"The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons" is Season 23 of MTV's reality competition series that was originally entitled, "Real World Road Rules Challenge."
MTV paired up enemies in "Rivals" and old flames in "Battle of the Exes," now, for the first time ever, it will be an all-out battle for "Real World" Supremacy in "The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons." The competition reaches new heights as each team, comprised of old roommates, exes and rivals, is forced to put their drama aside and come together
to become the last seasons standing and to compete for the biggest chunk of $350,000 in prize money. A twist in the game right off the bat throws the roommates for a loop, but they'll have little time to recover as the premiere kicks off with a challenge that leaves them hanging and fighting to stay aloft. And back at the house, the drama begins immediately as Zach starts a romance right under his San Diego ex's nose, and a knock-down fight involves nearly the entire house, teasing at the drama to come in this tumultuous season.
Hosted by TJ Lavin, the new season takes place in Bodrum, Turkey, and will bring together fan-favorites from seven of the most memorable "Real World" seasons — Austin, Brooklyn, both Las Vegas seasons (combined into one team), Cancun, New Orleans, San Diego and St. Thomas. With so many different personalities, relationships and egos involved, this season is bursting at the seams with conflict. To start, multiple new romances threaten to rip teams apart and ruin alliances, not to mention the drama of the old relationships. Will divorced exes Danny and Melinda be able to get over their rocky past, even with troublemaker Wes on their team? Will Knight win ex-girlfriend Jemmye back after cheating on her? Will the original "Real World Las Vegas'" most famous bad girl Trishelle, and her former housemate Alton, get along with teammates Dustin and Nany from the second Vegas season?" Will Sarah, kicked off the last "Challenge" due to her partner's bad behavior, finally take home the prize along with teammates Chet, Devyn and JD? And is there anyone Hurricane Frank won't fight? Watch as these "Real Worlders," who stopped being polite long ago, try to work together as a team for the ultimate prize.
Meet the 8 teams and 32 contestants of "The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons":
• "Real World Austin": Lacey Buehler, Melinda Stolp, Wes Bergmann and Danny Jamieson
• "Real World Brooklyn": Sarah Rice, Chet Cannon, Devyn Sims and JD Ordonez
• "Real World Las Vegas": Trishelle Cannatella, Alton Williams, Dustin Zito and Nany Gonzales
• "Real World Cancun": Jasmine Reynaud, Jonna Mannion, Derek Chavez and CJ Koegel
• "Real World New Orleans": Ryan Knight, Jemmye Carroll, McKenzie Coburn and Preston Roberson-Charles
• "Real World St. Thomas": Trey Weatherholtz III, Laura Waller, Marie Roda and Robb Schreiber
• "Real World San Diego": Zach Nichols, Sam McGinn, Frank Sweeney and Ashley Kelsey
• "Fresh Meat": Brandon Nelson, Camila Nakagawa, Cara Maria Sorbello and Eric Banks
"The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons," was created for MTV by Bunim/Murray Productions. Jonathan Murray, Scott Freeman and Justin Booth serve as executive producers. Jacquelyn French is the MTV Executive in charge of production.
MTV paired up enemies in "Rivals" and old flames in "Battle of the Exes," now, for the first time ever, it will be an all-out battle for "Real World" Supremacy in "The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons." The competition reaches new heights as each team, comprised of old roommates, exes and rivals, is forced to put their drama aside and come together
"The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons" contestants
Hosted by TJ Lavin, the new season takes place in Bodrum, Turkey, and will bring together fan-favorites from seven of the most memorable "Real World" seasons — Austin, Brooklyn, both Las Vegas seasons (combined into one team), Cancun, New Orleans, San Diego and St. Thomas. With so many different personalities, relationships and egos involved, this season is bursting at the seams with conflict. To start, multiple new romances threaten to rip teams apart and ruin alliances, not to mention the drama of the old relationships. Will divorced exes Danny and Melinda be able to get over their rocky past, even with troublemaker Wes on their team? Will Knight win ex-girlfriend Jemmye back after cheating on her? Will the original "Real World Las Vegas'" most famous bad girl Trishelle, and her former housemate Alton, get along with teammates Dustin and Nany from the second Vegas season?" Will Sarah, kicked off the last "Challenge" due to her partner's bad behavior, finally take home the prize along with teammates Chet, Devyn and JD? And is there anyone Hurricane Frank won't fight? Watch as these "Real Worlders," who stopped being polite long ago, try to work together as a team for the ultimate prize.
Meet the 8 teams and 32 contestants of "The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons":
• "Real World Austin": Lacey Buehler, Melinda Stolp, Wes Bergmann and Danny Jamieson
• "Real World Brooklyn": Sarah Rice, Chet Cannon, Devyn Sims and JD Ordonez
• "Real World Las Vegas": Trishelle Cannatella, Alton Williams, Dustin Zito and Nany Gonzales
• "Real World Cancun": Jasmine Reynaud, Jonna Mannion, Derek Chavez and CJ Koegel
• "Real World New Orleans": Ryan Knight, Jemmye Carroll, McKenzie Coburn and Preston Roberson-Charles
• "Real World St. Thomas": Trey Weatherholtz III, Laura Waller, Marie Roda and Robb Schreiber
• "Real World San Diego": Zach Nichols, Sam McGinn, Frank Sweeney and Ashley Kelsey
• "Fresh Meat": Brandon Nelson, Camila Nakagawa, Cara Maria Sorbello and Eric Banks
"The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons," was created for MTV by Bunim/Murray Productions. Jonathan Murray, Scott Freeman and Justin Booth serve as executive producers. Jacquelyn French is the MTV Executive in charge of production.
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