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The Challenge is the most thrilling

competition series ever created.

One, two...

Come on! Get it!

The battles are epic.

The victories are monumental.

And the defeats are devastating.

We have chosen the best of the best,

the all-stars of the game,

and brought them to a remote mountaintop

where their mental fortitude,

physical strength and emotional willpower

will be tested like never before.

The time has come to see

who is the greatest amongst all these legends

and who still has what it takes.

Because in order to be the best,

you've got to beat the best.

Let go!

Yeah, step up to me, you ... bitch!

Don't ... with me!

The last time you saw me,

I had two black eyes when I was leaving Cutthroat.

Back then I was known to be a little feisty.

I've definitely calmed down over the years.

I'm a wife. I'm a mom.

I like to play a very social game,

and I think I'm pretty damn good at it.

You have to look at past performance, this one's,

and you have to look at everything.

Yeah!

I don't care if it's the 1990s or if it's 2021,

I am still coming in at six foot three and a half.

220 pounds of twisted steel.

And I have a size 15 shoe,

and I'm ready to jam it up someone's ass.

I just won.

Honestly, I'm a badass.

I've made it to three finals.

I've won one, and that was The Gauntlet II.

My life right now is actually pretty simple.

I have a five-year-old son and a seven-year-old daughter.

And this season, I'm on a mission with no permission.

So, I'm 40 now.

Ooh, do we... do we do that?

Oh, let's not even do that.

Um, back to me being 25.

Get up, Jisela. Get up, Jisela. Run!

Get up, Jisela! Fight for it, baby!

Jisela.

I couldn't be more disappointed in you. Shut up!

I'm still that young, fresh, happy girl,

but I'm also a mom, now.

And I came back to win this damn money.

I've done five Challenges in the past,

and I won The Extreme Challenge.

I think people look at me as just one of the old dogs

that used to be a beast, now he's calming down.

I'm here to show people that I don't just want to win.

I expect to win.

The last Challenge that I did was Rivals II,

and I actually left early.

I just took myself home.

I would say that I'm about fifty-fifty

Challenge badass and Challenge quitter.

All right, everybody.

Welcome back to The Challenge.

Yeah!

You all are the best of the best.

The legends and the all-stars of this game.

You started this thing.

You made The Challenge what it is today.

And, for the first time, we've brought you together to compete

in a game like nothing you've ever seen before.

I'd like to welcome everybody All Stars.

You may think you know about this game,

but don't let that get to your head,

'cause I promise you,

you have no idea what's in store for you.

Those past relationships that you've had

could either help you or hurt you in this game.

This is an individual game.

Yes! Yes.

Along the way, you may have a few teammates.

Sometimes you'll have a lot of teammates,

but doesn't matter.

It's always an individual game.

Because only one person

is walking out of here with $500,000.

Having one winner with $500,000?

This ain't no damn jolly reunion.

I think everybody's gonna be ready to cut anybody

and everybody at any time.

All right, all-stars.

Go get moved in. I'll see you soon.

Good luck.

One thing about this game is

you don't have to be a champ

to be legendary, and I'm one of those players.

The Challenge started out as adult summer camp.

But that is not The Challenge anymore.

A lot of these legends have never played for $500,000.

This is a whole new game that I don't think they're ready for.

Welcome back home, Laterrian.

It's time I dust this guy off.

I was on the Rivals.

Okay. Gauntlet III.

Duel II, Gauntlet II.

We did the Duel II together. Yep.

Oh, shit. My name's on the wall.

This is amazing. The quote, though, girl.

I know. It's my quote.

I mean, I have to live up to my quote.

That's the problem.

The last time you saw me was The Gauntlet III.

I'm known for being the underdog.

And, for some reason, the women never like me.

But I've got Syrus, and I've got my Tenderoni.

Tenderoni!

Nehemiah! Tenderoni?

Oh, my Lord.

Are you with us? Or is Derrick, Derrick...

I got a new cuddle buddy! He has a room.

Nehemiah! I got a-I got a new cuddle buddy, baby!

