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Cameron: Last night, Miz dropped a bomb on us.
Roman: Double elimination. 4 people are out of here, and the final challenge is less than a week from now.
Sasha: We need a win here. It's not negotiable.
Kevin: Politically, I feel very safe. But you never want to take that chance. A win would be best.
Charlotte: As far as I'm concerned, it's win or go home.
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Brock, Roman, Naomi, and Cameron sat by the pool.
"Like, really? 'I don't think the vote should be a tie?'. Come on now, that's bullshit." Roman said, finishing off an orange juice.
"And haven't you guys voted with them every time?" Naomi asked.
"I swear, every vote, I'm like 'Roman, who do you want in?', and every time, he goes 'Sasha and Becky want so and so in', every time. And I asked him, I said 'why do you always vote with them?', and he said, 'because they'll always have our backs, so we'll always have theirs'."
"How much you wanna bet Dean had something to do with that vote?" Roman said, throwing the bottle away.
"Why do you say that?" Brock asked, confused.
"Dean is Seth's partner, Seth and Kevin have been trying to get me out since day one. And Becky and Dean have been flirting since we picked rooms on the first day."
"So we're going against Kevin and Sami, Seth and Dean, Charlotte and Nattie, cause they're with Kevin. Apollo and Tyler, probably Brie and Lana, and now we're going against Sasha and Becky?" Brock asked, with a laugh.
"Yeah."
"That's the house. There's no one else in the house besides us and them." Brock said, laughing, pointing at Naomi and Cameron.
"Hey, we won't vote for you if you don't vote for us." Cameron smiled.
"I appreciate it, but I don't think one vote is keeping us out of the jungle. We gotta win." Roman said, standing up.
Brock stood up as well and followed him into the house.
Dean lazily put on his challenge shirt as Becky sat at the edge of her bed, putting on her shoes.
"So... yesterday..." Dean said.
"What about yesterday?" Becky asked, confused.
"The kiss."
"What about it?"
"Are we like... a thing now?"
"Do you want to be a thing?"
"I don't know."
"Then I don't know if we are or not." Becky said, standing up and heading downstairs. Dean sighed and followed her.
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Becky: Dean is a really great guy, but I don't think we should rush things. I'm just gonna play it by ear, and see how things work out.
Dean: Becky is great, but the main thing I'm focused on right now, is that $100,000,000.
End Confessional
The superstars all met in the living room. Kevin stood in front of the crowd of superstars, holding the cell phone.
"Hey! Shut up. I just got a text from The Miz on our AT&T Cricket Wireless Cell Phone. It says, 'Today, your challenge is easy. Just get in the water.'."
"Water. Great." Lana said, sarcastically.
The superstars all went outside and boarded the challenge bus, that took them to a small field, near a lake. The Miz was standing in front of it with a devious smile as the superstars got off of the bus.
"Good morning superstars, welcome to your 9th challenge on WWE Rivals. Today, you guys will be playing, Bombs Away. Your goal, is to get you and your partner in this water, as fast as possible."
The superstars looked confused.
"That's it?" Tyler asked.
"Too easy?" Miz responding, pretending to be confused as well.
Seth rolled his eyes.
"What's the catch?"
"At the beginning of the challenge, one person is going to be strapped to the bottom, of THAT helicopter!" The Miz said, pointing across the lake.
The superstars all jumped back, startled by the helicopter that they hadn't noticed until Miz pointed it out.
"The other person has to climb the 25 foot rope ladder on the moving helicopter and pull the rip cord to release their partner into the water. Once they pull that rip cord, they will jump into the water themselves, and their time will stop. If the person climbing the ladder hits the water before their partner, they WILL be disqualified. This is a timed event. The male team with the fastest time, will earn a spot in my final challenge, while the male team with the slowest time, will be competing in the final jungle."
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Apollo: This challenge only relies on one person from each team to perform well. This gives me and Tyler a very legitimate chance to win. I know I can compete with the other guys on my own. Let's do this.
Brock: I trust Roman. I'm putting it all in his hands. If he doesn't win it, we're going to the jungle.
Dean: Seth can take this one. He's CrossFit Jesus, I trust him climbing a ladder.
Kevin: If Sami fucks this up, I WILL kill him. Seriously.
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"This is also a double elimination challenge. So the female team with the fastest time will earn a spot in my final challenge, and the female team with the slowest time is going directly into the jungle."
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Natalya: This whole time, Charlotte's been bragging about being the star of the team, and being the best female in the house. Well, now is her chance to prove it.
Cameron: Naomi can handle this. It's time to take our rightful spot in the final.
Lana: Brie insists on being the climber, and I really hope she doesn't fuck this up for us.
Sasha: Have you seen Becky's arms!? Obviously, she'll be the one climbing for us. Final challenge, here we come.
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"Charlotte and Natalya won the last challenge, so they'll choose the guy's order. Kevin and Sami also won the last challenge, so they'll choose the girl's order."
The Miz handed both teams clipboards, paper, and pens.
"That's a waste of ink." Roman said. A few of the superstars laughed.
"How so?" Miz asked.
"Me and Brock, Becky and Sasha, Tyler and Apollo, Naomi and Cameron, Seth and Dean, Brie and Lana, Kevin and Sami, Charlotte and Nattie. We don't need them to write that down to know that."
Kevin, Sami, Charlotte, and Natalya just kept silently writing down the order. Eventually they handed it to Miz.
"First up, Brock and Roman."
Confessional
Brock: It's all in Big Uce's hands now.
Roman: We're feared for a reason. It's time to show em why.
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The crew strapped Brock to the helicopter, then Roman grabbed the bottom of the ladder as the helicopter flew to the center of the lake.
"Alright guys. 3...2...1..." Miz blew the airhorn.
