Challenge Return: Wes And Nany Are Back For War Of The Worlds Glory

Nany and Wes last appeared on a (full) Challenge season as soon as they were (coincidentally) partners on Rivals III. Fast-forward through Invasion of the Champions, Dirty 30, Vendettas and Final Reckoning, and the Real World alums are back in the thick of it and appearing on War of the Worlds. So did the two keep up with the players and game throughout their absence?


"I've been doing the spin-offs [Champs Vs. Props and Champs Vs. Stars], which keeps me involved with things. And I've Been after the show and watching all of the episodes and listening to podcasts," Duel and Rivals II victor Wes revealed to MTV News. "I'm the hugest fan of this franchise than anyone else, and I'm delighted of this game because of it. And I'm delighted to even have the alternative to come back."


Meanwhile, the Free Agents silver medalist's experience away from the show was a little different from her erstwhile teammate's.


"I hadn't watched the show since Rivals 3, so I didn't know a lot of people," Nany explained. "Rivals III was my sixth season. I had done six seasons successive. It could be very exhausting, and I felt like my whole life was really centered around The Challenge and MTV. I took two years off -- I went back to school and graduated. I worked really hard, and now, I work as a medical esthetician in Chicago. If I got the call [to be on War of the Worlds], I mentioned yes. I had The Challenge itch -- I really missed it."


So how do they feel the game has evolved over the years?


"What I've found is, there is a lot of decision making that's taking place over the long term," Wes mentioned. "People are beginning to look at things like it's a little more of a mini career. In the past, you'd have one chance, and more than likely it was your one Challenge (maybe you'd get two), and you would come out and make big moves, and people used to do a lot more backstabbing and shady stuff. However right now I think I'm noticing a larger contingency of people that are creating these gangs and keeping with those gangs over several seasons. So it's going to be rather essential for me to get involved with one of these gangs, or else I'm just going to be one of the initial people that they cut."


For her part, Nany thinks the global diversity has compiled a new shift.


throughout Rivals III, we had our bloodlines there as the season before was Battle of the Bloodlines," she stated. "We had family member members on that season. Yet coming into this season, it was totally different. We had so several people from different countries. We had people who couldn't speak the same language as each person else. It was a lot different, for sure."


Distribute your take on Wes and Nany coming back to the series, check out more War of the Worlds updates here and catch the premiere on Wednesday, February 6 at 9/8c!