#124 Challengers Unplugged: Beyond The Edit with Troy Cullen

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Challengers Unplugged where your hosts Rick, Corrina, Tony and Josh take you beyond the edit with some of your favorite Challengers and reality stars. This week we have a very special guest joining us all the way from Australia, Troy Cullen! Troy was such a joy to have on and learn more about his life and his approach to these games. We start out with the basics like where he was born and raised, what he wanted to be when he was younger, his passions as a child, history as a reality TV fan for shows like Ninja Warrior and The Challenge as well as how he got on Ninja Warrior. We dive deep into his two appearances on Ninja Warrior including the alliances he had, the bet he made for his second appearance and what he learned about himself overall. Troy shares his experience of crossing over onto The Challenge Australia including some behind the scenes info on the alliance breakdown, what really went down with him, Kiki and Emily, BBQ fight night, the infamous pole wrestle moving straight into the Australian final and what he did with his Australian winnings! Then we break into World Championship and discuss his time with Amber Borzatra, being the only one to know she was pregnant and having to keep it a secret for months, what he thinks about the Fandom's opinion on Kaycee's personality, what he would have changed about his game, which partners he wanted the most, who he would pick if he could go back and do it again, his Hall Brawl with Yes and then running the final with Kaycee. Troy shares so much behind the scenes moments and information including what was really going on with Kaycee during the World Championship final and a few unaired moments including a steamy hookup in the back of the bus which caused a GoPro to be put on all future bus rides plus so much more! Troy truly shared so much of his life, thoughts and opinions with us and we couldn't be more grateful to have had this chance to get to know Troy better. We hope you all enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed doing it.

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Ben Driebergen Unplugged (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RxvrjcOsvmjWRPyQtyBRs?si=opuVSkJzSf-W1WsdNlYF6A

Ben Driebergen Unplugged (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/118-challengers-unplugged-beyond-the-edit-with/id1587568834?i=1000616534317

Jodi Weatherton Unplugged (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/5x0ZsCz7jcDqjms7Ak7cTC?si=QDI35vIqTTSIcX5L4fIkqg

Jodi Weatherton Unplugged (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/122-challengers-unplugged-beyond-the-edit-with/id1587568834?i=1000621965164

Nelson Thomas Unplugged (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/1iL4t0bPI3y4UAokgUWQWt?si=Iu40V1NvQLCjVuJxdySJAg

Nelson Thomas Unplugged (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/120-challengers-unplugged-beyond-the-edit-with/id1587568834?i=1000619913369

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