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'''Victor Grimes''' (born January 3, 1963) is an American ]. He is best known for his appearances with ] (ECW), ] (XPW), and the ] (WWF).


Grimes began his wrestling career in California's ], before working for the WWF. In the WWF, Grimes portrayed the character Key, a drug dealer. After a short tenure, Grimes debuted in ECW and joined the stable Da Baldies. He subsequently worked for XPW, where he continued his feud with ] that had begun in ECW. He also appeared in ]'s short-lived wrestling promotion ].
'''Vic Grimes''' is a ], best known for his appearances with ], his tenure in ], and his short run in the ] as '''Key'''.


== Professional wrestling career ==
==Career==
Grimes began his career in California's ] promotion, where he had a classic series of matches against ]. This "little man vs. big man" ] between the two even saw O'Grady actually run over Grimes's leg with a ]. Grimes would also face off against ], ], and "Brown Bomber" Robert Thompson during his time in APW and developed a reputation for taking insane ] for such a large wrestler.


=== All Pro Wrestling (1996–1998) ===
] saw a tape of Grimes and O'Grady's feud in ] and scheduled them for a dark match before an edition of '']''. WWF officials were so impressed by the match that they signed both men to contracts on the spot; it was the first time in 15 years that both wrestlers who participated in a dark match were signed to contracts after one night. Grimes would be moved to the Memphis developmental territories before being brought up to WWF TV under the ] '''Key'''. As Key, Grimes formed a short-lived ] ] along with ] and ] and feuded with ]. However, The Godfather suffered an injury just as the feud between the two was developing, which led to Grimes being taken off TV.
Grimes began his career in California's ] (APW) promotion, where he had a series of matches against ]. This "little man vs. big man" ] between the two even escalated to the point of O'Grady running into Grimes with a ].


===World Wrestling Federation (1998–1999) ===
The WWF encouraged Grimes to work for the ] promotion to further develop his skills. There, Grimes joined ] and ] to form ]. The highlights of his ECW tenure were a fast-paced match against ], an ECW World Heavyweight Title shot against ], and a ] with ].
] sent ] a tape of Grimes and O'Grady's feud in APW and scheduled them for a dark match before a taping of '']'' on January 20, 1998. WWF officials signed both men to contracts. Grimes was moved to the Memphis developmental territories before being brought up to television under the ] Key. He made his televised WWF debut on the July 26, 1999 episode of '']''. As Key, Grimes portrayed a ] ] along with ] and ] and feuded with ]. The Godfather suffered an injury just as the feud between the two was developing, which along with issues ] had with Grimes, lead to Grimes being taken off TV.


===Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999–2000) ===
During ECW's '']'' ] in March 2000, a breakdown in communication between ] and Grimes led to one of the most infamous nights of Grimes' career when both men tumbled off a 20-foot high scaffolding rig onto concrete. Jack suffered brain damage and was permanently blinded in his right eye, which kept him out of wrestling for several months.
After Al Snow, who Grimes had had a match with, said he was bad to work with, the WWF encouraged Grimes to work for the ] (ECW) promotion to further develop his skills. There, Grimes joined ] and ], replacing ], in Da Baldies. The highlights of his ECW tenure were a fast-paced match against ], an ECW World Heavyweight Title shot against ], and a ] with ].


During ] in March 2000, a breakdown in communication between ] and Grimes led to both men tumbling off a 20-foot high scaffolding rig onto concrete. New Jack suffered ] and was permanently blinded in his right eye, which kept him out of wrestling for several months. Grimes departed ECW not long after this incident.
This was not be the last confrontation between New Jack and Grimes as the ] promotion took the real-life incident and turned it into a ]. During this fued, New Jack dived off platforms that ranged from 15-20 foot and even a 35-foot-high platform with the purpose of putting Grimes through tables.