Roman immediately began quickly climbing the wobbly, long ladder.
"That looks a lot harder than I thought." Sami remarked.
After some wobbly climbing, Roman reached the rip cord and pulled it. Brock dropped into the water and Roman jumped down right after, as The Miz blew the airhorn and the superstars (besides Kevin) clapped.
"Great time, guys. Sasha, Becky, your turn!"
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Becky: There's a lot of pressure right now. But I'm just gonna pretend I'm in an action movie, and I'm climbing the rope for a scene, and there's not a potential $100,000,000 dollars on the line.
Sasha: We need this win, or we're most likely going into the jungle. And I just know that Miz has something up his sleeve for this one.
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"Okay ladies. 3... 2... 1..."
The Miz blew the airhorn.
Becky began climbing the ladder, struggling to keep her balance as it twisted and turned. Eventually, she made it to the top and pulled the rip cord, dropping Sasha into the water, then jumping down herself. The Miz blew the airhorn as Charlotte stood, silently and emotionlessly while the rest of the superstars clapped.
"Up next, Apollo and Tyler."
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Apollo: It's our chance, or more specifically, my chance to show them what I can do.
Tyler: To avoid the jungle, we're probably going to need to win here.
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"Alright guys. 3...2...1..."
Miz blew the airhorn and Apollo began climbing the ladder.
"Okay! I see you, Apollo!" Naomi called out.
"He's climbing that fucking thing like Charlotte's at the top." Brock said, as the superstars laughed. Even Charlotte herself chuckled a bit.
Apollo pulled the rip chord, dropping Tyler in the water, before he jumped in as well. Miz blew the airhorn again as the superstars clapped.
"Naomi, Cameron, you're up!"
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Naomi: I really want to win here, and guarantee that we get a spot in the final.
Cameron: We haven't been in a jungle yet, and we don't need to start now.
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"Alright girls. 3...2...1..."
Miz blew the air horn and Naomi slowly climbed the wobbly ladder, almost falling off. Eventually, she reached the top, pulled the rip cord, and jumped down, reaching the water after Cameron. The Miz blew the airhorn again.
"I'm sorry, Cam." Naomi frowned.
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Tyler: Naomi's time seemed to be somewhere between 2 and 3 years.
Charlotte: Naomi did terrible, and now they're probably going to the jungle.
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"Next for the guys, Seth and Dean."
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Dean: It'd be nice to add a second challenge win to our resume before the final challenge.
Seth: All I have to do is out-climb Roman, Sami, and Apollo? As far as I'm concerned, we're already in the final challenge.
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"3...2...1..."
The Miz blew the airhorn and Seth started climbing the rope ladder.
"Fuck, he's going fast." Kevin noted.
Seth reached the top and pulled the rip cord, dropping Dean into the water. He jumped into the lake as Miz blew the airhorn, stopping their time.
"Next up, Brie and Lana!"
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Lana: If Brie does well enough here, we'll be in the final challenge! I can't wait.
Brie: I have to have a good performance, because if we win this, we'll be competing for the big money.
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"Ladies, 3...2...1..." The Miz blew the airhorn and Brie began climbing the ladder.
"She's going too fast." Roman said, watching the wobbly, shaky ladder.
Brie's foot missed one of the rungs, and she began sliding down the ladder. The superstars gasped as Brie hit the water. Naomi and Cameron took a sigh of relief when Miz blew the airhorn, while the helicopter kept flying, with Lana strapped to the bottom.
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Naomi: Good ole Brie and Lana, coming through in the clutch.
Kevin: Naomi and Cameron's meditation, or their voodoo magic, or the lucky 4 leaf clover they probably keep around somewhere, has once again kept them out of the jungle.
Lana: Are you kidding me!?
Brie: I tried to go fast and ensure a win, and it backfired horribly. Unless Charlotte DQ's, we're going into the jungle
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"Wow, tough break. Kevin, Sami, you're up."
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Kevin: We're the last male team. That gives us a distinct advantage. We got to watch the other guys go, and now we have to use our internal mind clocks to make sure we get the best time... well... Sami does, I kinda just sit here.
Sami: The pressure is all on me. It's now or never.
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"3...2...1..." Miz blew the airhorn.
Sami took off, climbing up the ladder.
"GIN-GER-SNAP! GIN-GER-SNAP!" Kevin chanted, as the superstars laughed.
Sami reached the top of the ladder and pulled the rip cord , dropping Kevin into the water and jumping in after him. Miz blew the airhorn.
"Last up, Nattie and Charlotte."
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Natalya: Charlotte's been pretty quiet and nervous since the challenge began. All our hard work can be reversed with a simple mistake here, and a jungle loss. It would suck to dominate the entire show, then lose when the pressure is on.
Charlotte: I'm freaking out right now. If I screw this up, I'm not leaving the water. I'm just gonna drown myself.
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"Alright girls. 3...2...1..." Miz blew the airhorn.
Charlotte nervously began climbing the wobbly ladder.
Becky, Lana, Cameron, Naomi, Brie, and Sasha anxiously looked on as Charlotte became more unstable, while increasing her speed.
Eventually she made it to the rip cord, pulled it, and jumped into the water after Natalya fell in.
"Ugh!" Lana yelled, as Nattie and Charlotte made their way back to the field.
The superstars all met in front of The Miz.
"Wow. Big time challenge today. You guys ready to hear your times?"
The superstars nervously gave positive replies.
"Brie and Lana, you were the only team to DQ. You guys will be in the next jungle."
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Brie: My worst fear came true, and I cost us the challenge. Now, we're in the jungle.
Lana: This is our first jungle, and I'm not looking forward to it whatsoever.
