"Ego knocked down": The Challenge 40 fans discuss Johnny Bananas' previous wins with the male GOAT Jordan's title

The second part of The Challenge 40 Reunion premiered on January 22, 2025. The recently released episode was released a week after the first part, for which fans have been quite eager. There were many discussions, arguments, confrontations, and heated exchanges during the reunion.

One of the things that happened during the reunion was cast members voting for the "female and male GOAT." After all the participants put in their votes, the results were declared:

• Rachel as the female GOAT
• Jordan as the male GOAT

Seeing the results, The Challenge 40 star Johnny Bananas was surprised, and he asked to confirm if the results of the male/ female GOAT were "based on the finale." Referring to his question and behavior sparked a debate among the fans.

A fan wrote on social media platform X, referring to Johnny Bananas:

"Bananas ego knocked down a few pegs when Jordan was announced as the male goat #TheChallenge40."

Another fan mentioned:

"The GOAT of the challenge is JOHNNY BANANAS !! He was the most wins!!! Nobody has beat his record! Jordan is great at this game as well, I'm not taking anything from him. #TheChallenge40."

One more fan commented about Johnny Bananas' seven wins:

"The most interesting storyline for 2 sec was Tony vs Avery. SHE should be thanking him. @tonyraines u need to come back again and last longer !!!! Listen to bananas next time he WON 7 TIMES #thechallenge40 #thechallenge40reunion."

An X user posted:

"Wooooow. they took Bananas toast away from him again. that's nasty work. Just let the man toast. Dude is never going to let this go. #thechallenge40 #thechallenge."

Referring to how Jenny has also been a strong contender for becoming the "GOAT" a fan commented:

"Jenny also crushed the total madness final beating Bananas, Kacey, Kyle, Corey and Fessy big a wide margin #thechallenge40."

A user wrote about Jordan, Johnny Bananas, and CT:

"Damn you can tell Jordan was uncomfortable accepting that GOAT belt over Johnny. I'm sure he has massive respect for Johnny and CT. They're all legends at this point #thechallenge40."

A user mentioned Johnny Bananas as "the goat" and wrote:

"Johnny is the goat of the challenge. Jordan is the goat of challengers. If that makes sense #thechallenge40 #challenge40 #TheChallenge40reunion #challenge40reunion."

A netizen wrote about Johnny Bananas:

"It felt like Bananas was annoyed by all that. #TheChallenge40."

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The Challenge 40 Reunion Part 2: Johnny Bananas reaction to male and female GOAT announcement

The recently released second part of The Challenge 40 Reunion featured an exciting poll. Cast members were asked to vote for male and female GOAT - Greatest Of All Time players. Later when the result was revealed, Johnny Bananas had a question.

"So, that's what it's based on, finals?" he asked.

Seeing how surprised he was, The Challenge 40 star Tori mentioned that Bananas was the GOAT of being a "showman." She referred to Jordan as "the true GOAT" for his "abilities" in the final.

Witnessing how Johnny Bananas sarcastically asked about the base for Jordan's win as the "GOAT," fans took to social media platform X and shared their thoughts.

One of the fans mentioned that after witnessing Jordan as GOAT, Johnny Bananas' "ego knocked down a few pegs," while another fan wrote he was "annoyed." While some fans favored Johnny since he has multiple wins for the franchise, others criticized The Challenge 40 participants.

Along with that, fans also witnessed how fellow participants, including Tori and host Maria, criticized him during their separate incidents. Tori referred to him as the GOAT of "being a showman." By the end of the reunion, Maria played a prank on him, as she cut him off after offering him the stage.

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Fans can stream The Challenge 40 Reunion on Hulu and Philo.