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Bad Girls Club is one of those elusive reality shows that has been able to remain continuously entertaining despite being on the air for so long This is due in part to the estrogen-heavy program's rotating casts, but also because its producers legitimately know what people want to see: batshit insane girl-on-girl fights.
Jersey Shore is famous because of this, but recently the MTV hit's tension and dramatic values have dropped off considerably. Bad Girl's Club, on the other hand, does not have that problem. And tonight, at 8pm EST on Oxygen, the show's seventh season finale will air, so that's impressive.
In celebration of the series' success, we've put together a list of the 10 Best Fights On Bad Girls Club. It was pretty hard to narrow it down to just ten because of the sheer volume of brawls everyone (doesn't anyone ever get tired?), but for you all, dear readers, we suffered through the process of eliminating until we had only the best. Enjoy.
Written by Tanya Ghahremani (@tanyaghahremani)
10. Catya, Lea and Kristen vs. the "Chola-Looking Girls"
As seen during: Season Five
When you're on a reality show with cameras constantly following you around in public, it creates a spectacle. When you're on a reality show that's centered around bitch-fights with cameras constantly following you around in public, it can create...well, this.
For once, it seems like the gals involved just wanted to enjoy a nice day at the beach. Things don't actually turn ugly until some, as they're described, "chola-looking girls" approach them and start shit-talking up a storm with the volume amped up. Cries of "You're not famous!" and "What the fuck are you going to do?" commence, leading up to the inevitable explosion of flying fists, ripped-out hair extensions, and, best of all, catfight handslapping.
It's just like an episode of Jersey Shore before Snooki started endorsing pistachios and Sitch got his own tuxedo line. Hint, MTV: We watch reality shows for scenes like this. Take note!
9. Wilmarie vs. Nikki
As seen during: Season Six
This particular clip is akin to watching a celebrity trainwreck. You know you probably shouldn't be watching it so intently or even giving a fuck about it, but the second you glance over it's impossible to tear your eyes away. Everything from the cheesy music to the "Army Of One" logo that flashes across the screen is so gloriously bad that it all somehow works. Plus, as far as chick-fights go, even on this show, this one's pretty intense.
And, since this is television, it's totally all right to scream "Yeah!" when Wilma grabs the lamp.
8. Kristen vs. Lea
As seen during: Season Five
Having a BFF to share your deepest, darkest secrets with is great. We all need support and love and all that shit, so no shame. Only problem, however, is the fact that if you do have one person out there who knows your weaknesses, you better hope you never get into a fight with him or her. They'll know exactly where to hit you to ensure it hurts. We're nottalking figuratively, either.
When Kristen punches Lea, thus commencing their BFF smackdown, she clearly knew exactly what button to press (or, rather, what side of her jaw her fist should collide into). The first strategy of war, of course, is to know your enemy. And no one knows a bad girl better than her own BFF.
7. Nastasia vs. Priscilla
As seen during: Season Seven
OK, so it's not all that clear what these girl's are fighting over. At face value, it seems like they're just fighting about laundry and proceed to get into a physical altercation because of it. Nastasia is mad that Priscilla took her wet clothes out of the washing machine and, instead of putting them in the dryer after, put them in the corner of the laundry room. Fair enough.
But, after careful consideration, it seems to us as if Nastasia isn't just fighting Priscilla because she's that dedicated to and passionate about her laundry—it's a protest against modern society's lack of common courtesy, good manners, and kind behavior. That's right, it's social commentary!
Or maybe it's just about laundry. Who knows. Either way, it's funny as hell.
6. Wilmarie vs. Jennifer
As seen during: Season Six
There's a popular phrase that goes a little something like this: "Don't mess with Jersey". Now, normally, we'd say this applies to all situations, and since Jennifer here is from Jersey, maybe it'd be a good idea not to mess with her. But this is an exception, because her opponent is Wilmarie, and we just saw her use a lamp to beat a different cast member down two clips ago. What does the Garden State have for that?
5. Ailea and Whitney vs. Amber
As seen during: Season Three
There's absolutely nothing classier than getting into a fight outside of a bar in Cancun while struggling to stay steady on a pair of stilettos. Nothing. We challenge you to find something that is.
"I don't even know why they're angry," Whitney laments to the camera before the action starts. "It's probably because I'm having a good time." Cut to Ailea, who admits that she's so irritated with Whitney that she wants to "smash her face into the ground." At least she's honest.
"I just want her to go away," Ailea calmly continues to the camera. "So, I'm going to take care of it."
Admittedly, we're a bit shook right now.
4. Flo vs. Kendra
As seen during: Season Four
Some time during Flo's stint on the series, she got into a fight with fellow cast member Amber that consisted of Flo hopping on a sprained ankle to attack Amber, then proceeding to grab the girl by the hair and toss her across the patio MMA-style.
Since YouTube has been forced to take that clip down for copyright reasons, the above clip will have to do. It's not MMA-worthy, but someone does insult Flo's age which incites her to go completely insane. Which still makes us thoroughly frightened of her. Twenty-six isn't old, Flo, so we're on your side. Please don't hurt us.
3. Tanisha vs. Cordelia
As seen during: Season Two
In which Tanisha proves that even plastic hangers can be made threatening if coupled with repeating the phrase "Pop off!" angrily over and over again. And you thought Flo was bad.
But, seriously, why doesn't this woman have her own series yet? We know about the apparent special called Tanisha Getting Married, which is, well, exactly what it says it is, but that doesn't count unless she threatens wedding planners with plastic hangers. While wearing a wedding dress.
2. Judi vs. Priscilla
As seen during: Season Seven
Here's one of the most intense fights in Bad Girls Club's history, which is why it's sitting pretty at the No. 2 spot here. First off, it commences with Judi telling the camera, "I'm Jesus, and I will sacrifice my body and my blood to get her out of this house," in reference to Priscilla. And that's bad.
The ordeal continues with Tasha telling Judi that if she goes back to Chicago, she's going to get her "face chopped up," followed by Judi screeching, "Oh my god, she threatened me!" Which is worse.
Then, Priscilla runs over and tells Judi she'll stab her in the throat. That's even worse. Judi proceeds to protect herself with a chair. That doesn't work, so they knuckle up. You know it's bad when networks tint the screen blood red during a fight scene.
1. Tanisha vs. The World
As seen during: Season Two
Hello, classic. There's not much to really say about this clip other than reiterate a fact: It's so awesome that there are remixes of it available on YouTube. Poor Tanisha, though—can anyone really blame her? She didn't get any sleep because of her fellow cast-mates, so that's a valid thing to be irate over.
Seriously though, where's her own show? Come on, producers!