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"Sasha, Becky climbed the ladder, released you, and hit the water in 27 seconds."
Sasha and Becky simply nodded.
"Cameron, Naomi climbed the ladder, released you, and hit the water in 37 seconds."
Cameron and Naomi cringed.
"Natalya, Charlotte climbed the ladder, released you, and hit the water in... 24 seconds! Charlotte, Nattie, you're going to the final challenge!"
"WOOOOOOOOOO!"
Natalya and Charlotte celebrated as the superstars clapped. Becky and Sasha simply stood in disbelief.
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Charlotte: "Genetically superior" isn't just a cute catchphrase. Being genetically superior means that no matter what Becky and Sasha do, I will ALWAYS be better than them. But hey, it's not their fault they were born losers.
Natalya: Charlotte and I have went from almost being eliminated in the first episode to being the most dominant team in the house. We won 5 of the 9 challenges. That's more than any team of any gender. But all of these little wins mean nothing. The only thing that matters, is the final.
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"Now, for the guys. These times were VERY close. Brock, Roman climbed the ladder, released you, and hit the water in 19 seconds."
Roman and Brock fist bumped.
"Tyler, Apollo climbed the ladder, released you, and hit the water in 20 seconds.
Apollo and Tyler sighed as they hung their heads.
"Dean, Seth climbed the ladder, released you, and hit the water in 18 seconds."
Seth and Dean celebrated as the rest of the superstars looked in shock.
"Kevin, Sami climbed the ladder, released you, and hit the water in... 17 seconds! Kevin and Sami, you're going to the final challenge!"
Kevin and Sami calmly shook hands as the superstars clapped. Seth and Dean hid their disappointment as they clapped.
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Sami: Somehow, I managed to dig down deep, and get it done.
Kevin: Sami didn't fuck it up! Not only are we going to the final challenge, we're going into it with the momentum of 4 challenge wins, back to back to back to back.
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"Apollo, Tyler, it was close, but you guys are in last place. You'll be going into the jungle."
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Apollo: The difference between us in last place and Kevin and Sami in first place was 3 seconds. It sucks, but it's not over yet. It's time to step into the jungle and earn our spot in the final.
Tyler: My main concern is, how can we get Seth and Dean into the jungle instead of Brock and Roman.
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"The challenge buses will be here to take you back to the house, but first, it's time to vote on who will face Apollo and Tyler in the jungle."
"Wait, what?" Charlotte asked, as the superstars looked confused.
"That's right, you guys will be voting right here, right now."
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Naomi: This is new... usually we have a day to think it over and campaign for votes. Not this time.
Kevin: It's a bit jarring to have to vote on the spot. But everybody knows who I want in, and everybody knows who Charlotte wants in.
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"Kevin and Sami are safe. So your choices are, Seth and Dean, and Brock and Roman."
"Seth and Dean." Tyler said, as Apollo nodded.
"We're going with Brock and Roman." Seth said.
Brock shrugged.
"I mean, obviously, Dean and Seth."
"Brock and Roman, final answer." Kevin said.
"Dean and Seth." Cameron said.
"We're gonna go with Brock and Roman, sorry guys." Natalya shrugged.
"We'll go with Brock and Roman." Lana said, still upset about the challenge.
Becky sighed, being the deciding vote again.
"We vote..." Sasha began.
"Nah, let Becky say it." Roman said.
"Dude, come on." Dean responded, getting annoyed.
Sasha glared at Roman.
"I'M announcing our vote."
"Nah, nah, Becky's so 'on my side', let her make the decision."
Becky nervously looked away as Dean began walking over to him.
"Dude, what is your problem?"
"Woah, back it up, tough guy." Roman said, pushing Dean's shoulder.
"Don't touch me." Dean said, immediately smacking Roman's arm down.
"Or what?" Roman said, pushing his shoulder again. Seth immediately pulled Dean back and stood in front of Roman.
"Hey! Don't touch my partner! You got a problem with him, you got a problem with me!" Seth yelled, to everyone's surprise, including Dean's.
"Okay, okay, sit down, Jesus." Brock said, rolling his eyes and pulling Roman away from Seth.
The superstars stood in awkward silence.
"Becky, Sasha, your vote?"
"We're voting in Brock and Roman." Sasha said.
"In the final male jungle, it'll be Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns vs Apollo Crews and Tyler Breeze. That means, Seth, Dean, congratulations, you guys have made it to the final challenge!"
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Seth: Kevin's in the final challenge, I'm in the final challenge, now, we have to cross our fingers, and hope somehow that Apollo and Tyler can get it done.
Dean: Kevin wanted us in the final, but one thing he didn't account for, is us winning. Look out Kevin, be careful what you wish for.
Apollo: I'm not a big fan of this match up at all, but it's happening. So it's time to buckle down and get it done.
Brock: One more jungle. One more, and we're in the final challenge
Roman: Now's not the time to get cocky. We need to take Tyler and Apollo just as serious as any other opponents, and get the job done.
Tyler: I'm not saying we're fucked, but it doesn't look good.
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"Now, it's time to decide who will face Brie and Lana in the jungle. Nattie and Charlotte won, so your options are: Becky and Sasha, and Naomi and Cameron."
"Naomi and Cameron." Lana said, immediately.
"Our vote is for Becky and Sasha." Charlotte said.
"I second that." Roman said, with a smile.
"We're going with Naomi and Cameron." Dean said.
"Seth!" Charlotte yelled.
"You heard the guy." Seth shrugged.
"Becky and Sasha." Kevin said.
"Becky and Sasha, sorry." Apollo shrugged.
"Naomi and Cameron." Sasha muttered, hopelessly.
"Becky and Sasha." Cameron said.
