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TJ:
24 contenders.

KYLAND:
I'm the next Challenge champ.

-HORACIO: I'm here to win.
-EMANUEL: It's chaos!

MELISSA:
It's the dawn of a new champion.

BERNA:
You're not about to touch me.

TJ:
I love it!

TJ:
Ten Challenge champions.

LAUREL: You want to win this
game, then you're gonna have

-to go through me.
-CARA MARIA: I'm back.

-JORDAN: Let's go!
-TORI: I'm a Challenge champ.

-I hope y'all ready.
-(laughter)

-(whooping)
-TJ: One epic conquest.

-Let's go!
-Let's go!

Go, go, go.

-Watch out!
-I'm TJ Lavin.

This is The Challenge:
Battle for a New Champion.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

All right, come on, guys.

What the hell
are you guys doing here?

-(laughter)
-Let me show you around

a little bit.

This is my gym.

I tend to work out here
once a week

if I'm lucky,
but if you're on The Challenge,

you better work out,
period, and be ready

because it's the hardest
thing you're ever

gonna do, and then it's
a little bit harder than that.

These are, uh, some of my X Game
medals and stuff like that.

A little dusty,
but, ah, whatever, you know.

Let me tell you a little bit
about this season.

We have the next generation
of competitors coming through.

I'm looking for contenders
that are gonna push themselves

physically,
but also play a ruthless game

in order to become
a champion for the first time.

Not one of them has ever
tasted victory in the final.

Yo, you got to come
check this out.

This is a world-famous
dirt jumping course.

A lot of people came through
here.

We like to call it trails.
Man, we had some fun here.

Now, this season is
gonna be broken down

into three different categories.

It's control...

...chaos...

...and conquest.

Control?

Challengers are gonna
work collectively

in a group like
we've never seen before.

Go!

Help! Help! Chauncey.

-Come on.
-(indistinct shouting)

I think since it's a teamwork,

we have to think about who's

the weakest link in the chain.

I'll go against anyone here
in the elimination.

I came here for a reason.

In chaos,
they're going to be forced

to work in groups and pairs
with chaotic situations

getting thrown
at them at every corner.

Oh, (bleep).

I need water.

Put them all together!
Put them all together!

TJ: I'm also
surprising them with some

of the most decorated
champions of the game.

To be a champion,
you got to beat a champion.

(cheering, clamoring)

CARA MARIA:
Jordan!

And, finally, conquest.

It is an individual game that is
a gateway to the finish line.

Only one person is gonna be
crowned Challenge champion

-this season.
-Let's (bleep) go!
-Damn.

CHAUNCEY: I want to go to
the finals. I want to win it.

COREY:
I need this money.

HORACIO: I'm gonna be
your Challenge champ.

MICHELE:
It's my turn to win.

Now today's a big day 'cause
this is the day that I get

to call the competitors and tell
them that they made the cut.

-Olivia.
-Hello.

-Hola.
-Hola.

-How are you?
-I'm good. I'm actually

at the fire department
right now training.

Okay, well, how's
Challenge 39 sound?

Yay! Oh, my gosh.
I'm so excited.

I need my redemption.

You got whacked
right in the face.

-I did.
-(TJ laughs)

It's still there.

-Ravyn.
-Wait, is this TJ?

Welcome to the Challenge 39.
You ready?

Yeah!

Colleen, you are in.

What?

This season is no joke.
Asaf.

Bro, I've been waiting for
a phone call for four years.

Corey, how you doing, man?
TJ Lavin here.

Well, better now
that you're talking to me.

Melissa, how you feeling?

-Say hi, Vienna.
-You ready?

We want to come home with
that money. Right, Vienna?

-(Vienna babbling)
-Yay.

Callum, you been training?

Is anybody else doing that?

-Jessica, you're on.
-I'm gonna win this.

TJ: Big T,
haven't seen you in a minute.

Hughie, did you remove
those butt implants?

Hughie, the Irish boy
with a big booty

is ready to come back.
(smooches)

-Moriah?
-All right, it's over.

I just got to say,
you know what, Teej?

Gonna have to lose my number.

All right? We're done.

Bananas. It ain't like that.

(laughs)

-Bananas.
-Have to move on.

And I suggest you do the same.

-Love you, brother.
-You too, man.

Moriah, can't wait to see you.

Okay. I'll see you soon.

BANANAS:
Suck my ass, TJ!

TJ:
All right, good luck.

I'm gonna carry the weight
of two Challenge champs.

♪ Let's go ♪

♪ Let's go ♪

♪ So fresh, fresco,
let's go... ♪

I just want to go on this season

and be less bark and more bite.

♪ Too fresh, so fresh,
fresco, let's go ♪

It's time for me to shine
on my own and show you guys

what I'm capable of,
so let's get it.

