Sunday, July 31, 2016

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Rivals III - "Grapes. Wrath."

*** Advisory: DC SocialPulse contains adult language, objectionable content 
and spoilers for some readers. Viewer Discretion is Advised. Due to its long 
length, take frequent eye breaks if you're reading this top to bottom. ***

BY DC CUEVA                     
@DC408Dxtr / @DC408DxNow

As you all wind down this Sunday and last day of July, welcome back to DCBLOG as we bring you post #3 of our look at the week in the MTV Trifecta. Yesterday, we looked at Francesca from Are You The One? and her musical career that began on The X-Factor, and later the 'Pulse of her show as she was part of the drama involving the man they call the Wolf in Hawaii. Now, we bring you the other half of the social interaction with the 'Pulse of The Challenge as we've arrived at our final destination for Rivals III.
   Last week, we had the last competitions in Mexico as, what turned out to be, the season's last regular challenge identified the season's key players in the quest for the cash. But much of the focus was on Jenna as her veteran Challenger boyfriend Zach broke her heart many miles away, which put into question whether she could make it three for three in finals appearances. We then saw a true Battle of the Bloodlines in the week's elimination as cousins Nany and Nicole faced each other for spots in the final four in Argentina, and it was the ladder who won that battle as Nany would, after the episode air, announce her retirement from these shows.
   Now, all roads lead to Argentina for the final part of this most eventful season. First things first this week, the final four teams arrive in South America for something a bit unusual. There, they will go straight into the season's last Jungle elimination with all four teams being eligible to be sent in, and once again the game is left to both fate and luck as that will decide which teams will make their way into the final and who will be dared to go in by competing in a grueling last Jungle. And it's after the teams are determined that they will encounter an unprecedented, jaw-dropping surprise twist that shocks everyone. Also, a player who's been taunted since arriving in Argentina questions whether or not to leave, fueling tensions before the competition really begins.
   Ahead, all the social action, reaction and interaction from the Challenge end of this week, along with the aftermath of Monday's AYTO. Also included is someone who could become the next big thing in music, and flashbacks by a Challenge legend. And as this is the last weekend where there's no NFL games until mid-February as Training Camp has commenced, you'll want to stick around for ExtraTime as three quarterbacks get a chance to mingle with Team MTV.

- As we begin, please note there is explicit language in many of the tweets below, but they are kept uncensored in order to retain the heat of the moment. So if you are mature enough, please read with discretion. :-)
- Plus, if you haven't watched the episode yet, then do not proceed with reading this post. But need not worry...DCBLOG will compile all of these tweets into these posts after every episode so you won't be in the dark of how your favorites saw this all unfold.

One final Jungle, and one last battle for the cash. Join DCBLOG next as we bring you the Penultimate 'Pulse of Rivals III.



> Challenge Eve, and Team STT's With Marie's Musical Sis

@ChallengeMTV: The EXPLOSIVE finale is one week out! But first, one more team will go home...who's it gonna be? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoQIZ5cWAAAkLTr.jpg
@banksy878: But it don't wana work ... Miss the days of faking being sick and watching cheesy talk shows!
@ImSarahRice: I jump off 50 story buildings, get buried alive, climb 800 ft walls without rope, and I end up… https://www.instagram.com/p/BIVGzxQBsyx/
@KellyAnneJudd: Break ups are like deaths, only worse bc the person is still alive
@ChallengeMTV: Their fate is in their own hands, and nobody is safe this time... http://on.mtv.com/2a9l836 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoQInRWXgAILJ_O.jpg
@MtvNateSiebs: California dreams, Amsterdam reality. Life ain't what it seems, these the thoughts that weed pull outta me.. 😙💨🤔
@ImSarahRice: "@RubyRubyp311: @ImSarahRice you know someone on some #mtvchallenge had to eat those at one point 😂 😂" RT Yeah! ME!! Remember the Would You Rather challenge from this season? #ballsorbrains @MTV @ChallengeMTV
@blacuesta: Was hella gettin it to this song, found @richchigga on Twitter, he's 16! Fuck it up!
@ChallengeMTV: When you get a bad grade on a test and you wait for your parents to say something at dinner...
@WestonBergmann: You know you're turning into an old man when you're driving through a neighborhood and you stop to admire someone's new fence. 👴🏻
@ChallengeMTV: #TeamPrincess has been lucky FIVE times before, can they make it six? 🍀 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoUWcx1WIAQx1DL.jpg
@CamilaMTV: 🌹🌿💕😊🌲🌷 @butchartgardens #paradise #explorebc #100things https://instagram.com/p/BIV1ozND4u3/ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoUxZEqVMAAw49q.jpg
@MTVASHLEYBROOKE: I don't drink a lot, but when I drink a little I turn into a different person...and that person drinks alot! #smashley
@MTVASHLEYBROOKE: Don't make me flex on em doe #oohkillem #fivehead? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoVIbTsUsAA6B4J.jpg
@MTVCoryWharton: "We want to dream those dreams so much that people will laugh at us, If they're not laughing at us, then we haven't set high enough goals."
@JennaCompono: ❤️💋 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoVmFu1WcAAkQWT.jpg
@CamilaMTV: Have I told y'all I love you today? Because I do. 💋💋💋 #goodnightlovebirds
‏@itSabrinaK: Morning my lovers https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoTPlRlW8AEb9_J.jpg
@BombshellChels: I think it's been a solid 12 hours and my IG still doesn't work 🙄
-  ‏@madiwadi2by4: @BombshellChels Mine was doing that too! But I deleted and re-downloaded it and it works again! (:
‏@madiwadi2by4: Kings of Leon will forever be a favorite
@RealWorldMTV: When the weather gets hotter, summer starts getting real. Check out @RealWorldMTV now streaming on @hulu: https://t.co/ompiWnDNng
@MTVCeeJai: Ok so I'm about to be not single on y'all behinds
@JayGMTV: Always be on your A game!
@MRoda88: Trying to help my 14 yr old cuz w her music career. If u have any advice as to what she should do - let me know! Insta: GiiStarr 😘
@LaToyaJMTV: Would u believe she is only 14 years old!! 😍follow @giistarr NOW on IG. You can thank me later!! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoVLj6nWAAQ5Xyb.jpg
- @MRoda88: @LaToyaJMTV Can always count on you Toy!!
@MTVtrey: Apparently there's an upcoming superstar in @MRoda88's family. Her name is GiiStar on Instagram and she's only 14 years old! Check her out
- @MRoda88: @MTVtrey did we just become best friends?
‏@lauraleeewaller: I'm always looking for the next big thing and this girl is it. It's hard to believe she's only 14!! She is on fire 🔥 Insta: GiiStar
@MRoda88: @n_zanattaMTV both former #Realworlders from #StatenIsland & I'm just finding out? waSsup Nicole!?
- @n_zanattaMTV: @MRoda88 hahah what's good what part are you from?!?!?!
@itSabrinaK: I feel like women in this generation believe nice guys are weird or creepy trust me find a nice guy and keep them
@itSabrinaK: Last tweet contin... It's the nice guys hat will treat you well for forever not the ones you have to chase
‏@DerrickMTV2: I think Me and @ibisdelmar were ACTUALLY the 2nd people to ever do… https://www.instagram.com/p/BIWKkG8grNbJN_SFgjllpRhmr4N1i2sp8Qz4MA0/ …
‏@itSabrinaK: Night https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoV2iyfWcAALjSI.jpg

