Team/Eras are determined by when the players debuted on The Challenge with each team segmented by 10 seasons... Era 1: Players who debuted on The Challenge between S1-S10 Era 2: Player who debuted on The Challenge between S11-S20 Era 3: Players who debuted on The Challenge between S21-30 Era 4: Players who debuted on The Challenge between S31-S40 I noticed I didn't mention it in the video and I probably should've. But if anyone was confused on how the teams were grouped/put together - there's the explanation. Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy the video!
You're welcome and thank you for breaking down the format to us. Deeply appreciated it. It would've been epic if Wes, Evelyn, Kefla, and Roni were on the cast. The cast so far looks pretty solid. Just crossing my fingers that this season doesn't disappoint me like the previous seasons. Have a nice day, Drew. Peace. ✌
Thank you for this video. Eras 1-3 are top notch casting. I think Era 4 should have included some people from USA and World Championship. It would been nice to see Desi, Chris, Troy, Kiki, Kaz, Tristan, and Danny there as well as Justine, Zara, and Michaela. Kyland is there, so why not?
This is probably the best cast we’ve ever had. No lies. It’s dynamic, multi eras, big personalities, diverse and balanced. We have the OGs mixed in with the best of the newbies.
This Season already is going to be monumental just from the casting decisions alone but I'm really hoping that production can surpass all the doubts and worries that I have because we know they haven't been the best lately with game mechanics!
My expectations are low for production but im just praying and wishing that they allow the season to have a female winner and a male winner! Thats all i’m really begging for tbh.
This is probably the best cast photo they've taken in a while! Also this editing/information breakdown is amazing! Love the review/recaps of each player before every season begins! Not all heroes wear capes but you certainly are the hero for these videos!
Maybe an unpopular opinion but I'm so excited to see Cara and Jordan on a season together again. They haven't had the best history with eachother but they are undoubtedly two of the most decorated Challengers of all time. I'm excited to see them dominate the competition.
I’m cool as long as Jordan isn’t a complete ass to Cara. He owes her an apology after discrediting her success and completely ripping into her at the Vendettas reunion. A season she won making her the first Solo winner EVER!! She has more than earned her flowers and Jordan just refuses to give them. Cara is a better a person than I am, i guess. Because, I can’t respect someone as a competitor or person with the crap things he’s said about/to Cara.
I’m not rooting for a particular era per se (because there’s people in each I don’t care for). However..I am rooting for Cara Maria of course!! Unfortunately she’s with Laurel and Bananas 🤮so if Cara Maria is eliminated (which I’m sure would be because of Laurel and Johnny plotting against her) I’m also rooting for Horacio! Would also like to see Kyland and Nurys be champs if not Cara or Horacio.
Agreed he’s my favorite ginger 😂 but I think he meant what he said when he said he was gonna retire. Unlike Bananas and Leroy, no disrespect intended. But, I think Wes is really enjoying life as a dad and doesn’t wanna be away from his family right now. Hope he does come back for at least one more eventually tho.
@@mienafriggstad3360 the thing is with josh, he’s become a pretty likeable player. He just irritated everyone too much at the start when he wasn’t likeable. His level of subservience towards fessy was embarrassing. When he started defending amber and reminding everyone she was in their alliance and had no reason to be turned on so hard, I liked him. He’s not a respectable competitor though and he’s used as a punchline, he knows that though and I like his attitude about it. 🤷♀️ There are plenty of other players who aren’t good enough to win though. I see him as the same as Nelson 🤷♀️ there are much worse than him though.
Cant wait for leroy to win 1 daily challenge, the house goes against cara and paulie, 0 physical eliminations, 100 puzzle challenges, and drama between Jordan, Tori and Devin
I think this is the best cast in Challenge history. I'm most excited for the Bananas/CT/Jordan showdown for GOAT status on the men's side if one of them wins, as well as Jenny getting her long overdue opportunity to defend her title.
If bananas wins then everybody has to give him his due respect despite the win percentage. If CT wins then no one can say anything about the shape of his body. If Jordan wins then well that's pretty much it, everyone knows he's excellent a competitor. DUDE THEY SHOULD HAVE A 3 WAY ELIMINATION.
Physical 100 is a great challenge show on Netflix. Instantly one of my favorites. The challenge needs to focus on the challenges and less on the drama. The competition is the most important. This cast is amazing
Omg! Could this season actually be the season where Cara has more friends than enemies. With everything that came out after AS4 and what cast mates have said. I’m optimistic. Plus, Nurys has commented that she wants to play with Cara if they are ever on a season together. Laurel and Michele I see how they could have a difficult season. 😂
Era 2 women and Era 1 men are definitely the strongest teams. Bananas should be on easy street considering the other Era 2 men consists of Nehemiah, Brandon, Derek C, and Ryan. Wes was a huge absence on that team.
