Challenge Mania

Scott Yager is joined by WWE Hall-of-Famer, Shawn Michaels.In this special Bonus Podcast, Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER), who most of you know is a lifelong wrestling fan, speaks to "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) about his new film, 90 Feet From Home, and his legendary pro wrestling career. Shawn talks about making the transition from pro-wrestler to actor and how the two worlds are similar and different, particularly from a performance perspective. Hear what it took to transform into the dark character he plays in this film, why Shawn finally cut his trademark hair, how he looks back on his brief return to the ring a year later, what it's like mentoring the next wave of talent at the NXT Performance Center and MUCH MORE!Make sure to check out Shawn's new film, 90 Feet From Home (@90FeetFilm) directed by Brett Bentman.

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Brandon Nelson.Brandon Nelson (@BrandonDNelson) made his debut on Fresh Meat II. He went on to compete on five seasons of The Challenge, the last being Free Agents. Always a solid competitor and a well-liked cast-member all around, Brandon joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) on Challenge Mania to discuss some of his feuds that took place on and off camera. We find out what he's up to right now, whether he would do another show if asked, why he can't stand a Challenge OG we have never heard a bad thing about and MUCH MORE!Come see us in Los Angeles THIS SATURDAY June 22nd at the Hollywood Improv. Tickets are available at www.ChallengeMania.LAWe return to Carolines in New York City on Saturday, August 17th. Tickets available at www.ChallengeMania.NYCStill time to become a Maniac-level patron and vote for the first ever Challenge Mania Hall of Fame. Patreon.com/ChallengeMania is the place to go!The Challenge Mania Shop is open at www.ChallengeMani

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager unveil the ballot for the inaugural class of the Challenge Mania Hall of Fame.Hear which Challenge veterans were selected for the first ever ballot. Learn the rules, qualifications and eligibility requirements that were decided on. Find out who will vote to decide who ultimately gets inducted. Find out which Challenger is being automatically inducted this week and becoming the first ever member of the Challenge Mania Hall of Fame. Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) go through the ten members of the ballot, one by one, and break down their chances for becoming Hall of Famers their first time out.To VOTE for the Challenge Mania HOF and to get weekly bonus content, head over to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a Maniac Patron today!Head over to www.ChallengeMania.Shop and get FREE SHIPPING on orders over $45 for one more week!Come see us in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, June 22nd at the Hollywood Improv. We have a loaded lineup of Veronica Portillo, Alton Wi

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Paula Walnuts.Paula Walnuts (@PaulaWalnutsMTV) is a legend of the game. She is a two-time champion who played many seasons with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) including the infamous Island season, where Derrick was part of the alliance that turned its back on Paula en route to a victory. Paula joins Derrick and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about Real World: Key West, Johnny Bananas, The Island, Rivals 1 and 2, the state of The Challenge (of which she does not miss an episode to this day) today, her thoughts on War of the Worlds and the Reunion, the Real World reboot AND MORE!For MORE Challenge Mania, make sure to head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where in the off season we will be doing Bonus Cast Interviews, reviewing The Real World and breaking down CLASSIC episodes of The Challenge from Derrick's past!FREE SHIPPING at www.ChallengeMania.Shop until 6/14 if you spend $45+Come hang with us in Denver this Saturday at the Denver Improv! We just added Chase McNary to

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Survivor's Stephen Fishbach.After playing the game twice and hosting a weekly podcast about the show, Stephen Fishbach (@StephenFishbach) is known the world over as a Survivor "Know-it-All". He is also a life-long Challenge fan and is the perfect guest to bob and weave through a fun chat about the two shows and the two seasons of each that just ended. Stephen joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk Edge of Extinction, War of the Worlds, how hosting a podcast affected his turn on Survivor: Second Chances, who his Challenge favorites are and much more! We also end with a lengthy chat about Game of Thrones, which Stephen also follows closely and hosts a podcast about. This 3 hour extravaganza is the podcast crossover you have all been waiting for! For MORE Challenge Mania, get our Bonus Content at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania including a massive episode this week covering the Challenge Reunion!FREE SHIPPING on orders of $45 over at www.Chall