"Well, that's a 5-3 decision. In the final jungle, we'll have Brie Bella and Lana vs Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks. Naomi, Cameron, congratulations, get ready for the final challenge!
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Cameron: We did it. I hate to say I told you so... but I did.
Naomi: The final challenge was supposed to be Charlotte and Natalya, Sasha and Becky, Nikki and Paige. Then, it was supposed to be was supposed to be Charlotte and Natalya, Sasha and Becky, Emma and Alicia. Then it was supposed to be Charlotte and Natalya, Sasha and Becky, and Brie and Lana. No one ever expected us to make it. No one ever viewed us as a threat, and that's why we're in the final challenge. Charlotte and Nattie, and whoever wins the female jungle both need to remember, it's the hits you don't see coming that end up knocking you out.
Sasha: Naomi and Cameron skate into the final challenge based on luck, neutrality, and weakness, Charlotte and Natalya skate into the final because of Kevin and Seth, and WE have to earn our spot in the jungle. But the silver lining is, if anyone can win it with it all on the line, it's us.
Brie: My slip-up has placed us into the jungle against Becky and Sasha, and now, anything can happen.
Lana: I don't know if you've noticed, but Becky and Sasha fuck up... a lot... if they fuck up somehow in this jungle, we can easily take advantage and get into the final.
Becky: It's time for some... hmm... how about... Legit Straight Boss Fire?... Sasha and I will have to discuss our team catchphrase, but the point is, we're not ready to go home yet, and we're not going home until we cross that finish line in the final challenge.
End Confessional
"The challenge buses are here to take you back to the house. Tomorrow, get some rest. The next day, I'll be there bright and early to take you to your first morning jungle. See ya later, superstars."
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Charlotte: The 4 teams that made it to the final challenge worked awful hard, so I decided, we should celebrate when we got to the house. Of course, unfortunately, that means my dear, dear friends Becky and Sasha won't be able to participate in the festivities.
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"Hey guys! When we get to the house, everyone that actually MADE the final challenge should celebrate!" Charlotte said, with a bright smile, as the bus made it's way to the house.
"Ignore her, Sash." Becky muttered.
Sasha said nothing, staring out of the window.
"I'm down." Sami shrugged.
"Sounds good to me!" Cameron smiled.
The superstars arrived at the house and began to enter it.
"Let's go upstairs." Becky said, with a fake smile, grabbing Sasha's wrist.
"I wanna sit in the living room."
"But I think-"
"Yes, I know Charlotte's having her celebration right in the kitchen, I don't care. I'm not letting her control where I want to hang out at."
"Okay." Becky sighed entering the living room.
"Have fun, assholes!" Brock laughed, as he and Roman went upstairs.
"We will!" Charlotte called out, beginning to take out drinking glasses. The winning teams all entered the kitchen as Apollo, Tyler, Lana, and Brie went upstairs.
"Congrats guys, we did it!" Natalya smiled.
"I know right! It must SUCK being in the jungle right about now!" Charlotte yelled, pouring drinks.
"I think we should just go upstairs." Becky muttered under her breath to Sasha.
Sasha simply shook her head no, not looking in the direction of the kitchen.
"Good luck guys. I really mean it. It's been a fun ride." Sami smiled.
"Definitely. Becky, Sasha, I really wish you guys could join us." Charlotte teased.
Becky and Sasha both remained silent, as Charlotte began drinking.
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Natalya: Our celebration is going pretty well. But then... Charlotte starts drinking a little too much.
Kevin: Every Flair that's exposed to alcohol is vulnerable to becoming an antagonistic... well, for lack of a better word. An antagonistic asshole. Several cases support this theory, add this one to the list.
End Confessional
"You're way too wasted for like... what is it? Like 4 or 5? What time is it?" Naomi asked.
"It's happy hour." Charlotte said, leaving the kitchen as Kevin, Naomi, Seth, Sami, Dean, Cameron, and Natalya laughed.
Charlotte entered the living room.
"Hey, guys!" she smiled, sitting in between Becky and Sasha, putting her arm around both of them.
"Can you not touch me?" Sasha asked, throwing Charlotte's arm off of her.
"Woah, woah, calm down Sash. I just wanted to apologize about everything. We all used to be so close and now you guys hate me and I realize that it's, it's my fault."
"Yeah, it is." Sasha nodded.
"I'm sorry guys. I know I'm prettier and more talented and I've been being a jerk about it, and I'm sorry."
Becky threw Charlotte's arm off of herself as well, and the two girls stood up, beginning to leave. Charlotte stumbled, standing up as well.
"Wait, guys, I apologized!... oh, I get it... you guys are just jealous of me... you've always been jealous of me."
"CHARLOTTE, SHUT UP!" Sasha snapped, coming back into the living room.
"Sasha!" Becky called out, grabbing her arm.
Sasha shook Becky off.
"DON'T TOUCH ME! I'M TIRED OF HER WALKING AROUND LIKE SHE'S GOD'S GIFT TO EARTH WHEN SHE'S BEEN LIVING HER ENTIRE LIFE COASTING ON HER LAST NAME!"
"R-Really!? My last, my last name!? I'm coasting on my last name!? Well how about, you explain how when me and... and Nattie, how when we won just about every fucking challenge since the game fucking started... how about...how was I coasting on my last name with that!?" Charlotte slurred.
"Guys, just relax!" Natalya said, entering the living room.
"Don't tell me to relax!" Sasha exclaimed, glaring at her.
"Come on, Charlotte, let's go upstairs." Natalya said, ignoring Sasha, and grabbing her partner.
"No! What!? I'm not done celebrating! I'm not leaving MY own party just because some pink haired troll-"
Before Charlotte could finish her sentence, Sasha lunged at her, grabbing her by the throat. Charlotte stumbled backwards and landed on the table. Natalya grabbed Sasha by the shirt and shoved her on the ground, causing an extremely loud thud. The guys heard the thud and came running in.
