

Johnny & Tyler: Their feud dates back to the first episode of The Duel, after Tyler called out his own Real World: Key West roommate Johnny to the first male Duel, feeling that Johnny was the weakest player.Nehemiah then called out Evan for a Duel in the following episode, which an enraged Evan subsequently won, sending Nehemiah home. Nehemiah made his distaste towards Evan known to fellow cast member Brad Fiorenza after his friend Davis Mallory was eliminated by Evan. Evan & Nehemiah: The animosity between the two began on The Duel II, after Nehemiah stated that he does not like how Evan plays the game.

The two won the Best Fight award at the Real World Awards Bash in 2008.

& CT: The bad blood between the two dates back to their original season together on The Real World: Paris, with CT becoming confrontational toward Adam numerous times. The following lists all the teams on Rivals, and explains why they've been paired and dubbed as "rivals." Each of the teams' history of animosity and/or open expressions of hostility are detailed. Rivals combines individuals who have had acrimonious or at least strained relations or interactions prior to the season. The first-place male and female teams win $100,000 apiece, second-place wins $50,000 and the third-place finishers go home empty-handed. Īt the end of the season, six teams will compete in the final challenge - three of each gender. The team who wins the elimination round returns to the game and has a shot at a $300,000 prize, while the losing team is eliminated from the game. An open deliberation and vote then held among the players to determine which team of the same gender will face the last-place finisher in the Jungle. The winning team whose gender is designated for elimination wins immunity from the Jungle, while the team that finishes last is automatically sent to the Jungle.

The winning team of the gender not designated for the Jungle is awarded $2,000. Report, Simmons' podcast.Įach team participates in numerous challenges (sometimes called "missions"), which are followed by an elimination round called "The Jungle." Each challenge is alternatively designated as either a male or a female challenge day. from Brooklyn (where it was dubbed “Mortal Enemies” but maintained the premise) Simmons and Dave Jacoby further discussed this idea on the B.S. This format was inspired by ESPN columnist Bill Simmons in a mailbag by someone known as "B.J. Each team will consist of players who will be paired with their "worst enemies," whom they have engaged in bitter feuds, fights and rivalries with in previous Real World and/or Challenge seasons. This season of The Challenge featured a brand new format, consisting of 14 same-gender teams - seven male and seven female. Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat The cast of the twenty-first season of The Challenge, excluding Adam Royer and Michael Ross.