She's gonna be all over me. Hey, isn't she married?

I think so, but I'm irresistible.

"Tenderoni" is a name that Beth gave me on The Duel I.

Nehemiah's still here. My Tenderoni!

Oh, my!

Out of all of the things that I've done

in my whole history of The Challenge,

that's the one thing that everybody remembers.

I was like, "I'm gonna come and be strong

for the old people," you know? And then, like, I'm like,

"Oh, everyone's my age." That's kind of cool, you know?

It's like, okay. What year?

Uh, '79. '79?

Yeah. '79.

Yeah. What are you, like, '86?

1980.

Oh, wow. Really? Yeah.

You're about the hottest 40-year-old ever, huh?

Oh... You can stay. I love it.

You can stay. Oh, I can't believe it. I'm just curious

to see how much evil comes out for half a million.

There'll be some shady shit going on here.

You think so? Yes.

One thing I've learned from all these years

is that money can bring out evil in anybody.

Yeah. Uh, you can never...

never underestimate the power of greed.

The last Challenge I was on was Inferno 3

and, uh, my team came in second place.

Which is not that great because there was only two teams.

There you go, Ace! Let's go, Ace!

Oh, you guys, we win! Did we win?

Congratulations, Ace.

We won, right? We won $10,000, Ace.

Ten grand, baby. Ten grand.

Back in my day, the stakes weren't this high.

These people before would kill each other for a scooter.

I don't know what they're gonna do for a half a million dollars.

Oh, so you're nervous? Man, what you talking about?

Nervous? Yeah.

About? I eat, sleep and breathe this.

I don't know. The Challenge, man.

This is normal shit.

Nervous? Nah, son.

That's-I don't get nervous.

I'm a personal trainer down in SoCal,

and some of these people might think of me

as a silent assassin.

The last Challenge you saw me on was Gauntlet.

I got my ass kicked by Alton.

I'm here for redemption.

I'm not here to lose. I'm not here to go home.

I'm here to bust ass and win.

Have you ever done a Challenge where it was individual?

No.

It's a different, it's a different world.

This game is a political game just as much as anything.

I don't-Haven't even thought about that. You should.

Uh, I-I know that I should, Nehemiah.

I know that. I'm not worried about that.

This first challenge after 15 years,

it's scary.

What if it has absolutely nothing to do

with anything that I know?

All right, everyone. Welcome to The Challenge.

Are you ready?

All right. Well,

today's challenge is called "Deep Blue Dive."

There's gonna be two teams of 11,

randomly selected.

You'll get your team color.

There's gonna be copper and silver.

As you can see, way out there,

in the beautiful clear water,

there's a minefield of puzzle pieces with numbers on them.

Now each puzzle piece has a certain color

to correspond with your team.

On the back side of these platforms

there's equations.

When I say go, you're gonna start by solving the equations.

Then you're gonna send one of your teammates out there

to retrieve the corresponding puzzle piece.

The bigger the number, the further out and deeper

that puzzle piece will be.

Everyone must go out to retrieve one puzzle piece,

no matter what.

Now, if you go out there and you fail

to get the puzzle piece,

you're gonna come back and tag somebody who can.

But that is a five-minute penalty.

Shit.

Once you get all the numbers all lined up,

you will then solve the last, final equation, write it down.

First team to solve their equation properly

will win today's challenge.

This challenge is unlike any other diving challenge

you've done before.

The water is colder,

the dive is deeper and the blocks are heavier.

Now, before you do that,

once I select your teams,

I need you to choose two team captains.

Choose wisely, because the captains

of the winning team are gonna have some power,

and the captains of the losing team...

Well, let's just say, "Don't lose."

Ooh...

These are the pros and cons, I feel like,

to having the captain position. Mm-hmm.

Is that, if you win, you're probably gonna be able to pick

who's going into the elimination. We are safe.

Which is not cool. And you're safe.

And if you lose, it might be you guys going in. I don't know.

Which is not cool. After all that,

does anyone want to be it?

