“You just created a enemy for life.
Hall Brawl just claimed another victim onThe Challenge: Battle of the Eras.
(Inthe Era 4 women’s Hall Brawl, Olivia Kaiser sent Nurys Mateo home.)
Paulie Calafiore.MTV
PAULIE CALAFIORE:The house was decided on what they wanted to do.
It insulted me, and that’s why I went at him the way that I did.
I don’t really think so, because everybody was already worried about a numbers game.
Paulie Calafiore.MTV
And then everything unraveled from there.
But if I lose to you, I at least don’t look as bad.
And if I beat you, I get some street cred.”
Nurys Mateo, Theo Campbell.MTV
But then old history dies hard.
You got two alpha competitors sitting there, and we’re going to give you guys what you want.
Is this the first time you two have come face-to-face sinceWar of the Worlds 2?
This was the first time we saw each other in person.
We’ve had banter on social media.
We keep it cute on social media because what’s the point of being messy there?
I appreciate seeing him on seasons the same way I appreciate seeing Jordan on seasons.
That kind of stuff makes for good, quality, fun competition.
Something like this is never getting squashed.
You’ve really got to dislike somebody to risk a million dollars in the first elimination.
It was what it was.
So it’s on now, basically every season, until one of us quits.
What was it like competing against him in Hall Brawl?
I didn’t know what planet I was on after the first hit.
How do you weigh the two?
One’s going to get me later in life, one I have to deal with right now.
I’ll take my chances with science later in life.
I’m just shocked.
Everybody in Vietnam was losing weight except for Theo.
Everybody was losing weight, and I’m like, “How is this kid just keeping his mass?
What is he doing?
Oh, he’s never working out.
He’s just drinking and eating.”
Was this not talked about on the show?
That was not shown!
The concussions were bad.
I got them back-to-back.
Listen, I’ve got my bell rung before.
I’ve done MMA, wrestling, I’ve been in plenty of fights in my life.
I’ve had my fair share of stingers in sports, and I got caught.
On the initial impact, my vision went white.
I know there were a lot of conversations happening with me after the elimination.
I had to get held back in Vietnam for two weeks because I couldn’t get on a plane.
[I got a] CT scan to check that that there was no bleeding in the brain.
It was bad, but thankfullyThe Challengewas all over it.
They made sure that I was taken care of in that sense, so I give credit there.
And it’s been a recovery since then.
Most of my memory’s come back now at this point.
I’m able to train hard again, because it was basically no training for six to eight weeks.
It was a scary time…
I’ll take another Hall Brawl as long as it’s not against the biggest guy in the house.
What’s the status of your beef with Theo now?
Are you ever going to be cool with each other?
F— Theo.
Off the field, it is what it is.
There’s no point.
It is what it is."
But stepping back into the show, sorry man, you just created a enemy for life.
I don’t like losing, let alone losing in that manner.
You almost ignited that old psychopath when it comes to the show again.
And that guy was relentless I would start at the airports with s— talking to people.
I did not feel comfortable leaving the game that early with Cara being in there.
I knew it was going to be an uphill battle.
It is tough leaving your safe space and your comfort and your rock in that manner.
And in my case, she was almost getting left to the wolves.
I’m never going to forget or forgive these people.
But when it comes to being in the game, I’m out for blood for everybody moving forward.
The Challenge: Battle of the Erasairs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
