Inside MTV Reality - Welcome to The Challenge: New Vets and Threats

BY DC CUEVA 

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We are in the dog days of the summer... and for those of us who look to the world of reality television for a sense of escape from that other reality going on outside our living room, this has already been quite the last few months. We are a couple weeks into that summer tradition that is a new season of Big Brother, coming on the heels of a Love Island U.S. season that garnered plenty of buzz in and out of the villa. Bachelor in Paradise is back with a whole new look, while a new hit has emerged in the global journey around the globe that is Destination X. And one of those who took occupancy in that airplane is BB champ Josh Martinez, whose reality story has expanded to include a series en español on Telemundo.

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And then, there's one of those stops the Miamian has made in conquering the reality world: earlier this year, MTV's The Challenge wrapped up its milestone 40th regular season with the confirmation of a legend in Jordan Wiseley, who can now can boast of five title rings on his fingers. But for the women, an unprecedented result in a tie for the crown: Jenny West and Rachel Robinson finished in a dead heat at the top of the leaderboard. Straight after, the fifth season of All-Stars brought about its first themed season in the fourth overall iteration of Rivals... and on the 30th anniversary of their original show debuting, Road Rules 10's Steve Mineke and Adam Larson came away with the W... and the ladder celebrated it with a ring on it as Adam got engaged to Jordan's fellow Portland'er Averey Tressler.

Battle of the Eras last year marked the first regular Challenge season in some time to not have any first-time competitors in the field. But to make up for that shortcoming, this year's MTV season is giving both them and the veterans a level playing field this time... and it's not just a small set of rookies who are just lucky to be here. From those aforementioned Casa Amor and summer house to a number of newbies from abroad -- and even two from the world of fight sport, they have intentions on challenging the establishment with over twenty titles to their credit... but also having to fight father time against those much younger and eager to take their throne.

Now... the next forty seasons of America's fifth major pro sport is about to begin down under in South America, in the world's southernmost inhabited nation at the foot of the Andes mountain range. And for this last few days of July at least, DCBLOG is back for this first look at The Challenge: New Vets and Threats. And welcome back, Challenge Nation...