All right, ladies? Ladies? Wait, I'm sorry.

What guy is doing it? Laterrian. Me.

All right, ladies? Anyone?

I feel like I kind of have an upper hand

and an advantage in this game.

I have the most experience, but I'm not gonna be captain.

So if we win or lose... it's not my problem.

Yes. Deal.

Fine. Okay.

I put up with a lot of crap on these seasons.

And I've done incredibly well making a name for myself.

I don't think being 34 has changed that fire inside of me.

I am known for being the formidable wild card.

Oh, you got to be ... kidding me!

And I don't play quiet.

I'm down to risk it now

so that later, hopefully, I won't have to.

If you have the "we might lose" energy,

you're thinking, "I don't want to go into elimination."

I'm having the "I can do" energy,

and I already got some ideas on how we can do this, okay?

Would you like to be captain?

I'm fine with it. I'm fine with being a captain

if y'all want me to.

Who's my counterpart? Gentlemen?

Go big or go home, baby. Go big or go home.

This-this is us. This is us, this is us.

I need you guys to remember that my challenges

were us doing sugar cookies in the sand.

This first challenge

is so crazy and death-defying.

And all I keep telling myself is this can't

be real, this can't be life.

One, two, three, Silver!

All right, well, let's-- We're at the border. Right here.

I'm looking at my team, and I feel like

we have some really strong players.

We have Derrick. We have Ace.

We have Mark Long, KellyAnne,

Jonna.

This is gonna be a good team.

They've got a stacked deck of cards,

and we look like the Bad News Bears.

All right, guys. You ready?

Go!

Four divided by seven...

The last time you saw me on The Challenge

was 18 years ago.

Back in 1999, I was a teenager.

And now I come as a career-driven architect,

husband, father.

I'm a state math champ.

So hopefully I can help carry this team

all the way to the finish.

Thirty-four.

17 into 20. It is, it is 12. 12?

Okay, that's your challenge.

We need that first number, guys.

Let's stay calm.

You can't write anything down.

So I'm trying to carry numbers in my head,

I'm trying to, like, invisible-write, like, I...

I-I feel like I'm losing my mind right now.

And I look over, and I see Alton

from the other team in the water.

And I'm like, "Oh, no, this is terrible."

You got this, Alton!

Right there, baby.

The objective of Deep Blue Dive

you solve a math equation,

swim down, find your correct number,

swim it back and then carry on to the next equation.

We need that first number, guys.

Let's stay calm.

19 goes into 24 one time.

Then there's 57.

19 goes into 57 how many times?

Three. Three times.

So 13. We want 13. 13.

You got it, Beth.

When you look at Alton, I mean,

the six-pack-it's probably a 12-pack, who am I kidding?

His physique screams athleticism,

screams, "I can do anything."

Do you see it? Yeah, 13 feet under.

I really don't like being cold.

I know that I can't do it,

so I'm gonna swim back as fast as I can.

You're going the wrong way.

Beth! Beth!

Beth, we're over here!

Wait, does the answer go into this?

Yes, look.

Yes. Yes, it does. Oh.

Thank you for figuring that out.

12 times... Yeah, so...

12 times 57 is 684.

So we have to go and find 57.

Yeah. 57.

I'm going to get 57. Go for it. Go for it.

I think the next person has to go.

Okay, go. Go, go.

Beth, it's okay. We're fine.

Come on, D! Get it!

If you thought TJ

and the Challenge guys were just gonna bring

a bunch of 35-plus-year-olds in here

and take it easy on us...

...you are sadly mistaken.

Go, go. Move. Move. Watch out.

Good job!

Good job!

Finally, we have a puzzle piece.

I'm like, "Yeah. Yeah.

"Yeah.

That number does not look like silver."

Oh, you got the copper one, dawg.

Maybe Darrell

just picked the wrong puzzle piece

'cause whenever you're a little older,

you can't see as well.

The Copper Team, they got two numbers already

and we still ain't got none. This ain't looking good.