"Sasha!" Becky yelled, helping her up, as Natalya restrained Charlotte. Sasha had tears rolling down her face as she struggled to stand up.
"That's all you got!? Legit boss!? More like legit bitch!" Charlotte slurred, as Natalya tried to cover her mouth.
Sami and Dean grabbed Sasha and held her back, as Kevin and Seth took over for Natalya, holding Charlotte back.
"You didn't have to shove her that hard!" Becky yelled, shoving Natalya, from behind.
Natalya fell onto Kevin and Seth, who were still restraining and talking to Charlotte.
"Woah, woah, Becky!" Dean yelled, grabbing her and pulling her away while Sami carried Sasha outside to the pool area.
Natalya regained her balance and turned around, partially in shock.
"Well maybe if you could control your partner!"
"Control yours! You knew she was going to come in here and start something!"
"Come on, Becky, let's go." Dean said, pulling her outside as well.
"I'm not doing anything, just let me go." Charlotte said.
"You're going upstairs, come on." Seth said.
"No, I'm not. I'm not going anywhere, I just wanna go outside and talk to them."
Charlotte kept trying to make her way to the door as Kevin and Seth continued to restrain her.
"Alright 3...2...1..." Kevin said, before he and Seth picked up Charlotte.
"Put me down!" Charlotte yelled, as Kevin and Seth began walking up the stairs with her.
Naomi and Cameron sat in the kitchen, laughing. Natalya stood still in the living room, still in shock that Becky pushed her.
"ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US KICKED OUT OF THE HOUSE!?" Becky yelled.
"I'M TIRED OF CHARLOTTE THINKING SHE'S SO UNTOUCHABLE 24/7!" Sasha spat back.
"I TOLD YOU TO GO UPSTAIRS IN THE FIRST PLACE!"
"Girls, girls, please." Dean said, beginning to get annoyed.
"All I did wrong was stand up for myself."
"No, you let Charlotte get to you! Like a little kid in middle school or something, grow up, Sasha! Learn to walk away sometimes!"
"Maybe you need to learn to stop backing down from Charlotte and letting things go!"
"You know, I shouldn't have broken anything up, I should've let you fight Charlotte."
"Why?"
"Maybe I would've gotten a replacement partner." Becky said, going back into the house.
Sami and Sasha awkwardly sat by the pool as Dean stood near the door.
"You know she didn't mean that." Dean said.
"She still said it." Sasha shrugged, quietly.
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Sasha: The last thing Becky and I need to have right now, is animosity towards each other. We have one common goal, and if we can't come together and accomplish it, bye bye final challenge, and bye bye $100,000,000. Everything we've worked for up to this point is on the line.
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The next morning, Natalya sat in the living room, waiting. She watched Roman and Brock come down the stairs and grab some protein drinks before going outside for their daily work out. She watched Cameron, Naomi, Apollo, Sami and Tyler all eat breakfast. She watched Kevin and Seth come down and eat with Charlotte, as they told her the story of what happened the evening before. She watched Becky and Dean come down stairs and have a little brunch date. Finally, at around 1PM, Sasha came downstairs.
"Sasha, I'm sorry." Natalya said, immediately.
"Okay." Sasha said, emotionlessly, entering the kitchen. Natalya followed her in.
"I didn't mean to push you that hard. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I'm a wrestler, I get knocked down all the time."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. It just really, really, really fucking hurt at the time. I'm fine." Sasha said, beginning to get annoyed.
"Again, I'm really sorry, I was just trying to-"
"Okay, I get it. Stop acting like you're so strong and you hurt poor little Sasha, when you know that in a real fight without everyone around to break it up, I would've kicked both of your asses."
Natalya sighed.
"You know the only reason you were able to do that is because you snuck up behind me, right?"
"Sasha..."
"Because if I knew you were going to throw me on the ground like that, I would've punched your teeth in first." Sasha said, a few tears of frustration forming in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Sasha!"
"Yeah, whatever."
Natalya watched Sasha leave the kitchen, and head outside.
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Sasha: My back is still extremely sore from what happened last night, and now I'm just hoping that doesn't affect my performance in the final jungle. I wrestle hurt all the time, so it's not that much of a concern, but it's definitely a HUGE inconvenience.
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Apollo and Tyler were out by the pool area, alone. Roman and Brock came outside and joined them?
"You guys pack them bags yet?" Brock asked, with a laugh, while Apollo got into the pool.
"Planning on it tonight." Tyler responded.
"You guys'll be alright. Knowing Miz it's some kind of puzzle or trivia game or some shit."
"Good luck, by the way." Roman added.
Brock shook both guys' hands. Roman shook Tyler's hand, then awkwardly shook Apollo's.
That night, Charlotte, Kevin, Seth, Brie, and Lana sat in the purple room.
"Becky is gonna be ultra-aggressive, so kinda just let her get in her own way, don't try to physically go head to head with her too much. Sasha's gonna be really on edge and easy to agitate, so maybe just talk shit to her a little bit if it's something physical, ya know? Push her around a little." Charlotte said.
Brie raised her hand.
"Yes?"
"What if it's a mental challenge?" She asked.
"Then they're fucked." Charlotte laughed.
The next morning, the superstars met in the living room, waiting for the Miz. Roman, Brock, Apollo, Tyler, Brie, Lana, Sasha, and Becky sat with their challenge gear on and their packed suitcases.
The Miz entered the room.
"Alright superstars, it's jungle time. Let's go." He smiled, leading them to the team buses.
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Tyler: The only thing worse than being the first team eliminated, is being the LAST team eliminated.