Going back, baby.
We're going back.

♪ Too fresh, so fresh ♪

♪ Fresco, let's go,
go, go, go ♪

♪ Go, go, go, go,
go, go, go, go, go, go ♪

♪ Go, go, go, go, go, go. ♪

Just got to the airport.

Excited.

Already feel the pressure.

(exhales) Let's see.
Let's see who's coming.

(both laughing)

My only alliance in this world.

We're here, we're, we're, uh,
we're the non-drinking crew

is the recording crew.

(indistinct chatter, clamoring)

We're recording.

-(cheering, clamoring)
-(bleep)

-Right into a challenge.
-Straight into something.

I mean, I've got anxiety
through the roof.

I've got shivers.

(indistinct chatter)

They're gonna make us go
right now.

HORACIO: Every team
I've played with in soccer,

we've been very successful.

But the things

that I remember most
are the losses.

That loss that I had

last season really,
really changed me.

This is my time now.

My redemption season.

And I think if there's
a season to win, it's this one.

Is that helmets in there?

MELISSA:
My heart is going so fast.

Oh, my God.

I'm actually back.
I'm back on The Challenge.

I got goosebumps.
I've got butterflies.

-Here we go.
-Come on!

-(cheering, clamoring)
-JAY: Let's go, girls.

-Oh, my God...
-(clamoring)

Pop out and tell us
what we're doing.

BERNA:
A lot of cute guys are here.

Amazingly good-looking women,
as well.

But I'm here for the win,
not for a guy.

NURYS: I thought we were
getting drunk tonight.

Yes, so much
for the welcome party.

MICHELE:
I see Jay, my ride-or-die.

I'm so, so happy that he's
here in this game with me.

You know, we've had
a bit of a rocky past

before our Ride or Die seasons.

We dated previously.
It didn't end great.

And then we came onto
Ride or Dies

and we started navigating
that game.

It was a bit
of a sloppy gameplay,

but Jay will always
be my priority.

I will take care of him more
than I will take care of myself.

Let's go!

ZARA: I see Callum.
And that makes me so happy

because I feel like I've got
my brother in the house.

He was on the UK Challenge
with me,

so he'd better have my back,

otherwise I will (bleep) you up.

Look at us now, look at us now.

I don't see one weak link.

And it's terrifying that

there's no rookie
in here because

I wanted to have a season
where I could throw in a rookie.

And now, like, everyone is...

everyone's fair game.

It is a warm welcome.

I'm really annoyed because

I'm not ready to compete.

(moans)

I mean, look at me.

I look fabulous.
I've been doing my hair

and makeup
for the past couple of hours.

I've actually entered in heels.

Come on.
(muttering)

So I'm 30-plus now.

I'm like a fine wine,
getting better with age.

My family don't want me
to be here because

last time I did this,
being honest,

it messed me up mentally.

(air horn blows)

(cheering, clamoring)

Got a bit of a nose bleed.
Just don't rub it too hard.

You look like you've been in
a 12-round boxing match.

Nothing prepares you for this.

And, uh, yeah, it's bringing
back flashbacks, bad memories.

But I'm here for myself.

(overlapping conversations)

JAMES:
Listen. I was sweet.

You always keep talking.
You give me anxiety.

(overlapping conversations)

I think it's time
for TJ to pop off.

Bro, I want to read
those two signs.

For real.
What the (bleep) is that?

All right, Teej, where you at?

H-Hey!

JUJUY:
I'm so confused now.

Like the time's going, you know,
like ten minutes, 20 minutes.

Hey, TJ, are you gonna come?
Where are you?

I came back from Argentina.

Where are you, TJ?

Come here, I want to play.

I want to see you.
I want to say hi to you.

ASAF:
Hello, Challengers.

-(laughter)
-This guy.

-(bleep)
-(indistinct chatter)

(guitar music playing)

-Where is TJ, for real?
-Should we chant for TJ?

TJ!

ALL (chanting):
TJ! TJ! TJ! TJ!

TJ! TJ!

TJ! TJ! TJ! TJ! TJ!

TJ! TJ!

I hope it's
not raining at the Arena.

Ooh!

That'll be funny if it is,
but...

(cheering, whooping)

We're here, baby.

We can't wait any longer.

I was expecting the hot tub,
the pool, a nice house.

It really just hasn't worked
out like that this time at all.

TJ, he's not here.

What is actually happening?

Come on out. Tell us something.

TJ. Where are you?

TJ!

TJ?

I need TJ to come out, man.

JAY: Trying to see what
the theme could be.

COREY: Everything's just
faced away just enough

that it's, like, you can't...

If it's to find teams,
all of our pre...

-MELISSA: Yeah, I know.
-BIG T: How many names?

