Jay Is Basically the Punching Bag on 'The Challenge: Total Madness'

Feb. 12 2021, Updated 11:25 a.m. ET

This season of The Challenge might as well alternate its subtitle to The One Where Everyone Hates Jay, as a result of Jay Starrett has been the brunt of more than one elimination spherical already. As a rookie player, he has been repeatedly pressured to turn out himself and because he has come out on most sensible every time, at this point, it's a little a lot.

So when he gave the impression severely injured at the finish of the April 29 episode of The Challenge: Total Madness, it seemed love it might be the object to take him out of the season for good. It can be an end to an already tumultuous season for him. But after already proving himself more than able to taking on different combatants in removal competitions, it will be a disappointing finish for him, and so quickly within the season.

Warning: spoilers forward for the end of The Challenge: Total Madness.

So, what happened to Jay on 'The Challenge,' exactly?

Jay used to be doomed from the minute he began flirting with Dee Nguyen. Dee and Rogan had a thing on The Challenge ahead of she ever met Jay and although Rogan did not appear to be he sought after to proceed their showmance this season, once she showed pastime in Jay, Rogan noticed purple. So when Rogan had the danger to go in opposition to Jay in an removal spherical, it used to be for sure private.

The problem concerned conserving a fireball and Rogan, being much better than Jay, took him down exhausting. Essentially, Jay had a difficult fall and couldn’t stand up instantly. One of his fellow competitors mentioned in the episode that it appeared like Jay’s arm used to be damaged, but if Jay spoke to Entertainment Weekly about his injury on The Challenge, he defined that he hit his head "pretty hard," nevertheless it wasn't extra serious than that.

He has been in more than one removing rounds on 'Total Madness' already.

To be fair, Rogan most likely didn't hurt Jay on purpose. He would possibly have had it out for the guy, but while you’re in an elimination spherical, it’s eat or be eaten. Jay used to be thrown into the first 3 male removing rounds of Total Madness. He has endured to end up himself, however it stays to be noticed if his fall leads to a disqualification for scientific causes.

Jay and Rogan’s feud on 'The Challenge' most likely is not over.

Jay additionally revealed in his Entertainment Weekly interview that he and Rogan don't seem to be exactly BFFs outside of the show. When requested how issues are between the competition now, Jay necessarily stated they don't seem to be enemies, however they aren't pals both. Does that imply a future contention on some other season of The Challenge? Let’s hope so.

"He's in England where he belongs, and I'm here in America where I belong," Jay advised Entertainment Weekly. "And everyone's quarantined, so there hasn't been much interaction, but I'm sure if I saw him in the streets, we'd probably have a drinking contest or some sort of contest, because me and him are always butting heads."

Who wins 'The Challenge: Total Madness'?

Unfortunately, injury or now not, Jay does not make it to the very finish of The Challenge: Total Madness. According to infamous spoiler website Vevmo, Jay isn't even in the final four this season, despite making it through multiple removal rounds already. The winners are reported to be Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio and Jenny West.

Still, there’s an opportunity Jay will pull through from his arduous fall and make it out to beat Rogan. But although he gets back up and continues his fight, Jay isn't going to depart the season as a finalist. For somebody with this type of robust get started, it’s lovely disappointing, but there’s always the following 12 seasons, as a result of you recognize The Challenge isn't going anyplace.

Watch The Challenge on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.

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