DC ExtraTime: An Attack on A Challenge "Star"

BY DC CUEVA                        

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As all of us are getting to enjoy watching The Challenge as a year-round offering once again thanks to various versions of the show that are seen on all three possible forms of television made available to the consumer in this new age: MTV, Paramount+ and CBS, there is reason for us to be into this show just as much as you have for the past two decades. But the idea of a spinoff of the MTV show isn't all new.

While we running concurrently with the beginning of the third decade of seasons of this show, the first series-length spinoff of the fifth major pro sport gave professional athletes, and later stars from the entertainment industry, a chance to compete alongside your favorites. The trilogy of Champs vs. Pros & Stars saw the beginning of sorts of the decade-long feud of Bananas and Wes starting to thin out, while also seeing a memorable showdown between CT and Terrell Owens... and the painful end to the era of the Camilanator. But in addition to see former pros, musicians, movie stars and beyond compete in the name of charity, this spinoff also brought into focus the one part of the sports world that only gets the big time attention from most of us every couple of years.

Several members of Team USA who have competed at the Olympic Games were also part of the Champs vs. Stars trilogy: Lolo Jones, Gus Kenworthy, Olympic champs Shawn Johnson and Lindsay Jacobellis, and the biggest star of the Stars side on a competitive basis & one who competed for her native Britain, Louise Hazel on CVP & CVS II. But this past week, one who competed with these Stars in the second leg of this series made headlines for a different reason: having to battle for her life, quite literally, in the streets of the city she calls home.

DC ExtraTime: A UFC Return with A Champs vs. Stars Mom

BY DC CUEVA                      

■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

From April 1st when Total Madness began right up until May 8th, it was The Challenge that had to bear the enormous weight of being the only major live sport going on in this country... if you happen to be in the majority who would consider it the fifth major pro sport - and if you decide to not include horse racing in that. But on Mother's Day weekend, it was joined by a sport that, a quarter-century ago, began as an amalgamation of different fighting genres that had its growing pains, and yet grew to become the most prominent combat sport of the moment.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship had the honor of being the first significant live sports event to be held in the U.S. when UFC 249 was held in Jacksonville on May 9th, made possible by Florida being able to have their doors open to sporting venues in being classified as essential businesses by the state governor's office, provided it is held behind closed doors without fans. As expected for an event as much anticipated and under the public microscope, the fight card was altered several times, from a light heavyweight main event being scrapped to former Strikeforce middleweight titlist Ronaldo Souza testing positive for COVID and having his fight called off after the weigh-ins.

Like the reality TV shows that we cover here, sports has always offered those of you who need it a much-deserved escape, and casual sporting fans joined with the UFC's passionate fanbase for a memorable night of MMA that became the only game in town in a time where the NBA and NHL have yet to restart their seasons and where the first pitch of the Major League Baseball season hasn't started, among other sports. It was so big, that even those who watched the pay-per-view broadcasts were lucky enough to notice tweets from Challenger turned podcast extraordinaire Derrick Kosinski as he led Team MTV who waited a month & a half for The Challenge to have some company.

The undercard saw former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis decision Donald Cerrone in a rematch of their 2013 bout won by a Pettis 1st round KO; heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik beating Fabrício Werdum also on the cards, and controversial former Dallas Cowboy Greg Hardy win his PPV debut. The rest of the night's fights did not go the distance: featherweight Calvin Kattar notched a TKO win over Jeremy Stephens, while the night's shortest work belonged to Francis Ngannou who took all of 20 seconds to knock out Jairzinho Rozenstruik.

The two main events of the evening saw a bantamweight title fight matching 2008 Olympic gold medal wrestler Henry Cejudo from the Bay Area against former titlist Dominick Cruz, and the champion handed a late 2nd round KO to the challenger and then announced his retirement from the Octagon. And the night's last bout saw former World Series of Fighting titleholder Justin Gaethje put on a flurry of punches to score an upset over Ultimate Fighter 13 champion Tony Ferguson and gain the interim lightweight belt, now awaits a possible date with champ Khabib Nurmagomedov.