===Xtreme Pro Wrestling (2001–2003) ===
The feud culminated in February 2002, when Jack threw Grimes off a scaffolding rig, sending him crashing to the ring 40 feet below . There were over 10 tables stacked on top of each other to break the fall, but Grimes missed all but two of them and came within less than a foot of missing the ring completely. Grimes dislocated his ankle on the ring ropes and suffered multiple other injuries from the incident. Towards the end of this match, Jack ] and legitimately electrocuted Grimes with a ]. In the ] documentary '']'', New Jack claimed that he had intentionally thrown Grimes too hard in the hope that he would be injured or die.
Following ECW's closing, New Jack went to ], and his feud with Grimes was re-ignited when Grimes surprisingly attacked New Jack from behind with a guitar at ''Payback's a Bitch'' event; New Jack was involved in a verbal dispute with XPW CEO ] when Grimes appeared through the mat from under the ring and attacked New Jack, aligning himself with Black's faction, "The Black Army". The beginning of the newly ignited feud featured both men in a tag match, with Grimes teaming with ] and New Jack aligning himself with Supreme; during the match New Jack was powerbombed by Grimes through a flaming table, and New Jack was on fire for over 10 seconds.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wrestlinggonewrong.com/video/newjack_fire.html |title=Newjack is engulfed in flames|website=WrestlingGoneWrong.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216214107/http://www.wrestlinggonewrong.com/video/newjack_fire.html |archive-date=16 February 2007 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> Other major points of the feud featured New Jack diving off the Los Angeles Grand Olympic Auditorium balcony over 30 feet onto two tables, with Grimes on top of both, at ''Redemption'' in May 2001, as well as Grimes throwing New Jack off the same balcony through many tables stacked below at ''New Year's Revolution'' in January 2002.


The feud culminated in February 2002 in a scaffold match, as towards the end of the match, Jack ] and legitimately shocked Grimes with a ] before throwing Grimes from the scaffold and sending him crashing to the ring 40 feet below; there were over 12 tables stacked on top of each other to break the fall, but Grimes missed all but two of them and came within less than a foot of missing the ring completely. Grimes broke his fall on the top rope, dislocating his ankle and suffering multiple other injuries in the process. In the 2005 documentary '']'', New Jack claimed that his intentions were to throw Grimes so hard that he would fall head-first onto the steel turnbuckle and die, as retaliation for the now infamous ] at Living Dangerously 2000. Some believe this to have been a 'work' on New Jack's part as closer inspection of the footage appears to show that Grimes threw himself off the scaffolding at an unexpected angle and with more velocity than intended.<ref name="auto"/>
Other highlights of Grimes' XPW tenure included a violent match-up involving ], feuds involving ] and ], and a number of match-ups with cruiserweights such as ], ], and his trainee, ]. During the first half of his run in XPW, he was a prominent member of the '''Black Army''' stable, headed by XPW CEO ].


When ] took control of XPW following ''Baptized in Blood 3'', Grimes remained with the promotion and engaged in feuds with Douglas and ]. During a tag match between Douglas and ] against Grimes and ], Grimes botched a ] on Borden through a table on the outside of the ring, as Borden missed the table completely and landed head first on the floor.<ref name="auto"/> Grimes also wrestled against several cruiserweights such as ], ], and ].
After XPW folded, Grimes went on to work for various California ] such as ], ], and perhaps most notably ].


===Independent circuit (2003–2006) ===
==In wrestling==
After XPW folded, Grimes went on to work for various Californian ].


===Wrestling Society X (2006)===
===Nicknames===
In 2006, Grimes took part in ]'s new wrestling show, ]. He made his debut for the WSX dubbed as "Vicious" Vic Grimes alongside ] in a 3-on-2 handicap match against The Cartel, who Cannon had been attacked by a couple of weeks ago. However, Grimes and Cannon lost to The Cartel. Two episodes later, Cannon and Grimes competed against ] and ], during which Grimes missed a ] on Katrazz and landed into some light tubes at ringside, allowing Cannon to be pinned by Katrazz. Grimes remained with the promotion until its closure.


