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Title: The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras Sees Eliminations of Emily Schromm and CT Tamburello

In a shocking twist, the latest episode of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras witnessed the elimination of two major contestants, Emily Schromm from Era 2 and CT Tamburello from Era 1. The episode, titled “An Era Tradition,” brought intense competition and emotional eliminations as the teams battled to keep their champions intact.

Hosted by T.J. Lavin, The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras is a reality competition series that brings together 40 legendary contestants from the show’s 26-year history, representing different eras of The Challenge. The contestants compete in physically and mentally demanding challenges to secure their spot as The Challenge 40 Champion and earn their share of the $1 million prize.

This week’s elimination targets were set, with CT Tamburello and Tina Barta from Era 1, and Emily Schromm and Nehemiah Clark from Era 2 marked for elimination. CT volunteered to protect his team, believing they could win in eliminations, while Nehemiah hoped to avoid the arena. Meanwhile, Olivia was frustrated with Josh for backing out and letting Kyland take the blame.

The Fast Pass challenge saw Era 4 dominate, followed by Era 2, Era 3, and finally, Era 1. Tensions erupted in Era 3, with Tori and her ex-fiancé Jordan clashing. With Kyland and Olivia winning, they held the power to decide who faced elimination.

Back at the house, Nehemiah and Emily pleaded their case, while Devin and Tori tried to avoid elimination. Despite deals and alliances, Kyland and Olivia chose Nehemiah and Emily from Era 2 to face CT and Tina from Era 1 in the arena.

The elimination game, “Getting Hammered,” tasked contestants with removing 100 nails from a board and hammering 100 new ones into another. The first to complete the task and hit the buzzer would stay in the competition, while the loser would be eliminated. In the women’s round, Tina from Era 1 went up against Emily from Era 2. Despite Emily’s undefeated record in eliminations, Tina took an early lead by using a more effective strategy for removing the nails. As Tina moved onto the hammering phase, Emily was still struggling to catch up. Eventually, Tina hit the buzzer first, eliminating Emily in a surprising upset, marking Emily’s first-ever elimination loss.

In the men’s round, CT from Era 1 against Nehemiah from Era 2. Both players found it difficult to replicate Tina’s successful strategy, resulting in much closer competition. Despite CT’s reputation as a dominant player in The Challenge, Nehemiah managed to edge ahead and hit the buzzer first, eliminating CT from the game. Nehemiah’s victory was an unexpected upset, dealing a huge blow to Era 1.

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras will continue to bring drama, strategy, and fierce rivalries to the screen every Wednesday at 8 PM ET/PT on MTV. Don’t miss out on the action and make sure to tune in for the latest episode, where the stakes keep getting higher and the competition more intense.

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