Okay, there's more than 24
names. There goes that theory.

Why don't we just
stop speculating

because we don't know.

I've been gone for three years
and I've come back.

And everything has changed.

There's no TJ.

There's nothing going on.
What is happening?

COREY: There's probably stuff
on the other side of these,

too, that we can't see, like,

you see, like, the little
holes in the front of it.

(crickets chirping)

Everyone on production
is staring us

like we're supposed
to be doing something,

but they're kind of the ones
who tell us what to do.

So it's kind of like a standoff
right now and I'm very confused.

(singsongy):
Let's go.

Last time I seen Corey
on The Challenge,

we had absolute murder.

-(bleep)
-(indistinct shouting)

How the (bleep) am I fake?!

Just because I made
a better deal than you?

Goodbye, Corey!

I am, however, extremely
happy to have Corey back.

I want to work with him.

I definitely think we should.

You three are looking
very serious there, boys.

Contemplating, man. Trying
to figure this (bleep) out.

-(laughs)
-Pondering, pondering.

What's up? I'm Kyland.

The last time you saw me was
on The Challenge: USA.

Being on The Challenge,
I've built up

a reputation of wanting to go
head to head against the best.

As a result of, like, being
neurodivergent, being autistic,

being ADHD,
my brain processes information

very fast.
That's why I'm able to study

all the past seasons,
all the past players.

Put all that information
into some sort of format.

And just come in more prepared
than anyone else.

So whatever I have to do to get

to the end of this game
and whatever I have to do

to win is what I'm gonna do.

What if new people come?

Do you guys think
we should go look?

HUGHIE:
And you just want to scream!

-Let's try it.
-Try it, yeah, let's try it.

Sometimes I like to work off

of the ethos that it's better

to ask for forgiveness
than permission.

No one's stopping me yet.

I don't know.

Are we supposed to go?

Oh, my God!

Oh, definitely... hold up.

-What?
-Wait, what?

-Wait, my heels!
-(shouting, clamoring)

My heels!

It turns out we could've
started this a long time ago.

Now we're all in here,
and the game begins.

"To unlock your supply of food
and drinks,

use your fingers to remove all
of the tiles from the cages."

-Go! Go! Go! Go!
-Say it again.

"To unlock your sleeping
supplies, use your hands to fill

"the box with sand.

HORACIO:
"You may search the rope area

for the combination
to unlock the case."

We're all working
as a massive team right now.

Me and half the guys
are over here

at this big box,
and we're just shoveling sand

up on top, trying to ram it
through these little holes.

The girls and a few
other guys are

on the other one, getting these
tiles out and looking at names.

"Once all of the tiles
have been removed,

"you must count all the tiles

"that do not have
one of your names on them.

-Laurel!
-"The number that you count

will be the combination
to the locks." Okay.

I can't believe we stood there
for that long, dickheads!

-Idiots!
-We would've been there
all night.

-Guys, let's hurry, hurry!
-I got Michele!

I got Hughie. I got Wes!

(excited chatter)

The entire group here
looks kind of stacked,

but I think one of my biggest
threats right now is Zara.

She's a savage,
and she's a beast.

I also know that
Nelson told me that

on The Challenge World
Championship, Zara beat almost

all the guys
in the first qualifier.

So I'm a little bit nervous,
but I'm glad

-I have a little insight.
-Keep going, guys.

I got Cara Maria,
Cara Maria, Cara Maria!

I see all the champions
from The Challenge, like,

are we going against them?

Are they here?
Are they listening to us?

Are they watching us?
Like, what is happening?

You know what? Listen.

I think all the girls,
because you have

small hands, you should do that.

I think all the guys
should do the sand.

There's this gorgeous
Israeli-looking dude who's,

like, Hercules, and he's
absolutely losing his mind,

screaming-- like, bro,
you need to relax.

Girls, you have small fingers.

We have huge fingers.

JAY: My friend Asaf is here
after Total Madness.

We actually make music together.

I rap on a lot of beats
that he makes.

We're never gonna betray
each other.

Yeah, bro. You got
loads in there, boys.

Yeah. I was thinking
my fingers are far

-too (bleep) big over there.
-(laughter)

Hughie is the funniest dude,
let me tell you,

that I have ever met in my life.

The little Irish accent
that he has and his

big ol' butt walking around.
But don't get me wrong.

Hughie's stronger
than he comes off to be.

He's actually
a very good competitor.

And because of that,
I think I need to kind of keep

an eye on him a little closer.

BIG T:
Guys, go, go, go!

Don't waste time, guys.
We need those tiles

back because we need
to count them after.

Hurry, hurry!

Get as many tiles as possible.

This is utter chaos.
We're not working as a team.

Just taking on
a leadership role.

It's just coming
naturally to me.