When you go out there, you can see.

All these puzzle pieces

have extra numbers that are close to each other.

They're all similar. I'll go next. I'll go next.

Okay. Okay.

All right, what's our next number?

17. Okay.

Let's go, KellyAnne. Let's go, KellyAnne.

We're doing the first equation!

13 silver!

Come on! - What the hell?

I thought we were gonna be, like,

hanging out, having a good time,

having cocktails by the pool,

but no.

This is a real challenge.

13 silver.

13, 13, 13! Come on, girl.

I don't have time to dillydally with these people.

I go into mommy mode.

I march my ass in that water.

I got to do it myself.

What number did I need? 13!

13! 13! Silver! Silver! Silver!

Silver! Silver! Silver! Silver!

Silver 13!

17, KellyAnne!

1-7! I can't find it!

I'm looking around for the number 17.

I'm swimming back, left, right...

...and it doesn't exist.

Come on, KellyAnne. This is where they can catch up.

Good job! Let's go, Jisela! Good job!

Let's cheer her on! You got this!

Let me tell you about Jisela.

This girl is strong, and she

is strong-minded and strong-willed.

She figured out a way to get that puzzle piece.

That's right. Good job, baby. Good job, baby.

Good job. Go, go, go.

Goes to show you what type of competitor Jisela is.

You killed it. You-you killed it.

I went past the right number, guys. Lis-Listen to me.

Listen to me. Shh!

: Did you see 19? Yes or no?

No. Maybe. No. Okay, okay. You're good, you're good.

Go for it.

I fucked up. No, no, no, no.

No, we fucked up the math. Okay? Okay.

You know your number, right? 52 silver!

What's wrong?

I feel my body

rejecting this.

I have a cramp.

I'm feeling this cramp

from my sternum down to my groin.

And then, all of a sudden,

I just can't move.

You're okay.

I got you. I got you. Go! Need help? You all right? You all right?

52 silver, dawg. Warm her up.

Shit. Way to go. Way to go, Arissa.

We got the medic here.

Yeah, Jonna!

Does she think she has it?

Yeah, look, she's going down.

Come on, baby girl!

Do it for them kids!

Oh. She's close. Jonna, one more time!

One more try!

Breathe, Jonna!

Don't panic, baby! Oh, she's waving. She's waving.

He's coming! Stay up!

It's all right! Good job, Jonna! Good job, Jonna!

Get your breath! There you go, Teck Money!

Refocus, baby!

I think he's coming back.

He doesn't have anything.

Little further, Ruthie!

You're real close!

Oh, shit.

You got this, Kendal!

Welcome to The Challenge,

uh, the senior edition.

Today looks like

recess at the old folks' home.

We need water!

We got the medics out here.

We got the walkers out. We got the wheelchairs out.

It's a lot of old people going down today, y'all,

myself included.

I'm just mad I didn't at least get one.

Fuck. No. It's hard.

Oh, shit, yeah. Fuck.

You got it, Ace!

Right there, baby.

He's looking. He's looking.

I cannot find my number,

and I'm looking everywhere. Ace!

19, 20, 21!

You got to put your head under water

to see it, though!

The water is so cold

that you almost can't catch your breath.

This is an absolute nightmare.

Go, Yes!

My man! Silver! Silver! Yes!

Yes! Yes! Let's go! Let's go, Yes!

Let's go!

I know

we got this. And watch out,

'cause the underdogs

are gonna have their day.

Let's go.

Go, Easy!

There you go!

Yeah, buddy!

Good job, Easy! Nehemiah,

your number's 200. 'Kay? Okay.

Let's go, Easy! You got it! Use the box!

Oh, no, no, no, no. Yeah, Easy. Aw.

Oh, shit. Grab your puzzle!

It's all right, brother. Go, go. Right, go. Go.

Big Easy comes back

with a lifeguard

instead of coming back with a puzzle piece.

Come on, Easy.

Fuck. I wanted to shock everybody, man. Hey, man.

You did it, man. You did great, man.

