The Challenge Historian

The Challenge World Championship begins next week! The culmination of this year long saga has come and we've got to preview every last bit of it! First we take a quick look back to discuss how we got…

A one minute difference across six hours of competition, what an absolute nail biter! Plus: Mark Wright maybe wants TJ's job, AJ and Arabella bow out first, puzzles prove yet again to be the great eq…

Warning to all future Olympians to enter the Challenge house: avoid Balls In at all costs! Plus: we finally get some Kaz in our lives, AJ turns the tables on those who’ve thrown him in prior, Callum …

The arena has officially been dubbed the Pritchard House of Dominance! Plus: Nathan is friends with everyone, Tristan remains under the radar, Ella remains the best, no one seems to care that Kaz is …

Pato Brawl, brother vs brother, holy shit YES PLEASE! Plus: Callum may have won Ella (and me) over but make no mistake who wears the trousers in that relationship, an alliance is formed but it’s shak…

The combat sports veterans dominate at wrestling, who would have seen that coming?!? Plus: the host seems like he should be competing, the cast is small but horny, Knot So Fast is played very fast, a…

The Challenge UK is here! (Maybe?) At least it has aired in the UK and is supposed to be here any hour now to binge on Paramount Plus. While there isn't a lot of info out there on this season there i…

Ride or Dies came to a conclusion last week and two brand new champions were crowned! This Historian is back to talk all things season 38 one final time (unless the reunions are fire). Things that wo…

Hey Challenge lovers, full disclosure here, the audio quality is not up to standard on this one. Not sure what went down with the microphone while recording but it sounded like some trash afterwards …

You want to just spit that in my mouth and I’ll finish it? Plus: toxic swims for everyone, the cows get more screen time than some cast members ever did, Aneesa’s ankle is almost as swollen as her pa…

The MVP of The Challenge Australia is here! Conor Curran sits down with this Historian to talk all things Challenge Australia: how he ended up on the show, expectations going in vs the reality of a C…

The final is here annnd it’s 100 hours long, ouch. Plus: Jordan’s off roading leads to Aneesa’s probably sprained ankle, Bananas puts making "good tv" above helping his partner Nany win her first fin…

Fantasy Casting is all the rage and too much fun not to keep on doing, so today I present the best case scenario I see for The Challenge's 39th Flagship season. Yes, we've got the World Championships…

Are you aware that Bananas has won 7 times? That’s 7, one number more than 6 and less than 8. You know that right? Plus: Devin and Tori have a spa day to get them prepared for a blowout victory when …

All Stars 4 officially has a cast as they've touched down in South Africa to begin filming what we can only hope will be a banger of a season! With that casting news comes plenty of reactions all ove…

FINE, Devin, I’ll freaking watch Are You The One if you agree to leave me alone about it! Plus: MTV is crushing the music game once again, Faysal of all people doesn’t understand polidicking, Nany lo…

One of the legends of the game loses back to back eliminations and maybe a third one coming? Plus: We are all Aneesa asking to get off this Tori Jordan ride, Devin stays the best at pulling daggers a…

It’s the first of four games why would you ever help the other team? Plus: someone finally puts some respect on Amber’s name, Nany celebrates her late mother’s bday, a daily challenge takes way too l…

All Stars 4 casting calls have gone out and some of the choices have the fandom up in arms! With everyone offering up their own casting preferences I though I'd get in on the action and offer up to a…

Terrorists? Terrorists? TERRORISTS? My guy, Jordan, SLOW DOWN! Plus: Bananas puts on a masterclass in polidicking, Amber and Chauncey for 2022 couple of the year, Devin for 2022 coach of the year, Jo…