@@tcott14 Tony wasn’t exactly killing it in As4 before he left either. they could’ve subbed in Landon for Brad on Era1 mens and chewed up era 3. Era 3 men’s would be better with Zach instead of Devin or Tony though.
Wes needed to be here man! Only one I’m like man he would’ve made this complete regardless of any others that may be missing. This could be the GOAT season! I’m gonna be tuned in!
There are so many lines of connections that there should be more than enough interactions for the cast to carry us through all the episodes. The season shouldn’t feel drawn out at all
I haven’t seen the spinoffs but if I remember correctly I think Avery and Nia are actually good friends now? Again could be totally wrong but I swear I remember them being friends after exes 2
Me too. I hate the “he’s overrated” narrative they started about him last season. The format made it so easy for even the strongest people to get eliminated just because they didn’t have enough “friends” 🙄
What happened to him? He couldn't win enough daily and got bested by his girlfriend. I don't think he deserves shit. I like him and think he's a good competitor but you got to win to win
Big t had just had a monumental season im ngl i really think she deserved to be here she worked really hard in season 39 bit sad about her not being there.
@@possumqueenholley8163 normally in a regular season that would be fine. With all of these vets & champs though? No wya it’s not gonna get it done. Trust me I wish, he’s my favorite always but being realistic 💯
@@cs03033 But then again people doubted him in war of the worlds 2 and he won with team UK. He's always doubted because he's "older" but he never fails to show up when needed.
@@veronicabeuckman405 yeah but that was a giant team game. He's not doubted b/c he's "older" he's doubted when he comes in out of shape. I want him to win Eras of course but typically when he comes in out of shape as solo or in a duo he's randomly taken out.
My money is on Era 2 because they'll probably give Laurel the win.😅 Serious note, era 1 or 2 takes the win. Though Nurys is my favorite of the new players. I am Team Cara Maria! Lez go!!! 💪
There's a chance for this season to be the best one ever !!! Unfortunately I have no faith in production to not F this up for the fan's. They(the producers) should just make this a team season all the way to the end as a call back to the classic challenge seasons.
The Women are Stacked💪🏼just missing some Champion Women who were apparently permanently banned (I'm counting 3)🤷🏽♀️They definitely could've done better with the Men.
Women 1st - Era 2: Cara, Laurel and Emily would be enough to make them 1, but Aviv and Kelly Ann were no slouches when they played either. Number 1 by a mile and a half. 2nd - Era 4: A lot of mid women but Kaycee is always good, and Nurys has earned her spot as a good challenger. Jenny is good in theory and Olivia and Michelle are decent politically usually. 3rd - Era 3: Tori is good and I like most the girls on this team, but when Jonna is your next most decorated competitor you might be in trouble. 4th - OG's: Rachel and Jodi is about as good as you can get for the OG's at this point, but I really do think that Aneesa, Katie and Tina will be 3 of the worst girls because of their age and body type. I can't see any of those 3 being able to complete a true difficult final.
This cast looks epic! Era 1 has my heart, but Eras 2 and 3 also are pretty stacked. I’m less familiar with Era 4 since I haven’t really kept up recently and mostly know them for their non-challenge shows but I’m excited to see them compete!
I’ve been watching for you for a while and I appreciate all the effort you put into your content Drew! You make watching the challenge fun and it’s also awesome to see the community you’ve built! ❤️
Rankings of each group of men and women. Men 1st - Era 3: Jordan, Leroy, Cory and Tony all great physically and Devon is the brains. Jordan is probably tied with Horacio for being the best athlete in this season. 2nd - Era 4: Controversial because they have no champions, but all 5 are very good players, and all but Josh are great athletes. Horacio, and Kyland proved to be good at nearly everything last season, and Theo is always in the mix, and almost beat Turbo in the final. 3rd - OG's: CT and Derrick are almost enough to move them up, however all but CT have shown that they might be past their primes by losing early and often in the most recent seasons they have played. 4th - Era 2: l would say sorry to Bananas but have you seen the girls on his team. Bananas is the only one who really deserves to be on this season if you ask me. The other 4 all made their biggest splashes in all stars which I think we can all agree isn't nearly as competitive as the real show.
Great cast, but could have made some improvements. The era 2 guys are very mid on name recognition, and the era 3 girls are pretty mid on the same account. Missed a big one by not finally bringing Coral back. Wes definitely should have retired on this season as well.