‏@JayGMTV: I should probably go to sleep now


> AYTO AfterMatch
@AREUTHE1: Waking up this morning like... 🖖 #AYTO
@tori_deal: Whoever invented "waking up" is f*cked up, this shit is torture .
@amazedbykay: That henny from last night still in the system cause I'm on 100 this morning *twerks to For Free*
@ohhhfrancesca: You know that feeling when you're watching a movie and it's so suspenseful that you clench your butt cheeks?
@ohhhfrancesca: That's what every Halle Berry movie does to me.
‏@amazedbykay: My morning talks with @MilleGabriellee ✊🏾 >
‏@emmabsweigard: Just because God is in control doesn't mean that we don't make bad decisions sometimes 😕😑 lol he gives us the freedom of choice
@AREUTHE1: I just want to go home and lay in bed 😴 #AYTO
‏@Tindel10: GIO SUCKS
@stephenjohnii: Stranded, reaching out.... I call your name but your not around 🌹
@amazedbykay: I'm so grateful that I have perfect health. A lot can't say that! I'm clean as a whistle. Once more, some can't say that. #Rejoiceful
@amazedbykay: I pray for those who have skeletons in their closet but insist on not humbling themselves as if the truth won't come to light.
@amazedbykay: Don't take my kindness for weakness. Auntie Kay can & will set records straight if we need to.
- @Victoria_mWyatt: @amazedbykay auntie Kay 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@amazedbykay: Like why folks mad I made other storylines on the show? Like I was suppose to, can't be "stuck on stupid" right? "Premise of the show" rite?
@amazedbykay: I'm so good to people who never deserved my kindness and support. They always try me in the end, but a chick like me stay winning! 🖖🏾
‏@amazedbykay: I will go on Oprah speaking the truth. Don't play with me no more.
‏@riv_gio: #sweetnsour @asafgoren1 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoT7NzuW8AAgxdD.jpg
@Victoria_mWyatt: I spent my time in Maui feeling not good enough, not worthy of love, unwanted, etc. but the love I get from you guys makes it all worth it.
@Victoria_mWyatt: At the end of the day I am grateful for an all expenses paid trip to Hawaii, memories, the opportunity to be on tv, etc. worth it all!
@AREUTHE1: Why did God give me this life? 😩✨ | Watch the latest ep of #AYTO inside the @MTV app!
@MTVTV: .@AREUTHE1  matchmaker: Is @amazedbykay right about  @riv_gio and @ohhhfrancesca? https://t.co/buzuw5cBHZ
@AREUTHE1: Somehow #AYTO keeps getting more and more LIT 🔥! Did you miss last night's episode? https://t.co/wyPMDb8vaj
@stephenjohnii: Truth be told... I wanna real one, not a fake 🏻️✌🏻
- @riv_gio: @stephenjohnii Are you finally waking up?
- @stephenjohnii: @riv_gio Excuse me ? Is you saying something? This is my life homie, you decide yours...
@stephenjohnii: Learning things, learning the hard way ....
@stephenjohnii: Lunch with @MikalaThomass and @camkobo
@riv_gio: About to kick off this event with the kids! #archstreetteencenter Greenwich, CT
@MTV_JohnnyDrama: Just wanna thank all the fans who have been supportive of me  and my journey through out this season. ❤️
@AREUTHE1: .@amazedbykay is the real MVP! 🙌 RECAP: https://t.co/UMhTggIBXm
@amazedbykay: I love you all! 💕
@asafgoren1: With the Cutest @MadisonBeer 🌹💎 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoUw7fiWEAAMLw9.jpg
@stephenjohnii: I'll make more of a name in ya city in one year 👋🏻
@ohhhfrancesca: Can't wait to be in LA in a few weeks, working on my music with my management team @CGEMTalent 💞
@stephenjohnii: I am not in the mood today... Over reckless on my Odell Beckham ... 🔥💯
@riv_gio: I will always love you...
@nuhcole11: Imagine meeting someone who understood even the dustiest corners of your mixed up soul.
@asafgoren1: im thinking to change my Twitter name to Koochi
@stephenjohnii: Now I'm fired up 😈🔥
@Victoria_mWyatt: Not even smiling and my dimple is out featuring @cambruckman https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoWEl54XYAAHwaM.jpg
‏@amazedbykay: Thank you for the love & support. I love you guys. Know that. Believe it. ♥️
@KSuzP: I think @amazedbykay set the bar for the women on the show 👏🏻 I have never seen any girl on AYTO tell it like it is at the matchup ceremony
@nuhcole11: Can all you guys be my perfect match? Because I'd be down. ❤️
@brittany_baldi: Beach day chillin' with #realworld @nickyshowtime 👙⚓️ #MTVHottest https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoTrsBiWcAE4s6K.jpg
@whaattaafoxx: In 10-20 years a movie is going to come out about Jay Z and Beyoncé life, why they split, and all. Kinda like the Bobby and Whitney story.
@whaattaafoxx: &&& i slay ⚾️🌴☀️ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoVOraRVIAAN7so.jpg
@tabron27: Snap me 👻 tabron27 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoVD2HpXEAAoG5M.jpg
@tabron27: This is the funniest episode of #TheBachelorette I've seen 😂 #MenTellAll
@ZAKLONGO: So annoyed with @Instagram blocking my video reach.... I'm moving to Youtube. 🙏🏾

@KikiMTV: It's a good feeling to know that I have set myself up to have endless opportunities 👌🏽


