At Long Last: A Senior Tour — The Challenge: All Stars Preview and Cast Rankings

For years, I’ve wondered about the potential of a “senior tour” for The Challenge.

Mark Long has turned this dream into reality, nearly single-handedly getting this show made.

All Stars premieres April 1, which means we will simultaneously have a regular Challenge season, a spinoff season and a Real World season going on at the same time.

It’s a good time to be a fan of Bunim-Murray entertainment.

THEME

This season being called All Stars and TJ saying in the trailer that this is to determine “the greatest of all time” is obviously a little absurd.

This cast was clearly intended to be a season filled with OGs, but for whatever reason they decided to market this as it being “the best of the best”.

When I found out this season was being made I was expecting a throwback to the cheesy, Johnny Mosley, Battle of the Sexes/Gauntlet era of the show.

The cast even thought that’s what the season would be like.

Instead, we’re getting a full-fledged Justin Booth and TJ experience, with hardcore challenges that are way more difficult than when most of the cast used to compete.