“I did dislocate my shoulder,” [SPOILER] tells EW.
“After that, pretty much the entire season I was playing with a compromised shoulder.”
Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Challenge: USA 2episode 8, “Independence Day.”
Monte Taylor.Jonne Roriz/Paramount
One of the biggest injuries of the season wasn’t even shown onscreen onThe Challenge: USA.
“I did dislocate my shoulder,” he tells EW.
I’ve dislocated it twice before, so I already knew what the feeling was.
Monte Taylor.Jonne Roriz/Paramount
But after that, pretty much the entire season I was playing with a compromised shoulder."
“It definitely compromised my swimming that motion is not a very comfortable one after dislocating your shoulder.
Below, Taylor breaks down his exit, that exhausting elimination, and more.
Monte Taylor.Jonne Roriz/Paramount
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you feeling about your exit now that you’ve seen it on TV?
It was a grueling experience.
But it was cool to watch it back again.
I’m glad that they showed how long we were doing it for because it felt like an eternity.
That has to rank up there with the longest eliminations in the history ofThe Challenge.
Yeah, we were going through it, I’m not going to lie.
Tyler said things like, “Don’t quit, Monte.
Don’t give up.”
Yeah, that was definitely going through my head, for sure.
What was the vibe like while you guys were going at this for hours?
It was very quiet, super quiet.
You could hear a pin drop for most of the time.
I guess I was kind of used to it.
Ever since the beginning of the damn season, it seemed like I was target No.
1 for most of the house, so I felt like my back was always up against the wall.
To know that so many people voted for me, it definitely motivated me.
me, which I wish our group could have done.
I was hoping for that the whole damn season.
Yeah, theBig Brothercontingency really fell apart right from the beginning.
[Laughs] Yeah.
It seems like that’s our history on these shows.
We are very good at a lot of the politicking, but the loyalty is the hardest part.
Perhaps we could vote them out.”
I think they finally caught on at some point, but it was too late.
It was just good gameplay.
It made the most sense forSurvivorto get me out.
But at the same time, I was just always mentally prepared to go down into an elimination.
I was motivated, frustrated, but locked in at the same time.
At what point did you realize that you were going to lose?
It requires so much patience.
At any moment before that, the ball’s could have toppled over.
Were you surprised by anything when you watched the episode?
No, not really.
It felt good that nobody blatantly lied to my face.
It was traumatizing to come out of the house and figure out who was telling the truth and whatnot.
It was even worse thanBig Brothersometimes.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
The Challenge: USAseason 2 airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