Sasha: We can almost literally SEE the finish line in front of us. To go home now would be the literal worst case scenario.
Roman: Going into this jungle, it's kinda business as usual for us. We win? We keep playing. We lose? We go home. I'm just ready to get it done.
Lana: I'm not looking forward to this at all, but we have to get it done. We have to win this one.
Brock: I still, you know, plan on collecting my $50,000,000, I'm sure Roman still plans on collecting his $50,000,000, so, there's not much to say. It's about action at this point.
Brie: This is probably the most nervous bus ride of my life...but I'm ready for this jungle.
Apollo: It's too late for fear, too late for excuses. Only one thing matters now, what happens between those airhorns.
Becky: As long as Sasha's ready, and focused, we should be fine. I know I definitely am. It's time to earn our spot in the final challenge, and get that much closer to the $100,000,000.
End Confessional
The bus arrived at a field. The field had two intersecting giant dirt half-pipes dug into them. At the top of each end of the half pipes, there was a ball rack with 5 balls each. There were also 8 sets of shoulder pads, knee pads, and elbow pads, along with 8 football style helmets.
"Hello superstars. Here we are, the final jungle. I need Brie, Lana, Becky, and Sasha."
The 4 girls stepped forward.
"You did NOT secure a spot in my final challenge a few days ago, so, you'll be playing T-Bone. As you can see, we have two giant dirt half-pipes dug out of the ground, and there's an intersection in between them. Now, this could get ugly. Each transition of the half-pipe, has a ball rack with 5 balls in it. Each player will have ONE rack. When I say go, you're gonna grab one of your balls, run down your transition, and run UP your partner's transition. If you run into each other? Well, that would suck. If you get run over by a member of the other team? Well, that would suck, for you anyways. Your goal, is to get all 5 of your balls, and get them to your partner's rack as fast as possible. You CAN'T grab your teammate's ball. If you do, you'll have to run back and return it. The first team to transfer all 10 balls will earn the FINAL final challenge spot for their gender. The losers? Well, you got a really cool story to tell when you get home, and hey, at least you'll be in 9 of the 10 episodes on the WWE Network." Miz shrugged.
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Kevin: This challenge is not only physical, it's obnoxiously physical.
Natalya: This game looks designed for collisions. It's not gonna be pretty.
End Confessional
"The girls will be first up. Brie, you got the yellow balls. Lana, you got the black ones. Becky, you got the red ones. Sasha, you got the blue ones."
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Becky: This game is exactly what we wanted. We're gonna bring the fight right to 'em.
Brie: It's time to do this. The faster we get these balls across, the faster we go for the big money.
Sasha: As long as I don't get knocked down and fall on my back, I should be fine. I'm ready to go.
Lana: These 10 balls are the only thing between us, and the final challenge. Let's do this!
End Confessional
The girls all suited up as they talked strategy.
"You're the fastest out of all of us." Sasha muttered to Becky.
"You're pretty fast too, this should be easy." Becky muttered back.
"I'm good. The only thing that'll slow me down is getting hit."
"Well just get in and out of the intersection safe, be careful, time it a bit. If needed, I'll get rid of some obstacles for ya." Becky winked. Sasha chuckled.
"Basically, avoid running into Becky, and if you see Sasha, lay her ass out." Brie said, putting on her helmet. Lana nodded.
The girls all got into positions.
"Alright girls, final challenge is on the line. 3...2...1..."
Miz blew the air horn.
The four girls all grabbed a ball and took off, they all ran through the intersection narrowly missing each other, and put a ball into their partners rack. Sasha grabbed one of Becky's balls and began running, while Lana grabbed one of Brie's balls. The girls began running again, but Brie stopped and ran back, chasing Lana.
"Lana, that's my ball, what are you doing!?"
"Fuck!" Lana said, taking it back.
"Sasha! Put my ball back!" Becky yelled, from across the half pipe. Sasha couldn't hear her and simply grabbed another of her own balls, running to put it back in Becky's rack.
"Sasha, you put my ball in your rack, that's against the rules, you gotta put it back! I'M red YOU'RE blue!"
Sasha groaned and began running back. As she entered the intersection, she narrowly avoided getting ran over by Lana.
"WOAH!" Seth yelled, seeing how close the girls were to colliding.
Sasha grabbed Becky's ball and ran it back to where it belonged as Becky ran another one of her own balls to Sasha's rack. Lana and Brie kept running transferring their 5th and 6th balls.
"Lana and Brie have 6 balls transferred, Sasha and Becky have 3... well 4 now. They need to... wait, what is Sasha doing!?" Dean yelled, as Sasha grabbed another one of Becky's red balls and began running with it.
"SASHA! BLUE!" Becky yelled.
Sasha turned around and began taking it back to her own rack, where she got it from.
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Becky: I have no idea what the hell Sasha is doing. She's already wasted time by taking two of my balls, only to have to take them both all the way back. The only thing I can think of is, she's rushing too fast, and she needs more time. And I know just how to get her some.
End Confessional
Lana and Brie both ran back into the intersection, when Becky came out of nowhere, knocking them both onto the ground, as the superstars screamed in horror.
"Atta girl Becky, there we go!" Dean called out.
Brie slowly got up as Sasha and Becky tied the score. Lana didn't.
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Kevin: Becky should be in prison for attempted murder after that hit. And maybe the "attempted" part will be dropped if Lana doesn't get up.
Lana: I've never been hit that hard by anything in my life.
Brie: Now I know what it feels like to run onto the highway and get hit by a car.
End Confessional
Lana weakly stood up and began running to grab another ball. Brie and Sasha almost collided, but Sasha hit a spin move, narrowly avoiding the collision.
"Dude this is awesome!" Apollo yelled.