One other notable fight on the preliminary card was a women's strawweight bout matching the first champion in that weight class, Carla Esparza, and another former champion from the Invicta promotion, Michelle Waterson. If you watched Champs vs. Stars I two years ago - and with the athlete & celebrity-filled spinoffs now airing on the CBS Sports Network, "The Karate Hottie" was on Team Stars that also included Justina Valentine, Ex On The Beach's Romeo, Shawn Johnson and of course Terrell Owens. She was a top-ranked fighter in her early years and beat Paige Van Zant in a main event in 2016 to earn title shots which she hasn't yet converted into titles in the UFC.

In her fight, it went the maximum and was left in the judges hands, which saw them had a split points decision to Esparza. After that fight in the Instagram pic below, Michelle was all but smiles as she captioned: "Blessed to have the opportunity to do what I love, learn and the grow as a marital artist. Just like in life, the fight doesn't always go your way. Thank you for the dance @carlaesparza1 thank you @danawhite and all the @ufc staff for making this happen! Also want to thank all my teammates and coaches who gave me their time and energy. I have the most amazing people in my corner! And i have the most amazing fans! Thank you for always showing me love."

And for a bout delayed by a month because of COVID, Waterson's return to the Octagon would fall on, of all things, Mother's Day weekend... and she got to celebrate that springtime weekend - at least through the TV screen back home - with her biggest fan (aside from her Armed Forces husband) in her 9-year-old daughter Araya, one who her mommy refers to as the "Karate Cutie."

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Blessed to have the opportunity to do what I love, learn and the grow as a marital artist. Just like in life, the fight doesn't always go your way. Thank you for the dance @carlaesparza1 thank you @danawhite and all the @ufc staff for making this happen! Also want to thank all my teammates and coaches who gave me their time and energy. I have the most amazing people in my corner! And i have the most amazing fans! Thank you for always showing me love @joshuagomeznm @mmacoachwink @baratagb @smokin_joe_jwmma @izzystylewrestling @gregjacksonmma @doc.chandon @masteryaiyai @karatecutie @hollyholm @rymarzfreitas @captainkealohi @its_willie_v @mrsborg_mma @nashtybusiness92 @lydiapwarren @celinehaga @tevindyce

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DC ExtraTime: T.O., Fabio and The Replacement Roadie

BY DC CUEVA                     

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Next month, DCBLOG will turn five years old, and our site's most visited post is our portrait from 2016 on one of the baddest men in the history of MTV reality TV, Abram Boise. Those who have seen him on the eleven seasons he has appeared on, spanning several Challenges -- most recently popping up on Bloodlines two years ago -- know that he is a true wild card, with two Challenge titles to his credit among nine starts he's made on that show and many memorable memories.
   As those who have followed his entire journey know, he got his start on Road Rules South Pacific in 2003, the season that also gave the world David Giuntoli who went on to play the role of detective Nick Burnhardt on NBC's Grimm... not to mention Cara Zavaleta posing in Playboy. For Abe, he was sent home after getting into a fight with big man Donell in the same New Zealand observation tower where Halsey was at this past week... one of a few instances where his violent side got the best of him and cost him his spot, including on Viewers' Revenge in 2007.
   In later Road Rules seasons, the show took a cue from Survivor and Big Brother when, at any time the RV crew failed to complete their mission, they were put on the spot of whether or not to vote out a member of their own cast... and it's because of that twist that we were introduced to Challenge legend Katie Doyle, among others. On that season in the South Pacific, there were not one, but three residents of the RV that were sent home by this twist: future Challenge bad girl and part of the first Mercenaries twist on Cutthroat Tina Barta, future church pastor Chris Greabe, and our subject...
   Jeremy Blossom came in as the last of the three replacements to that season from Parma Heights, OH -- the same Cleveland suburb as that town's most famous Mike "The Miz."  He came in late in the season when the cast lost their second mission and helped to steer the ship a bit for the RV-mates once he arrived. In the end, Jeremy was in that final six who got to bask in the glory of the handsome reward, and he went on to do two Challenges. If you remember that moment of Julie and Veronica going at it in that skyscraper on Inferno, you'll notice him yelling at the ladies to stop it from becoming quite literally Celebrity Deathmatch.

