still like, there's
reasons you can give that-- - Sure.
It just makes sense, attack a country at a time.
Claudia is already in the bottom.
So we're gonna put Jujuy in,
and then instead of attacking another team,
it's easier to just put Rodri in.
Tristan won for the UK before,
and there's no reason why he's not gonna do it again.
The UK, we're staying strong.
It's just the way it's gonna go.
One day, it's gonna be you.
One day, it's gonna be me. Like, I don't know.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly.
You just have to do what's best for yourself.
I'm like a blessing and a curse.
Mm-hmm.
All the other vet girls have been saying, like,
I'd be a good team with you. - Oh, yeah?
So I'm like is this-- am I being stitched up here?
I mean--
Do you guys use the term "stitch-up" in America?
Like this is a stitch-up?
Like someone's trying to set you up?
No.
'Cause I feel like I'm getting stitched up.
Like, I don't know what to expect with all this.
So what do you reckon is gonna happen with you guys?
You see how I'm always--
I'm already picking up on your guys's lingo?
Yeah.
One of the Argentinians
most likely will be going home. - Yep.
Or two of the Argentinians will be going home.
- Mm-hmm. Okay. - That's what they told me.
That's what they want to do.
You better keep this to yourself.
- Yes. - Yeah.
Whatever you tell me, I will only tell
everyone on my floor, and that's it.
- For fuck's sake, mate. - I'm just kidding.
- Come on. - I'm joking.
Yeah, yeah, so that's--that's basically
the inside scoop.
I think for girls, I feel like Kiki and Kaz,
I'm not-- I mean, I won't, like--
Who's number one,
just in case there's only one person?
- Kaz. - Okay.
She's talked zero game to me.
Zara has talked zero game.
So that means they are not our numbers,
whereas Jujuy is our number.
She will ride with us, for sure.
UK is a strong team,
and we need to knock them out.
I would like to stay USA strong,
and we want to build our numbers.
The Argentinians are looking for a home.
So how do we navigate this with still saving
our numbers with the Argentinians
and not burning that bridge?
Kaz.
She has to go.
She's gotta go.
All right, everybody.
Welcome to the first nominations for this season
of "The Challenge," World Championship.
As Global MVPs, you have to battle
this first elimination on your own.
Now, as you know, Grant and Zara
absolutely killed it at the first challenge.
Unbelievable.
You two are safe from elimination.
Go ahead and step out and head up to the Hall of Fame Room.
I feel sick.
Fucking hate to go.
Tristan, Claudia, by losing the last challenge,
that meant you are going straight into
the elimination round in the arena.
However, as you can see, we are missing a player.
Nathan has been medically separated from this game.
So, Tristan, you are the luckiest person I know.
There will be no elimination for you.
I have obviously dodged a bullet,
but I feel like it's at a massive cost
because I would trade a hundred times over
me going to that elimination
to have Nathan in that room with me.
I'm gutted.
Claudia, you're still in it.
So go ahead, step out,
and go to the Hall of Fame Room.
See ya. See ya.
Vamos. Whoo!
Hi, guys.
I'm here with you without a man.
Congrats. - Thank you.
As for the rest of you, it is now time
for you to nominate two players...
For possible elimination.
One of those players will ultimately
be selected by our winners
to go against Claudia in the arena.
Got it? - Got it.
All right, good luck, everyone.
Take care. - Thank you.
Claudia said who she would want to go against.
Does anybody--
Yeah, with Kaz.
Claudia is the loser, and the only thing
that she was asking for, it was, like,
don't go in with me to the arena to the elimination.
I prefer go with USA and Australia.
So the decision is, it's gonna be Kaz.
Yeah.
Claudia and Kaz, they are pretty similar,
you know, with the bodies.
So I think it's just gonna be better with Kaz.
I can already tell you the fact that Zara's won,
she's not-- she's never gonna choose me
to go into elimination.
Argentina is already in the bottom.
If you put Argentina against each other, then one of them
is gonna come out, and the team
is gonna go smaller because you would have,
like, another person down.
Does that make sense?
No, and that's not fair to me.
It's obviously not fair to you,
but it's gonna happen to someone else
in the next one, like... - What?
