Fantasy Cast for The Challenge: Combat of the Champions

Survivor did Winners at War for their 40th season, and it was iconic. We saw the best of the best return to play the game again. The Challenge should follow suit and put their best of the best against each other.

WOMEN

Olivia Kaiser

Original Show - Love Island USA 3

Challenge Championships: 1

• Vets & New Threats

Olivia just won season 41 and then had a baby. I'm assuming she's going to take a little bit of a break, but if they do a Champs Only season, she deserves the phone call.

Cara Maria Sorbello

Original Show - The Challenge: Fresh Meat II

Challenge Championships: 2

• Bloodlines
• Vendettas

They would never do a Champs Only season without Cara Maria Sorbello. She is the female face of the show and deserves a spot. She is a 2-time Challenge Champion and could win a third on this hypothetical season.

Amber Borzotra

Original Show - Big Brother 16

Challenge Championships: 1

• Double Agents

I didn't know what to expect when Amber was announced on Ride or Dies, but she dominated and won 2 eliminations and then went on to kill in the final. She is now in the history books as a Challenge Champ. I do wonder how she would play with all champs, though.

Jenny West

Original Show - Survival of the Fittest

Challenge Championships: 2

• Total Madness
• Battle of the Eras

Jenny would be the favorite to win this season. She would probably be the favorite to win any season she was on. She is just a complete athlete who is good at The Challenge.

Emily Schromm

Original Show - The Real World: D.C.

Challenge Championships: 1

• Rivals II

Emily could probably give Jenny a run for her money. I wonder how many Challenge Championships Jenny would have won if she never left after Rivals II. I would love to see her on season 42 to see how she would do.

Kaycee Clark

Original Show - Big Brother 20

Challenge Championships: 1

• Spies, Lies, & Allies

Kaycee is one of the best in-season challengers I've ever seen. The issue is she is terrible at finals. She did not do well on Total Madness. She was medically disqualified on Double Agents. She only won Spies, Lies, & Allies because she was last in the final and was able to pick Chris "CT" Tamburello during day 2.

Desi Williams

Original Show - Survivor: Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers

Challenge Championships: 1

• USA 2

Desi won a spin-off, but it still counts, especially since Bananas, Wes, Jonna, and more were there. I mean, she did beat Tori Deal in a final. I'm waiting for Desi to come on the flagship, but this would be the perfect season for her to debut.

Tori Deal

Original Show - Are You The One? 4

Challenge Championships: 1

• Ride or Dies

Tori has to be called for this season. She is currently the female face of the show. She won Ride or Dies and made the final on the following seasons...

• Dirty 30 (3rd)
• War of the Worlds II (Purged in Final)
• Spies, Lies, & Allies (2nd)
• World Championship (2nd)
• USA 2 (4th)
• Battle of the Eras (4th)

She deserves a spot on this season.

Kaz Crossley

Original Show - Love Island UK 4

Challenge Championships: 2

• UK
• World Championship

Kaz is technically a 2-time Challenge Champion. She won 2 spin-offs. UK was a shortened season, but the World Championship was a legit season, and some say it was one of the hardest finals ever.

Ashley Mitchell

Original Show - The Real World: Ex-Plosion / Back to San Francisco

Challenge Championships: 2

• Invasion of the Champions
• Final Reckoning

Millionaire Mitchell has to be on here. She is the highest-grossing female winner of all time. I wonder how she would do on this all winners season.

Sarah Lacina

Original Show - Survivor: Game Changers*

Challenge Championships: 1

• USA 1

Sarah was the winner of USA 1 after every other competitor quit. She then came back for the World Championship and got 4th after Theo Campbell was medically disqualified. I'd love to see her on an all-winners season.

Jonna Mannion

Original Show - The Real World: Cancun

Challenge Championships: 2

• All-Stars 2
• All-Stars 3

We have to have 500K Jonna, aka the Queen of All-Stars, on. She has dominated All-Stars and technically should have a 3rd win on All-Stars 1.

Janelle Rose

Original Show - The Real World: Key West

Challenge Championships: 1

• The Inferno III

Janelle is an old-school champ that deserves this spot. She also got 2nd place on All-Stars 2 with Darrell Taylor. I think she could get pretty far on this season if she plays her cards right.

Rachel Robinson

Original Show - Road Rules: Campus Crawl

Challenge Championships: 3

• The Gauntlet
• The Duel II
• Battle of the Eras

Rachel just won season 40. I know there's some controversy because she was technically in 3rd place behind Jenny West and Michele Fitzgerald, respectively, but ended up tied for first due to the "Karma Vote" twist. In my opinion, Rachel is the 2nd best female challenger of all time and deserves her tokens.

Sarah Rice

Original Show - The Real World: Brooklyn

Challenge Championships: 2

• Exes II
• Rivals III

Sarah hasn't been seen since Rivals III when Bananas took the money from her. She wanted to be on All-Stars 4 but they wouldn't cast Susie Meister with her. She wants to come back and this would be the perfect season.

