"Theo demolished him" — The Challenge Season 40 fans react to Paulie's elimination 

The Challenge Season 40: Battle of the Eras aired Episode 2 this week on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. During the segment, fans saw a total of 16 contestants compete in the elimination arena and half of them were sent home.

One of the eliminated contestants was Paulie Calafiore, who competed against Theo Campbell in Hall Brawl, one of the most popular elimination tasks in the show's history.

Fans took to social media to react to the two rivals competing against one another and felt that Theo destroyed Paulie in the task. One person wrote on X:

"I do feel bad for Paulie. It wasn't even close. Theo demolished him #TheChallenge40 #TheChallenge"

"The way Theo embarrassed Paulie damn #thechallenge," a fan commented.

"i'm sorry but what happened to paulie tonight might be one of the most embarrassing things to ever happen in challenge history #TheChallenge40 #TheChallenge," a tweet read.

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras fans praised Theo's gameplay:

"Theo ran over Paulie like this was Last Chance U #thechallenge #thechallenge40," a person wrote.

"Why is everyone including Theo acting so impressed that Theo beat Paulie in a hall brawl when he’s like 8 inches taller than him and significantly larger?? if he didn’t dominate it would’ve been embarrassing. #TheChallenge40 #theChallenge," a fan commented.

"Theo is a f**king dawg. Paulie got dragged like a rag doll. Paulie, "You shouldn't have been talking sh**." Katt Williams voice. @lookin4gee @TheChallenge #TheChallenge #TheChallenge40," a tweet read.

The Challenge 40 fans further said:

"I've prayed to The Challenge Gods for years to give me a physical elimination. And I'm about to hit Theo so f—king hard that he's not going to know what hit him." - Paulie Calafiore (Words Before Disaster) #TheChallenge40," a person wrote.

"Theo absolutely demolished paulie and left no crumbs paulie should’ve kept his mouth quiet #TheChallenge40," a fan commented.

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The Challenge Season 40: Theo and Paulie compete in an elimination challenge

In The Challenge Season 40 Episode 2, Theo Campbell and Paulie Calafiore competed against each other in the elimination arena. Theo was already in danger after losing the daily challenge in Episode 1, and his opponent was picked by Eras 4 winners of Episode 1, Horacio and Michele.

The two competed in a classic elimination challenge, Hall Brawl, during which the contestants started on opposite ends of a narrow tunnel. The person who reached the other end two times won the task.

Ahead of the challenge, Paulie said in a confessional:

"I've prayed to The Challenge Gods for years to give me a physical elimination. And I'm about to hit Theo so f*cking hard that he's not going to know what hit him."

When the task began, the two raced towards one another as the other contestants watched. Theo slammed Paulie into the ground to get ahead and won the first round. As the other players gasped, Johnny Bananas chimed in on the situation and said it was the sound of "Paulie's soul leaving his body."

After the first round, Paulie told the cameras he had hit "bigger guys before" and that it was about "leverage" and where one hit his opponent. However, his strategy failed and Theo bit him two times in a row and eliminated Paulie from The Challenge Season 40.

After the task, Theo stated he didn't think it was going to be so easy to beat Paulie. Meanwhile, Paulie told the cameras:

"Felt like I ran into a mad truck. I don't like losing, and losing in this fashion. This is just an embarrassment. This is going to be an absolute nightmare for a very, very long time and I haven't even watched it back yet."

Fans of the show took to social media to react to Paulie's elimination and praised Theo's gameplay during the task. Paulie was one of eight contestants to be eliminated from The Challenge Season 40 Episode 2. Others who left the MTV show were Amanda, Leroy, Mark, Katie, Nurys, KellyAnne, and Brandon.