Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer

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Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer
SlagWarsPoster.jpg
Promotional poster
Genre Reality
Judges
Narrated by Chase Icon
Theme music composerAndrew Barret Cox
Opening theme"Slag Wars"
ComposerAndrew Barret Cox
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Original release
Release27 November (2020-11-27) 
18 December 2020 (2020-12-18)

Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer is a British reality television competition series that premiered online on 27 November 2020. [1] The show features Rebecca More and Sophie Anderson on their hunt to discover the next LGBTQ+ icon. [2] [3]

Contents

Cast

Contestants

Contestants of Slag Wars
ContestantPronounsAgeHometownOutcome
Tyreece NyeThey/Them/She/Her20 London, England Winner
CainHe/Him25 London, England Runners-up
Cameron SmithHe/Him26 Manchester, England
Nicky Monet She/Her Los Angeles, California
Gustavo Ernesto EscobedoHe/Him30 Mexico 5th place
Kevin ScottHe/Him25 Aberdeen, Scotland 6th Place
Levi Jed MurphyHe/Him24 Manchester, England 7th Place

Contestant progress

Contestant1234
TyreeceBTM2SAFEWINWinner
NickySAFEWINSAFERunner-up
CainWINBTM2SAFERunner-up
CameronSAFESAFEELIMRunner-up
GustavoWINWINELIM
KevinSAFEELIM
LeviBTM2QUIT

  The contestant won Slag Wars.
  The contestant was a runner-up.
  The contestant left the competition voluntarily.
  The contestant won the challenge.
  The contestant was declared safe.
  The contestant was in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated.

Episodes

Slag Wars Season 1 Episodes
No.TitleOriginal Air Date
1Slag On Arrival27 November 2020 [4]
2Safe Word Slag4 December 2020 [5]
3Show Biz Slags11 December 2020 [6]
4Last Slag Standing18 December 2020 [7]

Reception

Slag Wars has garnered widespread positive reception featuring in notable media outlets such as VICE, [8] i-D, [9] Out Magazine, [10] Pink magazine, [11] and more. [12] [13] [14] [15]

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