This is such an epic cast that I am curious of the future of this show and how they are casting the new era 5 (Seasons 41-50). After hearing the speculated cast of AS5, it feels like something is going on for the main flagship show because to pretty much make anyone eligible for All-Stars that has appeared once, then maybe they need to invite back more old school players (era 1 and 2) to the flagship show. I also feel like the amount of hate era 4 gets and also the hot mess that was S39 is proving that the fandom is not really feeling the newer school players with a few exceptions. But also with the Vacation Alliance being so out and proud, I just feel like these are all red flags for casting and production to revamp and research how they will cast for future seasons. I know now its harder since The Challenge family is so huge and widespread that its almost impossible to prevent the whole pre-gaming that happens, but they could counter it by casting more old school players that dont rely on that kind of game politics. here is how the casting trend of new players looks on paper: - Era 1: Real World vs Road Rules - Era 2: Real World, Freshmeat, Spring Break Challenge, and that final Road Rules season - Era 3: the final seasons of Real World, Are You The One?, Bloodlines - Era 4: CBS reality shows(Big Brother, Survivor, Love Island), other MTV shows (US + UK), Pro Athletes, many 'other' reality shows, international reality shows, 'Ride or Die' With the next Era 5, I am unsure what else is in store, I can see more Netflix reality show contestants coming. I can see a possible Fresh Meat coming back just to legitmately have people we have never seen before. Personally I could do without the international castings of reality shows we cant watch, but I would not be surprised if they do continue casting that way. I mean it is such a grab bag now that its not easy to predict, but just feel like they need to re-consider what works over trying something new and hope the fans would still like it.
I’m rooting for Era 3. Leroy is my favorite!! I love Jordan and I like Cory as well . I would love to see Leroy get his first win he definitely deserves it
Unpopular opinion I want it to be team win season I want them to Crown the overall best era as the title suggests I hate these mid season twists it feels like production have no faith in the initial idea
This will be interesting because u have so many "I deserve to be here, I deserve to win" people there 😂😂😂 deserve to win without putting in the actual training to make people believe you
Idk why youre so down on era 3. I think you have an extremely strong team with little to no weakness. Workhorse players/physical players you have jordan, tony, leroy, cory, nia and tori Puzzle masters in devin and jonana (amanda isnt the best but she can be helpful here) If they dont rip eachothers heads off they have a really strong team
I am soooo excited for this season!! Drew, when I saw your video come up on RUclips I literally said out loud yes!! If anything you reviews are also the best 🙌🏽 since I’ve been watching the challenge since day one I have a big soft spot for the OG! Of course followed by the Trailblazers (era ✌️) 💜💜
Bro, era 4 is kinda stacked especially since Kyland, Nurys and Horacio really put on a damn show last season. Then you add Kaycee, Olivia, Theo, Paulie, Josh who’s been more focused. MAN 🔥. Knocked it put the park with era 4. Era 2 and 4 ard really nice, but all eras really have dope ass squads!
Talking about wins is cool and all but it was way easier winning in like the first 20 seasons. Not to mention first two eras are getting old. People sleeping on era 3 & 4 especially when everyone can’t just team up on them because they have equal numbers with the teams.
ERAS 1: I am sooooo excited Eras 2: I AM SUPER STOKED WITH THIS GROUP Eras 3: I am ok with this one I am more excited about the first 2 but it's still is impressive with a bunch from finals in there seasons Eras 4: this should be interesting with nurys competing in a team with everyone she has eliminated
Interesting take on Era 3, I personally think they’re the best team. Great mixture of veteran knowledge + most are still in their prime athleticism wise
looking forward to my two fav jordan and horacio. jordan and cara will be interesting both working together and of course the nurys/kyland/horacio team !
I like how if you haven’t watched the last couple seasons of the challenge and you hear angel talk about pink teams stats you start to think that nurys is a fucking demon 🔥😂
I think it's going to be a really really interesting season… And they certainly have some amazing players on there… I think I'm rooting for the pink team… Even if Josh is on there… Although, Cara Maria is still probably my favorite player of all of them Well except maybe CT and of course, Jordan… And I'm happy to see Tori again… I think it will be a really epic season if the production team doesn't mess it up and let people get away with what they got away with in season 39, which is just totally screwy…
Guys do you have a way of watching the season after it airs? I work every Wednesday and can’t watch it and I also can’t record it because I don’t have cable. Does anyone know a way of watching it after an episode airs??
People are gonna talk shit about josh, but just watch. He's a literal gamechanger on every season that he's on with his sloppy and emotional social game. But seriously... emily, laurel, cara, tori, and jenny all on the same season... goddamn the only way they coulda made it better is having evelynn and sarah somehow.
Love how you mentioned Theo got 2nd to Turbo. Everyone knew he was the winner of that season when he first competed, so it’s an important add on. Turbo was his only competition basically, that’s impressive. 🤣 I don’t like Turbo anymore but WotW Turbo was the best player, ever! More excited about the current era than I was expecting to be. I was just expecting them to throw in a crappy team to show that old school competitors should always be given first dibs on a season. I genuinely think they gave it the best shot they could with who they picked. 🤷♀️ So excited. Held off on watching videos because the UK is awful for airing close to when the US do. We already have 2 episodes though so thinking we are only a week behind now. 😬😬😬
Team/Eras are determined by when the players debuted on The Challenge with each team segmented by 10 seasons...
