The Challenge wrapped up Battle of the Eras just a few weeks ago with a grand finale and two-part reunion.
Jordan Wiseley claimed the championship for the men, while Jenny West and Rachel Robinson shared first place for the women.
While the All Stars Rivals spin-off is airing on MTV, Season 41 is about to start filming for the network.
With that, spoilers started to arrive with an early glimpse at which cast members will participate in the next installment of the competition show.
While Season 40 featured only veteran stars with experience on the show, Season 41 will bring a mix of veterans and rookies to the reality TV show.
Based on the early indications, fans could see a great collection of some of the show’s top stars, including several former winners returning to MTV.
Remember that this report will contain potential spoilers for the upcoming season of The Challenge.
Former winners and finalists to participate in Season 41
Online spoilers suggest plenty of veteran stars returning for The Challenge Season 41. Many appeared in Battle of the Eras, while some are back on the show after a brief break from MTV.
Many might consider Wes Bergmann’s surprise return the most significant. He announced his retirement from The Challenge after being eliminated from the USA 2 spin-off on CBS.
Since then, Wes appeared on several other reality shows, including House of Villains 2 and The Traitors 3.
War of the Worlds winner Turabi “Turbo” Camkiran also returns to the MTV show after his recent appearance on All Stars 5.
Another surprise for the men’s cast members is War of the Worlds 2 winner Rogan O’Connor, who is back for his first season since Total Madness.
Vevmo lists additional men’s cast members, including Chris “CT” Tamburello, Derek Chavez, Derrick Kosinski, Johnny Bananas, Leroy Garrett, and Theo Campbell.
Several individuals who returned for All Stars 5 after not participating in Season 40 are former winners Ashley “Millionaire” Mitchell and Nany Gonzalez.
Former Survivor star and The Challenge competitor Michaela Bradshaw returns to the show after her early exit from Spies, Lies & Allies.
Other potential female veteran cast members include Cara Maria Sorbello, Aneesa Ferreira, Nia Moore, Olivia Kaiser, and Aviv Melmed.
The Challenge could feature a popular throwback format
As of this report, it’s unknown what the title or format for Season 41 could be. However, the Vevmo cast list, including rookies from Love Island, Big Brother, and Survivor, hints at a potential throwback theme.
Much like The Challenge brought back Rivals for All Stars 5, Season 41 could be a Fresh Meat format. There have been two installments of that season on MTV, with stars Aviv, Cara, Ryan Kehoe, and Laurel Stucky among those to arrive from the format.
MTV might be filming something similar based on the mix of vets and rookies. During the original Fresh Meat seasons, each veteran cast member chose their rookie teammate through a draft at the start of the season.
Spies, Lies & Allies had a similar format, although with international competitors. The rookie cast members selected their teammates during the opening daily challenge, and pairs didn’t necessarily remain together.
The first Fresh Meat was Season 12, featuring Darrell Taylor winning with rookie Aviv. Season 19 was Fresh Meat II, in which veteran Landon Lueck won alongside rookie Carley Johnson.
Right now, the only other Season 41 details known are they will film in Chile, and longtime host TJ Lavin returns to helm the daily challenges, eliminations, and final.
The Challenge: All Stars Rivals airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on MTV. The Challenge Season 41 is TBA for MTV.
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We desperately need a new “Fresh Meat” season, and not folks from other reality shows, but real newbies to TV.
Eh if the people are from well known shows and equip to compete in the challenge I don’t see why not.
Nah I think it’s because they pick mostly rookies that can’t speak english or not a fit for the show at all. I wouldn’t mind a Fresh Meat season of just regular people but I am going in with a open-mind to the rookies they picked for 41.