In Episode 13, Cory got voted down by the Agency and was very upset that he was sent into elimination because he thought, just maybe, his fellow vets would keep him in the game. Cory ended up calling down his own Emerald cell teammate Logan Sampedro. Cory was mad that Logan wasn’t the one voted in since he’s a rookie. Josh Martinez was one of the loudest voices supporting Logan staying even though he had worked with Cory in the past.

Unfortunately, Cory did not win at the elimination game rope burn and was sent home by Logan. After being deactivated, Cory and a couple of his castmates joined host Devyn Simone on The Challenge Aftermath. Cory talked about being eliminated and his future on the series. He shared that he was starting to lose his fight after the first round and checked out for a bit.

Per Heavy, the vet said, “I started to think about my daughters and things like that. I’m getting phone calls from Cheyenne telling me like, hey, I need you home. Taylor’s missing me, so like all this pressure, I’m like damn. I’m mad because I gave up on myself a little bit.” He did give a shoutout to Logan, saying that he was a total “beast.”

Cory also said stated that he would be taking a break from competing. He revealed, “I’m gonna take a break for a little while. wanna have that fight, I wanna have fun, I want to wanna be in the Challenge house. I think this season for me, my head was somewhere else, and so it showed in my gameplay.” However, the break is only for one season, so fans may see him get his revenge on Season 39 of The Challenge.