The 40th season of MTVs The Challenge has officially commenced filming which means our good spoiler friends have provided the official cast list of all FORTY players, plus alternates, who will be gracing our screens later this year for this monumental season. It’s stacked, that is for sure, but how stacked exactly? Who did they get right, who did they get wrong, who did they have no business calling and who got the completely unexpected cold shoulder from production? That’s what we are here to discuss today, these are your instant reactions to the cast of The Challenge Season 40, topics include:

Cold Open (00:00)

Intro & Agenda (00:50)

Era 1 Cast Members (06:25)

Era 2 Cast Members (12:55)

Era 3 Cast Members (18:25)

Era 4 Cast Members (24:40)

Format Possibilities (32:15)

Best Women’s Cast Ever? (40:18)

Way Too Early Power Rankings & Winner Picks (47:21)

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