- 6/13/2025
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00:00I'll be right back.
00:30I can give you the rest of your life.
00:41Previously on Tough Enough.
00:42Jonah is definitely having some doubts.
00:45Thoughts of ending the competition had been running through my head.
00:48Like I'm stuck, I don't know what to do.
00:50Wrestling takes up so much of your life.
00:52It's a little scary.
00:53If I have any doubts, I mean, I shouldn't keep myself in it, no?
01:00I don't want to be there for you.
01:08Every night when I talk to her, my girlfriend, she cries.
01:11And, you know, it's always based upon me being away.
01:15It's a huge commitment, dude.
01:16It's like 205 days a year, you know?
01:19You're totally right.
01:20It's a commitment, and it's huge, and it's like the rest of your life.
01:25It's scary.
01:26I'm extremely close with Jonah.
01:27Just living with him for these past nine weeks,
01:30he's just emotionally drained at this point,
01:32and this is a huge decision for him.
01:35I actually felt really bad.
01:36I need to talk to someone who has a better understanding of everything.
01:39I chose Al out of everyone to speak with.
01:42Al's been in the business so long.
01:44I'm really starting now to look at, like, the huge picture.
01:48Right.
01:49And that, like...
01:50It's starting to reality, it's starting to reach.
01:51Yeah.
01:51Is it going to be a life beyond wrestling?
01:55Or is it going to be my life, period?
01:58That's kind of up to you.
01:59As we get closer, and we're two weeks out from this thing finally ending,
02:04the realization starts to sink in.
02:06I might actually have a chance of winning this.
02:08And for Jonah, I think that scared the out of me.
02:11It's a decision you need to make on your own.
02:12But it's a decision you need to be clear about
02:14because I've got five other people in there who are clear about it.
02:19I'll be damned if I'm going to select someone that doesn't have this in his heart.
02:22If they're scared, I respect that.
02:24I understand that.
02:25Being scared, being afraid is fine.
02:27Doubt is a different story.
02:28You need to tell us, and you need to tell us in a strong enough way
02:32to convince us either you are leaving or you're staying.
02:38You know, after that conversation, you know, I got a better understanding about,
02:42I should be doing this for myself.
02:45I always try to please other people.
02:46This is one thing that I've always wanted to do.
02:49I want this.
02:51Walk back through the door.
02:52You'll have my faith.
02:53It's like, you better not screw me over.
02:54I think you're a looted.
02:55I have five other people in that room that would cut their right arm right now to win this thing.
03:02Would Jonah make that same commitment now?
03:04I have my doubts.
03:05This week of training got a little more intense.
03:13Learned some new moves, some very new painful moves.
03:18I heard your shoulders drove right through the leg.
03:20You all right?
03:21You're 6'4", whatever the hell you are.
03:24Be 6'4", whatever you are.
03:25You're done.
03:26You're all ass out.
03:27Mentally, it's draining because, you know, you have to have your hands right,
03:30and you have to do everything correctly.
03:32It is getting tougher.
03:38Whoa, I bumped into that.
03:45The ropes hurt.
03:47You think, oh, it's like a little rubber band.
03:50No.
03:50Every time I hit the ropes, I get bruises,
03:52and every time I hit the ropes, I start to bleed on my back.
03:55Jamie has such a wonderful presence that she needs to work on.
04:00Her abilities in the ring and step up to what she naturally appears to be.
04:05All right, so pay attention.
04:06You're going to throw a little dinner party for your trainers,
04:09and one special guest will be there also.
04:12We found out our guest was going to be Trish Stratus.
04:15Everything we had planned kind of got upscaled a little bit.
04:19You know, we wanted to be perfect for it.
04:21I wish I had a camera because I would totally take a picture of it.
04:23Everyone took a part in the whole evening.
04:25Jamie's at the table.
04:26I made the salmon and made the salads.
04:28Eric cooked most of the food.
04:30Justin and Matt, like, cooked steaks and cleaned up the house.
04:34Jonah did something, too, but no one remembers.
04:36Yo, Eric, do you want to sit in the kitchen, Trish?
04:39No, it's okay.
04:40I'm a little nervous.
04:41Oh, my God.
04:43I'm switching what you do.
04:44No, dude, everything's set up.
04:46Come on, man.
04:47What do you mean you're nervous?
04:48I'm a little nervous, buddy.
04:50She's so pretty.
04:51We're all waiting there like schoolboys just on the first day of school, nervous as hell,
05:04with our hands in our pockets.