I'm having to delegate here,
there, everywhere.

The pile of names for people
who aren't here is here, guys.

I'm yelling. Let's go.

I don't think anyone's
listening to me, though.

Ravyn, I have a tile
that says "Ravyn."

BERNA:
Big T, stop screaming.

You take the life
out of my soul.

Michele, why don't you be
the organizer?

Okay. Big T, you're doing
the ones that are not here.

-Yes?
-Yeah, yeah,
I'm doing all the vets.

-Thank you.
-OLIVIA: Thank God

we all took a breath,
and everyone

is clicking and working
really well together.

-All right, guys.
-Jordan!

Devin.

BIG T:
I do have some reliable sources,

and I have been warned
that I shouldn't trust Michele.

That's just
the word on the street.

So I have my eyes open.

-Tyler.
-All right.

All the names
of the vets are here.

I steam-cleaned
this shirt for what?

EMANUEL:
I'm happy to see Ed.

I can trust Ed
because we played

together last season
in Spies, Lies, and Allies.

He's fun, uh...

He's a scrappy and tough guy.

I put goddamn gel in my hair.

I know we're gonna
survive together.

Hopefully.

I think we're almost done,
y'all.

-What's this?
-I'm just gonna shovel it up.

-Laurel, Bananas, Corey...
-Vet names?

Those bitches are gonna
show up, I guarantee it.

I know Amber's not showing up,
so that's good.

(laughter)

Amber's back at home. She's
watching our baby girl Sonny.

So I'm just here to,
to work and bring

the money back to my family.

AMBER:
How you feeling, Chauncey?

It's-- I don't know.

It's a bittersweet feeling.

I'm not even going
into the season

like I did last season.

Oh, let's just go have fun.

Now it's like I'm going to win.

The main thing for me
is if I could get my

physical
to catch up to my mental.

The mental part, I think,

is the hardest part of the game.
And you got that.

I believe in you so much.
And that's why I want you to go.

-Yeah.
-I want you to go because

it changed my life when I won,
you know?

And I feel like
I want you to have...

-I want to feel that.
-To do this not only for myself,

but for you and for our child.

The number one reason why it's
very important for me to win

is my family right here,
my new family.

And then on top of that,
showing myself

that all the hard work
that I've been putting in

since the last season,
I did it for a reason.

AMBER:
Chauncey's going to miss you.

-CHAUNCEY: No, I'm not.
-Yeah, he's gonna miss you guys.

I'm not gonna miss them.
(laughs)

-I love you.
-Love you, too.

AMBER: Come on.
You're gonna make me cry.

Oh, no.

Why are you crying? Um...

Oh, no.

When Sonny was born, we had

to be in the hospital for

more time than normal,
and, honestly,

I didn't even think
I was gonna be here, so

it's definitely weighed on me.

I know very soon
Amber and Sonny are gonna

have another
doctor's appointment

and I wish I could be there.

But got to get to work.

Guys, why are they taking
the tiles?

KYLAND:
No, they're right here.
I was using them...

-Okay, well, let's not do that.
-Here you go.

The pile of names for people

who aren't here is here, guys.

Alton... Alton and Laurel, no.

COLLEEN:
I'm Colleen. I'm from Germany,

and you know me from Season 38.

My first TV show was The Mole,
and I was The Mole, Germany.

I'm also a psychologist,
so I think I know how

to use people
to get what I want.

I put people here
who we don't have.

Asaf we have, Ed we have,
Jujuy we have.

I would love to work

with Berna. She seems like

she's a strong competitor.

And she's also from Germany.

No, I need to find the vets.

RAVYN:
Before the last season,

I found out
my dad had stage two cancer.

So I want my dad
to see how strong I am.

And me doing well in this game
just means I'm one step closer

to that money, and

I could continue following
my dreams as an actress.

And I could take care
of my family health-wise.

Yeah. Does this count?
Is there... Is there a check?

I would describe myself as
a little bit of a firecracker.

I do not handle conflict
very well.

Going home early
on Spies, Lies and Allies--

honestly, I felt defeated.

This time around,

I'm training twice a day,
I'm lifting a lot.

I want to just show everyone
that gay people are not weaker.

-I think that's the line. Yeah.
-Are you sure? Are we digging?

Let's go.

Yeah. I don't know
if this is the...

I got a rock or something.

-I found one.
-What is it?

-(whooping)
-You got one?

-Yeah. I don't know
if this is a...
-What is it?

-It says to the cage.
-Oh, for the cage?

-Says to the cage.
-Okay.

-3939.
-We got it.

-Yes.
-You got it? You got it?

Good job, Jay.

Are we building tents?

Oh, (bleep).

COREY:
Who likes camping?

Yeah, just get it all out.

