Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Challenge: USA 2episode 4, “Double Crossed and Sideswiped.”
But it turns out there was a lot more to that elimination than what was shown on TV.
LUIS COLON:I was never surprised.
Luis Colon on ‘The Challenge: USA’.Jonne Roriz/courtesy of Paramount
And when they threw in the secret voting, I knew this was not my pop in of game.
I’m not used to this.
I’m doing secret voting with people that are the best of the best fromSurvivorandBig Brother.It was difficult.
‘The Challenge: USA’.Jonne Roriz/courtesy of Paramount
If there were more people fromAmazing Racethis season, do you think things would have gone differently?
It’s definitely because of the connections people have.
This show does not start when you enter the house.
‘The Challenge: USA’.Jonne Roriz/courtesy of Paramount
It starts with who you know already.
The only person here from my show was Dusty, and I had never even met him in person.
Now I’m oh for one in eliminations.
Do you blame them for what happened to you?
And I was a bit disappointed because I thought I had numbers on Red.
So I get it.
Do I blame anyone?
I can’t blame someone for how they voted and for protecting their game.
Does that count for anything, Cory?
[Laughs] It was just how my cards were played.
People came after me early, and I had to defend myself.
That’s one of the eliminations I did not want.
So I was not hoping for a Hall Brawl or Pole Wrestle.
I would do anything for a puzzle.
Give me a math problem or a puzzle or a carnival game.
But I did not get that.
I got really unlucky but I still gave it all I had.
It was a really close match.
It actually went to three rounds, best of three.
It was tough, exhausting, and Chris was just bigger and badder than me and deserved to win.
Oh, it was actually three rounds?
Who won each of the rounds?
I won the first round, believe it or not.
And then he won the last two.
I was hoping they would show that.
It was suspenseful, it was energetic, it was dramatic.
It was a great elimination and I’m shocked they cut it.
How did you win that first round?
The first round, the ring was hanging in the middle and we started on opposite sides.
I had an advantage where I could use my speed against Chris.
I grabbed it before him, did a quick spin, and got the first point.
But the last two rounds, it started in the middle, which is what you saw on TV.
At what point did you realize you were going to lose?
My forearms were so tired that I couldn’t even close my grip anymore.
That’s when I knew I was going to lose.
Were you hoping to get a different opponent other than Chris?
I did originally vote for Chris.
It had to be a guy from Blue, so who were my options?
There’s Fessy, but his size is very intimidating so I might not even come out alive.
So Fessy’s out of the picture.
Then there’s Sebastian, Bananas, and Chris.
I think he had my back.
But you never know what elimination you’re going to get.
Do you have any new rivalries after this season?
Josh, I’m coming after you!
Josh never spoke game with me.
So at the end of the day, I separated from him.
I’m not going to wait around for him to help me out.
And Josh won, he convinced Red to put me in on a double elimination day.
But hey, Josh is not my rival.
It’s the game and it’s all good.
Do you want to return for future seasons?
It’s tough because that secret voting is stressful.
It’s not something I enjoyed, to be honest.
I was hoping for a more traditionalChallengeseason where it was mostly competitions and eliminations.
That’s what they signed up for and I never signed up for that.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