Era 1: Players who debuted on The Challenge between S1-S10
Era 2: Player who debuted on The Challenge between S11-S20
Era 3: Players who debuted on The Challenge between S21-30
Era 4: Players who debuted on The Challenge between S31-S40
I noticed I didn't mention it in the video and I probably should've. But if anyone was confused on how the teams were grouped/put together - there's the explanation. Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy the video!
You're welcome and thank you for breaking down the format to us. Deeply appreciated it. It would've been epic if Wes, Evelyn, Kefla, and Roni were on the cast. The cast so far looks pretty solid. Just crossing my fingers that this season doesn't disappoint me like the previous seasons. Have a nice day, Drew. Peace. ✌
You are so awesome
Thank you for this video. Eras 1-3 are top notch casting. I think Era 4 should have included some people from USA and World Championship. It would been nice to see Desi, Chris, Troy, Kiki, Kaz, Tristan, and Danny there as well as Justine, Zara, and Michaela. Kyland is there, so why not?
@tonynguyen5275 you are so right we needed a little more international players as well USA players
@santiagochavez4823 no we don't 🚫🚫🚫
This is probably the best cast we’ve ever had. No lies. It’s dynamic, multi eras, big personalities, diverse and balanced. We have the OGs mixed in with the best of the newbies.
This Season already is going to be monumental just from the casting decisions alone but I'm really hoping that production can surpass all the doubts and worries that I have because we know they haven't been the best lately with game mechanics!
Same! Production needs to listen to the fans to keep the show thriving.
My expectations are low for production but im just praying and wishing that they allow the season to have a female winner and a male winner! Thats all i’m really begging for tbh.
If they would have put Marlon, Ashley, and Wes on this cast it would have taken it from an B+ to an A+
Im so surprised they got some OGs like Aviv, Katie, Emily to come back!
This is probably the best cast photo they've taken in a while! Also this editing/information breakdown is amazing! Love the review/recaps of each player before every season begins! Not all heroes wear capes but you certainly are the hero for these videos!
Pulling for CT and Cara
I've watched since day one and those two are my favorite ones 😊
@@robindickman4419me too!
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I love the little speech bubbles you edited in with their resumes!
It was a cute touch
Maybe an unpopular opinion but I'm so excited to see Cara and Jordan on a season together again. They haven't had the best history with eachother but they are undoubtedly two of the most decorated Challengers of all time. I'm excited to see them dominate the competition.
I love to hate Jordan. Mostly love😊
I agree! Ita gonna be good!!
I mean if Paulie gets along with Jordan than surely Cara Maria can get along with Jordan. I think the biggest problem between them was Tori in WotW2
I’m cool as long as Jordan isn’t a complete ass to Cara. He owes her an apology after discrediting her success and completely ripping into her at the Vendettas reunion. A season she won making her the first Solo winner EVER!! She has more than earned her flowers and Jordan just refuses to give them. Cara is a better a person than I am, i guess. Because, I can’t respect someone as a competitor or person with the crap things he’s said about/to Cara.
Jordans great but I wouldn't put him in the top two. not above CT and Johnny.
EMILY!!! OH HELL YEA!! I've been waitingggggg for her to return. I hope she lives up to my expectations and DOMINATES 💪🙌
Yes me too!
I hope she doesn’t say anything racist. 🤞
Quadzilla
@@mikaylagraves4296Same with Cara 🤞
Let's Goooo I've never been more excited for a season !!!! Season 40 must deliver start to finish
The fact that we get to see Tina, Katie, Rachel, Mark, Aviv, Emily back on a flagship season in 2024 is literally unreal
@@jakepark3272 they've missed the Queen. Evelyn
Foreal! I'm living 😂🎉
I’m not rooting for a particular era per se (because there’s people in each I don’t care for). However..I am rooting for Cara Maria of course!! Unfortunately she’s with Laurel and Bananas 🤮so if Cara Maria is eliminated (which I’m sure would be because of Laurel and Johnny plotting against her) I’m also rooting for Horacio! Would also like to see Kyland and Nurys be champs if not Cara or Horacio.
Glad to see Emily back, damn Wes should’ve been on this season.
Agreed he’s my favorite ginger 😂 but I think he meant what he said when he said he was gonna retire. Unlike Bananas and Leroy, no disrespect intended. But, I think Wes is really enjoying life as a dad and doesn’t wanna be away from his family right now. Hope he does come back for at least one more eventually tho.
@@Sarcasm_Specialist Yeah I definitely respect staying retired. He was definitely one of the first ones they contacted for a spot.