CALLUM:
My time on The Challenge UK--

it was pretty smooth sailing.

Now, we've only been in this
challenge for five minutes, and

we ain't sleeping in no bed.

This is (bleep)
Lord of the Flies (bleep).

CALLUM:
I'm looking around.

I'm surrounded
by good-looking girls.

So I'll see how I can get myself
in trouble there at some point.

My eyes land on cots,
and that's never a good sign.

I'm outside, I'm doing the
mental math, and I'm thinking,

"Oh, my God,
we're gonna be sleeping

in this God-darn arena."

-(howling)
-We're sleeping
out here tonight.

Oh, my God.

We're sleeping out here tonight.

-What number are you at now?
-One, two, three.

-Five, 69.
-69.
-69?

(laughs)

ED:
Two different stations

in this Arena here.

We got one where

there's a goofy cage setup
with little puzzle pieces,

and you got
to get all these pieces out.

Anybody find a chain?

They have names on 'em.

Ashley, Turbo, Paula.

ED:
You got to count up
all these names.

Anybody that is not
in our season.

This number that we come up with

is somehow going to give us
a lock combo.

Did we get it?

69 is not it
so I'm gonna try 70.

Just count up from there.

♪ ♪

-All right. 75.
-Hey!

It's 75. It's food, guys.
Champagne.

(whooping,
overlapping chatter)

HUGHIE:
I deserve a drink.

I would fight Mike Tyson
to get this champagne right now.

♪ I'm good, yeah,
I'm feeling all right ♪

♪ Baby, I'm-a have the best
freaking night of my life... ♪

What I learned from
my last season-- it's all about

getting to know people, so,
I think there's gonna be a lot

of "politicking" going on
right now.

(cheering)

HORACIO: Everybody else right
now is rushing to champagne,

popping bottles,

and now I know...
I'm at The Challenge.

(laughing, screaming)

♪ You know I'm down
for whatever tonight... ♪

HUGHIE:
Are we sleeping here?

(laughs)

♪ But I, I don't need
to sit in VIP... ♪

All right, Big T,
give us a speech.

BIG T:
Every season I've done,
I've always seen Bananas

or CT doing the speech.

I've done a lot of seasons
of The Challenge.

(whooping)

So I feel like
this is kind of a revolution.

Everybody is equal,
everyone's voice matters.

Looking at all of
the contenders, beautiful faces,

I'm not seeing
any champions here, and, also,

I've done the most seasons.

I'm coming in pretty confident.
Yeah.

Tomorrow, we go to work,
so let's have fun tonight!

(whooping)

JESSICA:
Big T is an icon in this game.

She is hilarious. Her
social game is always on point.

She hasn't been the strongest
in dailies, but I do think

she's a physical threat
in here, as well.

We're back here together,
Mellie.

I feel a bit, like, surreal
being back here.

I honestly, Mellie, I retired,
and then, when

-you told me you were coming...
-Us back together.

-...I couldn't not
do it without you.
-We're back together.

BIG T:
It feels like

I've known Melissa for years.
We met in Total Madness.

And since then,
she is a sister to me.

We'll do anything
for each other.

I trust her 100%.

Thing is, T,
I have trained my ass off.

I've not come back here

just to party and have fun
like I usually would.

I've come back here to take
the win, and I've never felt

like this on The Challenge,
and I don't get emotional.

It's probably
the motherhood in me.

Like, I need to do this. Yeah?

-Like, really badly.
-Yeah.

So, since I was
last on The Challenge,

I've had a baby.

Her name is Vienna,
and she's just turned three.

I raise her as a single mother.

Becoming a mom has changed
how I look at the game.

I have a purpose now.

You're gonna miss Mommy, Vienna?

-(laughs)
-Oh, my God.

Absolutely everything I'm doing
is just for her.

JUJUY:
I cannot believe
anything of you.

Like, what the (bleep)?

Is this gonna be our house?

Camping, the whole time?

-So crazy. I'm so happy.
-I know.

And also,
I'm so excited to see you.

I haven't seen you
since the World,

-so it's so nice.
-Yes.

From South Africa.

-We're so happy
to be here together again.
-Yeah.

JUJUY:
We're gonna work together.

Camping the whole time!

ZARA:
I need to take my makeup off.

This is day one of our alliance.

-Let's go.
-(both laugh)

(laughs)

Of course. Of course.

And please do.
But I'm just saying,

who you're aligned with
in the game...

Yeah, no. I'm gonna be smart
with my choices.

The only time it's gonna
(bleep) me over is

-if he gets his (bleep) (bleep).
-Oh, man,

I'm (bleep) single,
I do what I want.

Yeah, that would--
that would be pretty--

-that would be pretty stupid.
-Yeah.

-It's already happened before.
-Exactly.

