Challenge First: Will Bananas And Wes' Total Madness Alliance Go The Distance?

The Challenge: Total Madness may have begun on April Fool's, although an alliance between Wes and Johnny Bananas is no joke. The "joining forces" is fully real -- and traces of their longtime rivalry seem to be a forgotten. Even more unbelievable: A hug even ensued between the two, immediately following the notorious MTV ginger got heated at the Nomination Ceremony and his former (!?) Adversary confronted comforted him.


"We've realized it's not advantageous to either one of us to go against each other," the six-time champ stated throughout the premiere in a private interview.


And the two-time winner riffed on this even further -- explaining that the two were "sick and tired" of seeing people who are much less athletic and intelligent" riding their coattails because of their longstanding feud.


They're "running this show" -- and thus for now, they prevailed through week one (and a guy's elimination). And they're keeping it fully under wraps (for the time being), although Cory remarked that something "fishy" is going on between the two.


So what went into their thinking as they entered this unlikely partnership?


“He and I both came to the realization that this rivalry was benefiting each person nevertheless us,” Bananas told People. “Why are we going continue to create the lives easier, season immediately after season, all of the other cast members, all these rookies, all these people who don’t know how and don’t be able to play the game along with us?”


Will this newly positive relationship last -- or will it crumble, and will one of the boys go against their alliance? Sound off, then keep watching Total Madness every Wednesday at 8/7c.