Same man, one of the real main one missing
The second era with Wes and Evelyn replacing Derek and Aviv would be a perfect team. And I'd much rather see Kyle than Josh on the 4th era.
@@scottp1001 Damn how I forgot about Kyle 😭 he’s so underrated to me.
Just the way you introduced Josh cracked me up lol
The way he held back the giggle 😂
Unpopular opinion; I like Josh
I’m so sick of Josh’s face!!
I ran through the house to show my housemate that nobody can take him seriously. 😅
@@mienafriggstad3360 the thing is with josh, he’s become a pretty likeable player. He just irritated everyone too much at the start when he wasn’t likeable. His level of subservience towards fessy was embarrassing. When he started defending amber and reminding everyone she was in their alliance and had no reason to be turned on so hard, I liked him. He’s not a respectable competitor though and he’s used as a punchline, he knows that though and I like his attitude about it. 🤷♀️ There are plenty of other players who aren’t good enough to win though. I see him as the same as Nelson 🤷♀️ there are much worse than him though.
Cant wait for leroy to win 1 daily challenge, the house goes against cara and paulie, 0 physical eliminations, 100 puzzle challenges, and drama between Jordan, Tori and Devin
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Leroy aint winning 🤷🏾♂️🤣
@datboyk4861 he'll win a meaningless daily challenge but 0 eliminations
@@KyleFromSouthPark1995 u may have a point. 🤷🏾♂️🤣🤣
Gosh I’m so over Leroy. He wasn’t even exciting on Real world and he ain’t even exciting on the challenge. Why do they keep bringing him back :(
I think this is the best cast in Challenge history. I'm most excited for the Bananas/CT/Jordan showdown for GOAT status on the men's side if one of them wins, as well as Jenny getting her long overdue opportunity to defend her title.
If bananas wins then everybody has to give him his due respect despite the win percentage. If CT wins then no one can say anything about the shape of his body. If Jordan wins then well that's pretty much it, everyone knows he's excellent a competitor. DUDE THEY SHOULD HAVE A 3 WAY ELIMINATION.
Yes…but you gotta include Darrell in that GOAT convo
@@Wuzwrongwitdatdolla fax. I think also Wes and Landon but they aren't in Season 40
This cast is iconic 🩷 i do wish we had the duo of Wes & Evelyn join but besides that this cast is spectacular 🙂↕️🙌🏻
The tori. Jordan Nia and Cara dynamic will be interesting
Cara is with Paulie for the last six years or more.
Would love to see CT and Emily win! And I would also love to see Wes in the cast! Can't wait to start!!!
So many legends and so many viable winner outcomes fans could be satisfied with
Physical 100 is a great challenge show on Netflix. Instantly one of my favorites. The challenge needs to focus on the challenges and less on the drama. The competition is the most important. This cast is amazing
Nah drama was always a main part the show...it recently has been shown that the show needs BOTH good drama and challenges.
Omg! Could this season actually be the season where Cara has more friends than enemies. With everything that came out after AS4 and what cast mates have said. I’m optimistic. Plus, Nurys has commented that she wants to play with Cara if they are ever on a season together. Laurel and Michele I see how they could have a difficult season. 😂
Era 2 women and Era 1 men are definitely the strongest teams. Bananas should be on easy street considering the other Era 2 men consists of Nehemiah, Brandon, Derek C, and Ryan. Wes was a huge absence on that team.
While the Era 1 Guys are Legends, with the recent showings by Brad and Darrell in S38, S39 and AS4, I think the Era 3 Guys are stronger overall.
Here's how I got it.
Men: Women:
3. 2
1. 3
4. 4
2. 1
So I'd say 3 is most balanced.
@@tcott14 Tony wasn’t exactly killing it in As4 before he left either. they could’ve subbed in Landon for Brad on Era1 mens and chewed up era 3. Era 3 men’s would be better with Zach instead of Devin or Tony though.
So is Kenny and Evan if they weren’t banned
@@TPD45 yes Kenny Evan Bananas and Wes would’ve been a powerhouse era2 men’s team
Wes needed to be here man!
Only one I’m like man he would’ve made this complete regardless of any others that may be missing.
This could be the GOAT season!
I’m gonna be tuned in!
I've just commented the same thing, this meal needs a pinch of ginger!