JESSICA:
And if you (bleep) me over,

I'll ruin your life.

Back in Australia,

Ciarran and I originally met
on the Bachelor in Paradise,

where we were coupled up

and we were broken up
by another woman.

So I trust Ciarran for now.

And even though
he's hurt me in the past,

I think he's gonna
pull through this time.

NURYS:
I can't believe

-we're all here together again.
-I know.

So wild.

This season, I'm riding with

Michele, Nurys,
Olivia and Ravyn.

I know them from Ride or Dies,

and although some of us
may have our differences,

we need to put that aside.

We stay strong, we stay solid.

Don't ever have a doubt for me.
D-- I won't have

-a doubt for you guys.
-Literally, same.

They already know we're aligned.

-Yeah.
-RAVYN: I'm rocking with

whoever is rocking with me.

The situation
with me and Nurys is,

I had animosity
towards her over Johnny,

my Ride or Die
who I'm not even into anymore.

We both come from Challenge 38.

I wanted to squash that,

and I want to work with her.

Ideally,

it makes sense for me
to align with the people

that I did my first season with.

Thank you. And-and that's--
and that's exactly,

coming into here, like, I never,
I didn't reach out to you

because I figured
we'd come and talk and--

talk about it here,
because at the end of the day,

that's the smartest thing
for us anyways, like...

What? No, you're losing sight
of it already.

That's not what we're here
to do.

Like, yes, people are nice,

-but that's not...
-No, but I'm just saying--

I know that she's not-- for me.

-Oh, yeah, yeah.
-She's my friend,
so that's why I was saying,

-would you guys
be open to that as well?
-Oh. No, no, no.

If you want to have
your individual people, cool.

But at the end of the day,
we cannot be one big group...

-No, no, totally.
-...one big happy family, 'cause
that's never gonna work out.

NURYS:
I took anger management classes

last year,
and I've been working on myself

and working on the way
that I react

to things that I don't like,
so I guess

we'll see how it goes.

♪ ♪

(knocking on door)

-Oh, hey, stranger.
-(both laugh)

Jay is definitely my number one.

I'm having his back 1,000%.

-So have you been training?
-Oh, man, no...

Not really. Honestly?

Nelson has been yelling at me,
like, every day

-to tell me to go swimming.
-Yeah?

I've always wanted to be
on The Challenge.

This has been a dream of mine
since I was ten years old.

It would mean the world to me
to be a Challenge champ.

I want to prove to people
that I'm a lot stronger

than I look,
mentally and physically...

-You are.
-...and emotionally.

You were one of the best
athletes, I think, last season.

NURYS:
I was like, "Nelson, let's go."

I proved myself, and now
I got to go back into it

and, like, do it all over again.

Yeah.

Nelson.

-Hey!
-JAY: What? Look at his face.

NELSON (over phone):
What's up? What's up? You ready?

NURYS:
I'm nervous, but I was just
telling Jay, I said,

all right, what would Nelson do,
and then do the opposite.

-That's how you win.
-Because if we would have

listened to me,
we would have won last year.

You damn right.

We definitely
would have won that thing.

Going into this season
without Nelson

is definitely gonna be hard.

Nelson was in a
really bad car accident.

He had to have surgery
on one leg to help his ankle,

and that's why he's not here
this time around.

JAY:
How you doing, Nellie?

NELSON:
I feel really good, man.
A lot better than I have.

I can't wait till y'all get back
from this season and, uh,

we'll have a good time out here.

It sucks that I'm not gonna
be there with y'all,

-but I'm-a be there
in spirit, so...
-NURYS: 100%.

When you cross that finish line
and you see TJ,

-I better get a shout-out.
-(both laugh)

And like I said,
38 got to stick together.

-We-we got numbers.
-38 has to stick together.

-And that's how I feel.
-Like-like, us four,

Colleen, Horacio,

Chauncey-- I don't think
he's with us, that's fine.

-No, I think Chauncey
is with us.
-No.

You don't think so?
I really think he is.

Well, let's cheers to winning
the first (bleep) challenge.

-Yes.
-Starting things off right.

-Moriah with the bottle.
-(laughs)

It makes me feel nice
and comfortable knowing that

I have such a strong alliance
coming into this season.

Now is the time for me to show

who I am and how
I play this game.

-Look, I ain't scared.
-(laughter)

TJ: The Challenge:
Battle for a New Champion

is underway, and our contenders
are just a few

short hours away from learning

about the first level
of this game, Control.

Our contenders
are sizing each other up

and finding out who's a friend
and who's a foe.

-I mean...
-I mean...

I need some more beer.

CALLUM:
How romantic.

-I tried my best.
-I've tried and tried

to create relationships
in my past seasons.

It's never
really worked out for me.

I've never seen
Callum's seasons before.

