Season 40 of The Challenge premieres this summer, bringing together 40 veteran players from the last 26 years of the MTV franchise, each representing a different “era.”
The upcoming season will also feature the most champions to ever appear on one season.
According to Variety, The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras will kick off with a cast competition at the “Era Invitational,” during which the weakest links from each of the four Challenge Eras will be eliminated and the top performers will earn a spot on their team and move on in the competition.
“With relentless, new challenges and twists, these seasoned veterans are perpetually kept on their toes in the game they thought they had mastered,” the Season 40 press release reads. “Legends will collide as they endeavor to etch their names into eternal ‘Challenge’ stone and earn their share of $1 million.”
With a combined 44 ‘Challenge’ wins among the 40 competitors, ‘Battle of the Eras’ is sure to be a season to remember.
Meet the Season 40 cast below:
ERA 1 (20 combined previous ‘Challenge’ wins): Brad Fiorenza (one-time champ), Jodi Weatherton (two-time champ), Aneesa Ferreira, Rachel Robinson (two-time champ), Darrell Taylor (four-time champ), Mark Long (two-time champ), Katie Cooley (one-time champ), Derrick Kosinski (three-time champ), CT Tamburello (five-time champ), Tina Barta
ERA 2 (14 combined previous ‘Challenge’ wins): Ryan Kehoe, Emily Schromm (one-time champ), Johnny Bananas (seven-time champ), Brandon Nelson, Nehemiah Clark (one-time champ), KellyAnne Judd, Laurel Stuckey (two-time champ), Aviv Melmed (one-time champ), Derek Chavez, Cara Maria Sorbello (two-time champ)
ERA 3 (8 combined previous ‘Challenge’ wins): Leroy Garrett, Jonna Mannion (two-time champ), Cory Wharton, Tori Deal (one-time champ), Devin Walker (one-time champ), Averey Tressler, Tony Raines, Jordan Wiseley (four-time champ), Nia Moore, Amanda Garcia
ERA 4 (2 combined previous ‘Challenge’ wins): Kaycee Clark (one-time champ), Kyland Young, Josh Martinez, Paulie Calafiore, Theo Campbell, Horacio Gutiérrez Jr., Jenny West (one-time champ), Michele Fitzgerald, Olivia Kaiser, Nurys Mateo
‘The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras’ premieres August 14 on MTV.
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No names given, but I wonder how any of them who have gotten big, could hope to compete?
Love this! But Wes we do miss ya! You are an OG. You should never say or stay retired!
I also miss Kyle he was hilarious.
But CT is my ❤️.
And I have finally become a fan of Devin’s. But I bet Michelle some how ruins that for me.
add me to the ‘where’s wes’ train. 🚂
however, i vaguely recall reading a while back that he wasn’t going to do challenges after his child was born. so he very well may have gotten the call and declined. 🤷🏼♀️
(again, don’t quote me on this.)
also ~ CT for the win. and the eye candy. 👀🍬🥵🔥
CT for the win. They ruined it with Cara Maria and Paulie. I agree, love me some Wes, not only is he a beast, he is funny as hell.
Bummed that Wes won’t be there! He should be over most of these guys!
I was just saying the same thing to my friends! Era 2 men’s side is seriously lacking. They needed Wes badly cause the women’s side is stacked.