Laurel Stucky

Original Show - The Challenge: Fresh Meat II

Challenge Championships: 2

• Free Agents
• All-Stars 4

Laurel is one of the most dominant challengers of all time. She won Free Agents and recently won All-Stars 4. She has to get a call for this season.

MEN

Jordan Wiseley

Original Show - The Real World: Portland

Challenge Championships: 5

• Exes II
• Dirty 30
• War of the Worlds II
• World Championship
• Battle of the Eras

Jordan is the best challenger of all time, in my opinion. He has 5 Challenge Championships and has won in partnerships, teams, and solo. He was recently on my podcast and said he would never return to The Challenge, but I hope he will come back eventually.

Johnny Bananas

Original Show - The Real World: Key West

Challenge Championships: 7

• The Island
• The Ruins
• Rivals
• Exes
• Free Agents
• Rivals III
• Total Madness

I mean... Bananas has to be on the show right?

Chris "CT Tamburello

Original Show - The Real World: Paris

Challenge Championships: 5

• Rivals II
• Invasion of the Champions
• War of the Worlds II
• Double Agents
• Spies, Lies, & Allies

CT would probably be the first call on this season.

Darrell Taylor

Original Show - Road Rules: Campus Crawl

Challenge Championships: 4

• The Gauntlet
• The Inferno
• The Inferno II
• Fresh Meat

Darrell is one of the greatest challengers of all time. He won 4 seasons in a row. He was also really close to winning All-Stars 1 and All-Stars 2. I'd love to see him on a Champs Only season like this even if he didn't perform well on Vets & New Threats.

Yeremi Hykel

Original Show - The Amazing Race 35

Challenge Championships: 1

• Vets & New Threats

We need the most recent winner of this season,, right? Yeremi absolutely dominated and deserved to be crowned the winner. I can see him being targeted a lot more now if he returns.

Turbo Camkiran

Original Show - Survivor Turkey 8

Challenge Championships: 1

• War of the Worlds

Turbo would be there for the drama. This man is always involved in some kind of drama. I think he would be targeted early and often from the other champs.

Hunter Barfield

Original Show - Are You The One? 3

Challenge Championships: 1

• Final Reckoning

The only Challenge Champion to not win any money. Hunter won Final Reckoning with his ex-girlfriend, Ashley Mitchell. She ended up being the sole winner and stole his portion of the winnings, which was $500,000.

Frank Sweeney

Original Show - The Real World: Back to San Diego

Challenge Championships: 1

• Battle of the Seasons (2012)

Frank just got 3rd place on All-Stars: Rivals with Sam McGinn. I want to see him back on the flagship, though. I'd throw the entire bank at him to try and get him on this season.

Danny McCray

Original Show - Survivor 41

Challenge Championships: 1

• USA 1

Danny is the winner of the first version of The Challenge: USA. He was on Survivor 41 and he is a former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys. He is a legit athlete. I really wish he would do more seasons.

Rogan O' Connor

Original Show - Ex on the Beach UK 2

Challenge Championships: 1

• War of the Worlds II

We need some more UK representation, and Rogan is one of their only winners. He won War of the Worlds II by playing a social/strategic game. He was the first one out on Vets & New Threats, though. But then again, he made the final on Total Madness. He usually makes the final or is one of the first ones out.

Nehemiah Clark

Original Show - The Real World: Austin

Challenge Championships: 1

• The Gauntlet III

Nehemiah won The Gauntlet III and is one of the most underrated challengers of all time. I think he deserves this spot, and I would love to see how he would play.

Emanuel Neagu

Original Show - Survivor Romania 1

Challenge Championships: 1

• Battle for a New Champion

I know people want nostalgia and old champions, but I think Emanuel would be a great addition to this season. He won his season, and there were no champs there. This season is all champions, so he would definitely have to prove himself.

Steve Meinke

Original Show - Road Rules: The Quest

Challenge Championships: 1

• All-Stars: Rivals

Is this niche enough for the OG fans? Steve never really did anything on the flagship, but he did get 3rd place on All-Stars 4 and won All-Stars: Rivals. I could see him getting to the final, though.

Zach Nichols

Original Show - The Real World: Back to San Diego

Challenge Championships: 1

• Battle of the Seasons (2012)

Zach hasn't been on since he got 2nd place on War of the Worlds II. He now has a podcast called the "Zach Nichols Podcast," so he is still involved with The Challenge community. This would be the perfect time for him to return. I'd also like to see him back with Frank Sweeney.

Brad Fiorenza

Original Show - The Real World: San Diego

Challenge Championships: 1

• Cutthroat

I thought about Brad or Derrick Kosinski here and went with Brad because Derrick was just on Vets & New Threats and didn't perform well. It'd be interested to see Brad back on this show.

Wes Bergmann

Original Show - The Real World: Austin

Challenge Championships: 3

• The Duel
• Rivals II
• All-Stars 3

We have to have Wes back. He's only a 3-time Champion but there's an argument he should have won War of the Worlds. Wes would have a lot of friends on this hypothetical season but I wonder if they would target him.