The Ruins: Tonya Cooley - MTV

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I don't know if she would have made it to the end. I think that had she not been kicked off, she would have been sent in again. However, I couldnt see her losing any of the ruins games except for the one Kellyanne and Veronica did. She would have kicked *** on the last ruins with the pulling of the rope. She probably would have won the bamboo kicking one AND the one that was borderline water-boarding, lol. I can't remember who Johanna went against in the latter but I'm sure she would have put up a way better fight than she did. Johanna is overrated.
[QUOTE=MBlaze;292262]I might be late. But I don't think people give Tonya enough credit. Going back and watching the challenges she was always one of the strongest girls on her team. For example, on BOTS she had a leg injury which screwed her over on top of the fact that during the mission her partner screwed her over. On The Gauntlet 1, she damaged a aprtof her ankle or meniscus and they voted her in. BOTS2 she was again proven to be one of the strongest and simply was popularity/politics that sent her home. The Inferno 2 & 3 She made it all the way to the end and was hailed as one of the strongest players. In my mind she would have won ruins had she not knocked the *** out of Veronica lmao[/QUOTE] in BOTS1 she wouldn't have made it far regardless. She was in the middle of the scoreboard before the DQ's. Gauntlet 1, it was because of her injury yes. She was doing well then. BOTS2 she got DQ'ed many many times. She should've went home WAY before (when angela was sent home). Inferno 2 she didn't do well on the missions but did well in the Inferno. The team lost the finals because of her and Tina. Fresh Meat 1 was mainly politics definitely and Inferno 3 she was the strongest female on the team. I think she was stronger than Ev at the time.
[QUOTE=jhl182;292281]in BOTS1 she wouldn't have made it far regardless. She was in the middle of the scoreboard before the DQ's. Gauntlet 1, it was because of her injury yes. She was doing well then. BOTS2 she got DQ'ed many many times. She should've went home WAY before (when angela was sent home). Inferno 2 she didn't do well on the missions but did well in the Inferno. The team lost the finals because of her and Tina. Fresh Meat 1 was mainly politics definitely and Inferno 3 she was the strongest female on the team. I think she was stronger than Ev at the time.[/QUOTE] 1) BOS1 She was doing better than Lori before her injury and Lori ended up in the finals, and Melissa, who was the worst athlete on the team, made it to the final 4. Had Tonya not gotten hurt she could have made it far. 2) BOS2 She had really 1 DQ in the second mission, after that she stepped it up and became one of the top 3 competitors on her team, the only reason anyone could make her appear weak was based on her DQ (which happened one time not several) but NO She shouldnt have been eliminated over Angela. Angela stepped down as a leader, was bringing moral down and wasnt performing well. Also that season Sophia and Arissa made the finals who were both extemely weak competitors. So yes Tonya could have made it to the end. 3)Inferno 2 she did not do poorly on the challenges. The Good Girls wanted to go against her over the other 4 girls because she was more their size. Tina, Beth and Rachel had a lot more weight on them and they were afraid if V went in then Rachel would save her and go in herself. Tonya was the only choice for them because of her weight and being the smallest girl on their team. She only screwed up one mission and it was like the very last one. Veronica was clearly weaker than ther that whole time. And Tonya won 2 infernos. Fresh Meat she was the second strongest team, but politics and a bad format of of having to carry luggage that you brought was stupid. It should have been even amounts of weight and Tonya would have killed. Tonya did perform better than Ev on Inferno 3. She didnt get much of a chance on the Island and The Ruins she was again one of, if not the, strongest girls on her team and had she not hit Veronica I dont think there is any question that she would have been in the finals.
[QUOTE=jhl182;292281]in BOTS1 she wouldn't have made it far regardless. She was in the middle of the scoreboard before the DQ's. Gauntlet 1, it was because of her injury yes. She was doing well then. BOTS2 she got DQ'ed many many times. She should've went home WAY before (when angela was sent home). Inferno 2 she didn't do well on the missions but did well in the Inferno. The team lost the finals because of her and Tina. Fresh Meat 1 was mainly politics definitely and Inferno 3 she was the strongest female on the team. I think she was stronger than Ev at the time.[/QUOTE] I think in BOTS1 she couldve made it further than she did, maybe not the END, but further than Melissa should have gone lol BOTS2 was totally ALL politics, Coral, Veronica & Rachel were gonna save her over all the newbies unless one of them were up which we saw. Tonya didn't play her cards right by not sticking with the newbies like Ibis & Robin which was her downfall. Or striking a deal with Arissa who flew under the radar the whole show up until the last 4 missions or so. Fresh Meat had one of the dumbest eliminations because the luggage thing was totally unfair. She said she packed her life and the fact that they had to carry their luggage was crap. But who knows, Tonya could be a legend had she been better liked.
I can't get over the similarity in looks between Tonya and Leah from Teen Mom. Just had to mention that. Carry on.

Anyone know how she is doing? I heard she had cancer? She was my favorite alumni for these shows. Miss her face on tv. Hope she's healthy and happy 

Really??? Wow.

Anyone know how she is doing? I heard she had cancer? She was my favorite alumni for these shows. Miss her face on tv. Hope she's healthy and happy 

Aww I hope she gets better!

I miss Tonya :(.

I miss Tonya too. I hope she gets better. I wish she would've retired on a good note.

I miss Tonya too. I hope she gets better. I wish she would've retired on a good note.

You have JEK to thank for that.

I miss Tonya too. I hope she gets better. I wish she would've retired on a good note.
You have JEK to thank for that.

Pretty much.

I really wish she didn't odo TI or TR and instead did G3/D2

I would have loved to see her on D2. Idk how her stamina would have been, but she could have easily made the finals 

How did you hear that she had cancer and not explain or give deets?

V1Man was the one that said Tonya had cancer.

Where is she now, anyway? Are there any recent pictures of her?

I would have loved to see her on D2. Idk how her stamina would have been, but she could have easily made the finals

This and infinity

i remember she went from protesting to getting nude for a game to stuffing rocks in her mouth to make it hotter to melt ice LOL best transformation ever

best transformation ever

V1Man was the one that said Tonya had cancer.

Where is she now, anyway? Are there any recent pictures of her?

Try google

As for V1 man I hated how he always put out people's business then act mysteriously coy about it. Like I know this but I don't think I'm supposed to say.

What is she up to nowadays? Does she have any social media?

I'd love a Tonya update!

I'd love a Tonya update!

Really hope she's doing well. 

I feel like the last update ive seen was when that article around dirty 30 came out and she had a short interview (written) in it and basically just said she was doing great and wished she could show everyone how far she has come

She deserves a segment on some talk show tbh yea I said it

There needs to be some resurgence 

Why?  If she goes back to that environment, not only will the producers try to pressure back into boozing but the Mean Girls will pick on her again and if the lawsuit agreement frees Kenny and Evan for more Challenges, it will rain Judgment Day on Thailand or wherever was the last place she competed.

I'd love to hear how she's doing now and to see what she looks like.

Nah, I don't think she needs to resurface. She is and will continue to be happy without being in the spotlight again most likely. I can't imagine how traumatic the situation must have been for her.

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