The Challenge’s Wes Wants to Take on This Survivor Champ

Reality show worlds are colliding and we’re here for it.

Competition The universe is expanding rapidly thanks to the premiere Challenge: USAwhich brought together alumni from various competition shows, including Survivor, Big Brother, Love Island USA and Amazing Race –to claim the top prize of $500,000. This is where you might say to yourself, “They forgot to include MTV’s flagship, Competitionas one of the competition shows Challenge: USA!” Reader, we didn’t do it.

While the CBS spin-off series brought in a longtime host TJ Lavigne none of the contestants from MTV’s flagship show have been invited to join the party, although they will be included in the Paramount+ global tournament, War of the worldswhich will feature talent from three other international versions of the show.

Still, it was a little strange not seeing some of them Challenge legends that helped make the series so successful, such as the 7-time champion Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, CT Tamburello and Wes Bergmann—not included in Challenge: USA.