05:05Hey, guys.
05:06Hi.
05:07This is Trish Stratus.
05:08Guys.
05:09You know, the minute she walked through the door, it was everything I expected and more.
05:27Just, you know, drop-dead gorgeous.
05:28Amy, thank you.
05:31Really, girls, no guys, no guy t-shirts.
05:33You know, I look at Ivory every day, and I see Trish Stratus, and they're gorgeous,
05:38and they're in very great physical condition.
05:41And then I look at myself, and it just seems like such a long way to get to where they are.
05:48My motto is preparedness means opportunity.
05:50So whenever an opportunity presents itself, make sure you're prepared for it to take it to its full advantage.
05:54I mean, you've got to think about it.
05:55They have a two-hour show, and they're giving you five minutes of it.
05:59So you've got to make them stay on that channel and not collect and be entertained
06:02and contribute to that whole two hours of the walkway.
06:05Like, whoa, what a good show.
06:05And they'll remember that.
06:06Your five minutes added to that two hours.
06:08I definitely have chills talking to Trish.
06:11It ups the morale of the whole group when a superstar comes.
06:14You know, Big said this is going to be the best experience of your life.
06:18And, you know, when this is over, I don't want to go home.
06:20I swear to God, I get goosebumps thinking about that.
06:22We have a wonderful dinner with Trish.
06:24You know, this group is getting real close.
06:25We're all working together.
06:27And, you know, I think we respect each other a little bit more.
06:29Jonah got back tomorrow.
06:31You know, I guess you're only human if you worry and have doubts.
06:34Stay true to yourselves and do your best.
06:36And it's your passion.
06:38Keep doing it, you know?
06:41I grab a seat at the table.
06:42Big tells us to sit back down at the table, and I know it's bad news because he has that serious face on.
06:48You know, we're coming to the end of this tough enough program.
06:51And there's six of you left.
06:53You look around at the table, as you said this, and the whole cast, their heads drop.
06:59You six are very special to us.
07:02You've done a tremendous job.
07:03And I think that all of you exhibit the qualities that we look for in a tough enough participant.
07:11Unfortunately, as you know, this is a competition.
07:14Only two of you can win.
07:15And with that, we will make some cuts tomorrow.
07:19I would not change this for the world, you know?
07:29This has been the best two months of my life.
07:33We sat down as a group and spoke to each other as if we were leaving, as if we were the person that we're leaving.
07:39It goes far beyond, you know, me hazing you or ragging on you sometimes.
07:44You ragging on me.
07:45You know, because when goes down, we're here for each other.
07:49I want to thank you all for making my time here enjoyable.
07:53Because if it was just a competition, this would have sucked.
07:57You guys made it that much better.
07:58And I still have the best room.
08:00I don't know if you guys really like me or I like you or any of that crap.
08:04It really doesn't matter.
08:05It goes beyond life.
08:06It goes beyond that.
08:07You find a way, and you don't necessarily have to like them, but you end up loving them anyway.
08:12That's what's so special about this group.
08:15It's an uplifting conversation, but everyone's still really nervous about the cut.
08:21It was like I don't feel I'm picking up everything as quickly as everybody, and I feel like I'm falling behind.
08:26And I'm scared.
08:28Now it's like now there's a cut.
08:31You gotta trust them.
08:32Yeah.
08:32You know?
08:33I try not to worry about things I can't control.
08:38You know what I mean?
08:39Just deal with it when they come.
08:41You don't know what's going to happen, but just deal with it when it comes.
08:45Good night.
08:45Good night.
08:46We have a real tough decision to make here.
08:59We started off with 13, and we're down to six.
09:02Let's start with Matt.
09:04I think that Matt's a natural.
09:05I think that he belongs in that ring.
09:07The downside to Matt is that he has a little bit of lack of height.
09:10Let's talk about Jamie.
09:13She's always been involved where there's been a coach or someone to push her.
09:17And the thing that we've had to try to emphasize lately is that there's not going to be someone
09:23to tell you when to turn it on and turn it off.
09:27Jamie's on the fence, as far as I'm concerned.
09:30Fair enough.
09:31The next person on my list, which is John.
09:34I mean, what have we been calling him?
09:36He's a prodigy.
09:36A lot of times we have to sit on him so he's not as cocky or not looking past what's being
09:42said to him.
09:44Let's talk about Eric.
09:45He's a fabulous look.