Era #1 feels like home ❤
I'm eager to see how Cara and Brandon dynamic will be. Avery and Nia 🤔🤔 gonna be interesting
There are so many lines of connections that there should be more than enough interactions for the cast to carry us through all the episodes. The season shouldn’t feel drawn out at all
I haven’t seen the spinoffs but if I remember correctly I think Avery and Nia are actually good friends now? Again could be totally wrong but I swear I remember them being friends after exes 2
@@Maddie-nx3hb all I remember is them physically fighting. Nia knocking Avery upside her head. Lol. Shyt was so intense
@@s.r6331 it was crazy! But I’m pretty sure all of that they got over at least at one point they had
Real world portland small reunion only season ive ever seen. Avery did well in all stars 4
Man I want Horacio to win this time, after what happened to him last season he deserves it
That era is looking reeeeeeeal tough
Me too. I hate the “he’s overrated” narrative they started about him last season. The format made it so easy for even the strongest people to get eliminated just because they didn’t have enough “friends” 🙄
@@sarahvEscalantehe and all of the other newbies need to pay their dues first
What happened to him? He couldn't win enough daily and got bested by his girlfriend. I don't think he deserves shit. I like him and think he's a good competitor but you got to win to win
@sarahvEscalante that's part of it
This is a really stacked up season. But I’m always going to be rooting for those who have never won. My fellow underdogs.
How many times will Josh cry? Get your guesses in now!
That should be a drinking game. Kinda wish they'd gotten Ed instead, but excited overall.
If Johnny Crybaby Bananas is not the first one eliminated then Josh will be the first one eliminated then he will start crying
Unpopular opinion; I like Josh
Big t had just had a monumental season im ngl i really think she deserved to be here she worked really hard in season 39 bit sad about her not being there.
ERA 1 is so iconic that none of us would be surprised if both the male and female winner came from this group! I will be rooting for them mostly.
YALL Horacio said this is his “last dance” when he made a post about the season….
CT still looking like he’s in Traitors shape 😅
He’s the best at the game at any size.
@@possumqueenholley8163 normally in a regular season that would be fine. With all of these vets & champs though? No wya it’s not gonna get it done. Trust me I wish, he’s my favorite always but being realistic 💯
Yeah he definitely is, we all know he’s not getting out no time soon though
@@cs03033 But then again people doubted him in war of the worlds 2 and he won with team UK. He's always doubted because he's "older" but he never fails to show up when needed.
@@veronicabeuckman405 yeah but that was a giant team game. He's not doubted b/c he's "older" he's doubted when he comes in out of shape. I want him to win Eras of course but typically when he comes in out of shape as solo or in a duo he's randomly taken out.
I want to see Jenny and Laurel in a hall brawl. Laurel needs to be humbled. Or pole wrestle.
8.5 out of 10 for the cast.. I need Wes on this Historical Season!!!!
Olivia, with all due respect, how are you not traumatized by The Challenge? :O
My money is on Era 2 because they'll probably give Laurel the win.😅
Serious note, era 1 or 2 takes the win.
Though Nurys is my favorite of the new players.
I am Team Cara Maria! Lez go!!! 💪
Like they did in all stars!
If only they could replace Ryan with Wes.
Does anyone know if Leroy has a baby? Do you think he'll bring it up at all?
There's a chance for this season to be the best one ever !!! Unfortunately I have no faith in production to not F this up for the fan's. They(the producers) should just make this a team season all the way to the end as a call back to the classic challenge seasons.
The Women are Stacked💪🏼just missing some Champion Women who were apparently permanently banned (I'm counting 3)🤷🏽♀️They definitely could've done better with the Men.
just missing our favorite ginger.. Wes..
Women
1st - Era 2: Cara, Laurel and Emily would be enough to make them 1, but Aviv and Kelly Ann were no slouches when they played either. Number 1 by a mile and a half.
2nd - Era 4: A lot of mid women but Kaycee is always good, and Nurys has earned her spot as a good challenger. Jenny is good in theory and Olivia and Michelle are decent politically usually.
3rd - Era 3: Tori is good and I like most the girls on this team, but when Jonna is your next most decorated competitor you might be in trouble.
4th - OG's: Rachel and Jodi is about as good as you can get for the OG's at this point, but I really do think that Aneesa, Katie and Tina will be 3 of the worst girls because of their age and body type. I can't see any of those 3 being able to complete a true difficult final.
This cast looks epic! Era 1 has my heart, but Eras 2 and 3 also are pretty stacked. I’m less familiar with Era 4 since I haven’t really kept up recently and mostly know them for their non-challenge shows but I’m excited to see them compete!
I only like Theo he was paired with Cara a few years ago
The cast is one of the best we have had in a long time, and the truth is, I can't wait to see the new season🎉🎉
I’ve been watching for you for a while and I appreciate all the effort you put into your content Drew! You make watching the challenge fun and it’s also awesome to see the community you’ve built! ❤️
Rankings of each group of men and women.
Men
1st - Era 3: Jordan, Leroy, Cory and Tony all great physically and Devon is the brains. Jordan is probably tied with Horacio for being the best athlete in this season.
2nd - Era 4: Controversial because they have no champions, but all 5 are very good players, and all but Josh are great athletes. Horacio, and Kyland proved to be good at nearly everything last season, and Theo is always in the mix, and almost beat Turbo in the final.
