Was Tony's Vendettas Vote For Bananas Betrayal Or Just Good Gameplay?

The bigger they are, the harder they fall — and once Bananas suffered overcome in The Ring on Vendettas, ground shook all of the way to the horizon. Yet in hindsight, should he have been in the elimination round in the initial place, and did Tony have the correct to send him in?


On tonight’s Challenge reunion special, host (and new dad) Mike “The Miz” Mizanin got involved with the dynamics of Bananas’ loss to Devin in “Not So Bright,” and what got Johnny sent into an elimination round at all. Ultimately, it was Bananas’ pal Tony — Bananas’ protégé — who cast the deciding vote, nevertheless Tony insisted that he was just playing the game in a way that Bananas might have also under different circumstances.


After all, The Miz mentioned, Vendettas was a game designed for players to stab each other in the back, front and anywhere else that was available.


“I’ve routinely had balls, man — I just attempted to wait in the wings and pick my time to pull the trigger and I think I made the correct move,” Tony insisted.


Johnny, though — who reminded viewers that he’d never voted for Tony in the five seasons they’d played with each other — mentioned that Tony broke an implicit alliance that transcended the game. He argued that he’d helped Tony at every juncture he may, and at least deserved a warning about the vote.


“Would I have done that to him? Absolutely not,” Johnny mentioned. “Not only did I never mention his name, at every step I might, I looked out for him — not just in the game, yet outdoor the game. I saw him in a lot of ways like a little bit brother…[But] anyone who is aware Tony’s track record understands that loyalty isn’t exactly one of his strong suits.”


The move ultimately helped Tony get a spot in the final mission, nevertheless he lost out to Kyle and Zach in the game’s first leg, and was ultimately sent residence with nothing. As they mention, karma’s a bitch.


Still, was Tony’s gameplay airtight?


What do you suggest — was Tony within his right to cast his vote for Johnny, and was he just playing the game the way it was designed to be played? Or, was he clearly indebted to Johnny, and should he have had Bananas’ back? Take our poll, share your thoughts, and visualize who (finally) wins next week as soon as Vendettas wraps up with the second segment of the reunion special on Tuesday at 9/8c!