Johnny Bananas, 42, addresses his future on ‘The Challenge’: ‘I’ve lost some speed’

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the seven-time champion of the MTV reality series explained that he went into Season 40: “Battle of the Eras” (premiering Wednesday) wondering if he could still dominate his competitors.“This season for me was a big kind of question mark in that regard,” the 42-year-old said.“Back in the day I was like a pitcher that had a fastball that no one could hit.

I’ve lost some speed on that,” Bananas added. “So I got to be better at throwing junk and spotting my pitches.”Bananas made his reality TV debut on “The Real World” Season 17 in 2006.

He’s since become a staple on “The Challenge” and has won seven regular seasons, including 2016’s “Rivals III,” where he took the $275,000 prize from his winning partner Sarah Rice.

The reality legend is representing “Era II” on the highly-anticipated “Battle of the Eras” season, which features other fan-favorites like CT Tamburello, Mark Long, Aneesa Ferreira and Cara Maria Sorbello.“Coming into this season, especially with the younger generation, but then also the older generation, I wanted to see where I stacked up and if I still have what it took to make it through,” Bananas explained. “These things are brutal from a physical standpoint, from a mental standpoint, emotional standpoint,” he continued. “So you never know going in.