===Late career (2006–present) ===
*''The Master of West Coast Violence''
Following his appearances with Wrestling Society X Grimes returned to the independent circuit.
*''The Vicious One''
*''Vicious'' Vic Grimes


==Other media==
===Finishing and signature moves===
He appeared in the video game '']''.
*'''''Grimes Cutter''''' (Catching midair ])
*'''''Grime Time''''' (])
*'''''Grimes-U-Up'''''
*''']'''
*'''''Just Another Victim'''''
*''']'''
*'''''Victimizer''''' (])
*'''''Victimizer 2.0''''' (])
*'''''Victimizer 3.0''''' / '''''Wild Fandango''''' (] )
*''Grimessault'' (])
*] ]
*]
*]
*]
*] into ]
*Signature illegal weapon: ]


==Championships and accomplishments== == Championships and accomplishments ==
*''']'''
*2-time APW Tag Team Champion (1-time with ], and 1-time with Frank Murdoch)
**] (]) – with Little Dic Grimes (1) and Frank Murdoch (1)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttapw.html|title=Solie's Title Histories: APW - ALL PRO WRESTLING|website=www.solie.org}}</ref>
*1-time APW Universal Champion
**] (])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://solie.org/titlehistories/utapw.html|title=Solie's Title Histories: APW - ALL PRO WRESTLING|website=solie.org}}</ref>
*1-time MPPW Heavyweight Champion
*'''BRAWL Wrestling'''
*1-time MPPW Tag Team Champion (with Erin O'Grady)
**BRAWL Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=223515</ref>
*2-time MPPW Young Guns Champion
*''']'''
*1-time XPW King of the Deathmatch Tournament Winner (2001)
**] (])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/htppw.html|title=Solie's Title Histories: MPPW - Memphis Power Pro Wrestling|website=www.solie.org}}</ref>
**] (]) – with ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttppw.html|title=Solie's Title Histories: MPPW - Memphis Power Pro Wrestling|website=www.solie.org}}</ref>
**PPW Young Guns Championship (2 times)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ygppw.html|title=Solie's Title Histories:PPW - Power Pro Wrestling|website=www.solie.org}}</ref>
*''''']'''''
**PWI ranked him #'''270''' of the ''500'' best singles wrestlers of the year in the ] in 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50001.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2001 |access-date=June 28, 2007|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201611/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50001.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 27, 2007}}</ref>
*''']'''
**] (])<ref name=cagematch>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=846|title=XPW King Of The Death Matches Tournament 2001 " Tournaments Database " CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 15:30, 6 December 2024

American professional wrestler (born 1963)

Vic Grimes
Birth nameVictor Grimes
Born (1963-01-03) January 3, 1963 (age 61)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Grimes
Key
Vic Grimes
Vic Murdoch
Billed height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Billed weight315 lb (143 kg)
Billed fromSacramento, California
Trained byDory Funk Jr.
Michael Modest
Spike Dudley
Roland Alexander
Manny Fernandez
All Pro Wrestling
Debut1996

Victor Grimes (born January 3, 1963) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

Grimes began his wrestling career in California's All Pro Wrestling, before working for the WWF. In the WWF, Grimes portrayed the character Key, a drug dealer. After a short tenure, Grimes debuted in ECW and joined the stable Da Baldies. He subsequently worked for XPW, where he continued his feud with New Jack that had begun in ECW. He also appeared in MTV's short-lived wrestling promotion Wrestling Society X.

Professional wrestling career

All Pro Wrestling (1996–1998)

Grimes began his career in California's All Pro Wrestling (APW) promotion, where he had a series of matches against Erin O'Grady. This "little man vs. big man" feud between the two even escalated to the point of O'Grady running into Grimes with a car.

World Wrestling Federation (1998–1999)

J.R. Benson sent Jim Cornette a tape of Grimes and O'Grady's feud in APW and scheduled them for a dark match before a taping of WWF Shotgun Saturday Night on January 20, 1998. WWF officials signed both men to contracts. Grimes was moved to the Memphis developmental territories before being brought up to television under the ring name Key. He made his televised WWF debut on the July 26, 1999 episode of Raw. As Key, Grimes portrayed a drug dealer character along with Droz and Prince Albert and feuded with The Godfather. The Godfather suffered an injury just as the feud between the two was developing, which along with issues Al Snow had with Grimes, lead to Grimes being taken off TV.

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999–2000)

After Al Snow, who Grimes had had a match with, said he was bad to work with, the WWF encouraged Grimes to work for the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion to further develop his skills. There, Grimes joined Tony DeVito and Spanish Angel, replacing P. N. News, in Da Baldies. The highlights of his ECW tenure were a fast-paced match against Kid Kash, an ECW World Heavyweight Title shot against Mike Awesome, and a Danbury Street Fight with Tommy Dreamer.

