RIVALS 7 brings regional arm wrestling teams to Highland showdown
RIVALS 7 will pack Highland with seven regional teams, a livestream crew and a deep card led by Christian Lyons vs. Scott Skelton.
RIVALS 7 will go live from 13312 Bellm Road in Highland, Illinois, at 4:00 p.m. on July 25. The card will bring together Gateway Armsports, Southern Illinois Armwrestling, Ozark Mountain, Nebraska High Risers, C.I.A., MidMO and Tri-State.
RIVALS 7 is part of Armfighter's live-event series, alongside later cards such as Battleground VIII, House of Horsepower XIII, Missouri State and Harley Davidson World Armwrestling. Highland Pistol & Rifle Club has served gun enthusiasts since 1934 and has a heated and air-conditioned 4,500-square-foot space, a full bar and room for social gatherings.
Christian Lyons will face Scott Skelton in the right-arm superheavyweight division. Lane Perry will face Nolan Grooms on the right arm, Mike West will meet Kyle Roosevelt at right-arm heavyweight, and Greg Allen will take on Kayden Koehler in a right-arm welterweight bout. Left-arm and right-arm pairings across heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight and featherweight brackets include Scott Skelton vs. Joshua Short, Dean Ballenger vs. Kyle Roosevelt, Tim Lewis vs. Lane Perry, Greg Allen vs. Stephen Arthur, Jarrett Pollard vs. Justin Douglas, Jake Collins vs. Kyle Souza, Nathan Aud vs. Kayden Koehler, Richard Freukes vs. Dennis Orf, Isaac Russell vs. Justin Douglas, Joshua Short vs. Josh Birch, Jarrett Pollard vs. Aaron Shields, Jake Collins vs. Andy Liu, Allen Cross vs. Ian Dorward and Andy Freukes vs. Parrish Miller.
Armfighter includes Trey Mooney, Aaron Shields and Bill Schumer on the livestream, with Bill Onofrey and London Schumer working the referee side. Naked Grandma Brass Band will perform the national anthem live.
Armfighter says non-verified entries can be removed three weeks before the event or replaced with a verified entry at any time, and each competitor faces a non-refundable $20 RIVALS fee to help cover costs. The all-night afterpull will be open to everyone, but participants will need a free pass and a completed waiver in advance.
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