Apparently, the real challenge on The Challenge is keeping your hands to yourself, given the number of contestants who’ve gotten kicked off the show for altercations. In fact, disqualifying fisticuffs date back to the turn of the millennium, when the reality competition show was still called Real World/Road Rules Challenge.
It’s not always about physical violence; other contestants on the MTV-turned-Paramount+ series have been disqualified for ripping off a costar’s top, drinking alcohol before an elimination, and — in the most recent scandal for the show — dropping a racial slur.
Read more about The Challenge’s history of DQs below.
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