I don't really know much
about him,

but I look into Callum's eyes
and I'm in trouble.

I don't know if it's the tattoo
that says "lover..."

♪ Hey, won't you be my one... ♪

-But... yeah.
-♪ And only? ♪

In the U.K.,
it's very, very rude

to not give someone a kiss...

-before they go to sleep.
-Hmm. Mm-hmm.

And it would have been...

And that would have been it.

It probably would not
have ended like that.

CALLUM: If you ask me,
from, like, the ages

of 20 to 25, I'm known
as the biggest (bleep)boy

known to mankind.

Then 25 to, like, 27,

I'm known as, like,
a medium (bleep)boy.

But I'm 28 now.
I'm a new Callum.

I'm reserved. Okay, I'm not
reserved, let's be honest.

I actually saw Michele
and I was like,

"Those might be the best eyes
I've ever seen ever."

♪ Darling... ♪

No, I have self-control.

-Do you?
-Uh-huh.

♪ All my love ♪

I don't.

♪ Is for you. ♪

She FaceTimed me, was like,
"Mommy, where are you?"

I was like,
"I'm going away for a few..."

Now, we talk about it,
and it's, like, hitting me.

Talking with Melissa,
I feel like

she's the only one
who can understand me.

My son is one year old.

Her daughter is, like, three.

We have a lot of things
in common.

Like, I-I didn't leave him,
my son, for...

But the lucky thing
with your son is,

-he's young enough...
-I didn't leave him...

-to not realize you're gone.
-He's-he's 13 months.

But he's always-always say,
"Abba, Abba, Abba."

Abba is "daddy."

(Asaf speaking in Hebrew)

L'chaim, (bleep).

-Amen.
-ASAF: What's up, everybody?

My name is Asaf Goren.
Last time you saw me

was Total Madness.
Unfortunately,

I left on the first episode.

(overlapping shouting)

A lot of things changed
since the last time you saw me

on The Challenge.
I'm a father, I'm married.

I've been part of the Pit Crew
on RuPaul's Drag Race

for over three seasons now.

I opened up a music studio,

I'm a full-time music producer
and artist.

That's where we make magic.

(dance music playing)

I have a song with Boy George,

and recently,
Madonna just shared

one of my songs on her page.

♪ ♪

-Sounds pretty good, man.
-(bleep)

ASAF: I'm not really
afraid of anybody.

I would love to see some vets
this season.

♪ ♪

Música.

I built my family in America.
It's me, my son and my wife.

I really want my son to be
proud of me,

and I want to win this money
and to get us a house.

And I don't want
to struggle anymore,

'cause we've been through a lot.

And I'm not gonna leave
no stone unturned this time.

I'm gonna do everything
in my power to win this.

I would eat someone alive.
I would kill for this.

TJ:
Welcome back to The Challenge.

This season
is going to be awesome.

Now, let's check back
at the Arena and see

how our contenders are doing.

-(laughter)
-MELISSA: What are we playing?

-Shall we do something like...
-ZARA: What about spin
the bottle?

COREY:
Spin the bottle is more fun.

Spin the bottle. Spin it.

NURYS:
I got to get out of here.

-Corey, you spin.
-No one's gonna kiss me.

-I'll kiss you.
-Okay. The girls will kiss me.

MICHELE:
Spin it!

♪ Take time ♪

♪ To get what you want... ♪

COREY:
We're just drinking,

we're partying,
we're having fun.

We're playing spin the bottle,
which is great for me,

because there is a lot of guys
here that I want to kiss,

and I feel like this might be
the only chance I get.

(cheering, applause)

♪ The sun shine on you... ♪

JAY:
That was real!

What type of season
is this gonna be?

(laughter, screaming)

♪ Let the sun shine on you ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Let it shine,
let it shine... ♪

No...

CHAUNCEY:
I'm perfectly fine
with people having fun.

I came into this game
understanding

that I don't do those things,
I'll sit back and watch.

I want them to be distracted
so I can focus

and just be the parent I am.

Wow-wow-wee-wah.

That was a real good one.

(laughter)

HUGHIE:
I know James from back home.

I grew up watching his show
on TV.

James is, like, 400 feet tall.

Like, a six-foot-five god
standing in front of you.

-Whoo!
-(laughter)

-I want to kiss somebody.
-NURYS: Yeah, Ravyn!

Oh, yeah.

(all oohing)

-Okay, baby.
-(screams)

JAY:
Now we're talking.

(cheering)

(exclaims) I love you.

EMANUEL: Right now,
I have a girlfriend and this is

the worst time
to have someone back home,

'cause the girls...

My girlfriend, I love you.

(all oohing)

CIARRAN:
I've come into this game

not knowing a single person
apart from Jessica.