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Why are we featuring him in our first Pulse of this spring? In the past month or so in his post-MTV job as the owner and CEO of his very own business in the O.C., he ran into two notable figures -- one from football, the other from fashion, and one of them was featured the last time the celebs and the vets crashed helmets. And going into that second installment of the spinoff last year, the one who was expected to make a huge splash for the Stars as the team's most prominent figure was Terrell Owens.
   We all know what happened in week 2 of Champs vs. Stars when he and CT famously butted heads in that season's second nomination proceedings, leading to a Twitter tirade with Johnny Bananas and some ill will being vented by T.O. towards production after the fact. But it's his NFL career that is much more remembered than that two-episode stint on CVS last year, and on Super Bowl weekend he was announced as part of a loaded 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction class along with Ray Lewis, Brian Urlacher, Randy Moss, Brian Dawkins and Packers legend Jerry Kramer, among others.
   That class will be be inducted in Canton, OH in August, but earlier this month Jeremy met up with T.O. while on a business trip in Atlanta, GA, which will host the next Super Bowl just after the NFL schedule was released this week ahead of next week's NFL Draft in Dallas. He posted a picture on his Instagram @JeremyBlossom, "Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce to you to the 6x Pro Bowl Champ and NFL Hall of Famer @terrellowens #touchdowncelebration"

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And with the sight of seeing someone who resembles him in Joe on Are You The One? Season 6 and who is slated to invade Ex On The Beach at some point this season -- and who actually let his hair down at one of last season's matchups, it brings to mind someone who, for a moment, actually looked like the other person who we're featuring here...
   It's likely that your mom or sister have, at one time or another, adored the Italian-American actor, model and spokesman they simply call by simply his first name. Fabio Lanzoni, best known as simply Fabio, first made a name for himself by posing on the covers of numerous romantic novels in the '80s and '90s, as well as even posing as a hero on the cover of a Nintendo video game (yes, that's almost 30 years ago if you are old enough to remember those days). He appeared in a few movies in minor roles before landing his first big-name role as Claudio on USA Network's Acapulco H.E.A.T., and even popped up on the original series of Roseanne and daytime soap The Bold and the Beautiful.
   Those who watched Ashton Kutcher's Dude Where's My Car? remember Fabio appearing as himself as well as in Ben Stiller's Zoolander, in a TV movie with Nickelodeon boy band Big Time Rush. He even made two trips into Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, as well as one trip to that great showcase of fashion, America's Next Top Model... not to mention hosting Mr. Romance. And just last year, he appeared in the fifth installment of SyFy Channel's Sharknado playing the role of, who else?, a Pope.
   When one walks through Beverly Hills, chances are they will encounter someone famous and become instantly starstruck, especially when you're at a restaurant bearing the name of chef to the stars Wolfgang Puck, and at Wolfgang's Steakhouse along Santa Monica Blvd. over the weekend, Jeremy and Fabio crossed paths. He captioned on Instagram, "He smells even better than he looks. #fabio", while the aforementioned Abe commented, "Hahahahahah!!!! Yeahhhhh!"

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DC WRAP: Champs vs. Stars - Second Half Review

