Wes Bergmann has revealed what The Challenge season 40 cast will be making - and fans cannot believe how much it is. The three-time champion of the hit MTV reality competition - which returns on August 14 for Season 40 - took to X to shed light on how much the cast gets paid for appearing on the show and explained why some make a lot more than others. In a heated debate on social media, Wes - who previously announced he would not be returning to the show - claimed that the “average” Challenge contestant would be raking in an eye-watering $100,000 for the upcoming season.
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” However, his rant did not go down well with others on X, with one replying: “It's bull---t. It's like how salary workers don't get overtime wages, basically. Idk why he's trying to make that sound like a good thing.
” Another added: “They should get pai.