> CHALLENGE WEDNESDAY, and Big D Reaches 10K
‏@ChallengeMTV: She's laser focused...does she have x-ray vision, too? http://on.mtv.com/1sT4BXX https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoYLSqpWEAIXFRl.jpg
‏@t_raines33: Coming into work this morning like...
@CamilaMTV: Playing executive director today 📽👯📽👯📽👯📽 @mtv would be so proud.
@MTVASHLEYBROOKE: Adulthood has shown me you really don't need fun to have alcohol
@tjlavin: Check out the Challenge tonight guys it's gonna be pretty damn good... I can't wait to get the… https://www.instagram.com/p/BIXvDaTDuw9/
@ChallengeMTV: Follow the heard, and watch #TheChallengeRivals3 tonight!
@MTV: There's a surprise elimination on #TheChallengeRivals3 tonight at 10/9c and nobody is safe: http://on.mtv.com/2abKalg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoZZRKBWcAAe9cB.jpg
@Bruce_Lee85: Always good to see the homies @BrandonDNelson @Bcow015 @tjlavin @TopgolfLasVegas https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoZZk42UEAA1K0D.jpg
@ChallengeMTV: 10 fans signed up for Fantasy League will win autographed pix from a RIVALS III Cast Member http://on.mtv.com/1XnoscZ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoZUxppWYAAeoNw.jpg
@MTVDevinWalker: And then there were 4... Will #teamprincess have our our luck run out of is it truly just… https://www.instagram.com/p/BIYVk3SjjTu/

@AREUTHE1: Goodmorning ...nah i'm going back to bed 😴. Don't feeling like dealing with anything today! 🙄
@LyssCait: Lol for real though.. How did everyone like know Sam was my match
@RyanDevlin: "@nataliemorales Natalie Morales/NBC News TODAY: @RyanDevlin look! NYT crossword!" Better than an Emmy! #AYTO
@AREUTHE1: Can someone help me w/ the answer to 58 DOWN? (cc: @NYTimesWordplay) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoYeJ4FUsAAoutv.jpg
‏@jmfturiano: @riv_gio Gio Rivera from MTV's Are You The One came to ride bikes with Greenwich youth at Arch Street https://t.co/oeC08Y6tkn
‏@FollowHighlyfe: Checkout this great story posted by @CollegeCandy on our good friend @samhandler32 #LivetheHighlyfe https://t.co/i7qSaSyBEx
@ohhhfrancesca: I love & appreciate my supporters more than you know. It's hard to thank you all individually but I'm writing a song for you. I'm excited.🎼
@AREUTHE1: Patiently waiting for this to happen to me 😍
@AREUTHE1: We've hit the halfway mark & the real chaos starts now! Will this be the first cast to LOSE one million dollars? 🚫💵
- @asafgoren1: @AREUTHE1 Hard for me to watch😔
‏@notkarlicox: What are the chances that @LyssCait and @samhandler32 only live 25 minutes away, yet they had to go on a show to find love?! #crazy #fromIL2
@AREUTHE1: Respect A TRUE Alpha 🐺
- ‏@MTVteenwolf: @AREUTHE1 there's only *one* alpha, @riv_gio!
‏@AREUTHE1: .@asafgoren1 says his goodbyes to @samhandler32 & @LyssCait 👋 #AYTO
- @asafgoren1: @AREUTHE1 Im dead😂😂
@AREUTHE1: From the hammocks to the #HoneymoonSuite. @samhandler32 & @LyssCait are goals ✨  https://t.co/UrttZLpyqk
@asafgoren1: @riv_gio excuse me my friend who is the true alpha Here? #sweet16nsour
- @riv_gio: @asafgoren1 🤔.... your #boyfrienddick
@cohuttaMTV: We came from the West Virginia coal mines and the Rocky Mountains and the Western Skies. #yessir!!!!
- @hbarfield13: @cohuttaMTV country boys can survive!!! #hankjrsaiditbest
@MTV_JESS: 🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 🙈🤔🙌🏻😳🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoZ5qj5XEAAezLy.jpg
‏@brittany_baldi: #BrittanysBest with #mtv realworld GO BIG OR GO HOME Dylan Moore​ WATCH HERE http://www.performertv.com/musicvideo.php?vid=7c5d421ae … https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoaGtWWXEAAmIb0.jpg

@MTVDevinWalker: If I get to 10,000 followers before tonight's episode the foamer intake increases 10 fold. #TheChallengeRivals3
- @ChallengeMTV: @MTVDevinWalker I think we'd all watch these Snapchats! #TeamPrincess
@MTVDevinWalker: MOMMA IVE MADE IT !!!!
@MTVDevinWalker: This calls for a celebration!!!
@MTVDevinWalker: I officially matter!
@MTVDevinWalker: #10k
@MTVDevinWalker: Snapchat is mtvbigd and its du king on to!
‏@MTVDevinWalker: We're just getting started!!!! That's one mini foamer for every 2.5k followers!
@emmabsweigard: I don't wanna wait another hour for the challenge to start
@ChallengeMTV: Things are getting interesting...tune in TONIGHT in 1 hour to see a new epi of #TheChallengeRivals3 & tweet along! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoZFBVJXYAABBSQ.jpg
- @vinnypig: @ChallengeMTV Looks like this 1 is going to get intense
@CamilaMTV: Every little thing is gonna be alright.🎵
‏@NicolexoRamos: TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT 10pm on @mtv https://www.instagram.com/p/BIYvej4Ai72/

@tjlavin: It's going down!!!! Let me know what ya think!!!! @mtv @bunimmurray @dannywascou https://www.instagram.com/p/BIYw2aUjm51/