BY DC CUEVA                     

■ @DC408Dxtr  @ TW / IG / YT

On this MLK Day, welcome back as we now bring you this week's WRAP before tomorrow's hour of The Challenge. Vendettas is just starting to heat up, and we'll recap last week's episode next week, as our policy dictates that any episode ending without resolution - the recap of that week's episode is carried into the post covering the following week's episode.
   But the entirety of this week's recap is devoted to the second spinoff season pitting the very best of The Challenge with those from the sports and entertainment worlds, after Champs vs. Pros early last summer. On that November night where a long regular season finally came to an end in Dirty 30, a newfound tradition continued along as Champs vs. Stars began, and saw the likes to Terrell Owens, Shawn Johnson and Lil' Romeo challenge Cory, Jenna, Zach and co. The Champions truly dominated this season despite some early exits and a replacement coming in, and it was no surprise that an almost perfect season ended in them being bathed in confetti.
   It's a custom for us that whenever a finale airs in any of the shows we cover, then that show is given the full focus of that week's WRAP. That's the case for Champs vs. Stars, and ahead Things to Know will recap the second half of Champs vs. Stars with our top 5 moments from the back end of the season, along with a final look at how the teams fared here. That's all ahead.

DC SocialPulse: Champs vs. Stars - "Flag Poles and False Hopes"

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BY DC CUEVA                     

■ @DC408Dxtr  @ TW / IG / YT

As we enjoy these last hours of the year that will soon be history, we're into the last DC SocialPulse of 2017, as we have for you this week's Challenge: Champs vs. Stars with seemingly all calm in the world ahead of this Tuesday's premiere.

   Johnny Bananas found himself at the heart of last week's events as, first, an inspirational friend of his representative from his charity, Special Olympics, came by to offer support for the Champs team and him as they squeaked by the Stars team in a foosball match. But just as it was earlier this year, the rivalry between the six-time champion and his greatest nemesis, Wes, once again resurfaced as team disunity emerged again in Wes being named MVP and Bananas going into elimination, and him dominating Riff Raff in the arena.
   This week with the money looming, the attention turns to something old school: a lake, a pole and swimming for everyone. In a sneak preview of what's coming up, the vendetta of one player leads to a surprising MVP choice, plus as one alliance tries to keep themselves afloat, another makes a big gamble to try and take out one of the strong competitors remaining. And if you thought the tense vote that took place a week or so before was something, wait until you find out what happens at deliberations: a blindside and a surprise.

You'll find out what goes down as, one more time this year, we'll have all the action, reaction and interaction of Episode 6 coming your way, plus Team MTV celebrates Christmas and we'll share with you some of last weekend's holiday vibes. And afterwards, we'll have yet more baby news as one of MTV's most-beloved couples reveals a special holiday gift from under the tree.

   All of that is ahead on the 'Pulse of Week 6 of Champs vs. Stars... and thanks for staying up for us tonight.

DC WRAP: The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars - "Playing Me For The Foos"

BY DC CUEVA                     

■ @DC408Dxtr  @ TW / IG / YT

On this Tuesday after Christmas, tonight marks one more week until yet another new season of The Challenge debuts. But before we proceed into Vendettas, there's this mini-season of Champs vs. Stars to contend with, where last week the Champs again took out the win over the Stars in a soccer match just before Real Madrid rolled over FC Barcelona in El Clasico. But all eyes were on the renewal of the long-standing rivalry of Bananas and Wes, just as it did on Champs vs. Pros earlier this year.
   With the busy blog week ahead to conclude 2017, we're gonna be saving our recaps of the rest of Champs vs. Stars for next month after the finale, and our AYTO reunion WRAP will come your way here in a couple days. But coming up, we'll have more on the latest chapter of that rivalry, plus our first installment in our Power Rankings, and a flashback to when a SoCal icon made his way to The Challenge before he ascended into pure NBA greatness. That's all ahead.

DC SocialPulse: Champs vs. Stars - "Playing Me For The Foos"