It would be better to, like, cut Argentina out of it?
We all agreed to be in a game
that's gonna be not fair. - Mm-hmm.
But my only concern right now is, like,
my two girls don't go in against each other.
The way we Argentinians are, you know,
they know that we can be really open hearted,
as we always are.
But you're giving things for settle
that they're not settled.
So Jujuy is not gonna go to elimination.
So I just don't get it.
Like, why wouldn't, like, Kiki be on the board?
And we have the American girls too.
Like, another option, you know?
I think we have to consider this.
From watching previous seasons and the history of it,
Grant and Zara would have to unanimously make a decision.
If they don't unanimously agree,
Zara will then have to go in
for whoever else was nominated, and then, like,
the other two would be safe.
Or Claudia will get that opportunity
to pick who she wants to go against.
Or Claudia gets to pick who she wants to go against.
Do we know that that's how it's gonna work?
We don't.
No, we don't know.
Nothing is 100%.
There's an argument for every single scenario.
I think we start spitting names
and raising hands, honestly.
Yeah, otherwise we're gonna be here all night.
My first vote is for Kaz.
My second vote is for Kiki.
My vote is for Kaz, and my second vote is for Kiki.
My vote is for Kaz, and unfortunately,
same thing for you.
It's actually really surprising to me
that people want to play like this so early on in the game.
I won the UK "Challenge," but I might possibly be
the first person to leave the world championship
of "The Challenge."
That is so embarrassing.
Ah, this is just a mess.
My first vote is for Kaz, but it's nothing personal.
And, um, I gotta follow suit.
- That's okay. - I apologize.
My other vote is for Kiki.
That's okay.
I'm under the impression we're gonna be nominating Jujuy,
and then, all of a sudden,
there's this new strategy that's come to light.
And that's to put me into this nomination.
Why was no one else's name mentioned?
Why the hell was it me?
Although I'm really, really nice, when I do show my teeth,
you're gonna know about it.
We're looking to reveal how a stalemate would end up
for future game purposes.
And in order to do that, we need to put in an Aussie,
and we need to put in a member of the UK team
because Grant's from Australia, Zara's from UK.
So what we're hoping is then either Zara has to go in,
or Claudia will get to choose who she wants to go against
and would choose Kaz.
- Kaz, sorry. - It's okay.
It's okay. It's all right.
My first vote is for you.
I'm really sorry.
And my second vote, to keep the country united.
Of course.
- I'm sorry. - Of course.
My vote is for Kaz, and the second one for Kiki.
In order just to keep it spicy, guys,
first vote is gonna be for Jujuy,
and then my second vote, Justine.
My vote--I'm sorry--Kaz.
Obviously, I'm not gonna go Kiki, so I'm sorry.
I'm voting for you. - It's okay. It's okay.
If we lose Kiki, then we're down a player,
and we don't want to be down a player.
At some point, I--
it'll come down to voting in Aussies over myself.
But obviously, I don't want Kiki to go right away.
- Sorry, Kaz. - It's all right.
- Yeah. - I don't want to vote
for any of you, but Jujuy and Justine.
It's spicy, yeah.
This is a really shitty way
to start "The Challenge" for team UK.
Nathan is gone.
Kaz is up for nomination.
I feel like the UK has been blindsided.
I'm gonna vote for Justine and Sarah.
Oh.
Kaz, Kiki.
Jesus Christ.
Obviously, my vote would be Kiki.
Well, obviously, mine's not Kiki.
I'm not gonna give in.
Grant, you can try as hard as you want.
But Kaz is my girl,
and I'm gonna ride and die for her.
I knew it. I absolutely-- - Yeah, you just called that.
I called it. I was, like,
looking at every person on the board.
I was like, whatever happens, like,
every man for themselves.
Shit's gonna hit the fan, so...
I was shocked because I had no idea what was going on.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah. You said that.
- Yeah. - Who knew?
Yeah.
But that's, like, smart, quick thinking.
Yeah, she saw the opportunity and, like, seized it,
had the balls to run with it. Yeah.
Yeah.
With some of the MVPs, I can definitely tell
that it's a little bit more tense.
What's funny is the MVPs think
that this nomination is stressful.