09:47His body's incredible.
09:48He makes sure of that.
09:50And he's got the discipline to be somebody that the McMahons could bank on.
09:55Let's talk about Justin.
09:57Do I see him walking through the curtain?
09:59Do I see myself facing off with him?
10:02Or standing next to him in that ring where I make my living?
10:06No.
10:07Last.
10:08On my list.
10:09Certainly not least.
10:11Jonah.
10:11Jonah talked last night to Trish, and I think that's the first time I think he's getting
10:18why he's here.
10:20And that touches me.
10:22So you make it this far, you touch me, you're in.
10:28Okay?
10:29To me, Jonah's out.
10:30And he's out because of the conversation that we had with him.
10:37At this stage in the game, how far we've come and how much the other five want this, he expressed
10:46doubt.
10:46And to me, that doubt was scary.
10:53I'm really starting now to look at the huge picture.
10:58If I take this as my life, is there going to be a life beyond wrestling?
11:02I don't hold Jonah's conversation with me against him.
11:06Well, that's unfair, though.
11:08That's unfair.
11:08I don't hold it against him.
11:09I'm not saying you do.
11:11Okay.
11:11I'm saying me.
11:12I don't think that Jonah has doubts.
11:14At this point in time, for Jonah, it would be a disservice for him to be thrust in there
11:22because he would panic and he wouldn't be ready.
11:26You've heard, um...
11:27Very hard decision.
11:28Yes.
11:29You've heard everybody's opinion and we've gone through this top to bottom, sideways, left
11:35to right.
11:35Mm-hmm.
11:36Let's, um, let's bring in the kids.
11:38Big kind of made the comment that there's going to be cuts.
11:41Now, that definitely weighed even bigger in our minds coming in because, you know, there's
11:47only six of us, it's going to be down to four after this morning.
11:52I don't want to stand there and look at him.
11:54I want to stand there and look at him in the eye.
11:58I really don't.
12:00I really don't.
12:02You wouldn't expect anything else from me.
12:04I know, I know, I know, I know.
12:06Morning, Justin.
12:07Morning, Eric.
12:08Morning, Justin.
12:08Morning, Eric.
12:09Morning, Justin.
12:10Morning, Jamie.
12:11Morning, Eric.
12:12They're all...
12:13They're all mentally done today.
12:17Huh?
12:17You all right?
12:22Let's just go.
12:23Come on.
12:27Okay, if everybody could stand up.
12:36Know that we're all proud of all of you.
12:41That we've become attached to each and every one of you.
12:44It's a very necessary evil that we have to do.
12:46But it doesn't make it any easier on us, especially as we get closer to you.
12:54So, let's get this done, shall we?
12:58The tension was definitely high and the suspense was unbelievable.
13:02Matt, please sit down.
13:10Matt, please sit down.
13:17Eric, please sit down.
13:18John, please sit down.
13:32John, please sit down.
13:32Jamie, please sit down.
13:53Justin, I'm sorry.
13:54Justin, I'm sorry.
14:04I'm sorry.
14:04I'm really sorry.
14:05You're cut.
14:09John, please sit down.
14:10Jonah, please sit down.
14:21I just sat down and I was in relief, took a deep breath.
14:26And I was like, oh man, I can't believe it.
14:27You know, I'm still here.
14:28You guys can say your goodbyes.
14:33It'll be tough tomorrow without seeing everybody, without having a big say, you know, it's a great
14:49day to be alive, even though it still is.
14:51When Biggs says, you know, experience of a lifetime, we always say that it really does
15:10us no justice because it's more than that.
15:13It's the most indescribable feeling, indescribable experience.
15:18Unless you get here and live it and do it, you don't know.
15:25It's this business.
15:27Show must always go on.
15:32We just got through this cut.
15:37No, we should feel great feeling lousy.
15:39Never take it for granted.
15:41We needed to do something to change the mood, to get the morale back up.
15:46After the cut, we all go to Yankee Doodle, which we think we're just going to get lunch.
15:51Oh, wow.
15:52Hey, Bradshaw.
15:53Oh my God.
15:54I like had to wait for everybody else to walk by me because I'm like, it's Bradshaw.
15:58It's Bradshaw.
15:59Hello, boys.
16:00How are you doing?
16:01Jonah.
16:02Nice to meet you.
16:03How are you?
16:04You're the cutest one of the bunch.
16:05Y'all over 21?
16:06Yeah.
16:07Sit down.