Can you get it?! No! Hey!

Right here! He can't do it.

Swim all the way in, Syrus! All the way in!

Yeah, Jemmye.

When I first started doing the Challenges, I was just here

to party, to have a good time.

But after coming out of retirement,

I'm not treating this round

like a vacation. I came to work.

Jemmye's right behind you! Come on!

She's already got her piece! Go! Come on, come on, come on.

Go, Jemmye. You got this!

I am so impressed with Jemmye. She just

kicks ass,

and we are ahead.

We really have a chance to win this.

Yes! Yes, Mark!

The puzzle pieces

are actually heavy.

It's grueling,

but I want to just look cool as can be.

Push it! Yeah, there you go!

I'm kind of, like, having flashbacks of Florida,

maybe running on the beach, doing the Baywatch style.

But I'm totally out of breath,

so I probably look like an idiot.

All right, go! All right, go!

Yeah, Nehemiah!

Are you sure it's 200?

There is no 200. 200! 200!

Come on, Laterrian!

I look down,

and I see 150

so far away.

My muscles are cramping,

and my body is like, "You're done.

You are done."

Think he's doing all right?

No, he's not. No. Oh, my gosh.

He's about to drown.

Get him! Get him! Hurry!

Being team captain,

it's not a good showing.

I look like a fucking punk.

Oh, my God! Get him!

I'm feeling like I'm about to die.

I'm not breathing well.

I'm not 23 doing this. I'm 43 doing this.

And, uh, I'd like to live to see 53.

Go! Go!

Go, Aneesa!

You got this!

All right, Darrell! Take your time, baby!

You got this!

Good job!

We're losing, guys. We have

no swimmers that are willing to go out there

and do the job. Someone else besides me, Alton

and Derrick have to step it up.

All right, I'm-a go again.

Jisela!

Jisela! You got it, girl.

You okay?

You don't think you can do it? Is she winded?

Come on, Jisela! That's our captain right there.

Team captain!

Jisela is impressing me most

in this entire challenge.

I see all the Copper Team falling apart.

I think we might

actually win this.

Let's go, Yes! He got it, he got it.

I just keep seeing Yes

and Nehemiah coming back with pieces.

I'm like, "Man,

I'll be damned if we're about to lose this challenge."

And I'm about to get bitten in the ass

for being team captain.

Can we do 640? 70 times nine

is 630.

I can see the end of this challenge in sight.

As Yes is trying to finish the last equation,

we all hold our breath as TJ

stands there with the horn.

A nine, baby. Game. Nine. He's making a nine.

Yes! Fuck, yes!

Let's fucking go!

We won, bitch.

Yo, we won.

Team Silver, aka Team Tranquilo.

And Jisela, I mean,

she's the MVP. She got two bricks.

Game, set, match!

Oh, my God!

I can't even believe that we just won this.

I feel amazing.

My kids are gonna flip.

The way I did it, I even surprised myself.

Up high! Up high! "Silver" one time.

One, two, three. Silver!

First challenge, guys.

First challenge back. How do you feel?

Some of you

never missed a beat. Yes,

dominating performance.

Followed by Jisela.

Jisela!

Team captains of the winning team,

you guys have some power.

This is a men's elimination challenge, so, Teck,

you are safe from elimination.

Thank you. Thank you.

I'm not going home today, bitches.

Jisela,

you being the other team captain,

you now will receive a lifesaver,

which means you can save the nominated player

going into the elimination round.

The lifesaver can save people

from elimination, but then what happens?

Do you vote

someone else in? Do the rest of the people vote?

It just kind of makes the game a little funny.

As for the team captains on the losing squad,

Laterrian,

this is a men's elimination,

so you are going into the elimination round.

As for the rest of you,

it's time to nominate one male

on either team

to go into the elimination round

to go against Laterrian.

Got it?

All right, I'll see you guys soon.

Good luck. Good job.

Thank you.

How you feeling?

I'm straight, yo.

Yeah? Yeah, man.

I can't be the first motherfucker to leave.

