Which Team Has The Toughest Road Ahead On Final Reckoning?

The path to Challenge greatness is paved with deceit, back-handedness and double-crossing -- however for a select few teams on the forthcoming Final Reckoning, the road will be especially difficult.


The 32nd Challenge season, which premieres tomorrow, will take a page from the Rivals handbook and divide up players into teams of two -- each a number of mortal enemies. Yup, to create it to the final mission and earn some money, competitors will have to prepare nice with the people who screwed ‘em over, stabbed ‘em in the back and left ‘em for dead. And we needn’t look further than the Rivals III finale for evidence of how terrible this can turn out.


While there really are a couple of duos who have the potential to work out their contradictions — CT and Veronica seem have the ability to joke about their contentious past in pre-season interviews, while Jenna and Jemmye are ostensibly on the same page — others seem less likely to play nice. Check out the five Final Reckoning teams that are most likely to implode below, and tell us which you think has the tallest mountain to scale.

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  Kayleigh and Kailah
  
  
  
  
  
  It speaks volumes that host TJ Lavin (who generally chides quitters) was sympathetic to Kayleigh upon withdrawing from Vendettas -- that is the degree to which Kailah bullied the Brit newbie. Kailah wound up tossing Kayleigh’s belongings over the cast house’s balcony while she thought Kayleigh had done Nelson wrong, and it’ll take a lot of finesse for her to convince Kayleigh she’s trustworthy.
  
  
  
  
  



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  Shane and Nelson
  
  
  
  
  
  
  While Nelson makes no bones about his gameplay — and is routinely pretty transparent about his plans — Shane’s an admitted snake and has made a career out of backdoor deals. Certainly, the collision of those styles made for some serious fireworks on Invasion of the Champions, on which Nelson blew up at Shane for what he perceived as duplicitousness. It looked like the guys had mended fences up until the reunion, at which Nelson unloaded on Shane again. Both of these are strong players, nevertheless working with each other may prove to be especially hard, especially off the field.
  
  
  
  
  



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  Derrick and Tori
  
  
  
  
  
  Cross the worst of Exes with the most painful parts of Rivals and you’ve got Derrick and Tori, two Are You The One? vets who entered Dirty Thirty in love, only to leave it scorned enemies. While Tori proved to be Rookie of the Year, Derrick was eliminated early, and Tori’s feelings of success and exhilaration as a solo contender ultimately propelled her into a regrettable affair with fellow Challenge standout Jordan. While Tori doesn’t regret leaving Derrick (she and Jordan are right now happily with each other, she does regret hurting him in the process, and thus for now, it doesn’t seem like he’s prepared to let bygones be bygones. We love Tori, nevertheless can ya blame him?
  
  
  
  
  



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  Faith and Angela
  
  
  
  
  
  
  These Challenge newbies have however to bring their drama to the series, nevertheless trust us once we mention they’ll argue with the ideal of ‘em. The Ex on the Beach alums have totally different interpretations of what went down on the show — Angela claims that Faith stole her man, while Faith insists that the point of the show was to explore single life and that Angela didn’t have ownership over the ladies’ shared interest. You needn’t look further than their pre-show interview for proof that some serious fireworks are to come. Watch out, vets.
  
  
  
  
  



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  Cara Maria and Marie
  
  
  
  
  
  The rift between these two is simpler and more dangerous than any other in the game -- it’s based on the fact that they simply hate each other. Cara Maria thinks Marie is a talentless loudmouth, while Marie can’t stand what she sees as Cara’s entitlement and sanctimoniousness. In this case, David and Goliath will have to join forces to survive, nevertheless if they can successfully pair Marie’s enthusiastic politicking with Cara’s raw and boundless athleticism, @they could actually fare well. Still, for them, especially, that’ll be much easier mentioned than done.
  
  
  
  
  

What do you know — among these five groups, which has the most harm to conquer, and who do you visualize having the most trouble mending fences? Share your thoughts, and be sure to tune in to the Final Reckoning premiere tomorrow at 9/8c!