3rd - OG's: CT and Derrick are almost enough to move them up, however all but CT have shown that they might be past their primes by losing early and often in the most recent seasons they have played.
4th - Era 2: l would say sorry to Bananas but have you seen the girls on his team. Bananas is the only one who really deserves to be on this season if you ask me. The other 4 all made their biggest splashes in all stars which I think we can all agree isn't nearly as competitive as the real show.
Best cast in the past decade
Not so excited about era 4
Nany should be there
Great cast, but could have made some improvements. The era 2 guys are very mid on name recognition, and the era 3 girls are pretty mid on the same account. Missed a big one by not finally bringing Coral back. Wes definitely should have retired on this season as well.
A lot of legends, and some, not so much! Main absentees for me: Nany, Camila and Jenna for the girls, and Wes, Zach and Abram for the guys!
Only thing this cast is missing is WES!!
Excited to see all these friends against each other, but Nia shouldn't have been invited back in my opinion.
Only missing one favorite, Wes, please come back!
this cast is STACKED and it's people i actually like! August 14th can't come fast enough!
This is such an epic cast that I am curious of the future of this show and how they are casting the new era 5 (Seasons 41-50). After hearing the speculated cast of AS5, it feels like something is going on for the main flagship show because to pretty much make anyone eligible for All-Stars that has appeared once, then maybe they need to invite back more old school players (era 1 and 2) to the flagship show.
I also feel like the amount of hate era 4 gets and also the hot mess that was S39 is proving that the fandom is not really feeling the newer school players with a few exceptions.
But also with the Vacation Alliance being so out and proud, I just feel like these are all red flags for casting and production to revamp and research how they will cast for future seasons. I know now its harder since The Challenge family is so huge and widespread that its almost impossible to prevent the whole pre-gaming that happens, but they could counter it by casting more old school players that dont rely on that kind of game politics.
here is how the casting trend of new players looks on paper:
- Era 1: Real World vs Road Rules
- Era 2: Real World, Freshmeat, Spring Break Challenge, and that final Road Rules season
- Era 3: the final seasons of Real World, Are You The One?, Bloodlines
- Era 4: CBS reality shows(Big Brother, Survivor, Love Island), other MTV shows (US + UK), Pro Athletes, many 'other' reality shows, international reality shows, 'Ride or Die'
With the next Era 5, I am unsure what else is in store, I can see more Netflix reality show contestants coming. I can see a possible Fresh Meat coming back just to legitmately have people we have never seen before. Personally I could do without the international castings of reality shows we cant watch, but I would not be surprised if they do continue casting that way. I mean it is such a grab bag now that its not easy to predict, but just feel like they need to re-consider what works over trying something new and hope the fans would still like it.
Just realised there's no Wes!!!
A missed opportunity to get all the star players back in one season.
I’m rooting for Era 3. Leroy is my favorite!! I love Jordan and I like Cory as well . I would love to see Leroy get his first win he definitely deserves it
I wonder how much drama the RR Portland people are gonna bring to the house (if any)
Unpopular opinion I want it to be team win season I want them to Crown the overall best era as the title suggests I hate these mid season twists it feels like production have no faith in the initial idea
I can’t believe they got Emily back all they needed was Evelyn and it would been perfect
O and Marlon
Didn’t Evelyn declined?
I wish we got Fessy and Emmanuel for new era. But I don't think I can be too mad.
just missing Wes and all my favs would be here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This will be interesting because u have so many "I deserve to be here, I deserve to win" people there 😂😂😂 deserve to win without putting in the actual training to make people believe you
I’m super excited for this season also why is paulie here🙄
Was I tripping or did u skip the MAN CT?
you're tripping
Great cast! If only Wes didn’t retire, it would be perfect!
Idk why youre so down on era 3. I think you have an extremely strong team with little to no weakness.
Workhorse players/physical players you have jordan, tony, leroy, cory, nia and tori
Puzzle masters in devin and jonana (amanda isnt the best but she can be helpful here)
If they dont rip eachothers heads off they have a really strong team
It would be really nice to have either 1 winner from each Era OR team winners. But I know it’s only a dream. 😒
I am soooo excited for this season!! Drew, when I saw your video come up on RUclips I literally said out loud yes!! If anything you reviews are also the best 🙌🏽 since I’ve been watching the challenge since day one I have a big soft spot for the OG! Of course followed by the Trailblazers (era ✌️) 💜💜
This is gonna be one of the best seasons because there's such a mixed cast. Not all rookies or vets.
Wes would be my only request to replace someone. I loved watching him and Bananas working together! But otherwise the cast is amazing
JORDANIMAL!!!