> AS THEY SAW IT: "Grapes. Wrath."
@MTV: #TheChallengeRivals3 starts right now! Who do you think is going to make it into the @ChallengeMTV finals? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Coargu6XEAAJFKp.jpg
@ChallengeMTV: Why WOULDN'T you watch an all new episode of #TheChallengeRivals3?! Starting RIGHT NOW! GO WATCH! 👀 (GIF: "Are You Crazy?")
@MTVBananas: Here we goooooooooo! #TheChallengeRivals3 @ChallengeMTV @MTV
@ChallengeMTV: Enter good ol' mom! 💞👩 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "You Want To Talk To Someone Who Understands")
@ChallengeMTV: This explains why @MTVDevinWalker hates bullies #DevinHatesBullies #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "I Would Get Picked On All The Time")
@t_raines33: @CHEYnotShy your moms the real MVP #TheChallengeRivals3
- @CHEYnotShy: @t_raines33 she really is the best!
@DerrickMTV2: Shoutout to MOM! @CHEYnotShy  #TheChallengeRivals3
@MTVDevinWalker: @CHEYnotShy we tell them to f*** off!
@ChallengeMTV: Waiting for all this drama to blow over like...👵 #TheChallengeRivals3
@BombshellChels: I didn't know there was such a thing as bullies over 30 😒#TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: I'm worried about the "more than normal" part @JennaCompono 😂 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "I'm Gonna Get A Little More Psycho Than Normal")
@CamilaMTV: Because life.🍾 https://instagram.com/p/BIY0JVGjabf/ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Coas_FmVYAETrPs.jpg
@ChallengeMTV: That's a baaaaad insult, @MTVDevinWalker 🐑 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "You're A Sheep")
@ChallengeMTV: Well, yes, that too @JennaCompono #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "Like Cute And Fluffy?")
@MTVCoryWharton: I wonder what would of went down if I was still in the house 🤔 #TheChallengeRivals3
- @t_raines33: @MTVCoryWharton I would've paid to see that 😎
- @JustJem24: @MTVCoryWharton They wouldn't have treated her like that. Sadly some men need a more alpha man around in order to respect a woman
- @vinnypig: @MTVCoryWharton I doubt anything different. Maybe you would of held her hair
- @ChallengeMTV: @MTVCoryWharton NOPE!
@ChallengeMTV: This should make for an awkward meal...😬 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "El Enemigo...The Enemy")
‏@ChallengeMTV: Basically me whenever I embarrass myself 🙈 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "Never Mention It Again")
@ChallengeMTV: This should make for an awkward meal...😬 #TheChallengeRivals3
@JustJem24: @MTVDevinWalker is my new favorite 4 calling EVERYONE out on their bullshit. The females were shitty AF for not standing up for @CHEYnotShy
‏@ChallengeMTV: We've gone slightly astray from the goal, gang. Time to get your heads in the game! 😤 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "We Need To Remember Why We Came Here")
@ChallengeMTV: @xobiebss @MTVDevinWalker Stand up against bullying!
@ChallengeMTV: When @tjlavin says that there's one final elimination, and nobody's safe 😱 #TheChallengeRivals3
@MTVDevinWalker: I'm the fkn man
@JennaCompono: why am i never wearing pants lmao
@MTVCoryWharton: Proud of you for standing up for yourself ✊🏽 @CHEYnotShy now it's time to get that moneyyy🤑
- @CHEYnotShy: @MTVCoryWharton thank you ☺️☺️
@JennaCompono: like i said... theres a few people that can get me to yell like that haha 1 being @briannajulig and the other @MTVDevinWalker lmao
- @MTVDevinWalker: @JennaCompono @briannajulig I'm okay with a triangle if y'all are
- @briannajulig: @MTVDevinWalker @JennaCompono 😂😂😂
- @JennaCompono: @MTVDevinWalker 😂😂😂😝
- @briannajulig: @JennaCompono @MTVDevinWalker ehhhhh Joanne gets you pretty angry...oh! And tom! #mushface we never really fight at home actually 🤔
@JennaCompono: for the record i did apologize to cheyenne for vinces words!
@MTVDevinWalker: @vinnypig @MTVBananas big smelly bully's
‏@ChallengeMTV: Can #TeamLucky, errr I mean #TeamPrincess-make it through one more elimination? #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "You Guys Are By Far The Luckiest Squad")
@ImSarahRice: Just a couple of Besties, about to go spend the weekend at their favorite pet resort… https://www.instagram.com/p/BIY1Pzdh2VQ/
@ChallengeMTV: That face when the teacher says "pop-quiz!" 😭 @NicolexoRamos #TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: Imagine this: @ImSarahRice & @MTVBananas might see their FIRST Jungle this season #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "No One's Safe")
@ChallengeMTV: When the luck of the draw determines your fate after a season of hard work #TheChallengeRivals3
@ayiiia_eliza: I absolutely hate @vinnypig.
@ChallengeMTV: Straight to The Jungle for you, @ImSarahRice & @MTVBananas! 😈 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "I Just Messed Everything Up")
@ChallengeMTV: Will @vinnypig face off against his cousin @MTVBananas in the final elimination!? #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "This Couldn't Be Shaping Up Any Worse")
@t_raines33: This is great #TheChallengeRivals3 💀💀💀
‏@MTVDevinWalker: @Dario_medrano_ CLEARLY has never taken a probability class hahahaha
@ChallengeMTV: "@RealityBeatdwn: Getting closer and closer to the end has us #TheChallengeRivals3 @ChallengeMTV” RT What am I gonna do on Wednesdays!? 😭 #TheChallengeRivals3
@MTVDevinWalker: @CHEYnotShy that's my fkn girl!
@MTVBananas: Time to lace em up! #TheChallengeRivals3 @MTV @ChallengeMTV
- @t_raines33: @MTVBananas Get 'em big homie #TheChallengeRivals3
@JennaCompono: WHO THINKS IM PULLING A WHITE CORK?!?!?!?!?!
@CHEYnotShy: “@aaraholtzclaw: I watch my sis @CHEYnotShy every week.. So proud she's gotten this far on her first challenge ❤️❤️❤️” RT Thank you! Love ya
‏@ChallengeMTV: Bloodline vs. Bloodline for the championship? That'd be one heck of a final... https://twitter.com/devmancini/status/758487013838446593 …
@ChallengeMTV: Who do you want to see go home??? 🤔 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: “I Would Love To See One Of These Idiots Go Home”)
@MTV_AMANDAG: Ugh I hate seeing you upset @CHEYnotShy! You're mom is awesome I wish she was there to beat their ass!!!!! #bestmomever #TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: WHEN YOUR OWN PLAN BACKFIRES! @Dario_medrano_  😭 #TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: Who will win this elimination and go to the finals? #TheChallengeRivals3  80%Banans & Sarah / 20%Dario & Nicole   359 votes•Final results
‏@ChallengeMTV: Talking to my crush like... #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: “I’m Not Sure If I Should Be Excited Or Cry”)
@ChallengeMTV: Do you even lift, bro? LOL @NicolexoRamos 💪🏋 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: “Lifting S...? Awesome!”)
@vinnypig: To the Victor's go the spoils....#earnit lmao
@JennaCompono: GOIN TO THE FINAL BABYYYY
@MTVDevinWalker: @CHEYnotShy be excited
@ChallengeMTV: PSA: Real barrels are very, very heavy. Thanks, @Dario_medrano_! #TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: Can confirm previous tweet: The barrel is real, and so heavy...#TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: So, @MTVBananas, how to carry a barrel, or...#TheChallengeRivals3
@t_raines33: So my boy pulled white 💀s all the way to the final...I'm having a foamer to that @MTVDevinWalker #TheChallengeRivals3
- @MTVDevinWalker: @t_raines33 🍻 cheers brother   have you noticed the sweatband yet?
- @t_raines33: @MTVDevinWalker Of course...what a way to keep my spirit alive out there!
@ChallengeMTV: Please, @NicolexoRamos, don't brag TOO much... 😂 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: “I Rode The Beach On Volleyball In High School”)
‏@ChallengeMTV: Me on #WineWednesday 🍷 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: “Next Barrel”)
@BombshellChels: This challenge has me craving a glass of wine *walks to the kitchen* #TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: Papa bear has awoken from his hibernation, and he's angryyyy 🐻 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: “I’ve Got A Lot To Prove To All These Young Cubs”)
