Warning: This article contains spoilers about Wednesday’s series premiere ofThe Challenge: USA.
So far onThe Challenge: USA, lovedoesn’tconquer all.
“It was amazing to watch it,” Vazquez tells EW despite the loss.
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“It had to happen, it’s fine, someone has to go.
It sucks that it was us but we had a blast.
I’m feeling good.”
“All I know is: Us, never them,” Vega jokes.
“GoLove Island!”
But yeah, we definitely had an inkling.
JAVONNY VEGA:Period.
We’re not going to kiss no butts.
When we was in the house, Cely was like, “Our name’s floating around.”
We were mentally prepared.
We just started talking mad trash because we were ready to go!
Did you know James was fighting hard to save himself and get you thrown in instead?
VAZQUEZ:We definitely knew he was in there working we saw him pulling them for chats.
I spoke to Shannon about it at one point.
I was like, “Respect but damn.”
VEGA:James pumped up Shannon to stay and everything because James didn’t want to go home.
We kind of had an idea.
It is what it is.
We still fought hard and had a ball.
Are you angry or upset with James or Tyson or Angela?
Do you blame any of them for your exit?
VAZQUEZ:[Laughs] No, it’s really all love.
I went to the premiere and I saw Angela there.
It’s a game and it’s the name of the game.
We knew what we were getting ourselves into and everyone outside of it is very, very good friends.
VEGA:Yeah, we wasn’t there that long to get any real bad blood.
What was it like for you in that elimination?
Because that’s one of the tougher ones we’ve seen on the show in the past.
VAZQUEZ:I’ve never sweat so much in my life, like literally.
I just remember feeling all the exhaustion.
But honestly Javonny and I never gave up, no matter how tired we were.
We kept trying to figure it out.
It was tough, though.So tough.
I have noodle arms.
How am I supposed to pull this rope?
VEGA:Surprisingly, me and Cely, we were conditioned enough to do it.
[Laughs] So we did a good job.
We didn’t get the W but we got a W in our hearts.
Cely, I loved seeing how you took control and were telling Javonny what to do.
Were you surprised that came out of you in the moment?
I was in there.
I was mentally prepared.
I was ready to go.
I really just wanted to prove to myself and everybody else that I can do this.
Me and Jovanny worked very well together.
VEGA:If they let us back in the house, we would have been beefin'!
VAZQUEZ:They never would have heard the end of it!
At what point did you realize you were going to lose?
VEGA:I turned my head back, and they already got half their rope out the cage.
I was like, yeahhhh.
[Laughs] I was like, “We’re done.”
VEGA:I was like, I don’t know what to do.
I was just so mad.
Do you thinkLove Islandprepared you forThe Challengebetter or worse compared to the other reality shows?
VEGA:I feel like everybody was equal in a way because they didn’t know what to expect.
VAZQUEZ:No, I keep sayingSurvivorandBig Brotherare built different.
[Laughs] We just had to fall in love.
But I definitely do think thatLove Island, we were underdogs.
We have a lot of heart.
What was your biggest regret from your time on the show?
VAZQUEZ:I don’t think I have any regrets.
I don’t know, I would have maybe tried a little harder to get into that zone.
But in reality, there’s not really any regrets.
I had so much fun.
VEGA:I just wish I had a more political presence.
I personally could have talked our way out of it, me and Cely going into elimination.
I could have just bashed somebody else.
I would have made some big lie.
We were the first ones out.
But hey, the first one out like Johnny Bananas who ended winning.
He’s the seven-timeChallengechampion!
Once you play, you learn the game, you know how to move moving forward.
VAZQUEZ:Y’all messed up sending us home first.
VEGA:Because now, we’re the students to the game.
VEGA:Never say never.
The Challenge: USAairs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on CBS.
