Challenge Poll: Which War Of The Worlds 2 Powerhouse Deserved A Shot At The Finale?

The Proving Ground’s been closed for the season, the teams have made their needed cuts and the final War of the Worlds 2 mission is just around corner. Nevertheless, in the event you ask any longtime Challenge fan, there’s a little bit of an anomaly where Season 34’s final roster is concerned: Nearly all the series’ generally powerhouse players are gone.


Yep, thanks to the unstoppable pull of Paulie and Cara’s cult, only Zach on Team U.S. And Jordan and Tori on Team U.K. Have managed to survive the game as outliers of the season’s ironclad alliance (and that’s only because Tori and Jordan managed to stave off elimination a total of four times). In the initial few episodes alone, Wes, Laurel and Johnny Bananas were eliminated and, more recently, Jenny and Georgia, two of the game’s strongest females, have been kicked to the curb, leaving a variety of players that Zach has affectionately known as “The Layups.”


“Team U.S.A. Had the equipment to be one of the greatest Challenge teams ever assembled, yet because of politics, egos, it got damaged down into what I don’t think is a very strong team,” he mentioned as he watched his team struggle via latest mission. “We might be in for a bit of a fight.”


So was this season’s unique process of politicking fair? Was it just? It’s not for us to mention, however there’s no denying that it worked, and right now, there’s no going back: Zach, Paulie, Leroy, Ashley, Cara, Kam and Ninja comprise the final American team, and Rogan, Jordan, Tori, Dee and CT are the final Brit team.


And visualize that cast above? Only Ashley on Team U.S. And Jordan and Tori on Team U.K. Have even had to step foot into an elimination round (and Ashley’s nomination, was, at that, a considerable fluke).


But let's mention you had the power to bend space and time and change the trajectory of the game: Who do you suggest deserved a second chance, and who would you draft back inside the War of the Worlds 2 final?


First, Wes, the only American to win cash in the War of the Worlds final, was bounced because of an argument in which his words were twisted and his points were exaggerated (the Americans’ Episode 3 Tribunal set a dangerous precedent by voting Wes, their own, to the Proving Ground). Laurel and Johnny were afterward (and vengefully) thrown to the wolves by The Residents of the United States for plotting Wes’ demise, and though both were decorated champions that generally assume captains’ roles on their respective teams, the elimination games they played got the better of them.


And just like that, before Episode 6’s premiere, the game had become something totally unprecedented.


Although Team U.K.’S strongest players didn’t avoid untimely elimination either. Theo, who won three elimination rounds, and Georgia, who won two, were both eliminated on their subsequent Proving Ground appearances. Both were outstanding competitors — and finalists — on War of the Worlds, and both racked up countless elimination round wins before their respective oustings from the game.


And let’s not forget Jenny — the Challenge rookie showed tremendous potential mission right after mission and sent teammate Nicole packing without breaking a sweat. And though she was favored to take out Tori in her final appearance on The Proving Ground, she simply couldn’t hang, and Tori plowed over Jenny in Hall Brawl.


Finally, Joss wouldn’t be Joss if an eleventh-hour switchup didn’t him packing. Defeated by a unforeseen mercenary on Vendettas (Joss would have likely taken out any other cast member) and forced to swallow a second-place finish on Final Reckoning because of a last-minute handicap, Joss was eliminated from War of the Worlds 2 immediately after playing a nearly brilliant game because his partner, Kayleigh, was the slowest swimmer in the game’s most recent Purge. Instantly, both were bounced.


So, like we mentioned, there’s no going back, however in the event you can, who would you resurrect from the Challenge graveyard? Take the poll below, share your thoughts and be sure to catch the final mission’s kickoff Wednesday at 9/8c!