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Fantasy Cast for The Challenge: Exes III

One of the favorite themes is back.

By Dylan DeckardPublished 9 months ago 6 min read
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The Challenge is on its 41st season now. We have had some iconic themes along the ways such as Rivals, Battle of the Era's, War of the Worlds and more. One of the most exciting seasons is Exes though. Exes II was the last time we had this theme and it was back in 2015. 10 years later they need to bring this theme back and give us Exes III. Here is a fantasy cast of 16 teams with the theme of Exes II.

Tori Deal & Jordan Wiseley

Jordan and Tori / Photo by MTV

Tori:

Original Show: Are You The One? 4

Challenge Championships: 1

Jordan:

Original Show: The Real World: Portland

Challenge Championships: 0

This would be the first team that the producers call. Tori and Jordan were even engaged on the show at one point. There is also an argument to be made that these two would be the favorite to win as well.

Morgan Willett & Johnny Bananas

Bananas and Morgan / Photo by Tomasso Beddi from Getty

Morgan:

Original Show: Big Brother-Over the Top

Challenge Championships: 0

Bananas:

Original Show: The Real World: Key West

Challenge Championships: 7

I thought about putting Moriah and Bananas together but I feel like this relationship was more chaotic. Morgan hasn't been on the show since War of the Worlds in 2019 but is in shape and could become a serious threat on this show. I'd love to see how she would perform with her ex-boyfriend though.

Ashley Mitchell & Hunter Barfield

Hunter and Ashley / Photo by MTV

Ashley:

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

Challenge Championships: 2

Hunter:

Original Show: Are You The One? 3

Challenge Championships: 1

Let's bring this choatic duo back together. They were partnered on Final Reckoning as rivals because they have been exes in the past. We should just put them on an official exes season then. Ashley stole $500,000 from Hunter after winning Final Reckoning so these two would definetely have some bad blood.

Amanda Garcia & Faysal Shafaat

Amanda & Faysal / Photo off of Faysal Shafaat's Instagram

Amanda:

Original Show: Are You The One? 3

Challenge Championships: 0

Faysal:

Original Show: Big Brother 20

Challenge Championships: 0

Amanda is needed on every season. She was only on Battle of the Era's for a short time frame but she definitely made her mark. Her and Faysal were chaotic and there was cheating involved in which Faysal apparently hooked up with someone in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Kaz Crossley & Theo Campbell

Kaz and Theo / Photo by Dave Benett of WireImage

Kaz:

Original Show: Love Island UK 4

Challenge Championships: 2

Theo:

Original Show: Love Island UK 3

Challenge Championships: 0

It's crazy that Kaz who has only done spin-offs has more Challenge Championships than Theo Campbell who has done 3 seasons of the flagship on MTV. These two were on World Championship together and got along pretty well so I could see them making the final. Kaz also has a connection with Jordan Wiseley since they won World Championship together.

Olivia Kaiser & Korey Gandy

Olivia & Theo / Photo Credit by Sara Mally at CBS

Olivia:

Original Show: Love Island 3

Challenge Championships: 0

Korey:

Original Show: Love Island 3

Challenge Championships: N/A (Rookie)

We can't have Theo on this cast without his current girlfriend, Olivia. Olivia originally won her season of Love Island USA with Korey Gandy. This was the last season on CBS and it ended with them breaking up pretty dramatically.

Nia Moore & Kyland Young

Nia & Kyland / Photo by MTV

Nia:

Original Show: The Real World: Portland

Challenge Championships: 0

Kyland:

Original Show: Big Brother 23

Challenge Championships: 0

Nia had two flings on The Challenge: Battle of the Era's and they were Josh Martinez and Kyland Young. Her relationship with Kyland was more chaotic and even ended up with some arguments on Twitter. They would be a team to beat but I'd love to see some chaos.

Chloe Veitch & Mitchell Eason

Chloe and Mitchell / Photo by Chloe Veitch's Instagram

Chloe:

Original Show: Too Hot To Handle 1

Challenge Championships: N/A (Rookie)

Mitchell:

Original Show: The Circle 2

Challenge Championships: N/A (Rookie)

We obviously needed a Rookie/Rookie team on this season. Chloe and Mitch are my picks. I loved watching them meet on The Circle 2. They slightly rekindled their romance on "Perfect Match" season 1 on Netflix but it didn't last. I truly thing these two are end game and would love for them to get back together.