Best cast ever. Just missing Landon, Wes, and Filthy Frank
Bro, era 4 is kinda stacked especially since Kyland, Nurys and Horacio really put on a damn show last season. Then you add Kaycee, Olivia, Theo, Paulie, Josh who’s been more focused. MAN 🔥. Knocked it put the park with era 4. Era 2 and 4 ard really nice, but all eras really have dope ass squads!
so excited for this cast!! I love love love the 'eras' theme & having such a wide variety of players.
Era 4 needed Turbo, or Emanuel I’m sorry not sorry
Talking about wins is cool and all but it was way easier winning in like the first 20 seasons. Not to mention first two eras are getting old. People sleeping on era 3 & 4 especially when everyone can’t just team up on them because they have equal numbers with the teams.
ERAS 1: I am sooooo excited
Eras 2: I AM SUPER STOKED WITH THIS GROUP
Eras 3: I am ok with this one I am more excited about the first 2 but it's still is impressive with a bunch from finals in there seasons
Eras 4: this should be interesting with nurys competing in a team with everyone she has eliminated
Interesting take on Era 3, I personally think they’re the best team. Great mixture of veteran knowledge + most are still in their prime athleticism wise
The big question is who tears eras 4 apart faster. Themselves or outside eras.
looking forward to my two fav jordan and horacio. jordan and cara will be interesting both working together and of course the nurys/kyland/horacio team !
I hope they keep it as a team challenge the whole season,no bs or twist of solo winners
I wish Nelson was ready for this. I believe he’ll be back tho. He’s doing very well!
Me too; I hope they found away to include him
Wait a minute?! Where is our new champ Emanuel? Hmmmm season 39 was a waste of he isn't there haha
I like how if you haven’t watched the last couple seasons of the challenge and you hear angel talk about pink teams stats you start to think that nurys is a fucking demon 🔥😂
Hope production doesn't aim at a 'soap opera' feel.......there are a few not going to be there that I believe won't be missed......Team 1
I think Era 4 will to be ready for the mind games and politicking of the Era 1 team. Those are the ones who know how to play
I’m so excited for this cast!!! And I’m team Eras 3!
Yup Devin over everyone right there with you.
Why do I feel like Era 4 is going to be messy and dominate… I’m a little nervous 😂
I think it's going to be a really really interesting season… And they certainly have some amazing players on there… I think I'm rooting for the pink team… Even if Josh is on there… Although, Cara Maria is still probably my favorite player of all of them Well except maybe CT and of course, Jordan… And I'm happy to see Tori again… I think it will be a really epic season if the production team doesn't mess it up and let people get away with what they got away with in season 39, which is just totally screwy…
i think Johnny Bananas and Cara-maria are going to prove that they are the best challenge competitors of all time
Amanda and Tori in the same team 😂😂
I’m rooting for nurys and Horacio ❤🎉
Guys do you have a way of watching the season after it airs? I work every Wednesday and can’t watch it and I also can’t record it because I don’t have cable. Does anyone know a way of watching it after an episode airs??
You watch it on Prime Video after an episode airs but you have to pay for the episode or buy the whole season. You might also try Philo
Philo is amazing.
I’m here for this cast , this what we need. Hopefully the production is better . I want better eliminations and a hard final
Where they climb mountains, stay up all night, and do some swimming and kayaking with some weird math puzzles thrown in.
@@U2BearCat this is exactly what they need . Give us war of the worlds 1 final again .
And Bring back pole wrestling, hall brawl, balls in. I want more physical eliminations
2 best players of All time in my opinion aren't in this?
# Evelyn & Wes are the goats. 🐐 so disappointed they didn't pay them million just to show. 😢
Evelyn, sure. Wes is maybe fifth, though I have him outside the top five (Bananas, Jordan, CT, Landon, Darrell).
We miss Wes on the challenge
I AM READY FOR KING KYLAND
People are gonna talk shit about josh, but just watch. He's a literal gamechanger on every season that he's on with his sloppy and emotional social game.
But seriously... emily, laurel, cara, tori, and jenny all on the same season... goddamn the only way they coulda made it better is having evelynn and sarah somehow.
I completely agree with you. Team BB
Bananas, CT I'm in!!!!
Love how you mentioned Theo got 2nd to Turbo. Everyone knew he was the winner of that season when he first competed, so it’s an important add on. Turbo was his only competition basically, that’s impressive. 🤣 I don’t like Turbo anymore but WotW Turbo was the best player, ever! More excited about the current era than I was expecting to be. I was just expecting them to throw in a crappy team to show that old school competitors should always be given first dibs on a season. I genuinely think they gave it the best shot they could with who they picked. 🤷♀️ So excited. Held off on watching videos because the UK is awful for airing close to when the US do. We already have 2 episodes though so thinking we are only a week behind now. 😬😬😬
Era 3 looking the most balanced to me but era 2 has the superpowers to pull this thing off
No rookies let’s go
Im so EXCITED!!!!!!!