Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2

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Battle of the Sexes 2
Season 9
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Presented by Jonny Moseley
No. of contestants36
Winners
Location Galisteo, New Mexico
Opening theme"Come Out Fighting" by The Vandals
No. of episodes17
Release
Original network MTV
Original releaseOctober 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) 
January 31, 2005 (2005-01-31)
Season chronology
 Previous
The Inferno
Next 
The Inferno II

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2 is the 9th season of the MTV reality game show The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge). The season directly follows The Inferno and took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [1]

Contents

Battle of the Sexes 2 is the first season of The Challenge to be a sequel from an earlier season, the show's sixth season, Battle of the Sexes. A casting special titled "He Says She Says: The Battle for the Battle of the Sexes 2" aired on September 27, 2004. Battle of the Sexes 2 premiered on October 4, 2004, and concluded on January 31, 2005.

Format

Before each challenge, each team choose three leaders. If the team won, those three leaders form the inner circle and decide whom to vote from their team; if the team lost, the rest of the team form the inner circle and vote off one of their three leaders. No life-shields were used during this season.

Contestants

Men's team
PlayerOriginal seasonFinish
Dan Setzler Road Rules: Northern Trail Winner
Eric Nies The Real World: New York Winner
Theo Vonkurnatowski Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour Winner
Mark Long Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure Episode 15
Brad FiorenzaThe Real World: San DiegoEpisode 14
Shane LandrumRoad Rules: Campus CrawlEpisode 13
Steven Hill The Real World: Las VegasEpisode 12 [lower-alpha 1]
Randy BarryThe Real World: San DiegoEpisode 11
Frank RoesslerThe Real World: Las VegasEpisode 10
Nick HaggartRoad Rules: X-TremeEpisode 9
Chris GraebeRoad Rules: South PacificEpisode 8
Mike Mizanin The Real World: Back to New YorkEpisode 7
Shawn SealyRoad Rules: Semester at SeaEpisode 6
Derrick KosinskiRoad Rules: X-TremeEpisode 5
Abram BoiseRoad Rules: South PacificEpisode 4
Adam KingThe Real World: ParisEpisode 3
Ace Amerson The Real World: Paris Episode 2
Jacquese SmithThe Real World: San DiegoEpisode 1
Women's team
PlayerOriginal seasonFinish
Arissa Hill The Real World: Las Vegas Runner-up
Coral Smith The Real World: Back to New York Runner-up
Sophia PasquisRoad Rules: The QuestRunner-up
Tina Barta Road Rules: South Pacific Episode 15
Ruthie Alcaide The Real World: Hawaii Episode 14
Robin HibbardThe Real World: San DiegoEpisode 13
Tonya Cooley The Real World: ChicagoEpisode 12
Ibis NievesRoad Rules: X-TremeEpisode 11
Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at SeaEpisode 10
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Episode 9
Katie Doyle Road Rules: The Quest Episode 8
Rachel Robinson Road Rules: Campus Crawl Episode 7
Angela Trimbur Road Rules: X-Treme Episode 6
Cynthia Roberts The Real World: Miami Episode 5
Ayanna Mackins Road Rules: Semester at Sea Episode 4
Kina DeanRoad Rules: X-TremeEpisode 3
Cameran Eubanks The Real World: San Diego Episode 2
Genesis Moss The Real World: Boston Episode 1

Game summary

EpisodeWinnersTeam LeadersEliminated
#Challenge
1/2Dangle DropMenAbram, Adam, EricJacquese
Genesis, Rachel, TinaGenesis
3Snake Pit PokerMenArissa, Coral, CameranCameran
Brad, Frank, TheoAce
4Melt With YouMenDan, Shane, ShawnAdam
Aneesa, Ibis, KinaKina
5Bombs AwayMenChris, Mark, StevenAbram
Ayanna, Coral, SophiaAyanna
6Junk BoatWomenDerrick, Mike, RandyDerrick
Robin, Ruthie, VeronicaCynthia
7High NoonMenBrad, Eric, RandyShawn
Angela, Arissa, TonyaAngela
8Fill 'Er UpMenEric, Frank, NickMike
Rachel, Sophia, TonyaRachel
9Sa WingMenBrad, Shane, TheoChris
Ibis, Katie, RuthieKatie
10Electro ShockMenAneesa, Coral, RobinAneesa
Dan, Randy, StevenNick
11Pop Culture Bike JumpWomenBrad, Frank, TheoFrank
Arissa, Sophia, TinaVeronica
12The ShredderMenEric, Mark, ShaneRandy
Ibis, Robin, RuthieIbis
13Cast A Spell [lower-alpha 1] MenDan, Shane, Theo
Coral, Ruthie, TonyaTonya
14Semi-CrossMenBrad, Dan, MarkShane
Robin, Sophia, TinaRobin
15Car-GoMenDan, EricBrad
Ruthie, TinaRuthie
16VertigoWomenArissa, CoralTina
Mark, TheoMark
17Escape From Santa FeMen
 Women
 Men

