Belmont Classic Announces Lineup for 2022 Tournament

The 2022 Belmont Classic is only a month away, which means it’s time to reveal the names selected for this year’s event! Every year, 32 of the most promising rookies from all over North America–and indeed, the world–make their way to St. Louis to prove themselves. This year will be no different, as promising students from twenty-six different trainers and wrestling schools, as well as several self-taught performers, are part of the field. One of these young hopefuls will beat the odds and become the winner of the Belmont Classic!

 

JOE BERGMAN’S BARN
Bullethead II

BORICUA ACADEMIA de LUCHA LIBRE
Milagro DC

BRAZEN TRAINING FACILITY
Wes Ingram

COLTON ACADEMY
Jennifer Colton

TRAINER JASON DAMON
Anthony Mancini

TRAINER STAND-FAST-ON-HIGH DOWNING
Obedience Collyer

GATES OF AVALON
Curtis Alexander Brown
The Renowned Gabriel

TRAINER DAVE GIBSON
Eddie Cross

GRAY’S WRESTLING ACADEMY
Quinn Fleetwood

HOUSE OF NOBLE
Justin Wheelwright

THE ICEBOX
Alex Andersen

ICHIBAN PURORESU NIPPON DOJO
Kenichiro Yamamoto

INSTALLATION DE LUTTE d’ALEXANDRE MAGNAN
Maxime Magnan

IRANIAN OLYMPIC TEAM
Vahid Jafarnejad

TRAINER JUSTICIO II
El Ciclón Morado

TRAINER CHAD KYLE
Maddie Kyle

TRAINER HENRI LAVIGNE
FLAMBERGE

VIC MOXON’S WRESTLING FACTORY (CONDEMNED)
Mayhem Lyons

OUTRAGEOUS WRESTLING SCHOOL
Nikki Reese

PRC TRAINING CENTER
Wei Zhen

TRAINER BRADLEY REARDON
Piper O’Haire

SELF-TAUGHT/UNKNOWN
Turk February
Scurvy Jones
Garry Nelson
Antonio Prince

SILVER LINING ACADEMY
Jonah Ke’ala

JOHNNY SLATHER’S HOUSE OF BBQ & HEADLOCKS
Bubba Stubbs

THE SPOTLIGHT
Sammy Broadway

UNCLE GIUSEPPE’S SPINNING BACKHAND ACADEMY
The Big Blue Bug

WALLENQUIST SCHOOL
Ivory Styles

 

One might notice that this is only 31 entrants, not the full 32. The final participant is still the matter of fierce debate among the selection committee. While we do not know the names being considered, a source has told us that the arguments have become so heated that one of the committee members, Amanda Wallenquist-Robinson, has resigned from her position.

Amanda is one of the foremost trainers on the West Coast, having taken over the Santa Monica-based facility from her father-in-law, the late Matt “Meat Hook” Robinson. She has stated that while she is severing her ties to the Belmont Foundation, she will not ask her student not to participate. “Ivory earned her shot, and so did some of my other kids. They deserve to be in the tournament, not like…I’m sorry. That’s all I can say.”

Best of luck to all competitors, and may the best wrestler win!