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- Caitlyn Hitt, Entertainment reporter
- Caitlyn Hitt, Entertainment reporter
THE CHALLENGE has teased a major twist ahead of Season 40 of The Challenge, releasing a wild trailer showing players in tears.
MTV has announced The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, which is set to premiere on August 14.
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The upcoming season of The Challenge will be a clash of players from 39 seasons over 26 years.
Fans got their first glimpse at Battle of the Eras in a super trailer released by the network on Thursday.
The teaser opens with a glimpse at a shocking challenge in which players appear to be tasked with taking a running leap off a ledge at the top of a skyscraper, reaching for hanging bars, and risking falling to the ground below if they miss.
Well-known competitor Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio is shown trying and failing, letting out a guttural scream.
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Brief clips of various challenges are shown while competitors talk about The Challenge in voiceovers.
It's clear this upcoming season of The Challenge won't be easy.
In addition to the actual competition, the various personalities on the show will clash.
The trailer teases a series of blowups and fights, with some leaving competitors in tears.
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Cara Maria Sorbello and Laurel Stucky are shown in a screaming match, while Bananas blows up at one of his fellow challengers in another tense scene.
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Elsewhere in the trailer, host TJ Levin teases a major twist.
"In case you haven't guessed yet, half of you are gonna see an elimination tonight," he announced.
Players are shown standing with their mouths hanging agape.
"There's always a twist," one player announces in a voiceover.
The Challenge Winners
MTV has aired 29 seasons of The Challenge, doling out millions of dollars in prize money. Here's a look at all the winners through the years.
- Season One - Road Rules: All Stars: Cynthia Roberts, Eric Nies, Jon Brennan, Rachel Campos, Sean Duffy
- Season Two - Real World vs. Road Rules: Anne Wharton, Kalle Dedolph, Kefla Hare, Mark Long, Noah Rickun, Roni Martin
- Season Three - Challenge 2000: Carlos 'Los' Jackson, Dan Setzler, Holly Shand, Piggy Thomas, Veronica Portillo, Sean Duffy
- Season Four - Extreme Challenge: Dan Renzi, Jamie Murray, Julie Stoffer, Kameelah Phillips, Rebecca Lord, Syrus Yarbough
- Season Five - Battle of the Seasons: Danny Roberts, Kelley Limp, Mike Mizanin, Coral Smith, Sean Duffy, Elka Walker
- Season Six - Battle of the Sexes: Colin Mortensen, Jamie Murray, Mark Long
- Season Seven - The Gauntlet: Adam Larson, Cara Zavaleta, Darrell Taylor, Dave Diuntoli, Rachel Robinson, Roni Martin, Sarah Geyson, Theo Vonkurnatowski, Veronica Portillo
- Season Eight - The Inferno: Abram Boise, Christena Pyle, Darrell Taylor, Holly Shand, Katie Doyle, Kendal Sheppard, Timmy Beggy, Veronica Portillo
- Season Nine - Battle of the Sexes 2: Dan Setzler, Eric Nies, Theo Vonkurnatowski
- Season 10 - The Inferno II: Darrell Taylor, Jamie Chung, Landon Luek, Mike Mizanin
- Season 11 - The Gauntlet II: Alton Williams, Ibis Nieves, Jamie Murray, Jodi Weatherton, Kina Dean, Landon Lueck, MJ Garrett, Randy Barry, Susie Meiste
- Season 12 - Fresh Meat: Darrell Taylor, Aviv Melmed
- Season 13 - The Duel: Wes Bergmann, Jodi Weatherton
- Season 14 - The Inferno 3: Abram Boise, Derrick Kosinski, Evelyn Smith, Janelle Casanave, Kenny Santucci, Tonya Cooley
- Season 15 - The Gauntlet III: Frank Roessler, Jillian Zoboroski, Johanna Botta, Nehemiah Clark, Rachel Moyal, Tori Hall
- Season 16 - The Island: Derrick Kosinki, Evelyn Smith, Johnny Devenanzio, Kenny Santucci
- Season 17 - The Duel II: Evan Starkman, Rachel Robinson