Contestant Progress

ContestantsEpisode
123456789101112131415Finale
DanSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEWINWINWINSAFEWINNER
EricWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINWINSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEWINSAFEWINNER
TheoSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFENOMSAFEWINSAFESAFENOMWINNER
ArissaSAFENOMSAFESAFESAFENOMSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINLOSER
CoralSAFENOMSAFENOMSAFESAFESAFESAFENOMSAFESAFENOMSAFESAFEWINLOSER
SophiaSAFESAFESAFENOMSAFESAFENOMSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFENOMSAFESAFELOSER
MarkSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEWINSAFEOUT
TinaNOMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFENOMNOMOUT
BradSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEWINSAFENOMSAFESAFEWINOUT
RuthieSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFENOMSAFESAFENOMNOMSAFEOUT
ShaneSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEWINWINOUT
RobinSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFENOMSAFENOMSAFEOUT
StevenSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEDQ
TonyaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMNOMSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
RandySAFESAFESAFESAFENOMWINSAFESAFEWINSAFEOUT
IbisSAFESAFENOMSAFESAFESAFESAFENOMSAFESAFEOUT
FrankSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEOUT
VeronicaSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
NickSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEOUT
AneesaSAFESAFENOMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
ChrisSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT
KatieSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
MikeSAFESAFESAFESAFENOMSAFEOUT
RachelNOMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
ShawnSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEOUT
AngelaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
DerrickSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
CynthiaSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
AbramWINSAFESAFEOUT
AyannaSAFESAFESAFEOUT
AdamWINSAFEOUT
KinaSAFESAFEOUT
AceSAFEOUT
CameranSAFEOUT
JacqueseOUT
GenesisOUT
Competition
  The contestant won the Final Challenge
  The contestant lost the Final Challenge
  The contestant was team leader and won the challenge
  The contestant was team leader, lost the challenge, but was not eliminated
  The contestant was safe from elimination
  The contestant was eliminated by the Inner Circle
  The contestant was disqualified from the competition due to physical violence

Final results

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
1061"Howdy Santa Fe"October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)
1072"Dangle Drop"October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)
1083"Snake Pit Poker"October 18, 2004 (2004-10-18)
1094"Melt with You"October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25)
1105"Bombs Away"November 1, 2004 (2004-11-01)
1116"Junk Boat"November 8, 2004 (2004-11-08)
1127"High Noon"November 15, 2004 (2004-11-15)
1138"Fill'er Up"November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22)
1149"Sa-Wing"November 29, 2004 (2004-11-29)
11510"Electro-Shock"December 6, 2004 (2004-12-06)
11611"Pop Culture Bike Ramp"December 13, 2004 (2004-12-13)
11712"The Shredder"December 20, 2004 (2004-12-20)
11813"Cast a Spell"December 27, 2004 (2004-12-27)
11914"Semi-Cross"January 3, 2005 (2005-01-03)
12015"Car-Go"January 10, 2005 (2005-01-10)
12116"Vertigo"January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)
12217"Handsome Reward"January 24, 2005 (2005-01-24)

Reunion special

The reunion special, Battle of the Sexes 2: Reunion - Secrets from Elimination Hill, was aired on January 31, 2005, and was hosted by VJ La La Vazquez.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Steven was disqualified from the competition prior to the "Cast A Spell" challenge after slapping Shane.

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References

  1. Wolk, Josh (November 12, 2004). "The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2". EW.com . Retrieved April 12, 2023.