“When you look at it from a Survivor vs. MTV thing, we were completely outnumbered.”
Wes Bergmannknows a thing or two about overcoming adversity.
Plus, check out EW’s exclusive sneak peek at the series premiere in the video above.
Wes Bergmann on ‘The Challenge: USA’.courtesy Paramount
WES BERGMANN:I had a lot of questions.
What am I walking into?"
It sounds too good to be true.
And they were unable to answer most of those questions until we got there and found out ourselves.
So how did you make the decision to do it, without knowing any of those answers?
But it does kind of stink because there’s no way to really mentally prepare without all the information.
And we definitely 100 percent did not know what we were getting ourselves into.
I kind of wish that I had I would’ve done things differently.
And as they should.
But when you look at it in a CBS vs. MTV thing, we were completely outnumbered.
When you look at it from aSurvivorvs.
MTV thing, we were completely outnumbered.
We don’t really have that chip on our shoulder.
But there are also a ton of CBS stars who have been on the MTV version ofThe Challengewith you.
Did those lines start to blur?
Well first off, it wasn’t a ton of them.
If it was a ton, I would’ve used that to our advantage.
Who were you surprised to see return this season?
I’m really surprised Josh is back.
I mean, he’s not very good.
He has a really long track record of sucking at this.
And the fans rightfully dislike him.
But he’s goofy, so maybe he’ll provide some goofy moments.
Did he continue to have a go at force a rivalry with you?
But my colleagues have to be real careful, because my colleagues all sucked their first season too.
Other than me I’m the only one that was phenomenal right from the start.
AndI’mthe one sitting back saying, “You’ve got to give people time.”
They’re going to learn from those and they’re going to come back stronger.
I personally foundUSAseason 1 to be very entertaining.
How did your most recent loss, onWorld Championships, affect how you prepared for this season?
Actually, not at all.
I just made a dumb mistake.
How did the CBS cast compare to what you’re used to dealing with from the MTV/Paramount cast?
They are a lot more mature than the MTV side, so I related to them more.
There was a lot of controversy surrounding theUSAfinale, with all the DQ’s and inconsistent rulings.
That’s how it’s done."
And then they’d say, “This part isn’t fair.”
When I saw that, even I brushed up [on sudoku puzzles] myself.
How does this season play out for you?
You’re going to see me in full-blown Wes mode.
All the things that you either love or hate about me will be on full display.
Now they’re coming in ready and raring to go.
It will 100 percent be one of the best seasons of all time.