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

BY DC CUEVA                     

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We've arrived at the merriest time of all as it's now officially Christmas weekend, and welcome to the penultimate weekend of 2017 and DCBLOG's ride Inside the MTV Trifecta. Coming up, revelations for the comeback kids of Are You The One?, and swimming with sharks with the Floribama Shore bunch. But in a slight change of pace -- and to begin a packed end of year stretch for this site, we start with Week 5 of The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars.
   Last week, a Champions team cursed with three of its female players leaving without actually being eliminated finally got a replacement in Dirty 30 standout Tori joining the competition and picking up where she left off with an elimination win... so did Wes. But for a Stars team who just can't seem to get a break, they also got a taste of just how hard it is having to play a game which can be easy at first, but when alliances and politics take over it becomes as difficult as they thought at first.
   And as Real Madrid and FC Barcelona contest El Clasico today, the world's most popular sport not only took center stage in last week's challenge but will also do in this week's one too, with soccer and foosball heading to the fifth major sport. The series's most epic rivalry once again resurfaces, as a team is torn apart by their elimination vote as the kind of dirty play that defined this summer and fall returns. But above all, we're reminded of the true winners of this season when a representative of one player's charity stops by for a visit.

We'll have all the action, reaction and interaction of this week's show for you ahead, plus that Super Saturday of the baby news that broke the internet, and a meeting of past, present and future in Chicago. And afterwards, they call him the King of Crunk… ExtraTime will focus in on a hip-hop heavyweight and him getting to meet three members of Team Real World.

   An epic rivalry, the world's game, a Super Saturday and Lil' Jon... all of that is ahead on the 'Pulse of Champs vs. Stars as we begin this week's ride through the MTV Trifecta at DCBLOG. And welcome to the Christmas weekend.

DC SocialPulse: Champs vs. Stars - "When Push Comes to Shoving Stars"

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BY DC CUEVA                     

■ @DC408Dxtr  @ TW / IG / YT

As you get to enjoy some special Saturday NFL, going to the mall or just chilling on this Saturday, welcome back to DCBLOG's look at the week Inside the MTV Trifecta. Last night, we brought you a parrot and another bar brawl on Floribama Shore, and now we turn to some relatively tame action taking place on The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars.
   Last week, the much anticipated stint of Terrell Owens on this season came to a merciful end when after his spat with CT he decided to bolt out of the game. He wasn't the only one to leave: the death of her father saw Ashley put family above all else in leaving, and for a moment it was as if another one was gonna leave too. Plus, we also saw dirty gameplay yet again, and the master of eliminations squares off in the arena with his closest friend, and someone you'll get to know in the new year.
   Along with that, this week a team severely depleted by one's outrageous behavior, another's freak injury and her leaving receives a boost as a new player arrives to join the competition. Meanwhile, that Champs team and the Stars partake in an extremely physical challenge that brings, for the first of two weeks, the world's game into the fifth major sport. And as they struggle to keep themselves together, a newly formed alliance threatens to flip the script.

Ahead, all the action, reaction and interaction from this Challenge week which also includes some of those on Vendettas getting to mingle a bit as we head towards next month's premiere. And after the Pulse, we'll have info on an event taking place tonight featuring some Challenge favorites... all of that is ahead on the 'Pulse of Champs vs. Stars.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge: Champs vs Stars - "Slamballs & Elbow Brawls"

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

BY DC CUEVA                     

■ @DC408Dxtr  @ TW / IG / YT

It's been an eventful Saturday for those who love athletic competition: a resilient Jozy Altidore leading Toronto FC to their first MLS Cup title, Army nipping by Navy in the Army/Navy Game, and Oklahoma Sooners QB Baker Mayfield having just won college football's Heisman Trophy. And amidst this backdrop, welcome back to our look Inside the MTV Trifecta, where things have certainly changed night and day on The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars.
   Last week, the Champs made it 2 for 2 in overall challenge wins over the Stars, but it came at a price: a freak injury to the girl they call the Barbie Beast saw Jenna be medically evacuated from the game, and for the latest new member of the Champions club, she received devastating news in her family in what has been an eventful year for her. But all eyes were on the Star of the Stars when tensions rose when he publicly stated his position to not want to do anything with the establishment.
   It's what happened there with Ashley and Terrell Owens that this week it all comes to a head -- with everything going on, will she still gut it out and hope things get better for her dad? What happens when the karma that has been thrust upon Team Blue gets into Team Red? Plus, the dirty play that defined the most recent regular Challenge gets to the head of one of the Champs, and is there another one of those eliminations?

