We watched Wes describe himself as a Greek God who was bigger, stronger, faster, and smarter than all his fellow Challengers. When he made it to the final for Rivals 1, he completely crumbled under pressure and struggled with almost every part after the initial kayak. Wes was dehydrated as he did not drink enough water beforehand (dumb). He was no help during the puzzles, struggled to eat his food, and needed Kenny to stand on the rock for almost the entire night portion. Yes, Wes and Kenny had a significant lead on day one, but Tyler was advised not to compete beforehand due to illness. In the end, Wes could not keep up with Kenny in a final at all.

Watching someone who viewed themselves a God be humbled is an incredible experience. It helped Wes in the long-run as he performed much better as an individual during the War of the Worlds Final eight to nine years later. Wes’s most idiotic moment from this final is when he decides to put some of the boulder they were carrying in his socks. He was tearing up the skin on his ankles and putting more weight on his legs.

#6 Tonya and Tina sink the Bad Asses on Inferno 2

Tonya was actually a solid competitor between Inferno 2 and Inferno 3. She was fit, agile, and competent in some of the weirdest challenges. However, on Inferno 2, she stroked her own name as a competitor a little too much. While she proved herself in the Inferno by winning two eliminations, she stumbled in the Final as she got incredibly drunk the night before the Final. That’s the opposite of what you should be doing before a Final, especially after hyping yourself up by saying you run ten miles as a workout

Tina also did just as poorly as Tonya in this final, which is depressing considering she did not get drunk with Tonya. It sucked watching an amazing “Bad Asses” team, which consisted of Abram, CT, Derrick, Veronica, and Rachel lose due to two weak links. Then again, the Good Guys teams did consist of three Hall of Famers in the Miz, Landon, and Darrell, along with TV and Film’s own Jamie Chung. Maybe trimming the Good Guys “fat” too much made them incapable of winning regardless, yet it would have been a better final with a closer finish.

#5 Nelson slapping Derrick on Dirty 30 and Tina punching Beth on the Duel 1

Following Invasion of the Champions, Nelson faced a stacked deck as he and his “Young Bucks” attempted to take on the entire house. He was forced to eliminate his best friend Hunter and was fighting every week to win (he was killing some of the challenges). Nelson’s dream had come true as he had become a somewhat star of the show as it was him vs. the house and he was putting up a fight.

Considering Hunter had won Redemption and then the next daily challenge, he and Nelson were in good shape to make a decent comeback. Then Hunter popped off on Kailah and put a target on himself and Nelson. And eventually, this resulted in a drunken Nelson arguing with Derrick and connecting on a very weak slap to Derrick’s face. Nelson was sent home for fighting, and it’s incredibly disappointing considering that it was such a soft hit. Yes, he got some decent shoves in, but the slap/hit on Derrick’s face was not much. Like if you’re going to get eliminated, make it big. In the end, Nelson looked like a bitch because it was a small hit. I love Nelson, but he regrets that moment.

For the same reason, I list Tina’s dismissal from the Duel 1. Tina was coming off a second-place finish and couldn’t even land the punch that got her disqualified.

#4 Paulie’s Purging on War of the Worlds

If you watched the Challenge War of the Worlds, you’d have known that Paulie was a major figure. Similar to Wes on Rivals 1, Paulie put himself on a pedestal. In Paulie’s mind, everyone was playing for second place.

Then the final purge happened. An event which involved speed, balance, and climbing, all things that Paulie is good at. What happened? Well, he failed on his first attempt and possibly concussed himself. Then he fell a second time and his body hitting the freezing water sent him to shock (if it wasn’t already).

A single snag in the road led to Paulie getting eliminated. He even said before going that he would be setting the number one time.

Paulie knows how to make himself not sympathetic whatsoever.

#3 Tony picks Shane for elimination on Invasion

During Invasion of the Champions, Tony saw himself as the new king of the Challenge with Bananas, CT, and others, not in the fray. When they finally arrived, he viewed himself as king of the underdogs at least. Sadly, he and his alliance did not hold total power in the game, and he ended up in elimination as Ashley voted him in. However, his alliance was able to control the house vote for which male he would see in elimination. They picked Shane because Tony believed that Shane was the weakest player left.

In a game of Tuk Tuk Bang Bang, Shane figured out from watching Sylvia and Kailah that the best way to attack the elimination was by staying low and hitting the Tuk Tuk in the center where the weight of the Tuk Tuk would lean forward. Meanwhile, Tony decided to hit the top of the structure super hard, which in actuality creates a recoil and would move the Tuk Tuk both forward and backward.

#2 Cory loses to Nate on Rivals 3