POSSE: THE YOUNG GUNS OF PBR follows eight up-and-coming professional bull riders on their journey across America trying to become the next PBR Champion. This CMT special takes a deeper look at these hopefuls as they not only master the bulls, but also juggle relationships, families, finances and egos.

Serving as a back-door-pilot, POSSE: THE YOUNG GUNS OF PBR premieres as a one-hour special on Saturday, December 12 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT.

The cast of POSSE: THE YOUNG GUNS OF PBR includes:

Ryan Dirteater (age 20, from Hulbert, OK) – The Cherokee Kid won the Dickies Invitational in Dallas in January 2009.

Austin Meier (age 22, from Kinta, OK) – Had an outstanding 2008 season, with five Top 10 finishes, winning the first-ever PBR Team Shootout.

Skeeter Kingsolver (age 20, from McLouth, KS) - Dubbed “The Royal Solution” by PBR announcer Justin McKee, the Kansas phenom became an instant fan favorite in his freshman year on tour.

Brian Canter (age 22, from Randleman, NC) - Won the North Carolina High School Rodeo Association Finals two years in a row.

Shane Proctor (age 24, from Grand Coulee, WA) – An integral part of the new band of North Carolina superstars.

Jessi Mauney-Proctor (age 27, from Mooresville, NC) - Married to Shane Proctor. Reigning Queen of the wives and girlfriends of PBR.

Sean Willingham (age 28, from Summerville, GA) - His “swagger” and “throw caution to the wind” attitude towards bull riding comes from his experience with other extreme sports.

Kasey Hayes (age 24, from Liberal, KS) - Rides with a face mask after a serious injury incurred going head to head with a bull at age of 12.

To meet the cast and get a sneak peak of the series, go to http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/posse/series.jhtml

POSSE: THE YOUNG GUNS OF PBR is pressure-packed with personal dramas, 8-second make-or-break career moves and intense competition between the riders. The “Young Guns” are no strangers to the arena, but with a new season starting, the stakes become higher than ever and each rider will have to find a way to handle the pressure if they want to be champion. The “Posse” of newcomers is in for a wild ride in a sport that involves two-ton raging bulls, a tough life on the road and no room for error.

POSSE: THE YOUNG GUNS OF THE PBR is created and executive produced by Randy Bernard of the PBR, Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey of Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment and Thom Oliphant of Cloudland TV.  Claire McCabe and Bob Kusbit are executive producers for CMT.

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About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR):
PBR attracts over 1.7 million live attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series, the Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants.  With over 450 hours of prime time programming annually and a viewership of 100 million, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air and broadcasts on FOX, NBC, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe.  The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico, and prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions across the five countries.   For more on the PBR, please visit www.pbr.com, www.teampbr.com, www.pbr.tv, www.myspace.com/teampbr, twitter.com/teampbr, or www.facebook.com/TeamPBR. 

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