Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another epic episode of Challengers Unplugged where your hosts Rick, Corrina, Josh and Tony take you beyond the edit with some of your favorite Challengers to give you the opportunity to get to know them better. This week we sat down with none other than S38 Rookie of the Season and quite possibly Male Rookie of 2022/2023, Horacio Gutierrez, Jr. We kick off the episode by diving deep into Horacio's early life including what his dream job was as a kid, how he got into soccer and why it became so important to him. Horacio walks us through his soccer career through College, playing in Tasmania in the NPL, playing for Fayetteville in the USA, being scammed in Spain and even tells us about his traumatic knee surgery in Mexico. We then have Horacio explain to us what Exatlon was, how he got onto the show, how it differed from The Challenge, how he went from alternate to main cast yet again plus he tells us of the time he got into trouble on the show! Lastly we run through his time on MTV's The Challenge including how he and Olivia met, which of them got the call for the show, what his biggest worry with Olivia was VS when he knew she was the right partner for him, whether or not that front flip in his first elimination against Turbo was purposeful, what his most shocking connection in the house was, his true feelings on Jordan Wiseley, what moment he was most disappointed in himself for (trust us it's not what you think), his favorite daily/elimination, what moment he wished was shown in the final edit and even tells us what he thinks about Fessy Shafaat. There's so much we managed to discuss in this deep dive interview including exclusive stories and more we just don't have the space to write about so make sure you check out this episode from start to finish and then let us know what you thought by messaging us on Instagram, Twitter or on our FB Page.

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