"Awesome to WATCH, maybe." Tyler said, rolling his eyes.
Lana ran down her transition, once she reached the intersection, she collided with Becky again. Both girls hit the ground hard. Becky got back up and kept running while Lana began crawling up Brie's transition.
"ONE MORE BALL! ONE MORE BALL!" Sasha screamed, grabbing her final ball, as Becky grabbed her own final ball.
Brie ran over to her own transition and began trying to drag Lana to the ball rack as Becky and Sasha ran past each other, high fiving, before placing their balls into the rack. Miz blew the air horn and the superstars clapped.
"That was awesome! We were really BALLING in that one!" Becky smiled.
"I can't even be mad at that stupid pun because I'm so happy!" Sasha yelled, hugging her.
Becky and Sasha triumphantly returned to join the rest of the superstars. Brie and Lana sat down near Charlotte, who glared at them like a disappointed mother.
"Great job ladies, I'll get to you in a second. Right now, I need Roman, Brock, Tyler, and Apollo."
The 4 guys stepped forward.
"You guys ALSO did not secure a spot in my final challenge a few days ago, so, you'll be playing T-Bone as well. We have two giant dirt half-pipes dug out of the ground, and there's an intersection in between them. Each transition of the half-pipe, has a ball rack with 5 balls in it. Each player will have ONE rack. When I say go, you're gonna grab one of your balls, run down your transition, and run UP your partner's transition. You saw what happened to Lana, be careful. Or not. Actually don't be careful, it'll be more entertaining. Your goal, is to get all 5 of your balls, and get them to your partner's rack as fast as possible. You CAN'T grab your teammates ball. If you do, you'll have to run back and return it. The first team to transfer all 10 balls will join Kevin, Sami, Seth, and Dean in the final challenge. Tyler, you got the yellow balls. Apollo, you got the black ones. Roman, you got the red ones. Brock, you got the blue ones."
"Why I gotta have the black ones?" Apollo joked, as the superstars laughed.
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Tyler: I'm nervous for this game. If I get hit by one of these guys, I might die.
Roman: Fucking Tyler and Apollo. They're fast, and they're crafty. Apollo and I have a similar deadly combination of speed and strength that could really hurt someone in this game, so I'm hoping Tyler and Brock become the deciding factors. I got a better chance of putting Tyler on his ass than Apollo has at putting Brock on his.
Apollo: Roman's gonna be looking to be physical, Brock's definitely gonna be looking to be physical. I'm not backing down. Bring it.
Brock: If I see Tyler? I'm knocking the hairspray out of his head. If I see Apollo? I'm knocking his bald head off. I'm not taking any prisoners. Trainwreck City, bitch.
Kevin: The fate of the very last D-Day all comes down to Apollo and Tyler beating Brock and Roman? I don't pray very often, but I think I should start.
End Confessional
The guys all suited up as they talked strategy.
"Trainwreck City. Anyone gets in the way? Kill em." Brock said. Roman nodded.
"Avoid collisions at all costs, we'll be fine. We can beat them, I'm just as fast as Roman, and you're way faster than Brock. Don't get hit and don't stop moving." Apollo ordered, shaking hands with Tyler.
The guys all got into positions.
"Alright boys, final challenge is on the line. 3...2...1..."
Miz blew the air horn.
The four guys all grabbed a ball and took off, Apollo was set for a collision with Roman. He lowered his shoulder and ran Roman completely over as the house screamed in shock.
"LET'S GO APOLLO! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!" Kevin yelled.
Roman got back up and kept running, placing his ball in the rack.
Tyler and Brock were set for a collision when Tyler stopped, barely avoiding it.
"THAT'S RIGHT BREEZE! THAT'S RIGHT!" Kevin yelled.
Apollo and Tyler were leading 4-2.
Brock and Apollo barely avoided collision as they ran past each other. Soon after, Roman ran into the intersection. He saw Tyler coming in his direction and jumped to his right, hitting him with a nasty looking spear. The superstars screamed in reaction.
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Brock: I'm sure Tyler's Snapchat filter would've told him he was going 25 mph after he got hit.
End Confessional
"WHAT THE HELL!? HE CAN'T DO THAT!" Kevin protested.
"He sure can!" Miz laughed, as Tyler rolled around in pain.
"Dude, get up!" Apollo yelled, running past him.
Tyler crawled up the transition as Roman and Brock took a 6-5 lead.
Roman and Brock both came running at full speed down their transitions, each expecting the other to move out of the way. When neither did, they collided. Roman fell backwards, his foot getting caught in one of Brock's earlier deep footsteps. Roman's knee locked and turned at the same time, as the superstars heard a loud popping sound. They gasped in shock.
"Come on, Uce!" Brock said, getting up and running as Tyler crawled to the ball rack and placed his ball, tying it 6-6. Roman simply layed on the ground, grabbing his knee.
"That's it. His knee is done." Seth said, speaking from experience.
Roman tried to stand, but his knee gave out, and fell onto the ground again.
"HANG ON, UCE!" Brock yelled, running towards him.
Brock grabbed Roman by the shirt and began dragging him to the ball rack as Tyler stood up and lightly jogged past Apollo, who was sprinting. Apollo, Tyler, and Roman each put a ball in.
"It's 8-8! One more ball each!" Miz called out.
Brock ran down the transition, through the intersection, and up the other transition, holding his final ball and dragging Roman as Tyler and Apollo ran past each other to grab their final balls. Brock placed it, taking the lead 9-8. Apollo and Tyler ran back down to place their balls, as Brock dragged Roman, who was holding his own final ball. By the time Brock reached the intersection, Tyler and Apollo placed their final balls, scoring their 9th and 10th points as Miz blew the air horn.
