Challenge Ousting: This Is When Cara Decided Johnny Bananas Was Her Primary Target

Johnny Bananas emphatically declared "I am The Challenge" to Cara Maria throughout tonight's War of the Worlds 2 episode. Nevertheless unfortunately for the six-time winner, the two-time champ deemed he was, indeed, not -- and served a heavy hand in his exit from the game.


"The Challenge gods of karma smile upon me -- don't ever throw a challenge because it will come back to you," Cara stated in an interview soon after Bananas was narrowly bested by Theo in the Proving Ground.


How did Bananas' downfall unravel, although Tribunal Speaker Paulie assured his teammates -- and even singled out the veteran -- that they were all safe?


"We mentioned we would go soon after their strongest player, and I believe Johnny is the U.K.'S strongest player now Tribunal member Cara stated immediately after her fellow teammate Jordan elected to toss in Rogan.


The Big Brother alum went back on his word to not vote in anyone from Team U.S. (The same moment he stated Johnny was safe) and put in the Challenge legend.


Johnny wasn't "shocked" by the vote, yet he was unable to conquer the Love Island alum in perish For Me" immediately after a dumb mistake" at the end of the competition which cost him the W.


For Cara, it was vindication. However at what moment did Cara realize she wanted Johnny gone? And no, it had nothing to do with their last interaction at the War of the Worlds reunion (where Johnny talked negatively about her relationship with Paulie).


"I came in Team America," Cara recently told MTV News. "Any issues I have with you, gone. We're working with each other. What is TJ telling us to do? Win this Challenge. I am going to win this Challenge with everybody on my team, because I have faith in Johnny. I have faith in Wes. I have faith in Laurel. I wanted to work with everybody -- up until they turn on me."


And that happened in the last installment.


"The fact is, Johnny and Laurel offered to sabotage our own team," she mentioned. "Not only did they turn on our own team by putting Wes in and celebrated it, there was a suggested set-up that some people determined to participate in and then some people didn't. They wanted me to look like the worst player, so it was an easy vote to put me in. They were arranging whichever they could do to get me out. They wanted to take a shot at Paulie, and the initial way to do that is to get rid of me or Ninja. Put us against each other. It was orchestrated. They proposed the complete thing, and for me, it was that I had Johnny and Laurel on my team. Fine. Cool. Let's work with each other. Nevertheless Johnny mentioned since Day 1 once it was Team America, he insisted this was a team divided."


So will the separation among Team U.S. Continue? Or will Bananas' ouster signal a shift in the alliances? Give your take on all said above, and be sure to keep watching War of the Worlds 2 every Wednesday at 9/8c.