- Season 18 - The Ruins: Derrick Kosinski, Evan Starkman, Johnny Devenanzio, Kenny Santucci, Susie Meister
- Season 19 - Fresh Meat II: Landon Luek, Carley Johnson
- Season 20 - Cutthroat: Brad Fiorenza, Dunbar Merrill, Tori Hall, Tyler Duckworth
- Season 21 - Rivals: Johnny Devenenzio, Tyler Duckworth, Evelyn Smith, Paula Meronek
- Season 22 - Battle of the Exes: Johnny Devenanzio, Camila Nakagawa
- Season 23 - Battle of the Seasons: Ashley Kelsey, Frank Sweeney, Sam McGinn, Zach Nichols
- Season 24 - Rivals II: CT Tamburello, Wes Bergmann, Emily Schromm, Paula Meronek
- Season 25 - Free Agents: Johnny Devenanzio, Laurel Stucky
- Season 26 - Battle of the Exes II: Jordan Wiseley, Sarah Rice
- Season 27 - Battle of the Bloodlines: Cara Maria Sorbello, Jamie Banks
- Season 28 - Rivals III: Johnny Devenanzio, Sarah Rice
- Season 29 - Invasion of the Champions: CT Tamburello, Ashley Mitchell
- Season 30 - XXX: Dirty 30: Jordan Wiseley, Camila Nakagawa
- Season 31 - Vendettas: Cara Maria Sorbello
- Season 32 - Final Reckoning: Ashley Mitchell, Hunter Barfield
- Season 33 - War of the Worlds: Turabi 'Turbo' Camkiran
- Season 34 - War of the Worlds 2: CT Tamburello, Dee Nguyen, Jordan Wiseley, Rogan O'Connor
- Season 35 - Total Madness: Jennifer West, Johnny Devenanzio
- Season 36 - Double Agents: Amber Borzotra, CT Tamburello
- Season 37 - Spies, Lies, & Allies: Ct Tamburello, Kaycee Clark
- Season 38 - Ride or Dies: Devin Walker-Molaghan, Tori Deal
- Season 39 - Battle for a New Champion: Emanuel Neagu
"You have never seen a battle like this before," TJ assures viewers in the clip.
MEET THE PLAYERS
The Challenge: Battle of the Eras will bring some big players back to the small screen.
CT Tamburello, Mark Long, Bananas, and more are just a few of the noteworthy Challengers returning for what's sure to be an epic season.
CT, Jodi Weatherton, Darrel Taylor, and Rachel Robinson will compete as Era 1.
Era 2 will include Aviv Melmed, Emily Schromm, and Cara Maria.
Tori Deal, Leroy Garrett, Jordan Wiseley, Nurys Mateo, and Michelle Fitzgerald will be part of Era 3 and Era 4.
Cory Wharton and other fan favorites are also slated to appear on the show.
ALL NEW CHALLENGE
MTV began teasing The Challenge Season 40 well before its slated premiere date.
The network teased the series in a synopsis, writing, "the path to glory is far from easy, as they must first compete at the Era Invitational and eliminate the weakest links from within their own Challenge Era for only the best will earn a coveted spot on their team."
"With relentless new challenges and twists, these seasoned Veterans are perpetually kept on their toes in the game they thought they had mastered," the network continued.
Fans have hurled some suggestions about what the network could do to keep the show interesting, complaining about a lack of "real eliminations" in earlier seasons.
"Please have real eliminations and a real physical final. Let's leave the carnival stuff at home," one critical viewer wrote in the comments on anInstagrampost teasing the Season 40 The Challenge cast.
"I really hope we get real challenges this season and not this mess yall been doing," penned a second.
"My kids could do what y'all been having my favs do!"
"I just hope that this one have real challenges specially in the end !!!! Laura victor was SOOOOOO wrong !!! I miss the hardcore finals ... I would love to see Wes, Banans and Jordan in this season too," wrote yet a third.
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"Thank god they're bringing back the OG players... now can we get back to physical finals and get rid of these sissy puzzles in the finals. But only keep them at check points and not actually elimination games," a fourth fan recommended.
"The originals, the goats. Finally, give the fans what they want. This will be a great season," someone else noted.
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