Alex Perilmorde

Alex Somerville (born September 13, 1989), better known by his ring name Alex Perilmorde, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Wrestling is Reddit.

Character Description
Once a bloodthirsty knight acting as a gatekeeper to the higher echelons of WiR, Perilmorde now seeks alternative, less destructive ways of filling the company with heroes.

Appearance
Perilmorde is a strongly built man with a broad chest. He has shortish dark hair and is clean-shaven. His gear tends to be some combination of black, white, and gray, and he always wears a singlet in the ring.

Early Career
Perilmorde pursued amateur wrestling in high school. While in high school and college, he trained in mixed martial arts as a hobby, focusing on Kyokushin karate and capoeira.

Beginning in 2013, Perilmorde trained to wrestle at Trans-Allegheny Pro in Pittsburgh. He wrestled under his real name and the name Benjamin Roka, the latter character being the kayfabe nephew of his trainer Sebastian Roka. Perilmorde has stated that his gimmick at the time was that of "a real shooter" and that he felt as though he could get to the top of the submission-heavy Trans-Allegheny roster, but he wished to move on.

Wrestling is Reddit
Perilmorde signed with Wrestling is Reddit in the summer of 2017. His debut was teased with a series of vignettes featuring a cipher and mythological allusions. On August 7 of that year, Perilmorde made his in-ring debut on House Party, defeating Sierra Briggs by submission. Perilmorde began to portray a heel character for the first time in his career, that of a man who believed himself to be an evil ancient knight and wanted to force others to become heroes to usher in a "Heroic Age" to WiR.

Feud with Alexis Breathnach (August-December 2017)
Perilmorde first feuded with another rookie wrestler, Alexis Breathnach, choosing to make her his first "protegee." Perilmorde tried taunting her and goading her as well as her girlfriend Yasmin Hyland, which she resisted at first, and although the two both appeared in the AMUDOV IV tournament, they did not face each other, with Perilmorde being defeated in the second round by Eric Matthews after defeating Doctor de la Sangre and Alexis being defeated in the first round by Maverick.

After AMUDOV, Perilmorde continued pursuing Alexis, leading to them coming to blows multiple times. This resulted in a match at the iPPV Copyright Strike on November 12. In this match, Perilmorde had his nose broken by Alexis, but eventually defeated her, resorting to his Twelve Apostles suplex combo for the first time. Afterwards, Perilmorde lost a battle royale for the number 1 contendership to the WiR World Championship.

In December, Perilmorde provoked more confrontations with Alexis and Yasmin, leading to a match where Perilmorde choked Yasmin unconscious with Hypocrite's Crusade. This led to a rematch between him and Alexis in the December iPPV, WiR Presents, fought under 30-minute Iron Man rules. Alexis won the match by a score of 3-2, using her own rarely used finisher, the ganso bomb called Osterhagen Key for the final fall.

Personal Life
Somerville has stated in interviews that his parents were killed in an airplane accident in 2012. He has an older sister who lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Somerville is bisexual.

Finishing Moves

 * Hypocrite's Crusade (Crucifix lift forward roll tsurikomi-goshi dropped into a pentagram choke) - Innovated
 * Die a Hero (Running enzui lariat transtioned into a rana pin)
 * Twelve Apostles (Sliding turning German suplex followed by eleven different rolling suplexes followed by a bridging pin) - Used rarely

Signature Moves

 * From Arctic (Modified standing inverted bow and arrow stretch) - Innovated
 * Kneel in Supplication (Running double knee drop)
 * Kyrie Bomb (Sitout running powerbomb preceded by praying) - Adapted from Jinsei Shinzaki
 * Multiple camel clutch variants
 * When the Stars and the Elements Shall Tremble with Glee (Cradle single knee backbreaker) - Used only during the week of Christmas

Standard Moves

 * Elbow strike
 * Clothesline
 * Knee lift
 * Multiple chop variants
 * Discus
 * Mongolian
 * Rapid-fire to a cornered opponent
 * High-impact running
 * Leopard fist
 * Wristlock
 * Chickenwing armlock
 * Hammerlock
 * Seated armbar
 * Collar-and-elbow tie-up transitioned into a bridging German suplex
 * Multiple dragon screw variants
 * Original, often transitioned into an ankle lock
 * Outside
 * To arm
 * Wind-up lariat with arm rotation follow-through

Entrance Music
"Death to the Hypocrite" - NightCreepers

Championships and Accomplishments

 * Wrestling is Reddit
 * WiR Awards: Rookie of the Year (2017)