Kenya Scott & Tevin Grant

Kenya and Tevin / Photo by MTV

Kenya:

Original Show: Are You The One? 7

Challenge Championships: N/A (Rookie)

Tevin:

Original Show: Are You The One? 7

Challenge Championships: N/A (Rookie)

"Are You The One?" brought us some of the most iconic challengers in Kam Williams, Tori Deal, Nelson Thomas and more. I don't understand why they stopped casting from this show. They just gave us Nurys Mateo and she has become a star and got 2nd place on Battle for a New Champion. People have been wanting Kenya on The Challenge for years now so let's see what she brings to the table.

Marie Roda & Devin Walker

Marie and Devin / Photo by MTV

Marie:

Original Show: The Real World: St. Thomas

Challenge Championships: 0

Devin:

Original Show: Are You The One? 3

Challenge Championships: 1

It has been too long since we've had Marie on The Challenge. She was last seen on Final Reckoning where she got 4th place with Cara Maria Sorbello as her partner. Marie and Devin were on Ex on the Beach 3 together and would definitely bring a messy dynamic.

Taylor Hale & Monte Williams

Monte and Taylor / Photo by CBS

Taylor:

Original Show: Big Brother 24

Challenge Championships: N/A (Rookie)

Monte:

Original Show: Big Brother 24

Challenge Championships: 0

Taylor and Monte had a showmance on Big Brother 24. Monte ended up bringing Taylor to the final 2 where she beat him and won Big Brother 24. Apparently this didn't end well. They don't even follow each other anymore on Instagram so I'd love to see them have to work together.

Danielle Maltby & Paulie Calafiore

Danielle Maltby & Paulie Calafiore / Photo by Danielle's Instagram

Danielle:

Original Show: The Bachelor 21

Challenge Championships: N/A (Rookie)

Paulie:

Original Show: Big Brother 18

Challenge Championships: 0

Danielle and Paulie dated around 2018 when he was first meeting Cara Maria Sorbello. Paulie is currently dating Cara but bringing his ex into the game would drastically change how he plays. Especially if I put Cara Maria on this season too.

Michele Fitzgerald & Wendell Holland

Michele and Wendell / Photo by Michele's Twitter

Michele:

Original Show: Survivor: Kaoh Rong

Challenge Championships: 0

Wendell:

Original Show: Survivor: Ghost Island

Challenge Championships: N/A (Rookie)

I know The Challenge audience has never seen Wendell before but this team would be a huge threat. Michele and Wendell are both winners of Survivor. Michele also just got 3rd place on Battle of the Era's even though she finished with the 2nd best time. Michele is currently dating Devin Walker who I also cast on this season so it would be interesting to see how they would play.

Jonna Mannion & Zach Nichols

Jonna and Zach / Photo by MTV

Jonna:

Original Show: The Real World: Cancun

Challenge Championships: 2

Zach:

Original Show: The Real World: Back to San Diego

Challenge Championships: 1

I thought about this team for awhile but it's a fantasy cast so I put them together. We need a team from Exes I or Exes II right? Jonna is now a 2-time Challenge Champion having won All-Stars 2 and All-Stars 3. She has done more recent seasons than Zach so he should let her run the show.

Angela Rummans & Tyler Crispen

Angela & Tyler / Photo by Bob Levey of Getty Images

Angela:

Original Show: Big Brother 20

Challenge Championships: 0

Tyler:

Original Show: Big Brother 20

Challenge Championships: 0

Angela and Tyler both have Challenge experience with Angela being on The Challenge: USA 1 and Tyler being on The Challenge: USA 2. Everyone thought they would end up together forever but they broke up before Tyler filmed USA 2. Tyler now has a kid and Angela has a boyfriend that looks just like Tyler but I feel like we have to put these two together.

Cara Maria Sorebello & Kyle Christie

Cara Maria Sorbello & Kyle Chrisite / Photo by Instagram

Cara Maria Sorbello:

Original Show: The Challenge: Fresh Meat II

Challenge Championships: 2

Kyle Christie:

Original Show: Geordie Shore 8

Challenge Championships: 0

I started this fantasy cast with Tori and Jordan, was there any other couple to end it with? Cara Maria and Kyle have had such a tumultuous relationship. They had issues on War of the Worlds and War of the Worlds II. Kyle is best friends with Bananas so it would make Cara Maria have to work with him.

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