@ChallengeMTV: Don't count those chickens just yet, @Dario_medrano_ ! Gotta focus on this elimination first 🐣 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: “We Will Win First Place In That Final”)
@ChallengeMTV: Everybody STEP BACK and let the puzzle-master THINK! @ImSarahRice #TheChallengeRivals3
@MTVBananas: "I'm hoping it's not a real barrel" @Dario_medrano_ is hoping its the word barrel written on a piece of paper. #TheChallengeRivals3 @mtv
@WestonBergmann: Being right in the now, is not as important as being right in the totality of the situation. I wonder how many times I'll be right tonight?
@JayGMTV: Whos watching #thechallengerivals right now!!!????
@MTVDevinWalker: @ChallengeMTV @Dario_medrano_ 's hand writing is as weak as his backbone! Haha
- @ChallengeMTV: @MTVDevinWalker @Dario_medrano_ never forget "west" #NeverForget
- @MTVDevinWalker: @ChallengeMTV @Dario_medrano_ hahahah
@ChallengeMTV: “@jennalee2: TOP SECRET, DUHHHH @ChallengeMTV" RT You got it MUCH quicker than I did (or them, for that matter) #TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: *cough cough* humble brag *cough cough* @Dario_medrano_ 😂 #TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: This is a tight race...it's anybody's game! 👟 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "If We Can Keep Them Close, We Can Attack At The End")
@ChallengeMTV: FINISH THEMMMM!!! @ImSarahRice @MTVBananas 👊 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "Let's Finish This Up")
@MTVDevinWalker: Me and Chey would have CRUSHED this challenge! These teams are PUSSYS!!!
@ChallengeMTV: Slidin' into your DMs like... @NicolexoRamos #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "He's Gonna Follow Me On Instagram")
‏@ChallengeMTV: Those winning feels 😭 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "If I Could Cry I Would And I Can So I'm Going To")
@ChallengeMTV: It was a long journey, but they overcame their differences, put in WORK, and made it happen 👏 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "We Have Exorcised Our Demons")
@ChallengeMTV: I'm gonna miss these two so much! Great run, guys. See you soon 👋 #ByeNicole #ByeDario #TheChallengeRivals3
@MTV_AMANDAG: AYTO IS GOING TO THE FINALS!!!!!! 🙌🏻👏🏻 @CHEYnotShy @MTVDevinWalker WOOO!!! #rookies #AYTO #TheChallengeRivals3
- @MTVDevinWalker: @MTV_AMANDAG @CHEYnotShy and we did the szn 3 way. Not taking any shhhhhit
‏@MTVBananas: We're going to the final!!! #TheChallengeRivals3 @ChallengeMTV @MTV
@ChallengeMTV: And they're off to the finals! 🏆🏆🏆 #TheChallengeRivals3
@Ryan_Cleary: @MTVBananas When you clinch a spot in the Finals #TheChallengeRivals3
@MTVDevinWalker: @MTVBananas did you just steal #teamprincess handshake swag?!?!
@MTVDevinWalker: Fk I just hugged bananas
@MTVBananas: Ain't no thang but a chicken wang! #TheChallengeRivals3 @ChallengeMTV @MTV
‏@vinnypig: We're going to the ship...we're going to the ship @JennaCompono 👊👏 #thechallengerivals3
- ‏@JennaCompono: ‏@vinnypig Of course .. Good job partner
@ChallengeMTV: They're in for a rude awakening 😈 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "This Nightmare Of A Final")
@ChallengeMTV: When I tell my boss I can handle an assignment that I totally can't @CHEYnotShy 😭 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "I'm Secretly Freaking Out")
@ChallengeMTV: Facts: @MTVDevinWalker runs on two things, foamers and haterade ✌ #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "Silence The Critics")
- @MTVDevinWalker: @ChallengeMTV I'm actually loling y'all know me too well 😊
‏@brittany_baldi: @JennaCompono 3 seasons in a row to the final! MVP 🔥🙌🏼 #TheChallengeRivals3
- @JennaCompono: ‏@brittany_baldi Aw thanks Britt!
@ChallengeMTV: Party at @JennaCompono's place! 🎉 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "We're Gonna Be On Our Own")
‏@ChallengeMTV: Which team has the most to prove? #TheChallengeRivals3   11%Bananas & Sarah / 68%Devin & Cheyenne / 21%Vince & Jenna   1,807 votes•Final results
@ChallengeMTV: I knew @JennaCompono was picky but...COME ON. THAT'S ABSURD! 😂 #TheChallengeRivals3
‏@ChallengeMTV: You take your date out for dinner and they do that to their pizza...wyd? 😑 @ImSarahRice #TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: Now, look at the team you think is F*CKED 👀 @MTVBananas #TheChallengeRivals3
‏@ChallengeMTV: WHO'S IT GONNA BE!? #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "May The Best Team Win")
@JennaCompono: Yes I love chicken nuggets Vince! @vinnypig
- @vinnypig: @JennaCompono I know this and I promise I won't make you eat your tears...that was a joke don't want you to think I'm bullying you
- @JennaCompono: @vinnypig I can take ur sarcasm now mr Vince 💁🏼
@MTVDevinWalker: @ImSarahRice ill DUST you in a 5k race!
@MTV_AMANDAG: Soooo pissed you guys didn't beat those old ass muh fugggggas! Wtffff. @NicolexoRamos @Dario_medrano_ 👎🏻#TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: "What's a guy supposed to do?" @MTVBananas #MaipuMyPoo hey that rhymed LOL #TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: 14,000 ft? On second thought... 😭 @CHEYnotShy #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "Wait...Let's Go Back")
@MTVDevinWalker: The fucking final baby!!!!
- @stephenjohnii: @MTVDevinWalker AYTO stand up 🔥💯
@MTVBananas: Maipu?! 💩 #TheChallengeRivals3 @ChallengeMTV @MTV
‏@ChallengeMTV: OF COURSE @tjlavin has one more trick up his sleeve before the final...🙄😩 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "Of Course There's A Twist")
@vinnypig: Anyone else think @POTUS is watching the #thechallenge before his speech tonight at the #DNCinPHL and that's why he hasn't started yet? 😂😉
- @ChallengeMTV: @vinnypig He's gonna miss the start of the final! 🙈
‏@emmabsweigard: Omg this Challenge twist!!!!!!
@ChallengeMTV: Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "Greed Is A Powerful Thing")
‏@MTVDevinWalker: Fucking tj and his god damn twists!
@MTVBananas: Super twist!!! #TheChallengeRivals3 @ChallengeMTV @mtv
@JennaCompono: I AM NOT RUNNING THIS FINAL FOR NOTHING 🙃🙃🙃
‏@t_raines33: I'm taking the money #TheChallengeRivals3
@DerrickMTV2: Twists n Turns means there's gonna be some burns and this one's gonna be the worst one yet 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 @tjlavin @ChallengeMTV #TheChallengeRivals3
@amazedbykay: I'd be livid if after everything, my reward money was taken from someone, when originally it was suppose to be split. 🙃
@ChallengeMTV: "It's dirty, but it's cunning." YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN @tjlavin #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "Split The Money 50/50, Or Leave Your Rival With Nothing")
@ChallengeMTV: Would you split the money, or keep it all??? 🤔 #TheChallengeRivals3   77%split it 50/50 / 23%take it all for myself   2,265 votes•Final results
- @amazedbykay: @ChallengeMTV This ain't good for folks health!
@ChallengeMTV: What do we do those DMs? That's right, @ImSarahRice, we blow em up! #TheChallengeRivals3
@amazedbykay: The Challenge want somebody to catch a case over some money. 😂 I can't.
@ChallengeMTV: Actually, It's *lemon squeezey, @ImSarahRice. Either way, you're crushin' it girl 🍋 🍋🍋🍋 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "Easy Peasy Mac 'N' Cheesy")
@MTVDevinWalker: @CHEYnotShy oh wow...
@MTVCoryWharton: Pump, pump, pump it up  She got a good head on her, but I pump it up  I'm not a one hit wonder,… https://www.instagram.com/p/BIY6RGDBV3a/
@ChallengeMTV: Me trying to untangle my headphones EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. 🎧 @MTVBananas #TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: SCIENCE FTW! @ImSarahRice 🤓⚗🔭📚 #TheChallengeRivals3
@ChallengeMTV: Like peanut butter & jelly #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "We're In This Together")
@JennaCompono: Way to start off Jenna 🙄
@MTVDevinWalker: Look at that running form!
@ChallengeMTV: The game within the game 😈 #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "One Of Us Is Going To Have An Extremely Tough Decision")
@JennaCompono: Oh I suck 😂
@ChallengeMTV: #TeamPrincess is in second place! Who saw that coming?! #TheChallengeRivals3 (GIF: "We Could Win This Thing")
@JennaCompono: Like dam tangled Christmas lights 🙄