"OH MY GOD! OH MY FUCKING GOD!" Kevin screamed jumping up and down as Tyler and Apollo hugged in the intersection.
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Seth: What the fuck did I just watch!?
End Confessional
Brock, Tyler, and Apollo helped Roman make it out of the game field and back over to the superstars, who clapped for all 4 guys.
The Miz smiled at the 16 superstars in front of him.
"This double jungle was very exciting. Becky, Sasha, you won 10 to 7. You'll be joining Cameron and Naomi, and Charlotte and Natalya in the final challenge!"
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Becky: We did it! Finally, we're in the final, and it feels great. Now, it's time to humble Charlotte, and win our $100,000,000.
Sasha: 3 jungles. We won 3 jungles. When it's do or die, all or nothing, we're 3-0. Everything we've been through, it feels like we're destined to win this final challenge, and I can't see my time in Mexico ending any other way.
End Confessional
"Brie, Lana. I hate to say this right before the final challenge, but... this ends your time here in Mexico."
The superstars clapped and a few waved goodbye as Brie and Lana walked into the distance, with crew members following them, carrying their suitcases.
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Lana: Becky hit me pretty hard, twice, and I couldn't fully recover. And now, we're THAT team. The team that makes it all the way to the challenge before the final, and then leaves with nothing to show for it.
Brie: It sucks, but this game isn't exactly a fair one. Becky and Sasha just had a better day than us. We were one challenge away, and we blew it.
End Confessional
"We never like to see a player go down via injury, but, Roman, Brock, regardless of the circumstance, you guys didn't get it done. Apollo and Tyler won 10 to 9, and they'll be joining Dean and Seth, and Kevin and Sami in the final challenge."
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Apollo: You can call us lucky NXT rookies, whatever you wanna call us. The fact of the matter is, we just beat the best team in the house. And now, we're headed to the final.
Tyler: Unfortunately Roman got injured, but one man's tragedy is another man's triumph. Roman, Brock, see ya in America.
End Confessional
"Brock, Roman, I never thought I'd say this, but... this ends your time here in Mexico."
The superstars clapped and a few waved goodbye as Brock and a crew member helped Roman walk into the distance, with crew members following them, carrying their suitcases.
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Brock: We had it in the bag pretty much. Roman went down, and we lost. It sucks, but it's mostly my fault, I ran him over. I'm not disappointed at all. No one beat us. No one could beat us the entire time we were in the house. We beat ourselves. Congrats Kevin, you got your wish. Just know, if Roman and I were in the final, your fatass wouldn't come near first place.
Roman: I tore my ACL when I collided with Brock because my foot got stuck. I'm gonna be on crutches for a bit. The competition was fun at first, but being the best team in the house and having a target on our back made it feel like a job almost. It didn't end how it should've ended, but to be honest, in a way, I'm almost glad it's over. The money would've been great though.
End Confessional
"Wow. Nikki Bella and Paige. John Cena and Randy Orton. Eva Marie and Carmella. AJ Styles and Chris Jericho. Bayley and Summer Rae, Enzo Amore and Colin Cassidy, Emma and Alicia Fox, Dolph Ziggler, and Rusev. And now, Lana and Brie Bella, and Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. All gone. You are all very lucky to be here. Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, you guys faced elimination several times. Charlotte, Natalya, you were almost eliminated in the very first jungle. Naomi, Cameron, you guys made it under EVERYONE's radar. Tyler Breeze, Apollo Crews, all due respect, if Roman didn't suffer that injury, you wouldn't be standing here. Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, you were only one door from losing to Y2AJ. And I can't be the only one who thought Seth and Dean would've killed each other by now."
The superstars all laughed.
"You get 2 days of rest, then, you'll be headed to the final challenge. The bus is here. Rest up guys, you'll be needing it."
The challenge bus arrived, and the anxious 6 remaining teams got inside, riding back to the house.
THE FINAL TEAMS:
Charlotte and Natalya
Challenge Wins: 5 (Sync or Swim, Car Crusher, Hammock Crawl, Mini-Final, Bombs Away)
Jungle Wins: 2 (vs. Nikki & Paige in Hands On, vs. Bayley & Summer in Going Up)
Last Place Finishes: 2 (Long Jump, Against The Current)
Naomi and Cameron
Challenge Wins: 2 (Long Jump, Sawed Off)
Jungle Wins: 0
Last Place Finishes: 0
Sasha and Becky
Challenge Wins: 1 (Catch and Release)
Jungle Wins: 3 (vs. Eva & Carmella in Blast Off, vs. Emma & Alicia in Door Jam, vs. Brie & Lana in T-Bone)
Last Place Finishes: 4 (Sync or Swim, Car Crusher, Hammock Crawl, Sawed Off)
Kevin and Sami
Challenge Wins: 4 (Catch and Release, Sawed Off, Mini-Final, Bombs Away)
Jungle Wins: 1 (vs. AJ and Chris in Door Jam)
Last Place Finishes: 2 (Car Crusher, Hammock Crawl)
Seth and Dean
Challenge Wins: 1 (Hammock Crawl)
Jungle Wins: 0
Last Place Finishes: 1 (Car Crusher)
Apollo and Tyler
Challenge Wins: 1 (Long Jump)
Jungle Wins: 1 (vs. Brock & Roman in T-Bone)
Last Place Finishes: 0
Poll 1: Who will win first, second, and third place for the guys?
Poll 2: Who will win first, second, and third place for the girls?
Poll 3: Most Shocking Moment?
A.) Kevin and Sami's 4th win in a row
B.) Seth sticking up for Dean against Roman
C.) Becky shoving Natalya
D.) Apollo and Tyler beating Brock and Roman
Poll 4: Was Natalya wrong for hurting Sasha?