Let's worry about me coming back first.

I want Ace. Oh, yeah.

The thing with Ace is he's

who I have the least...

like, amount of a relationship with.

We've never hung out.

We've never communicated.

We've known each other for 24 hours.

I'm glad I'm doing this now. Oh, yeah.

I knew that was a chance

whenever I volunteered to be captain.

It ain't no thing, right? You know what I mean? Like...

I hear you. I don't walk on the hoop court

thinking I'm gonna lose.

That's not life.

That's not. Life for us is understanding

we're doing whatever it is because we're gonna win.

I don't care if it's your first time out

at fucking ping-pong. You want to win.

Good job, everybody.

Everybody did a good job. Everybody tried.

That water was cold. That water was deep. Yeah.

Good job. Thank God we had a mathlete.

If we didn't have a mathlete...

Yeah. There's all y'all.

There's y'all. There's y'all, man. What do you think

is the fair way to do this?

I can kick it off if you want.

Yeah. Kick it off. Kick it off

for 'em, Syrus. You know, Laterrian's my dude,

and-and I think in these situations,

you can't really judge on a million things.

It's the first time out, first time back in a long time,

and Laterrian told me

he just wants to go with someone already that he chose:

Ace.

So, if we could honor that,

it'd be a good thing. If we can't, if we don't agree

that it's the right thing, then we don't.

But I know what the man said to me. So-so, every time

when we lose a contest, we're gonna let the loser

always pick who he wants to go against? No.

At the beginning, at the beginning,

when Laterrian and KellyAnne

stepped up to be our captains, they said,

"Hey, we'll do this, but you guys need

to have our back."

I don't think anybody here

doesn't like me, but I-I feel maybe sometimes

I seem like an easy target because they know

that I'm not gonna do anything

horrifying back.

They pass it on as being noble,

but they're not noble. They're evil.

I thought we were supposed to talk

about deliberation here, not in there,

but, you know... It always happens. We're still

having a conversation.

TJ's not here. Like, we just talk. We still talk.

Now, y'all already had y'all's minds made up. Can I say something?

You guys are fucking monsters, dude.

Mark has the floor. Can I say something real quick?

You know, this is unfortunate, obviously,

but the first competition, there are so many different variables.

You know, who brought a block back, who didn't bring

a block back. Right. Who couldn't do math problems?

So, so, I think it's a difficult decision,

and if someone really wants someone,

then they should have a choice. If they're passionate about it,

I think that is a fair thing to do.

It, like,

breaks my heart, because I love Ace.

But nobody wants to rock the boat.

Nobody wants to make a big move right now.

One day, you're safe, and the next day, you're not.

This situation works out perfectly

for y'all 'cause you know

it's not you on the chopping block. It's never

gonna be fair. You're always gonna do what's best

for you. And tomorrow, the rules

will change, because you're all monsters, man.

Ace,

Ace, Ace. Calling us monsters and shit, man.

This is the fucking game.

What are you talking about?

Just take your ass into elimination.

Somebody got to go in.

Y'all gonna need someone to pick on.

I might as well be the first day.

Everyone's gonna get picked on.

Yeah. There's

$500,000 on the line.

Someone's gonna get picked on.

It's fine. I don't even know what we're

talking about anymore. It's over. Let's go. I'm done.

I just hope y'all remember

the same rules tomorrow. We have the same conversation

in-in three days.

I hope y'all remember that.

Do we need to take a vote?

Ace.

Yeah, sorry, Ace.

I'm not against you.

Yeah. My vote would be

for Ace. My vote

will be for Ace, as well.

Um, I don't want to vote for him.

You can vote for whoever you want.

I used to be

a hot-tempered little firecracker,

but nowadays, I'm way more empathic and Zen,

so to see Ace react

as viscerally as he does, it hurts me.

Hey, Arissa. All right.

You should say me. Thank you. Okay.

I appreciate the gesture, though. Thank you.

Ace. Ace.

Ace. Sorry, man.

Ace. Ace.