@ChallengeMTV: HOW CAN YOU END IT LIKE THAT! We have to wait a WEEK for the epic conclusion! WHAT A TWIST! 🙌 #TheChallengeRivals3 🙌


> After Hours, and Thursday Hangover
@MTVCoryWharton: Subway 🏴🤘🏽 #Nyc https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Coa54mRVUAAKyRR.jpg
@CHEYnotShy: Who would have thought me and @MTVDevinWalker would make it to the finals? From @AREUTHE1  to the @ChallengeMTV 😝👅👅👅👅
@CHEYnotShy: I love @MTVDevinWalker and couldn't have asked for a better rival 😘😘
- @MTVDevinWalker: @CHEYnotShy love you !
@WestonBergmann: @giaaafoc @Dario_medrano_ @MTVBananas @MTVDevinWalker I tried to tell them, reaaaaaal slow like, and it just didn't stick
@JennaCompono: Add me on Instagram @jennacompono and let me know what you guys thought of this episode! 💋
‏@kalli121: @MTVDevinWalker awesome job on standing up for @CHEYnotShy on bullying. I was bullied myself and it means a lot to see someone who cares
‏@amazedbykay: "@ayto3_: I agree with @amazedbykay . They both worked together to get to the final and they both should spilt it. Taking all money is disgusting” RT The idea makes me cringe. I'd give MTV more than I did on last week episode. I'll be honest #EgoWouldComeThru
@t_raines33: Me: Hmm 🤔 that sweatband looks familiar 😂 #TheChallengeRivals3 @MTVDevinWalker https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Coa_0i5WcAQljSu.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Coa_0i5WcAQljSu.jpg
- @MTVDevinWalker: @t_raines33 haha! Had to keep the good vibes Rollin
@amazedbykay: I pray for Sarah. I hope everyone get their money. I love you all, I need to go to bed. I told my mom I was, so let's not get in trouble! 😜
@WestonBergmann: The finalists on The Challenge are like the presidential candidates: they got there w/ stupidity, luck, bullying, & no one deserves to win
- @MTVDevinWalker: @WestonBergmann except me of corse
- @WestonBergmann: @MTVDevinWalker depends on the rage level of Meatfest
@_SarahBrown_: Congrats to @CHEYnotShy & @MTVDevinWalker for making the finals! Chey is my fave & I hope you kick butt! #TeamPrincess #TheChallengeRivals3
@briannajulig: @JennaCompono @MTVDevinWalker no that house drives you crazy though...its just too much of people with no break..&I already hate people 😂😭
@tori_deal: I'm so #TeamPrincess  it's not even funny . @TheChallengeMTV
@murtzjaffer: I love @MTVBananas @ImSarahRice @vinnypig @JennaCompono. As a result, this is my favourite #TheChallengeRivals season ever #rivals3
@ImSarahRice: Omg finally watching the episode.., who do you think mediated that whole "make-up/forgivenes" lunch time therapy session?!! Duh!!
@CHEYnotShy: @MTVDevinWalker my moms loves you
@blacuesta: Wooo #bb18 is finally on
@KikiMTV: I would put money on it that Luke is the next Bachelor 🌹
‏@DerrickL: Is this the new season of MTV's "Are You The One?" #BB18
‏@tori_deal: Shout out to my mom for really looking it up lol @Cafeperlei https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Coaw7O2XYAAD9rL.jpg
@chrisrealness: Alone we cannot change anything. Together, we can change the world. #TeamUSA
@A_Bartolotte: Obama is taking trump to school rn
@JustJem24: Hey @POTUS you are Jordan 97'... #DemsInPhilly
‏@MTVCeeJai: "We're stronger together, than we are on our own." -President Barack Obama #DNCinPHL ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
‏@MTVCeeJai: What @BarackObama is saying, is that we'd be nothing without the variations of cultures we have here in America. #DemsInPhilly #DNCinPHL
‏@Dean_BP: I'm just a skater boy, she said see you later boy😝
@MTVCoryWharton: Please come back Obama 🙏🏽 Can we vote on 12 years 😂 #Obama #DNC2016