Oh, just wait.
You have no idea who you're playing with.
It's just crazy.
It's crazy, like, 'cause, like, now the game has started.
Yeah.
So now that that happened, even though
that, like, the Legends have nothing to do with it,
I just see, like, all these pockets...
- Yep. - Of convos.
And I'm just like--
And the Legends are literally, like,
in their ears.
Like, I mean, you see the boys.
Like, they're in their ears, like,
already orchestrating, like--
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
When I saw Kiki's name come up
and then Kaz was, it was like-- - I'm so confused.
Me and Zaza were looking at each other going,
Fuck me, you know?
We were all sitting out there like, fuck,
and then all this just imploded.
If I was U.S. right now,
I mean, if I was sitting over there,
I'd be fucking loving life because I'd be like,
look at this, Australia and UK just shit on.
I'm fucking pissed.
Something's going on there, man.
It's pretty clear to see that this had been preplanned.
Something else is definitely afoot,
and everyone is out for themselves.
It's gonna take a lot to convince me, man.
I'm not gonna turn over on Kiki.
How is the decision gonna be made?
That's the thing.
I don't understand, 'cause if you're
not gonna budge on me-- - Yeah.
Who orchestrated that?
The plan was always using Kiki as a pawn.
My only thought with that
is Kaz and Kiki are not our numbers.
So my thought was we could swing the Argentinians
to vote in Kiki with us
to where you guys don't have to say her name.
- Yeah. - And y'all can say
someone else's name, and then
we'll do damage control after that.
Sarah is definitely someone that I can trust.
We all think that Kiki's gonna be
completely fine and safe, but obviously, Kiki is worried.
No one wants to put her in,
but we're trying to make a move in this game.
And hopefully, it pays off.
Fuck me.
Just really fucking disappointed.
I'm really pissed off.
But at the same time, I'll just make a mental note of it
for later on down the track, 'cause I'm not going home.
♪ I'm only happy when it rains ♪
♪ I'm only happy when it's complicated ♪
♪ And though I know you can't appreciate it ♪
♪ I'm only happy when it rains ♪
♪ You know I love it when the news is bad ♪
- This is the beginning of the game,
and things are going to start to happen.
When I win in my elimination,
I have a couple of candidates.
Every Legend man looks so strong.
Any of them is gonna be great with me.
I want to do my country proud, do myself proud,
but I've never even been in an elimination before.
I feel sick to my stomach,
and I don't even know what's about to happen.
♪ I only smile in the dark ♪
♪ My only comfort is the night gone black ♪
♪ I didn't accidentally tell you that ♪
♪ I'm only happy when it rains ♪
♪ You'll get the message by the time I'm through ♪
♪ When I complain about me and you ♪
Wow.
This is awesome.
♪ Pour some misery down on me ♪
♪ I'm only happy when it rains ♪
Welcome to the first ever elimination
here in the arena in this season
of "The Challenge" World Championships.
Yeah!
All of the Global MVPs had to battle it out
in the first challenge.
And on top were Zara and Grant.
You showed up on game day, and you made it happen.
Now, on the other end of the spectrum,
we have Tristan and Claudia.
Tristan is taking it easy,
while Claudia has to compete tonight.
So, Claudia, come on out.
Come on, Claudia.
Yes.
Whoo!
Hi, TJ. - Hello.
- How are you? - Good.
- Whoo, guys! - Feeling good?
Yes, I'm ready.
I'm ready for my country.
I'm ready for my kids.
And I'm ready to start. - Okay.
- Yeah. - I love it.
Well, the Global MVPs had to nominate
two players to go against Claudia.
They nominated Kiki from the Australians.
Come on out.
And from the UK, Kaz.
Let's go, Kaz!
Come on out.
Go, Kaz!
Both champions of their seasons.
One of these players is gonna have to go
against Claudia tonight.
And the choice is in the hands of Zara and Grant.
So, Zara, which one of these players
do you want to send in?
I want to send in Kiki.
Grant?
I'm sorry, Kaz, but my vote's going to you.
It's all tied up, 1 to 1.
Are you sure you don't want to change your votes,
either one of you?
What's going on in my head is I'm going in.