16:08Coming from an all-time low of a day, St. Bradshaw, you know, that definitely made us feel
16:20luck out of Bradshaw.
16:21One of the biggest superstars in WWE.
16:22Good luck to all y'all.
16:23Bradshaw came to visit us the day after his bicep surgery when he talked about the business
16:29and being a WWE superstar to the kids.
16:33He was just beaming.
16:35You've got to develop a passion for this business.
16:37If you don't love what you do, you're not going to be here long.
16:40It's real simple, guys.
16:41I want to let you know one thing, that when you get this contract, you don't become a McMahon.
16:45You don't become adopted.
16:46You get an opportunity.
16:47And you get a hell of an opportunity.
16:49And it's up to you to make it.
16:52To see one of the biggest men I've ever seen in my life in Bradshaw and to see everybody
16:58keep up beer for beer, I knew this was just going downhill from the first one.
17:03Thank you to John Bradshaw for being here today.
17:06Hell yeah.
17:07Paul had way more beers than we should have had.
17:10Hell yeah.
17:11Hey Bradshaw.
17:12Bradshaw, thank you.
17:14It becomes like a three ring circus to the point where John runs to the bathroom to throw up.
17:18I'm not joking.
17:21That was when I went.
17:23Time to go home.
17:24Are you all right?
17:25Yeah, I'm okay.
17:26Don't worry.
17:27I threw up a little bit.
17:28I know.
17:29Come on.
17:37We had a day off of Trax just to, you know, get ourselves back into the game emotionally.
17:42But when we get back to Trax, it's business.
17:44All business.
17:45So, who wants to do something off the top rope?
17:48Now they're going to start doing, you know, stuff that they dreamed that they wanted to do but never thought that they actually could do or would ever do.
17:55This is the first move we've done off the ropes and we're on the top of the ropes six feet up and it's a whole different world up there.
18:07Okay?
18:08Don't get cocky.
18:09I will knock you on your ass.
18:10Jamie, who always questions herself and always, always, you know, holds back a little bit, never really commits and never go gives, you know, gives it her all.
18:28Because I think she's a little afraid of failure.
18:31There you go.
18:32That's it.
18:33You're going to grab that turnbuckle.
18:34You're going to get your feet in there.
18:36Then you're going to stand up and just go.
18:38I trust you that you can do this or else we wouldn't be doing it.
18:41You will never land on your head.
18:43Just like that.
18:47Walking towards the rope, I'm getting real scared.
18:52Let go and stand up until you're ready.
18:55You can do it, John.
19:00There you go.
19:05Just the anticipation is probably the worst part.
19:08You're just standing up there, trying to clear your mind.
19:11Just to have the guts to do it is more than half the battle.
19:15Yes.
19:16Up.
19:17Up.
19:18Up.
19:19Up.
19:24Oh, my God.
19:25I don't think my body can physically do this.
19:28Finally, Al kicks the crash pad out.
19:30I said, we're going to do them.
19:32Al walked up there, didn't question it, and just did it.
19:36That's a tough thing, just to go up there by yourself and stand on that rope and take a leap off not knowing what's going to happen.
19:50Unless you have someone like Al who really has the confidence that you can do it.
19:54Quit holding back.
19:55Okay.
19:56You understand?
19:57They don't afford for you to half-ass no more.
19:59Okay.
20:00Be aggressive.
20:01If I hold back, I'm going to hurt myself.
20:02I've got to go balls to the wall.
20:04There was no doubt.
20:09There was no hesitation.
20:10She actually pulled off one of the nicest ones I've ever seen.
20:13It looked like she'd been doing it for years.
20:15It was great, girl.
20:16It was great.
20:17I think the moonsault was the defining moment for me in the ring to build up my confidence.
20:22The fact that everyone got up there and did a moonsault in their first shot showed that we all trust each other and we trust the trainers.
20:31It's experiences like that, it's experiences like doing a moonsault for the first time together, jumping off a waterfall in Iceland, that bring the five of us so close together.
20:40Good job.
20:41Good job.
20:42Good job.
20:43Good job.
20:44Good job.
20:45Good job.
20:46Good job.
20:47Thank you for looking.
20:48Thank you for coming.
20:49Good job.
20:50Good job.
20:51I see his boot just go straight into Matt's jaw.
20:54Blood, like, flew out of his mouth and onto the mat.
20:57Everyone pretty much just wants Matt to run out of the ring,
21:00make a tag, something, anything.
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