The Problem OG Darrell Taylor is among the many former champions viewers have seen arrive at The Area for MTV’s Battle For a New Champion.
Darrell, a four-time champion, was featured in Episode 10, the place he would tackle both Kyland Younger or James Lock.
James, who’s in a showmance with Moriah Jadea, was spared from competing in opposition to Darrell, as he randomly selected Kyland in The Draw.
Nevertheless, Darrell turned the third solid member to carry up Moriah’s showmance and its potential impact on his good friend and castmate Johnny Bananas, whom Moriah had a showmance with on MTV’s earlier season, Journey or Dies, and dated after the present.
Beforehand, viewers noticed Devin Walker point out Moriah’s showmance throughout his interview clip from The Area, and Tori Deal referred to as out Moriah earlier than competing in her elimination.
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In a current interview, Darrell spoke extra about discovering Moriah and James’s showmance and his ideas on it affecting Bananas.
Darrell addresses Moriah and Bananas’ state of affairs after his Season 39 look
Talking with Mike Lewis earlier this week, Darrell talked about returning to The Problem after 14 different seasons and his elimination look.
Mike requested Darrell how he realized in regards to the Moriah and James showmance state of affairs. Darrell didn’t give any particular names,, saying he “acquired wind of the phrase of it, of what was occurring.”
“To me, man, that’s not an enormous deal. From what I knew, they have been by no means collectively. They have been simply courting,” he shared.
“I suppose she favored him and didn’t need to harm his emotions. I get it, however out of sight, out of thoughts man. You get on these exhibits and never in an actual relationship; it’s gonna occur,” Darrell mentioned.
“He most likely would’ve achieved the identical factor, too, so I don’t even know why they’re making an enormous deal out of it.”
Through the aired Problem episode, Moriah commented in regards to the varied champs calling her out for her showmance and the state of affairs off the present with Bananas.
“Darell, I take the whole lot he says with a grain of salt, however it’s nonetheless annoying to have one other vet are available in and say one thing unfavourable…it makes me really feel actually susceptible,” she mentioned in a confessional scene.
It’s unclear the place Moriah and Bananas at the moment are, however it’s believed they’re not on amicable phrases or following one another on social media.
Bananas has appeared on Home of Villains on E!, the place he had flirty scenes with castmate Corinne Olympios. He’s additionally on Peacock’s yet-to-be-released The Traitors Season 2 alongside his former Problem castmates CT Tamburello and Trishelle Canatella and different celebrities.
Darrell was able to name out an unpopular solid member
For the Season 39 eliminations, rivals who entered The Area had two nominated solid members they may face in the event that they drew their title throughout The Draw.
Nevertheless, a 3rd weapon in The Draw was labeled “Chaos,” permitting the previous champion to decide on any accessible opponents who weren’t on the day by day problem’s successful group. Viewers noticed Devin pull it throughout his look and name down Callum Izzard so he might get rid of him.
When requested who he would’ve chosen if he picked the Chaos weapon, Darrell had an instantaneous reply: Asaf Goren.
“I don’t know him personally, however it was simply one thing from his [previous Challenge season] from the couple episodes he was on there was simply one thing about him that I used to be not feeling,” Darrell mentioned.
Asaf debuted on MTV’s Whole Insanity season and ended up as the primary competitor eradicated by fellow rookie Jay Starrett. Whereas Asaf wasn’t on the present for lengthy, he had a quick showmance with Nany Gonzalez and acquired into it with Wes Bergmann.
“I don’t know if it’s as a result of he talked loads and made himself increased than what he actually was…I imply I do know you gotta hype your self up, however I really feel like he was hyping himself up method too arduous, however yea Asaf was the one I actually needed. Didn’t know nothing about him, however that’s who I needed,” Darrell mentioned.
Satirically, Asaf has been concerned in loads of drama throughout the aired episodes and on social media, together with him calling out Devin and feuding with castmates Melissa Reeves and Massive T Fazakerley.
As an alternative of Asaf, Darrel battled Kyland in an occasion that wasn’t a head-to-head bodily matchup.
Every competitor stood on a spherical hanging platform and had to make use of their physique weight to swing the platform round and light-weight off totally different spots at a flamethrower positioned close by.
Kyland discovered a trick to do the occasion faster. With that, he defeated Darrell to maintain his spot within the sport and protect $10,000 of the solid’s prize purse.
Darrell was gracious within the loss and gave Kyland excessive reward, indicating he believes he has what it takes to grow to be a champion.
The Problem: Battle For a New Champion airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on MTV.