All the action, reaction and interaction from Week 3 of Champs vs. Stars awaits you here... and if you're one of those who's outgoing, cares about every aspect of yourself and absorbs everything pop culture, find out after the diary on ExtraTime which MTV alum is now getting to do join the new installment of a popular series that brought a niche TV channel into cable prominence.
   All of those are ahead as we bring you the Pulse of Champs vs. Stars.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars - "Parkour All Obstacles"

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

BY DC CUEVA                     

■ @DC408Dxtr  @ TW / IG / YT

As you enjoy your Friday night, welcome back to our look at the week in the MTV Trifecta from our DCBLOG point of view. And after having seen a fun-filled opening crescendo down in Floribama Shore, things are also heating up across the way in SoCal on The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars.
   Last week saw the beginning of this second meeting this year between the veterans of the fifth major pro sport and Joe's who anything but regular. Back in May & June, it was professional athletes and Olympic medalists, and here they are joined by those from music and TV - all with bragging rights at stake while their charities are the true champs. And after we saw her win Dirty 30, the saga that is Camila may have just ended with one final epic meltdown.
   The Champs and Stars teams split their challenge and elimination wins last week: Emily and Zach dominating the former, and Wild N Out's Matt Rife beating Cory in the ladder. and this week the attention turns to agility for the latest challenge, and it's what happens there with one player and an injury that takes place that may jeopardize their standing. And is the Champs team cursed? Find out there, as well as tensions arising when one Star decides to go all in.

All the action, reaction and interaction from this week is ahead, along with Thanksgiving with Team MTV and a war between the champ and the star. Also included is the very last episode of the long Dirty 30 season - a behind-the-scenes special on the Reunion that also includes some big drama taking place at the after party. And afterwards, we'll have more on the much anticipated return of Jersey Shore, as MTV's most famous dysfunctional family will return in the new year.
   All of that is ahead on the 'Pulse of Champs vs. Stars, as we continue our look Inside the MTV Trifecta to begin your December weekend.

MTV Trifecta: Countdown to The Challenge - Champs vs. Stars

BY DC CUEVA                     

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Hello, and welcome again to DCBLOG's trip Inside the MTV Trifecta. In a few days, we'll be along with our look at Part 1 of the Reunion Finale of The Challenge XXX and Episode 9 of Are You The One? in New Orleans coming up tonight. But first here at midweek, we have something special for you to kick off this week's posts as you all begin to think about time with family and friends with more than a week left now until Thanksgiving.

Earlier this year, the fantasy of many fans came true when The Challenge invited ten active and retired athletes from the wide world of sports to compete against Bananas, Wes, CT, Camila and the heavy hitters of the fifth major pro sport, all for the name of charity and pure competition. There on Champs vs. Pros, Darrell and Cara Maria settled unfinished business from when they were first to be drafted and then first to be eliminated on Fresh Meat II to eventually win this special Challenge season for their worthy causes. But the MVP was 3-time Olympian Lolo Jones for overcoming all obstacles and gained everyone's respect winning three eliminations and paying the ultimate deed to her competitors.
   Now comes the second installment of this unique special spinoff series which once again will offer the ultimate grudge match to see who is best in this fantasy battle. But this time, along with some of The Challenge's most well-known champions and alumni, the field is expanded to include not only former athletes, but those outside the sports world in entertainers. The field and even the host for this season may have changed, but the premise is simple: challenge-style competitions to determine who reigns supreme and walks away with the $150,000 cash prize, but the real winners are the foundations and causes these people are all passionate about.

Ahead in this preseason post, we'll have a look at the stars who will be facing off against Team MTV and provide some background on all of them, including the man who will host this season, who's hosting the last act of Dirty 30 and whose roots are planted in the Trifecta. We'll also meet the lucky handful who will make up this season's opposition, as this season premieres less than a week from now, just in time for the winter after a Challenge season that started all the way back in the summer.
   So as we always like to say here, get out that Under Armour jersey, get yourself set and join in with us as DCBLOG previews The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars, straight ahead.