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Alton Williams.Alton Williams is one of the most beloved cast-members in the history of The Real World and The Challenge. He hasn't been on the show since 2012 and doesn't have a social media presence but we found him! Well really, Derrick (@DerrickMTV) did. You may have seen them compete against each other last week in the Universal Challenge on MTV and at www.UniversalChallenge.MTV.com - Alton finally joins us on Challenge Mania to tell Derrick and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) his initial casting story for Real World: Vegas, why his time on Battle of the Seasons caused him to leave The Challenge for good and MORE! What we don't get to in this episode, we will cover with Alton at Challenge Mania Live: Hollywood on the Hollywood Improv on Saturday, June 22nd, where Alton is our featured guest along with Veronica Portillo and Shawne Merriman! Tickets are available at www.ChallengeMania.LABefore that, we'll be in Denver for Challenge Mania Live: Denver on Saturday, June

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Georgia Harrison.She might have gone down early in the War of the Worlds final, but Georgia Harrison (@GeorgiaHarrisonX) was by far the best combination of entertaining and successful on the rookie side this season. She joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) from across the pond to discuss being a reality star in the UK, making the jump to The Challenge, her elimination against Nany, her partnership with Hunter, her relationship with Bear, the grueling final that was just too much for her body to handle and the marathon her body handled right after she got home. For MORE Challenge Mania including breakdowns of each episode of War of the Worlds right as they go off the air, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a member of the POD SQUAD!Head over to www.Brooklinen.com and use the code MANIA to get 10% off your first order of our favorite sheets AND FREE SHIPPING!OUR SHOP is open at www.ChallengeMania.Shop and we just dropped our new KAM

This is not a regular episode of Challenge Mania. It is a BONUS EPISODE with some fun additional content for you all to enjoy while finishing out your week. Tune in next week for our upcoming interview with Georgia Harrison!This episode contains 3 segments. First, a chat with Eddie Furth (@EddieFurth), the creator of Historical Roast (@HistoricalRoast) on Netflix, which premieres on Memorial Day. He MC'd the Meet N Greet at our last LA show will be doing the same at the Hollywood Improv for us on June 22nd. Tickets available at www.ChallengeMania.LANext, we bring you a lengthy except from last week's episode of The War Room from www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where Derrick (@DerrickMTV), Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) and US Weekly's Emily Longeretta (@EmilyLongeretta) chat about Avengers: Endgame, a subject you guys have been begging for since it's release.Then lastly, the episode ends with a 35 minute clip from our first ever Challenge Mania Live show in NYC from June 2018. This is the first ever portion from a live

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Da'Vonne Rogers.Da'Vonne (@DayDavonne_) made her Challenge debut on The Final Reckoning after appearing on two seasons of Big Brother. After impressing viewers with her partner Jozea and making it halfway through the season, Da"Vonne returned for War of the Worlds. Coming up just short of the final after being eliminated in a razor thin purge Challenge, Da'Vonne developed a reputation as Queen of the Killing Floor along the way, going undefeated in eliminations and taking out numerous opponents in the process. She joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss her time on Big Brother, why she doesn't do recaps anymore, what it was like teaming with Bear, what went down with her and Cara and MUCH MORE!To hear a full breakdown of Da'Vonne's final episode of War of the Worlds, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a Maniac patron!Poshmark is giving listeners $5 off their first order when they use the referral code CHALLENGEMANIA.Care/O

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Theo Campbell.You might think all Theo Campbell (@Theo_Campbell91) brings to the table is good looks. Then you might hear him chat you up and realize it's gotta be his infectious personality. All before coming to find out he is an Olympic-level sprinter who competes in national competitions across the UK and barely missed the team. Theo joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about how he went from track star to Love Island star to one of the favorites in this latest season of The Challenge: War of the Worlds. He talks about his partnership with Cara Maria, his biggest moments of the season, his Hall Brawl against Kyle, his fling with Kam and MUCH MORE!For even MORE Challenge Mania including full breakdowns of each and every episode of The Challenge, go to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a Maniac-level patron! That will enable you to enter THE WAR ROOM!Brooklinen make THE most comfortable sheets in the world and if you go to www.B