Just prepare yourself.
But there's no way I'm letting you go in, Kaz.
You're my ride or die, and loyalty is everything.
Well...
Legends know that you don't really want
to leave it up to TJ to make the decision for you.
Zara and Grant, it's all tied up.
Are you sure you don't want to change your votes?
Yeah, I'm sure.
We're watching Zara basically go to bat
for her fellow countrymen and probably go in.
And she's not shaking.
That is a challenger.
Zara, since this is a female elimination,
your vote is the tiebreaker.
That means Kiki is going in.
Kaz, you need to go ahead and rejoin the group.
Kiki, you're down here tonight.
Oh, my God!
Ah! Yes!
I am completely shocked right now.
This is not what I thought was gonna happen.
The plan was always Kiki's name just as a pawn
and that she would be safe from the elimination, for sure.
I knew Zara would have my back.
I've been given a lifeline.
There are three UK team members,
and the game is on now.
Things need to switch up.
That starts today.
All right, ladies, tonight, you are playing
a Challenge favorite.
This is Pole Wrestle.
Pole Wrestle, okay.
To begin, you and your opponent
are gonna start on either side of that pole.
When I say go, you're gonna push, pull,
or prod it out of your opponent's hand
by any means necessary.
Okay.
First one to three wins tonight's elimination round,
stays in the game.
This could potentially mean
a $500,000 game of Pole Wrestle.
Make it count, all right?
- Mm-hmm. - Good luck.
- Yes, Claudia! Yes, Kiki!
I am really not an aggressive person,
so I'm really gonna struggle.
I'm really hoping that I can push past
the anxiety that I'm currently feeling
because I obviously don't want to go.
And I don't want to let my team down or my country down.
I'm gonna try to give the best of me in this arena
because it's the first arena.
I want to go back to the house
to represent Argentina and be all together again.
Whoo!
You got this, Kiki!
Whoo!
Come on, ladies.
Vamos, vamos, Claud.
Let's go, girls!
Let's go, Claudia.
Let's go, Kiki.
Come on, Kiki.
Fight, ladies, fight!
Go, Kiki!
Twist it over her head, Keeks.
You got this!
Out now!
I had three eliminations in Argentina,
and I won all three.
Let's do this. Let's do this.
I am gonna give everything.
- Pull it through, Keeks. - Stay focused, Kiki.
It's the first elimination. Let's go!
Push it over, Keeks.
Go, Kiki. - Come on, Kiki! Go!
Get on top! - Oh, she's...
Use your legs!
Use those legs!
Come on, Keek.
Come on, Keeks.
That's it, Keeks!
Oh, she's elbowing her in her face.
She's elbowing her in the face.
Kiki has a little nasty side to her.
She's playing a little dirty,
but that's what you have to do
if you want to be the Challenge World Champion.
There you go.
Stand up.
You got it, Keeks! Yes!
You guys are doing great. Let's go.
Kiki came here to play,
and everybody's like, "I'll work with Kiki."
Hell yeah. I think I will too.
Shit, we all will.
When you show that much fight in you,
yeah, we love that shit.
Yeah! Let's go!
Round two! Let's get it!
Go, Keeks!
You got this, Kiki.
Claudia, she's a lioness.
She's a mother, you know?
And so I believe she can do great against Kiki.
Of course, I want my girl to go over there and do her best.
Go with it, Keeks. Go with it.
- That's it, Keeks. - Oh, wow.
What a strategy. Wow.
Let's go!
Come on, let's go. This is it.
- Wow. - That was a good move.
Never seen that one before.
She used her foot and turned it into, like, a leg exercise.
I'm the one who made Pole Wrestle famous,
and I'm even seeing moves that I have never seen before.
Who does the splits in the middle of a Pole Wrestle?
That would be Kiki, my new fan favorite.
I don't know what to say.
The score is 2 to nothing, Kiki.
First one to three wins tonight's elimination round.
Claudia, you gotta win this one to stay in the game.
I grew up with an older brother
that loved WWE wrestling,
so I'm gonna try and dig back into that
and take Claudia out.
Pull it out, Keeks!
Yes, Keeks.
Kiki, you thought all these people underestimated you.
