Former The Challenge finalist Paulie Calafiore continues to call out MTV’s OG castmates from the show.
The former Big Brother star went on a recent rant, in which he slammed the OGs for continuing to appear on the competition series out of shape and looking to collect a paycheck.
He pointed out that, in recent seasons, the older cast members seemed unprepared and struggled to handle the various daily challenges and eliminations.
That seemed especially true in The Challenge Season 40, aka Battle of the Eras, where Era 1 lost its players quickly due to injuries and eliminations.
Many of those players were former show winners, and some multi-time winners, but they mostly seemed to lose to Father Time.
With several OGs recently stepping in to confront Paulie’s online rants, he’s continued to fire back, this time suggesting they are using tactics against him.
Paulie called out The Challenge ‘geriatrics’ in his rant
In a recent message on his X page, Paulie said he has been receiving more responses each day from OGs, whom he referred to as “geriatrics.”
He suggested these older cast members are only “trying to get clout” by jumping in and engaging with him.
“Isn’t there a bocci ball tournament this weekend or something?” he asked in part of his message.
Paulie also suggested that the OGs were using “online mob tactics” to gang up against him, but they wouldn’t work.
“Also, can the ladies stay out of this. The men can fight their own battles even though nobody fears them anymore. I loveeeee my girlies but I will drag a b***h if I have to, I’m a equal rights librarian,” he wrote to finish his message.
Paulie didn’t mention which of the women OGs added their opinions about his remarks. However, OG Rachel Robinson shared a fan’s response, which pointed out how she won Season 40.
OG champs of The Challenge confronted Paulie for his remarks
Several recent X messages featured former winner Brad Fiorenza, indicating he was preparing himself so he could shut down Paulie for what he said about the older cast members.
In one message, he called out Paulie’s record on the show as “weak.”
“I’m going to show up and shut this down,” he said in another X message, adding, “I’m looking forward to the experience.”
Brad appeared in The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, as part of that Era 1 team, but none of the team’s men reached the final. From that team, Rachel survived to the end and finished in a tie for first place with Jenny West for the women.
Paulie also appeared in Battle of the Eras as part of Era 4. However, he lost in the season’s earliest elimination to his teammate Theo Campbell in a Hall Brawl.
Mark Long appeared in that season representing Era 1, and also lost early in a Pole Wrestle. He replied to one of Paulie’s X messages and suggested that everyone should root for MTV’s The Challenge and the All Stars spinoff to be “wildly successful.”
Tea on TV previously reported that Derrick Kosinski fired back at the Big Brother star for his comments about the “embarrassing performances” from OG competitors in The Challenge 41.
Paulie clapped back at one of Derrick’s responses, suggesting he should stick to The Challenge: All Stars, which initially featured primarily MTV OGs in the cast.
Season 41 spotlights older champs’ struggles
So far, most of the new threats in MTV’s Season 41 (Vets and New Threats) have been performing well. They’re also younger and prepared. Some of them appeared to have studied the show’s gameplay to form alliances and make early moves against the veterans.
The veteran stars have mostly struggled, including Chris “CT” Tamburello, who admitted to coming into the show out of shape, and Nia Moore, who was sent home due to a medical disqualification resulting from a knee injury.
Derrick also returned to the show following a serious leg injury in Season 40 that required him to get surgery and rehabilitation. And he has struggled with the daily challenges through several episodes.
Rogan O’Connor, who isn’t quite as old as CT or Johnny Bananas, returned to the show for his first time since his War of the Worlds 2 win. However, he lost in the season’s first elimination to rookie Justin Hinsley.
In Paulie’s previous rants, he indicated that Bananas was the only men’s competitor who seemed to be there with the intent to win, rather than simply collecting a paycheck for showing up.
However, even Bananas is dealing with the struggles of younger cast members looking to try to take over the show and eliminate him from the competition early.
The Challenge: Vets and New Threats airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on MTV.