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Mattie Breaux.Mattie Breaux (@MattieLBreaux) is the most physically imposing and physically intimidating female rookies to make her way onto The Challenge in quite some time. Having started on CMT's Party Down South, she's no stranger to a good time either. Mattie brings the good times to Challenge Manias to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) how she wound up on TV, when she found out The Challenge was interested, what it's like to be compared to Laurel and Emily, who she almost chose over Kyle, where her and Kyle stand today and much more! For MORE Challenge Mania including weekly breakdowns of each Challenge episode, step into THE WAR ROOM over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaWe are coming to the Denver Improv on Saturday, June 8th w/ KellyAnne Judd and Nehemiah Clark! Get tickets at www.ChallengeMania.LiveAs always, the www.ChallengeMania.Shop is open and the best place to rep the podcast and your favorite cast-members!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Dee Nguyen.Only a few challenges left before the War of the Worlds final and Dee Nguyen (@MsDeeNguyen) is still in the game! Dee joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about how she made her way onto The Challenge all the way from Australia, why she chose Wes, whether he was the perfect partner for her, how she felt during the Nany/Georgia elimination, why Ninja blew up at Turbo and MUCH MORE!For MORE Challenge Mania including a full breakdown of every week's episode of War of the Worlds, head to Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and check out THE WAR ROOM. It's our bonus podcast series exclusive to Challenge Mania Patrons.We are hitting the road and coming to DENVER for Challenge Mania Live and we are bringing KELLYANNE and NEHEMIAH! It's Saturday, June 8th and you can get tickets at www.ChallengeMania.LiveBrumate will keep your drinks cool all summer and they are giving Maniacs 15% off their first order at Brumate.com with the code MANIA.Quip m

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are supposed to be joined by Dee Nyugen.Sadly, they are not. Instead, we are joined by Tony Raines (@TonyRaines) to discuss War of the Worlds. For more of this interview, check out Patreon.com/ChallengeMania - Dee will now be joining us next week! We also reveal the next city we are coming to for Challenge Mania Live! Robinhood is giving Maniacs a FREE STOCK like Apple or Spring at Robinhood.Mania.ComPoshmark will give you $5 off our first order by using the referral code CHALLENGEMANIA when you sign up!Head to ChallengeMania.Shop and get all of our latest designs, including our Game of Thrones inspired gear!

A Game of Thrones-themed episode of Challenge Mania!Derrick Kosinski (@DerrickMTV) & Scott Yager (@SHOTOFYAGER) take YOUR questions, break down War of the Worlds so far, discuss the premiere of Game of Thrones and MORE. Plus, we end with a lengthy clip from last week's episode of The War Room featuring Melinda Collins (@MelindaStolpMTV) where we break down last week's edition of The Challenge. Check out our new merch at www.ChallengeMania.Shop!BetterHelp is giving our listeners 10% off at BetterHelp.com/MANIA with the code MANIA.Get 15% off EmPacks and Evolved Motion gear, courtesy of Emily Schromm, over at www.TheEmPack.com/MANIA with the code MANIA.

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Paulie Calafiore.Love him or hate him, say what you will about Paulie Calafiore (@PaulCalafiore_) but he has been one of the standout performers on this season of War of the Worlds. Alongside his partner, Ninja Natalie, he has performed well in daily challenges and even this past week when finally thrown into elimination against Kam and Ashley. Paulie returns to Challenge Mania, having vowed to both Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) that he would limit his F-bomb count after his last podcast appearance was so littered with profanity it even made Quintin Tarantino uncomfortable. What we get is a thoughtful 2 hour discussion about Final Reckoning, War of the Worlds, the state of The Challenge and thoughts on some of his competition.Get your Paulie swag and support all your favorite cast members over at www.ChallengeMania.ShopIf you want MORE Challenge Mania, including our weekly episode breakdown podcast THE WAR ROOM, that goes up a few hours after e

