The Challenge: Battle of the Season 3 Fantasy Cast

The Challenge has had many amazing themes, and one of them is Battle of the Seasons. We last saw this in 2012, when Team—The Real World: Back to San Diego won. We now have contestants from shows like Big Brother, Survivor, Love Island, and more. Let's create a hypothetical cast for All-Stars 3.

Rules:

• 18 Teams
• 1 Female and 1 Male Per Team

Michaela Bradshaw & Jay Starrett

Original Show - Survivor: Millennials vs Gen X

Michaela and Jay were both on Survivor: Millennials vs Gen X together and were both actually on the same original tribe together. Jay made a plan and blindsided Michaela at one of the tribal councils pretty early on. These two have both done seasons of The Challenge but have not been on a season together yet.

Nany Gonzalez & Leroy Garrett

Original Show - The Real World: Back to Las Vegas

We were robbed of a Real World: Back to Las Vegas team in 2012, as it was a conjoined team with the original Real World: Las Vegas and we had Alton Williams and Trishelle Canatella with Nany Gonzalez and Dustin Zito. After all of these years together, we deserve to see Nany and Leroy on a team together.

Ashley Mitchell & Cory Wharton

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

These two have actually been partners before. On Rivals III they were together and made it pretty far before losing in an elimination. Ashley is now a 2-time Challenge Champion, and Cory has been to several finals. It'd be interesting to see how they play together again.

Amanda Garcia & Devin Walker

Original Show - Are You The One? 3

Amanda and Devin have had a long-standing friendship on The Challenge. The issue is Devin is best friends with Tori Deal and dating Michele Fitzgerald and Amanda can't stand either one of them. I can see this team getting pretty far just due to their relationships with other challengers.

Joseph Abdin & Taylor Hale

Original Show - Big Brother 24

This would be a rookie/rookie team. Joseph and Taylor actually dated for around a year but broke up. They are both currently on The Amazing 38 on two different teams. They have made it clear that they are both on good terms.

Makensy Manbeck & Tucker Des Lauriers

Original Sh0w - Big Brother 26

This would be another rookie/rookie team. Makensy and Tucker didn't really work together on Big Brother 26 but were two of the biggest competitors in the challenges, so I'd love to see them paired together.

Justine Ndiba & Johnny Middlebrooks

Original Show - Love Island USA 2

Honestly, this might be my pick to win the whole season. Justine and Johnny are just good at these types of games. Justine won Love Island Games 1 and got 2nd on Love Island Games 2. She got 3rd place on Love Island USA 1 as well. Johnny is just an overall beast of a competitor.

Berna Canbeldek & Turbo Camkiran

Original Show - Survivor Turkey 8

Many people don't know that Berna and Turbo were actually both on Survivor Turkey 8 together. Turbo is obviously a Challenge Champion who won War of the Worlds. Berna is not a bad competitor herself and might thrive with a strong teammate.

Imani Wheeler & Leonardo Dionicio

Original Show - Love Island USA 5

This would be a team I'd love to watch play. Leo has been impressive on Vets & New Threats and Imani did pretty well on Love Island Games 1. I think they would be targeted pretty early but it would still be interesting to see this team work together.

Kaz Crossley & Jack Fowler

Original Show - Love Island UK 4

These two are both winners of different shows. Kaz is a 2-time Challenge Champion, as she won UK and World Championships. Jack won Love Island Games 1 with his ex, Justine Ndiba. I think these two could get pretty far if they had a strong social game.

Melissa Reeves & Rogan O' Connor

Original Show - Ex on the Beach UK 2

Rogan and Melissa came into The Challenge world together on Vendettas. They have become well-known names in The Challenge world. Rogan also has a Challenge Championship, as he was part of the team that won War of the Worlds II.

Gabby Dawn Allen & Theo Campbell

Original Show - Love Island UK 3

I wanted to put Georgia Harrison here, but I don't think she'll ever return to the show. Gabby Dawn Allen impressed me on Double Agents and Love Island Games 2 so I think it'd be interesting to see how she would play with Theo.

Cara Maria Sorbello & Brandon Nelson

Original Show - The Challenge: Fresh Meat II

We had to have at least one Fresh Meat team, right? I thought about Laurel, but I think Cara fits this theme better. She and Brandon would be one of the vet teams, but I don't know if they'd work with the vets.

Dee Valladares & Austin Li Coon

Original Show - Survivor 45

Dee was recently on The Challenge: Vets and New Threats but was eliminated due to Derrick Kosinski in an elimination. Dee and Austin are actually exes who got 1st and 2nd place in Survivor 45, respectively. They are both comp beasts, so I wonder how they would do on The Challenge.

Tori Deal & Morgan St. Pierre

Original Show - Are You The One? 4

Tori and Morgan were also on "Are You The One? Second Chances" together. They have had a romantic history, but nothing like the history Tori had with Jordan. Are You The One? 4 also had Asaf Goren but I'd rather see Morgan on the show as a rookie than Asaf again.

Nia Moore & Jordan Wiseley

Original Show - The Real World: Portland

Jordan is one of the greatest challengers of all time. He has 5 Challenge Championships and just recently won season 40, Battle of the Eras. Nia made it to the final on All-Stars 3 and got 3rd place. Nia has announced she is retiring from the show, but I think if she gets the opportunity to pair with Jordan, she'll come back for one last season.

Paula Beckert & Johnny Bananas

Original Show - The Real World: Key West

I know Paula retired after Rivals II, and it's been a while since we've seen her, but I would throw a lot of money at her in hopes that she would return. It would be interesting to see how these two would play together after all of these years. Let's not forget Bananas is a 7-time Challenge Champion and Paula is a 2-time Challenge Champion.