During Living Dangerously in March 2000, a breakdown in communication between New Jack and Grimes led to both men tumbling off a 20-foot high scaffolding rig onto concrete. New Jack suffered brain damage and was permanently blinded in his right eye, which kept him out of wrestling for several months. Grimes departed ECW not long after this incident.

Xtreme Pro Wrestling (2001–2003)

Following ECW's closing, New Jack went to Xtreme Pro Wrestling, and his feud with Grimes was re-ignited when Grimes surprisingly attacked New Jack from behind with a guitar at Payback's a Bitch event; New Jack was involved in a verbal dispute with XPW CEO Rob Black when Grimes appeared through the mat from under the ring and attacked New Jack, aligning himself with Black's faction, "The Black Army". The beginning of the newly ignited feud featured both men in a tag match, with Grimes teaming with The Messiah and New Jack aligning himself with Supreme; during the match New Jack was powerbombed by Grimes through a flaming table, and New Jack was on fire for over 10 seconds. Other major points of the feud featured New Jack diving off the Los Angeles Grand Olympic Auditorium balcony over 30 feet onto two tables, with Grimes on top of both, at Redemption in May 2001, as well as Grimes throwing New Jack off the same balcony through many tables stacked below at New Year's Revolution in January 2002.

The feud culminated in February 2002 in a scaffold match, as towards the end of the match, Jack broke from the script and legitimately shocked Grimes with a taser before throwing Grimes from the scaffold and sending him crashing to the ring 40 feet below; there were over 12 tables stacked on top of each other to break the fall, but Grimes missed all but two of them and came within less than a foot of missing the ring completely. Grimes broke his fall on the top rope, dislocating his ankle and suffering multiple other injuries in the process. In the 2005 documentary Forever Hardcore, New Jack claimed that his intentions were to throw Grimes so hard that he would fall head-first onto the steel turnbuckle and die, as retaliation for the now infamous Danbury Fall at Living Dangerously 2000. Some believe this to have been a 'work' on New Jack's part as closer inspection of the footage appears to show that Grimes threw himself off the scaffolding at an unexpected angle and with more velocity than intended.

When Shane Douglas took control of XPW following Baptized in Blood 3, Grimes remained with the promotion and engaged in feuds with Douglas and Snuff. During a tag match between Douglas and Lizzy Borden against Grimes and Lucy, Grimes botched a superbomb on Borden through a table on the outside of the ring, as Borden missed the table completely and landed head first on the floor. Grimes also wrestled against several cruiserweights such as Psicosis, Little Guido, and Altar Boy Luke.

Independent circuit (2003–2006)

After XPW folded, Grimes went on to work for various Californian independent promotions.

Wrestling Society X (2006)

In 2006, Grimes took part in MTV's new wrestling show, Wrestling Society X. He made his debut for the WSX dubbed as "Vicious" Vic Grimes alongside Arik Cannon in a 3-on-2 handicap match against The Cartel, who Cannon had been attacked by a couple of weeks ago. However, Grimes and Cannon lost to The Cartel. Two episodes later, Cannon and Grimes competed against Luke Hawx and Al Katrazz, during which Grimes missed a spear on Katrazz and landed into some light tubes at ringside, allowing Cannon to be pinned by Katrazz. Grimes remained with the promotion until its closure.

Late career (2006–present)

Following his appearances with Wrestling Society X Grimes returned to the independent circuit.

Other media

He appeared in the video game Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ "Vic Grimes – Online World of Wrestling". www.onlineworldofwrestling.com.
  2. ^ "Vic Grimes " Wrestlers Database " CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  3. ^ "Newjack is engulfed in flames". WrestlingGoneWrong.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Solie's Title Histories: APW - ALL PRO WRESTLING". www.solie.org.
  5. "Solie's Title Histories: APW - ALL PRO WRESTLING". solie.org.
  6. cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=223515
  7. "Solie's Title Histories: MPPW - Memphis Power Pro Wrestling". www.solie.org.
  8. "Solie's Title Histories: MPPW - Memphis Power Pro Wrestling". www.solie.org.
  9. "Solie's Title Histories:PPW - Power Pro Wrestling". www.solie.org.
  10. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2001". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
  11. "XPW King Of The Death Matches Tournament 2001 " Tournaments Database " CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.

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