If It Were Up to Jeff Probst, We Would Have Never Been Blessed by Wardog

From Men's Health

Survivor: Edge of Extinction has given us some interesting characters this season, like Rick with his "La Cheeserie!" war cry, and Big Wendy, who gave us the happiest exit ever seen on the show. Of course, they all pale in comparison to the man, the myth, the legend: Wardog. Wardog likes to boss people around and speak about himself in the third person. He also sucks at challenges, but that doesn't deter him from thinking he's the best thing to ever land on Survivor.

Wardog-who recently headed to Extinction Island after being voted out-has been quite a polarizing castaway this season, and fans switch between groaning at his mannerisms to respecting him for this pretty great gameplay. In fact, he's so polarizing that host Jeff Probst said he almost wasn't cast on the show.

"Wardog is a polarizing player. He was polarizing to us in casting as well. In fact, it took one of our casting producers stepping up and saying 'I will fall on the sword for Wardog' that ultimately got him on the show," he explained to Entertainment Weekly.

But Probst also feels that they ultimately made the right choice in casting the Army veteran on the show.

"We’re so happy [the producer] stepped up to fight for him, as he has proven to be a very compelling, enigmatic player," Probst said. "I think Wardog is definitely a manipulator, whether he’s a master manipulator is up for debate. He’s definitely not subtle. But as he showed, you can be aggressive with your approach, you can even ruffle feathers, so long as your approach connects with enough others who want the same thing."

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