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The premier ofThe Challenge USAwill kick off a clash between some of the capital CBS realism competitors , andSurvivorstar Domenick Abbate is one of the intimate boldness set for struggle . The initiative time of year ofThe Challenge USAwill see the MTV and Paramount+ format kick off its CBS iteration by stone a act of the meshing ’s world alum against one another . The show ’s cast features former dissenter on CBS realness hitsThe Amazing Race , Big Brother , Love Island , andSurvivor .
Domenick , a 43 - year - honest-to-goodness construction supervisory program , is one of several formerSurvivorplayers set to seem onThe Challenge USA . Joining him will beSurvivorwinners Tyson Apostol , Ben Driebergen , and Sarah Lacina , all of whom competed onSurvivor : Winners at Warin 2020 . to boot , Survivor 41 ’s Danny McCray and Shantel " Shan " Smith will be part of the cast , as willCagayanandCambodiastandout Tasha Fox andseason 35 ’s Desi Williams .
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Though he never wonSurvivor , Domenick is arguably one of the biggest names on theChallenge USAcast , along with Tyson , Sarah , andBig Brother 23winner Xavier Prather . Domenick is easily one of the most striking stars of the mod era ofSurvivor . He played the secret plan in 2018 as part of the show ’s thirty-sixth season , Survivor : Ghost Island , and despite the time of year not being one of the series ' most fete , Domenick ’s impact on the game was undeniable . Along with his alliance partner Wendell Holland , Domenick utterly dominated the entire game , running the strategy and decimating his opponents Arthur Robert Ashe and Wendell marched to the finish . Domenick and Wendell made it to the Final Three with their friend Laurel Johnson , who was regard as a goat by the panel . In a legendary conclusion , the final panel vote end in a association between Domenick and Wendell , aSurvivorfirst . Laurel , who receive no balloting , was then charged with determine the achiever , and she select to present Wendell with the million - clam dirty money .
Domenick amount closer to advance the game than any losingSurvivorfinalist in the story of the show . As such , he is considered among the bestSurvivorplayers to never win and one of the best one - time instrumentalist ever . He has yet to render toSurvivor , as there has n’t been a returning instrumentalist time of year sinceGhost Islandother thanWinners at War , for which he was ineligible . He ’s much a ignition lock forthe nextSecond ChanceorAll - Starseason , so it ’s no surprise that CBS meet him about appearing onThe Challenge .
It ’ll be interesting to see how Domenick adjusts toThe Challenge USA . He for certain held his own as a physical rival on hisSurvivorseason , but hisSurvivorlegacy has in the main been focused on his reputation as a Einstein strategian and social manipulator . He might have a few connections to some of his fellowChallengecompetitors heading into the season , especially since his good friend Wendell recently played onSurvivor : success at Warwith Tyson , Sarah , and Ben , but only time will tell how Domenick fares once the competitor gets rolling .
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The Challenge USApremieres Wednesday , July 6 on CBS .