Got to go with, uh, you, Ace.

Go in there and do your job.

Come back. We all want to see you in the house. Ace.

Okay, I'm sending you

powerful vibes.

By the way, biggest... This is the only reason

I did Real World, because of her.

1993.

Right there. He had a crush on her.

Yeah, I had a huge crush on her.

All right.

Ace, you're country strong. Do it.

You got this.

Wow.

Yeah, yeah.

In past challenges, I have always

done what I believe was right.

But it turns out,

uh, that the monsters

just always seem to win.

And maybe it's because there's not enough heroes to slay them.

But there's only so many of me.

Hey!

You going in? No, Ace is going in.

Ace? Cool. Where is Ace now?

He's-he was just having a moment out here.

He just wanted to cool out. Okay.

I'm going to bed.

I know you're not supposed to take this personally,

but I felt like I was getting ganged up on.

And it was just frustrating.

People, fall in line, everybody!

Have your I.D. ready! You must be 40 and above!

Who's ready to grow the fuck up?!

This is what we used to do. This is what we came here for.

Hey, what are you doing?

Wait, I thought you said 1890s!

No fucking way! No!

1990s!

I've never been able to hold a grudge.

These are people I've been friends with for 20 years.

The memories and the friendships,

that's why I'm here and that's why I need to win.

Hey, can I just say this is the best party I ever been to?

What's up, mamí?

What's up? Good morning.

How you feeling?

Like a million bucks. There you go.

Wow. Can I get some?

Nope. Not a penny.

I'm kind of disappointed, though. I can't get nothing.

Okay. I'm done with you. You heard it here first.

It's a dog-eat-dog world.

You know? I thought we were better than that,

but you know, The Challenge is as The Challenge does.

It appears

I cannot party like a kid anymore.

The 90s party was great, but that 2021

recovery-not so much.

I keep trying to tell myself

to stop thinking about it, overthinking it, 'cause... No?

No, you got to overthink it the night before.

You got to. Yeah. Okay.

Going into this elimination-- there's $500,000 at stake,

and my rep,

my ego, my pride.

If I haven't done

a frickin' challenge in 18 years,

I'll be damned if I'm gonna be the first person to go home.

I'm going back to fucking football days,

and Derrick Henry, the motherfucker.

Like, Heisman.

I can't expect to get a half a million dollars

and not have to go against anybody.

It's not gonna happen, so...

I really want to win this,

and not for myself.

I want to win this money

so I can give it all away

and try to make the world a better place.

All-stars, welcome to the arena.

Yeah!

The arena where all the elimination rounds

are gonna be taking place, in this season of

All Stars.

Now, Laterrian,

you were the team captain of the losing squad,

so come on down.

As for the rest of you, I sent you home

to vote for one man to come into the arena

and go against Laterrian.

You chose Ace, so come on down.

Go, Ace.

Jisela, you control the lifesaver.

Do you want to use that lifesaver

and save Ace right now?

I specifically remember watching The Challenge,

and Ace saying, and I quote,

"She's dead weight, cut it, let her go."

Bye! Bye, baby.

I think Jisela's kind of dead weight

for our team, and I'm kind of glad she's bowing out

right now.

Call us!

Well, guess what, Ace?

Your past is coming back to haunt you.

Who's dead weight now?

Jisela, you want to save Ace or what?

No.

All right, so, Ace,

Laterrian, tonight,

you guys are gonna have a good old-fashioned pole wrestle.

Yup. Let's go, boy!

Let's go! A what?

What the fuck's a pole wrestle?

Remaining twist!

Pole wrestle is where

you guys both hold the pole.

When I say go, rip that pole

out of your opponent's hands by any means necessary.

First one to win two out of three rounds

will win tonight's elimination round.

Loser goes home emptyhanded.

All right, boys, good luck.

Thank you. Pick it up. Let's go, boys!

Tonight is pole wrestle.

Fuck you guys, and...

Let's go, boys! Let's go now! Let's go, boys!