I'm not afraid to let
my hair down, kiss a few boys,

kiss a few girls maybe,
I don't know.

I'm not backing down.

I'll show them
I'm here to do anything

to win on The Challenge.

(laughter, cheering)

Oh, God.

I'm on the floor.

ED:
Oh, you cheeky bastards.

Oh, no, no, no. I'm married.

EMANUEL:
I love this

friendly thing,
everybody's getting along.

It's so nice.

But at one point,
all of that is gonna crash.

BIG T:
I'm so tired.

I've got mosquito bites.

EMANUEL:
It's obvious...

Melly, this is my bed!

...we're here for the bag.

BIG T:
I've come so far

to sleep like this.

EMANUEL:
I'm actually here for the drama

and chaos.

HUGHIE:
Please go to bed.

TJ: The contenders have settled
into their home for the night.

But soon, some of
the best champions in history

will arrive to create chaos
among star contenders.

Take a look for yourself.

LAUREL:
That fire within me
will never change.

CARA MARIA:
I'm from Boston,
and it comes out!

-DEVIN: A slam dunk, baby.
-TORI: They say at the top,

it's lonely but it's not, yo.

JORDAN:
We're here now,
not ten years ago.

CT:
I'm gonna rip your head off
as soon as I get a chance.

-I'll smoke you.
-CARA MARIA: I'm coming for you.

KAYCEE: It's your favorite
Challenge champ,

Kaycee, and I'm here to tell you

what it takes to be
a Challenge champion.

You got to be well-rounded.

I work on myself
every single freakin' day.

I got strength in my mind,
I got strength in my body.

-And that's what it takes.
-Ah!

So let's go.

CARA MARIA:
Has Cara Maria

ever showed up on a Challenge

and had people cheer,
clap or be happy?

If I'm coming,
it's to ruin someone's day.

There you go, baby. Check.

Thank you, TJ. Give me my money.

Contenders, it's your boy
Darrell, four-time champ,

and I'm coming for your money.

TJ:
This clock represents
the three levels of the game.

When it hits zero,
all bets are off.

I hope our contenders are ready,

'cause this game is about
to be flipped upside down

as soon as I step
into the Arena.

Check it out.

♪ ♪

HORACIO:
Never underestimate anyone.

I am back for my redemption.

NURYS:
I'm ready to play this game,

and I'm not gonna let
anyone stand in my way.

EMANUEL:
I don't forgive, I don't forget,
I destroy.

CHAUNCEY:
If you want to go to war,
let's go to war.

TJ:
This season, 24 familiar faces

will battle it out.

They're not rookies,
but they're not champions.

Welcome to
Battle for a New Champion.

(whooping)

We're the next generation,
and we're here to stay.

-Let's go.
-(cheering)

TJ:
These contenders are gonna be
fighting for Control.

You will all be competing
together as a team.

ED:
This is a game of liars.

ASAF:
Our communication sucks.

-Climb, (bleep)!
-Grab my arm!

MELISSA:
We need more money.

TJ:
When my countdown hits zero,
you're all in trouble.

-(all oohing)
-BERNA: If you're a snake
to the people

that you're closest with,
who can you trust?

COREY:
Don't act like you're
innocent ever. You're not.

What? Oh, my God!

Chaos is about to start.

(shouting)

It's chaos!

MELISSA:
We only have each other.

-(horn honks)
-TJ: These contenders

must make it through utter chaos

to get their hands
on that final prize box...

ASAF:
Yeah, keep-- push, push.
Push, push, push.

Let's go, one more, come on!

TJ:
...and ten Challenge champions
are here to stop them.

CARA MARIA:
Elimination Arena, I'm here.

JORDAN:
We will run you into
the ground for fun.

KAYCEE:
Every damn contender
should be terrified.

CT:
I'm gonna crash this party.

(contestants yelling)

BIG T:
Every single champion
is a total beast.

COREY:
Champions in the Arena
is very scary.

I'd love to see him
in an elimination.

Brother, I hope you get
the chance.

TJ:
And then, finally, Conquest.

It's an individual game,

forcing our contenders
to bet on themselves.

KYLAND:
I'm here to win.

Okay, so I have an awesome plan.

My intuition was right,
because you're (bleep) annoying

-and you're desperate.
-MELISSA: He loves drama.

-(overlapping shouts)
-COREY: Stop! Stop it!

NURYS:
You want to play dirty?

-We can play (bleep) dirty.
-You're my favorite guy.

-Am I your favorite?
-Yes, you are.

Moriah, what the (bleep)?
This is not good.

MICHELE:
You make me feel like
you're my first crush.

(laughs)

TJ:
Only one will rise

-as a new champion.
-We did it!

Calling yourself
a Challenge champion...

-(air horn blows)
-(shouting)

...that's forever.

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