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Gus Smyrnios.Gus Smyrnios (@GusSmyrnios) is one of the stars of Floribama Shore. He recently made his Challenge debut on War on the Worlds, where he and Jenna made it all the way to episode 8. Gus joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about landing his own show, when the cast found out exactly what show they were cast for, making the transition from Floribama to The Challenge, almost getting his teeth knocked out, aligning with Wes & Hunter, battling with Bear, what's in store for his future on both shows and MUCH MORE!For MORE Challenge Mania including weekly bonus episodes each Wednesday where we break down that night's episode of War of the Worlds, head over to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a Maniac-level patron for access to THE WAR ROOM!The Challenge Mania Shop is always open. Head over to www.ChallengeMania.Shop to see our latest designs and pick them up on a whole slew of products, from sweatshirts to tank tops and

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by The Nolan Twins, Liz & Julia.Liz (@_LizNolan) and Julia (@JuliaNolan_) Nolan competed on Big Brother Season 17 pretending to be one person for several weeks, tricking their fellow housemates and switching places in the diary room, where they would download each other on the particulars and specifics necessary to keep up the charade. They were eventually allowed to play the game separately and revealed the "Twin Twist" to the house after they passed the initial test. When it was all said and done, Julia came in 6th and Liz came in 2nd place on the season, coming just short of the $500,000 prize.War of the Worlds marked both of their debut on The Challenge. Liz went home in the first purge challenge, so her time was very limited. Julia however, stuck around for a few weeks with her partner CT. The twins join Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) for a super fun chat about competing on both shows together, what it's like having a twin in life and on T

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Big Brother 20's Brett Robinson.Now that The Challenge is bringing over cast-members from Big Brother, why not get ahead of the game and start interviewing standouts from that series before they're even legally allowed to jump ship. Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) thinks Brett (@BB20Brett) was tailor-made for The Challenge and that he should be at the top of MTV's wishlist later this year. Brett joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott to discuss how he got cast on the CBS show, where his game went wrong, why he'd be better suited for a Challenge house and more!Check out our Patreon, where we do tons of Bonus Content and even review Survivor and Big Brother in addition to The Challenge. www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaCheck out www.ChallengeMania.Shop to grab your podcast swag and rep your favorite cast-members!BetterHelp provides quality counseling and they are giving our listeners 10% off at BetterHelp.com/MANIA with the code MANIAPlay in DraftKings' March Madness Contest by

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Weston Bergmann.There is no sugar-coating it, Wes (@WestonBergmann) has been crushing War of the Worlds so far. He returns to Challenge Mania to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) why his plan has been going so well, what alliances and vendettas he's developed along the way, whether he thinks this season marks a changing of the guard, why he'd never align with Bananas on a future season and a whole lot more!For MORE Challenge Mania, including our exclusive post-show breakdowns of War of the Worlds called THE WAR ROOM, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and consider becoming a patron today. Among many perks, it comes with a boat-load of bonus content and we're going to need a bigger boat.The Challenge Mania Shop is open as always. Head to www.ChallengeMania.Shop to support the podcast and look good doing it.Play in DraftKings' March Madness Bracket for free at dkng.co/challengemania - 21 and over - eligibility restrictions apply, see site fo

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Cara Maria Sorbello.Cara Maria (@CaraMariaMTV) is always one of our favorite guests, but it has been quite some time since she's been on the podcast. She returns to the show to talk to Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about her recent "Block Party", how she and Paulie got through the rough patch a few months back, how they're doing today, where she stands with her Final Reckoning partner, Marie, how it feels to have so many people rooting for her downfall, what her biggest regrets are, who stands out to her among the Season 33 rookies and what she thinks of Johnny Bananas at the moment.For MORE Challenge Mania, including weekly episode breakdowns called THE WAR ROOM, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaHead to the www.ChallengeMania.Shop to pick up your CHALLENGE MANIA gear and tons of Cara Maria Swag!Play in our Free Draft Kings Basketball Contest on Friday 3/15 at dkng.co/challengemania - Terms and Conditions apply. See site for details.Spend