The lately unveiled Chaos section of The Problem: Battle For a New Champions revealed that the forged members must face legends of the sport in elimination occasions.
4-time present winner Jordan Wiseley made the primary look for the legends, who arrived on the enviornment to face both Asaf Goren or Ciarran Stott.
It depended upon a draw of considered one of three swords from a rock at The Enviornment, with two swords bearing the names of the potential opponents.
Host TJ Lavin mentioned a 3rd sword would convey one thing totally different however didn’t reveal what that might be.
Jordan ended up pulling a sword with Ciarran’s title, and the 2 confronted off in an occasion the place they raced between two ramps with buttons and lights on the high of every.
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The winner was whoever may rack up probably the most factors every spherical by racing up the ramps and urgent buttons above the lights that went off.
After a number of rounds, Jordan was declared the winner. Nonetheless, that win hasn’t come with out some controversy as claims of manufacturing helping The Problem champ or it being rigged in his favor arrived on-line.
Jordan addresses on-line claims about potential rigged elimination
In a video Jordan shared on social media, he talked about what went down throughout his elimination. Claims had arrived on-line that Jordan complained about his footwear coming off to manufacturing, however he clarified.
Jordan defined that the ultimate footage on MTV confirmed three rounds of him versus Ciarran for his or her elimination. Jordan mentioned it confirmed Ciarran received the primary, after which Jordan received the subsequent two.
Nonetheless, Jordan mentioned they really had 5 rounds, so the complete elimination wasn’t proven within the episode. He indicated Ciarran’s shoe got here off of their first spherical, so he stopped to permit him to place it again on, and so they continued.
In the course of the second spherical, Jordan mentioned his shoe got here off, however Ciarran didn’t cease for him. Jordan mentioned he didn’t complain about it. Finally, Jordan mentioned he determined to proceed with out his footwear on.
He introduced up a part of the occasion guidelines the place they have been instructed in the event that they wrestled, they’d “reset” the 2 opponents so they might proceed to race for the lights.
He mentioned they wrestled “a bit” at one level of their third spherical, and no one reset them. Jordan mentioned that value him time, so he requested the refs for the occasion about what was happening as a result of his technique would change in the event that they have been allowed to wrestle.
Jordan indicated he’d received the primary spherical, however Ciarran received the subsequent two. Firstly of Spherical 4, Jordan mentioned he instructed manufacturing, “If it’s a different game, let me know because then we’ll start playing a different game.”
He mentioned he allowed Ciarran to get the primary two factors in that spherical “because [production and staff] weren’t listening” or acknowledging them about implementing or explaining the sport’s guidelines.
They lastly agreed to reset the time after they wrestled and have been going to restart it at 0-0, however Jordan mentioned to provide Ciarran the 2 factors he’d allowed him, so that they did.
After the reset, Jordan mentioned he received Spherical 4 after which went into Spherical 5, profitable that one to eradicate Ciarran.
Jordan mentioned it’s identified amongst Problem opponents that refereeing and guidelines change throughout video games and that he’s all about equity for opponents. He mentioned he typically yells to manufacturing or the refs throughout eliminations about making issues truthful for all concerned.
“I just want it to be fair. All credit to Ciarran. Worked his butt off, and I hate that we had to deal with a little ref intervention, but that happens in every sport. Bad calls get made. We argue them. It gets fixed,” he mentioned.
“I didn’t complain about shoes. I just took them off [and] went in socks. He got those two points fair and square. I didn’t give them to him as like I’m trying to be cocky,” he defined in his video.
With the elimination victory, Jordan eradicated Ciarran from the competitors. Jordan additionally claimed $10,000 of the Season 39 forged’s prize pool cash earlier than leaving the present.
Jordan’s castmates additionally addressed on-line ‘lies’
In a tweet, Jordan’s former Journey or Dies castmate, Nurys Mateo, referred to as out what she referred to as “lies” on-line about Jordan’s elimination win.
“Where do yall come up with all these lies? Elimination was NOT rigged for Jordan, he won fair and square. Jordan didn’t complain about his shoes, he complained because the rules were unfair and unclear to BOTH of them. Jordan did what Jordan always does and simply DOMINATED,” Nurys tweeted.
The place do yall give you all these lies? Elimination was NOT rigged for Jordan, he received truthful and sq.. Jordan didn’t complain about his footwear, he complained as a result of the foundations have been unfair and unclear to BOTH of them. Jordan did what Jordan all the time does and easily DOMINATED https://t.co/UN1AccWfUO
— NURYS MATEO (@NurysKMateo) November 16, 2023
In reply to Nurys’ tweet, Ciarran indicated, “Rules were pretty clear to me.”
Ciarran addresses the foundations. Pic credit score: @CiarranStott/Twitter
A number of different tweets arrived from Nurys and Michele Fitzgerald to counsel that the elimination concerned way more than was proven within the episode launched on MTV.
Ciarran retweeted his castmates’ remarks concerning the precise elimination that occurred.
As earlier feedback from former forged members have urged varied occasions throughout The Problem are rigged for the viewers’ leisure, it doubtless raises questions from followers after the latest elimination.
With Jordan already telling his facet of issues, one has to marvel if Ciarran has a distinct model of what occurred to convey his exit from the present a lot sooner than he would’ve favored.
The Problem: Battle For a New Champion airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on MTV.