@ChallengeMTV: Last night @tjlavin dropped a B💣MB on the people...who's ready for the explosive finale!? http://on.mtv.com/2aeu7TI https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CodW5KHXgAAebHu.jpg
- @ImSarahRice: @ChallengeMTV want all the behind the scenes secrets?follow the link in my bio!!! The only place to hear what really went down!!
@ImSarahRice: This week on the @ImSarahRice ! We continue our talk about all things 80s and 90s!! Take a… https://www.instagram.com/p/BIaQMZiBP0J/
@braincandypod: Thanks to all who support @ImSarahRice. She is the real deal & a person w/ integrity in the morally bankrupt world of reality tv--Susie
@MTV_TeeBoogie: That's what I'm talking about. Fuckin proud of @CHEYnotShy and @MTVDevinWalker making it to the finals!!!!! #AYTO baby!!!!
- @LightheartedTV: @MTV_TeeBoogie We feel like proud parents! Go #TeamPrincess @MTVDevinWalker @CHEYnotShy ! #AYTO #TheChallenge
- @CHEYnotShy: @LightheartedTV as you should! Thanks guys 💕💕
- @MTVDevinWalker: @LightheartedTV looks like I'm the golden boy yet again 🍻🍄😈 you're welcome ✌️#aytohalloffame
@t_raines33: “@dgold189: @t_raines33 since Ur friends with all three guys who do u want to win? @MTVBananas @vinnypig @MTVDevinWalker @ChallengeMTV" RT None of them. I hope the girls get more points and don't split the cash. 😂
@t_raines33: Kanye is a marketing genius...40 yr old rapper beefs with 26 yr old pop star phenom and leaks the convo during his wife's show about famous.
@CamilaMTV: Never give up on your dreams. Focus on your own life. Always push yourself to achieve more. 💜☕️💜 #goodmorning
@CamilaMTV: WATCH ME DROP IN FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER w/ @mikesmithlive #skateboarding #skateforchange #liveforwhatmatters 📽🤘🏼https://www.facebook.com/camilamtv/
@MTVTV: .@ChallengeMTV twist! Which #Rivals3 cast member is most likely to keep all the winnings? https://t.co/kDrdSUsnYi
‏@ChallengeMTV: What would you do? Keep the money, or split it with your partner? 💸👟 http://on.mtv.com/2aexIRM https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CodYEKUXgAAGUZk.jpg
@ChallengeMTV: Last night's twist had my jaw on the floor...😮 http://on.mtv.com/2aeu7TI https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Codb15aWgAEun1J.jpg
@tjlavin: Pretty good! RT @JDiBona88: Shits about to get real heavy with @tjlavin latest twist. No one is safe #TheChallengeRivals3 @ChallengeMTV @MTV
@MTVDevinWalker: I'm the next William hung
@MTVDevinWalker: She bangs she bangs
@JennaCompono: Just for the record...When me Johnny Sarah and Vince were in the other room we weren't even talking about Devin and Cheyenne ... Just saying
@ChallengeMTV: They've come a long way since the beginning of the season, and they couldn't have done it without each other 👏
@t_raines33: "...I lay down Toya, hold up...I get choked up, when I think of old stuff..." -Wayne
@JustJem24: Whenever someone tells me I look like @katyperry
@AREUTHE1: Love Wins! ❤️ https://t.co/Zkvy3gOAhq
- @BombshellChels: @AREUTHE1 Haha look @tweetconnor180 we made the list 💁🏽
@asafgoren1: How bout you go get a dream and not Play Pokemon Go
@tabron27: I'm not gonna settle for ANYONE.
@brittany_baldi: Been training harder lately. Keep it athletic ⭐️👊🏼 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CodbOrbUkAAjkaA.jpg
@MTVTV: #TBT @AREUTHE1 edition: Relive the happiest Truth Booth moments https://t.co/D0Wm4EOglq
@AREUTHE1: Zamn Zaddy! @Pratt_MTV is taking over our Snapchat today 😍 (👻: areyouthe1)
@tori_deal: I'm coming from every angle 😈 @Tmz @Mtv @WORLDSTAR @AREUTHE1
@AREUTHE1: When bae wants to argue, but you're not in the mood... #ArthurMemes #AYTO https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoenR1tVYAAW0oY.jpg
@AREUTHE1: When you finish arguing with bae and you realize how childish your actions were 🙄😩 #AYTO
@amazedbykay: Kinda mad I wasn't on @DatingNaked 😅
@amazedbykay: Does this filter having you feeling yourself or is it just me? ☺️ Snap: @amazedbykay https://www.instagram.com/p/BIbozyegrpA/
@amazedbykay: When you don't know how to talk to a guy cause he don't know you like that yet < 😂😩

@amazedbykay: I'm such a terrible flirt when I'm smitten by someone. I go from Alpha to Beta Real Quick! 😅


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Well, it's gonna be anything but a cakewalk as the final begins. Bananas & Sarah won the last Jungle in beating out Dario & Nicole to get their ticket to the final - and once again, Johnny wins a last elimination which would usually mean good things for him. Of course, it's the twist that has everyone talking in a point system being implemented among the teams that should they win the final, the player who amasses the most points has the option to split it evenly or take the money and screw over their partner. So far, Sarah has the edge in that power group and it's Devin & Cheyenne who are now second after the first stage. And we also saw those two at the heart of drama again in an argument with Jenna and her getting bullied but in the end, they're gonna be that Cinderella team if they should finish. And it's the sweetheart who makes her third straight final - and if you thought that was possible then thank your lucky stars. We'll have more on DC WRAP coming up tomorrow.


#DCExtraTime
 Summer of Sports 
FAMOUS FRIENDS: QUARTERBACKS

On the same day that we saw the start of this last phase of this Rivals season - the fifth major pro sport, the one sign that fall is coming came at various cities across the country when NFL Training Camp began in the heat of the summer. As we wrote here last year when we looked at NFL Films in our sports series, we're into that time where one sport will grab our attention and never let go until February... that is, with perhaps the exception of this year when 28 sports will do that starting Wednesday when women's group soccer matches begin the Rio Olympics before the Rivals finale. And as we present this post to you, this is the last weekend that there isn't an NFL game to look forward to, as the Hall of Fame Game between Green Bay and Indianapolis takes place next week.
   It's with this in mind that we'd like to look at those times when the Trifecta gets to intersect with those who are, no doubt, the leaders of that offensive platoon and where teams' fortunes can hang by a thread just by what he does guiding teams late in the 4th. Of course, we are talking about the quarterback of an NFL team. And we'd like to share with you three instances of these sightings.

