One of the greatest all-time competitors is hampered by the fact that she quit a season. TJ Lavin HATES quitters and some fans now label Coral a quitter

But I’m here to defend her! Women were treated as lesser people during this dark era of the Challenge (Gauntlet 3 to the Ruins). It hasn’t necessarily gotten much better in future seasons, though the difference is massive. Coral was a veteran female who had a long history of dominating her seasons and was now being treated as deadweight by younger men who did not show her respect, especially a coked out CT.

It was rumored that the women of the cast had their prescriptions stolen, including birth control. If true, that’s more than enough reason to quit the season.

5 CT dying during the Exes 1 Final

This is less overrated than it used to be and was one of the most overrated moments back when CT still had not won a Challenge. However every now and then, people still get angry about the fact that Diem never won a season despite being an amazing competitor who meant so much to the show’s history — and in this final, CT’s performance cost them.

This is a bit unfair considering that CT carried Diem through multiple portions and led them physically for most of the season. Yes, he died, but without CT they don’t even get close to winning. People took many shots at CT physicality after he had been such a dominant athlete.

4 Kenny carrying Wes during the Rivals 1 Final

I’ll admit that when Kenny carried Wes on Rivals 1, I laughed harder than I ever had while watching the show. However, I see Facebook posts and Reddit about this moment so much that the posts themselves don’t infuriate me, but the comments. It inevitably always results in some back and forth about how Wes carried Kenny through the season. As a Wes fan, I fell into the trap too by him, but honestly, we as fans get baited so easily. In the end, who cares? It was a funny moment that is now just overrated.

3 Paula getting backstabbed on the Island

For a long time Paula’s identity on the show was always the person who came up short or got the wrong end of the stick. Nothing embodies this more than when her alliance backstabbed her before the final and let Evelyn take her spot in the boat for the Final.

Except they didn’t. Paula was likely not going to be in the boat despite being in the alliance, instead, the Kenny Santucci boat was going to be him, Johnny, Derrick, and Dunbar. Had Evelyn taken Johnny’s key, then Kenny would have put Paula in his boat, however, they cut a deal for him to take Dunbar’s in exchange for Evelyn. So in that scenario Paula did get backstabbed, it just wasn’t anywhere near as bad as Paula made it out to be. If anything, she more or less fell off the friendship fence.

2 Tina punching Beth on the Duel 1