Posted on 01/08/22 by Staff
PRIME ANNOUNCES ALMASY INVITATIONAL, NEW TELEVISION SHOW, AND FIRST PPV OF 2022
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On the heels of the announcement that PRIME will be returning in 2022, the company has announced the Almasy Invitational: a 32 person tournament to crown the first Universal Champion of the ReVival era, airing exclusively on the ACE Network, and the finals will be held at PRIME’s first PPV of the calendar year, Culture Shock, on April 1st. The tournament is named after Seymour Almasy, who competed in Primetime Central, PRIME, and Global Championship Wrestling – amongst other places – and who unexpectedly passed away in early 2018.
The Invitational features several former PRIME athletes, PTC stalwarts, industry legends, returning veterans, and rookies hungry to make a splash under the bright lights of Las Vegas. Participants will be:
1. Alexander Redding
2. the Anglo Luchador
3. Anna Daniels
4. Bobby Dean
5. Brandon Youngblood
6. Bryan Williams
7. Cancer Jiles
8. Cecilia Ryan
9. Cyrus O’Haire
10 Darin Zion
11. Doozer
12 Dusk
13. Eryk Van Warren
14. Garbage Bag Johnny
15. Genevie Carlson
16. Hayes Hanlon
17. Impulse
18. Jacob Mephisto
19. John Kennedy Royko Jr.
20. Jonathan-Christopher Hall
21. Julian Bathory
22. Larry Tact
23. Miles Lucky
24. Nathan Filmix
25. Nicholas Pfefferman
26. Nova
27. Rezin
28. Ria Nightshade
29. Shawn Warstein
30. Solomon Richards
31. Tapioca Puddings
32. Teddy Palmer
The tournament kicks off on the first edition of ReVival, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, on Friday night, January 21st. First round matches on this night will feature participants in the Tony Rolo bracket:
3 Cecilia Ryan vs. 14 Hayes Hanlon
5 the Anglo Luchador vs. 12 Alexander Redding
7 Solomon Richards vs. 10 Rezin
4 Doozer vs. 13 Garbage Bag Johnny
6 Julian Bathory vs. 11 Genevie Carlson
2 Impulse vs. 15 Darin Zion
8 Bryan Williams vs. 9 Miles Lucky
1 Brandon Youngblood vs. 16 Jonathan-Christopher Hall
On Friday night, February 4th, participants in the Ignatius Lisieux bracket will compete:
6 Ria Nightshade vs. 11 Cyrus O’Haire
5 Shawn Warstein vs. 12 John Kennedy Royko Jr.
7 Larry Tact vs. 10 Nicholas Pfefferman
4 Bobby Dean vs. 13 Dusk
2 Anna Daniels vs. 15 Nathan Filmix
8 Cancer Jiles vs. 9 Tapioca Puddings
3 Eryk Van Warren vs. 14 Teddy Palmer
1 Nova vs. 16 Jacob Mephisto
As an added bonus, to keep with Primetime Central tradition, bounties have been placed on PRIME Hall of Famers and 1 seeds Brandon Youngblood and Nova. If Brandon Youngblood is defeated, that person will receive a banked 5 Star Title shot at Culture Shock if they do not make it to the tournament finals. If that person does make it to the tournament finals then Youngblood will be put into the 5 Star Title match. If Nova is defeated, that person will receive a mid-arc Universal title shot sometime between Culture Shock and Great American Nightmare, PRIME’s summer PPV, if that person does not win the Invitational.
More information about each of the Almasy Invitational competitors will be forthcoming in the days leading up to the tournament. Make sure to subscribe to the ACE Network to catch all the PRIME action now and before January 21st when the Almasy Invitational begins!