From: TW @EricBanks
● AARON RODGERS w/ BIG EASY: Last year, the biggest play of the 2015 NFL season was what happened in Detroit on Thursday Night Football in December. Just two days before our fellow Challenge friend Theresa Gonzalez would give birth to her new baby, her fiance, TJ Jones, was playing for the Lions, and the team from the state she grew up in, the Packers were given new life by a Detroit defensive penalty and gave them one more shot to steal a win after trailing the whole game. A 61-yard heave downfield from their own 35-yard line found Green Bay TE Richard Rodgers in the end zone, and is emblematic of the kind of play that can break the internet and break hearts when one goes deep in the final seconds and wins at the final gun.
   The Super Bowl XLV MVP has been longtime friends with one of The Challenge's Eric Banks and they often hang out with one another during the NFL offseason, most especially for his home state's biggest party in as The Kentucky Derby, as you see on your right from when American Pharoah began his run to glory at the 2015 race. It's been ten years since we first saw Big Easy on Fresh Meat I, and it's because of his role of one of the Trifecta's most-infamous moments -- him gassing out and being medically evacuated from the Guantlet III final and costing his packed Veteran team a win -- that inspired him to get fit and healthy, and made great strides in losing 70 lbs. from where he was at 310 when he began. It's also why when players are given that call to be a Challenge, they must get in tip-top shape for everything that awaits them. And as we told you here, Eric now does travel in helping students to Spring Break right each March.

IG @WesBuckles
● ROBERT GRIFFIN III w/ AYTO's WES: Second, if you're reading this post from Cleveland, then you no doubt have had the summer of your life in the afterglow of the Cavaliers' NBA championship and LeBron James becoming a legend in your Northeast Ohio neck of the woods. Over the NFL offseason and three months before that curse was lifted, the Browns - who've endured heartache themselves since winning the city's last title in 1964 - made a splash when they acquired Robert Griffin III off the waiver wire. After a strong rookie season, a injury-riddled next three seasons would slow his seemingly inevitable ride to become one of the league's top QB's, and was released by the maroon & gold after four seasons. Now, RG3 is looking forward to a fresh start in the Dawg Pound as they look forward to a new start after the end to the merciful era that was Johnny Football.
   It was the day after his Are You The One? cast had their million dollar moment in March 2014 that a member of those Originals - Wes Buckles - got to meet RG3 in his then-Phoenix hometown and was among the first to get congratulated on their win. He posted on Instagram, "Looking like a damn crest commercial 😁 Had the pleasure of meeting that dude Robert Griffin (RGIII) yesterday 🙌 He's a fan of #areyoutheone.. Who knew? Lol Real cool dude tho. Much love and support from the west coast bruh." And when news of Griffin's move to Ohio came, Wes reposted, "#TBT to that one time I got to meet and talk it up with that guy @rgiii. It's been a rocky road but you're gonna do some amazing things in the #dawgpound! Blessings on blessings." Similar to what may happen in the season's homestretch, Wes was in a love triangle with Kayla and Ryan during his season and the group voted them in consecutive weeks to determine their fate, which in the end saw Wes and the now local news anchor become their third Truth Booth match.

IG: @Dean_BP (Kaepernick
wearing NY hat to Dean's left)
● COLIN KAEPERNICK w/ DEAN: Finally, those people like me who are Bay Area sports fans have showed concern the past couple seasons with how the San Francisco 49ers would at one moment be a top NFL team and were just yards short from a Super Bowl title, and are now also-ran's in what is the NFL's toughest division of the NFC West. The attention has been on Colin Kaepernick, who became the starting quarterback after struggles by Alex Smith, and Kaep began to rise to become a top quarterback. The Niners would capitalize by signing him to a long-term deal while he was at the height of his powers, and stayed strong during the 2013 season but ended in Richard Sherman's arms. And then, poor play in 2014 would ultimately see him hold the clipboards as a backup, where he still is as he now battles Blaine Gabbert for the starting job for the red & gold.
   Well, one person has had the chance to become friends with Kaep - and that would be Dean from the most recent Real World season, Go Big or Go Home in Las Vegas earlier this year. In a screencap of a IG picture from Dean's hub I took before he deleted it to keep the number of pics there to just a minimum, you see Dean hanging out with Kaep and fellow friends during the offseason after their run to New Orleans and SB XLVII. The QB isn't the only well-known person Dean got to hang out with before he made his way to the Gold Spike in DTLV - Downtown Las Vegas if you don't know: he also got to do a cameo part on the FOX comedy Anger Management with that show's star Charlie Sheen, all as aspects of the comedian's personal life has been put out in the public eye of abuse and him contracting the HIV virus. Of course, Dean got divorced before going to Sin City, then saw him go in drag, celebrate being single and being more likable than most of the house.

Starting pitching in baseball, a power forward in hoops, a goalkeeper in hockey and soccer...they all hold keys to their teams' success in their various sports. But no one holds the fate of any football team - pro, college, high school - than a quarterback. He controls the offense when they have the ball, provides leadership to the team, and can be the one who is given the most praise or the biggest blame if they win or lose. All three of the quarterbacks we've profiled here have all made their marks in the NFL, and now as we look forward to the new season, Rodgers looks to lead his Packers to the top of the league, while RG3 looks forward to starting anew in what's become a sports capital of late, and Kaepernick will be anxious to prove himself when the ball falls into his hands.


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That will bring to an end this 'Pulse two-day doubleheader here as this very post is the 100th post we've done here in 2016. We're already on pace of leaving far behind the previous record of 103 that we did in 2014 with just a handful of MTV posts left (we reached that mark in December), and obviously our Rio Games posts that begin this week after we do our WRAP for this week tomorrow. We'll have a trip into the Strategy Room to look at the final three as it stands and predictions of who will win, plus results of my first-ever Twitter polls from you, the fans. We'll also let you in on who would make Sarah's most ideal rival, and which "Original" got to see an O.G.
   Meantime, make sure to follow DCNOW @DC408DxNow for an epic August coming up: We'll have the finales of the MTV Trifecta with the Rivals III finale on Wednesday, and the stretch run of Are You The One?. But all attention will be focused on the Rio Olympics with live tweets each day & night of competition, starting with the U.S. Women's National Team opening defense of their gold medal Wednesday at 6PM Eastern. We'll also have the Opening Ceremony on Friday and of course live tweets and updates throughout the fortnight from Brazil. Concurrently, DCBLOG will have Games '16 posts throughout the Olympiad as we look at the various aspects of the Games, along with of course our Trifecta coverage. And of course, follow me @DC408Dxtr on my social platforms.
   For now, thanks for reading and hope you enjoy your Sunday night. See you back here tomorrow.

- I AM DC

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