I don't think I've seen Laterrian smile

the entire time that we've been here.

But when he realizes this is gonna be a physical elimination,

Laterrian looks like he just won the lottery.

I'm kind of pumped.

My last elimination, I was awful.

I definitely feel the sense that I need

to redeem myself in this elimination.

I need to step the hell up.

All right, gentlemen.

All right! Let's go.

Awesome. Let's go, boys! Go get it done!

Kick it off right, baby. Come on!

Kill each other!

All right, boys. You ready?

Let's go, guys!

Kick us off! Go.

Kick this off, fellas!

Go!

Now we're talking.

Now we're talking!

When I see Ace and LT hit the ground,

all of the hair on my arms

stands up because I know this is real.

We got half a million dollars on the line,

and they're out there giving it their all.

Oh! LT!

Good job, boys.

That was really good!

All right, guys, let's get in here.

You got this, Ace! Stay strong!

All right, the score is one-nothing Laterrian.

Ace, you got to win this one to stay in the game.

500 grand on the line, boys.

Let's get it done.

Ready? Dig deep!

Go!

Dig deep, boys! Dig deep!

Stay in it.

Dig deep. Way to fight.

Dig deep! Way to fight.

Hang on, baby! Dig deep!

Ace looks like he's being plunged into a toilet.

Literally. Plunging.

Kendal turns to me, and she goes,

"Is it always this brutal?"

I'm like, "This is exactly what I'm gonna do to you."

Ace, you got this!

Finish it up now!

Finish it up! Here we go.

That was amazing, guys!

That was really good.

I see you, L. Yes, sir.

Made it through my first elimination.

Most importantly, got a little bit of redemption

from the last challenge that I lost.

Feeling much better about myself

and my chances to win this thing.

Another round, Ace. Good job, man.

Way to compete, fellas.

Good fight, boys. - This has been rough.

Hurting, honestly.

Then when I was hitting the ground, it's like

getting the air knocked out of you every single time.

It was pretty painful, I got to be honest with you.

Losing anything is upsetting, so...

But it's life, right?

Gentlemen, what a way to start off this season.

Yeah!

Laterrian, congratulations, man.

You win tonight's elimination round.

You are still in the game.

Go ahead and rejoin the group.

LT!

Good job!

Well, Ace, you are definitely

an OG legend, no doubt about it.

Everyone loves you.

Thank you so much for being here, man.

We really appreciate it. Thank you.

This ends your time here on The Challenge.

Love you. Take care, baby. Yeah, baby!

Honor of my life, fellas. Thank you.

Ace!

Thank you so much. Ace! Ace! Ace!

Ace! Ace! Ace! Ace! Ace! Ace! Ace! Ace! Ace! Ace! Ace!

We love you, Ace!

This has been the honor of my life.

Getting another chance to see these people

after 15 years was worth

getting the crap kicked out of me, so it was great.

But I'm very looking forward to going home and

seeing my dog...

who I miss very much.

All right, now you see what time it is.

Volume's turned up a little bit

when there's some real money on the line, huh?

I'll see you guys real soon.

Yeah, baby!

Get out of here.

Everybody is shaken. The game has changed.

It ain't the same like it used to be.

After seeing Laterrian whoop Ace's ass,

everybody in the house is like, "Damn."

Well, welcome back

to The Challenge.

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16 years ago

we're talking about. Yes. Yes.

Let it go.

I've known you since

I was fucking 20.

To who we were 20 years ago. It's scary.

You're basically saying that I'm a liar.

She started a war.

Oh!

Wrap 'em up!

You would think that I was sabotaging you.

Ain't nobody scared of nobody, dawg.

Best friends don't even

have each other's back.

That just stays between us.

Should we drop her?

No. This is a lot of money, you guys.

Let's stop fucking around.

People are breaking down right in front of us.

So, fuck you.

There's people I love, but

I trust them, like, 75%.

I really, really hope

that good people fucking win, finally.

You're just quitting? All right,

don't take care.

Hope to see you never. Man, that's some bullshit.