I guarantee they're looking at you different now.
You are a [indistinct] beast, Kiki.
If I gotta be partnered with anybody, I want her.
Yes!
- Good job, ladies. - Good job.
Great battle, great battle.
That was entirely an out-of-body experience.
I don't even feel like that was me in the arena just now.
First elimination win on my own.
Team Australia, I hope that proves to the other countries,
don't come for us again because it might be you next.
Great battle. Wow.
Wow.
Bravo, Kiki. Bravo.
Both of you did your countries proud.
Yeah, that was tough. Yeah.
Unfortunately, there's gotta be a loser in this situation.
- Yeah. - And--
And this is me.
Claudia--Claudia--
I know.
Argentina still loves you.
Yeah, I know.
We love you, Claudia.
Here are my Argentines to represent us.
They are the beasts.
I were the lion in Argentina, but she's the lion
in the World Championship.
Congrats.
Good luck for everybody.
Good luck, guys.
I feel very proud of me to be here
in the World Championship.
My family and my kids is gonna be very proud of me.
Rodri, Benda, and Jujuy...
Whoo!
Ciao.
It's really hard to see an Argentinian go home.
It kind of, like, weakens a little bit Argentina's team.
So we're gonna have to struggle and fight for that.
- Kiki? - Yes?
Absolute savage.
Go ahead and rejoin the group.
You're still in the game. - Thank you.
The thing that I learnt tonight
was that we have no idea what to expect in this game.
And I feel like that was a stupid, silly mistake.
I want us Aussies to stick together.
I want us four to be really strong in this game.
All right, now it's gonna get interesting.
On this side of the stage, we have the Legends of the game.
I think it's time we get them involved.
The first-ever Challenge World Championship
is going to be played in pairs.
And we're picking them tonight.
Oh!
The feeling of being a fan and playing with them
is just a real weird one at the moment
'cause it's like, you're a bit starstruck.
This is gonna be a tough one.
Global MVPs, I told you all how you do in the qualifier
would have a significant impact on your game, and I meant it.
You are going to pick these teams
in the order in which you finished that qualifier.
So it can make or break your entire $500,000 season
right here.
I'm very fortunate that I get to pick
whoever out of the female Legends that I want.
But I'm sort of stressing and sweating bullets at the minute
because it's so important to pick the right person.
I know that Kaz and Zara finished ahead of me,
but I'm just like, please don't be
Wes and Jordan, please, because those are literally
my first two options.
You ready to get this party started?
- Let's do it. - Yeah!
We all know why we're here.
We're all here to rip one bag of money
out of each other's hands by any means necessary.
We're about to start playing this game,
and it's gonna get real, real fast.
Y'all are used to running the game,
but there's some new kids in town.
Yeah, the game's changing.
Yeah.
I'm terrified of all of them.
♪ Imagine a world ♪
You're going for your share of a half a million dollars...
♪ Where anything goes ♪
And that title of Challenge World Champion.
- Can smell it. - I smell money.
Let's get this party started!
This Challenge, it's a war.
You never know who's stirring the pot in this place.
Tori is always gonna pick Jordan,
so I need to take away her number one
so I can be number one.
You literally hate me.
Like, I wish you never picked me as a partner.
You could have had a way easier game if you didn't.
We're letting certain people run the house,
so I hope you start playing smarter.
I'm just worried about KellyAnne
lighting a match and then blowing this whole house up.
Enough!
Incoming!
♪ It begins now ♪
If someone throws a name out
of somebody in my alliance,
they need to go.
♪ It begins now ♪
It's called the United Kingdom for a reason.
We stand united.
It doesn't matter how big you are.
I will still fuck you up. - Keep going.
Everybody wanted to be on "The Challenge."
Now you're on "The fucking Challenge."
Let's go!
♪ It begins now ♪
I'm here for money, for sure, but I'm also here for legacy.
We have to take a shot.
Don't let him bully you into that.
♪ It begins now ♪
I'm fucking done with her.
I'm a grown-ass man. Don't tell me what to do.
It's a fucking game, you guys.
Go, go, go!
Are you being serious right now?
- ♪ It begins now ♪
- If you want to be a Legend,
you gotta do legendary shit.