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⚫ | '''Vic Grimes''' is a ], best known for his appearances with ], his tenure in ], and his short run in the ] as "Key". | ||
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|names=Grimes<br>Key<br>Vic Murdoch<br>Vic Grimes | |||
|height=6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||
|weight=315 lb (143 kg) | |||
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|debut=1996 | |||
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==Profile== | |||
⚫ | '''Vic Grimes''' is a ], best known for his appearances with ], his tenure in ], and his short run in the ] as |
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⚫ | *Birthplace: ] | ||
⚫ | *Hometown: ] | ||
*Height: 6 ft 4 in | |||
*Weight: 315 lb | |||
⚫ | *Trained by: ] | ||
*Debut: early 1996 | |||
*Previous identities: Grimes, Key, Vic Grimes | |||
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==Finishing moves== | ||
⚫ | *'''''Grimes Cutter''''' (Catching midair stunner) | ||
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. | |||
⚫ | *'''''Grime Time''''' (]) | ||
⚫ | *'''''Grimes-U-Up''''' | ||
] 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. | |||
⚫ | *''']''' | ||
⚫ | *'''''Just Another Victim''''' | ||
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 ]. | |||
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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. | |||
⚫ | *'''''Victimizer''''' (]) | ||
⚫ | *'''''Victimizer 2.0''''' (] | ||
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. | |||
⚫ | *'''''Victimizer 3.0''''' / '''''Wild Fandango''''' (] ) | ||
⚫ | *''Grimessault'' (]) | ||
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. | |||
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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 ]. | |||
After XPW folded, Grimes went on to work for various California ] such as ], ], and perhaps most notably ]. | |||
==In wrestling== | |||
*'''Nicknames''' | |||
:*"The Master of West Coast Violence" | |||
:*"The Vicious One" | |||
:*"Vicious" Vic Grimes | |||
*'''Finishing and signature moves''' | |||
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==Championships and accomplishments== | ==Championships and accomplishments== | ||
*2-time APW Tag Team Champion ( |
*2-time APW Tag Team Champion (with Dic Grimes, then with Frank Murdoch) | ||
*1-time APW Universal Champion | *1-time APW Universal Champion | ||
*1-time MPPW Heavyweight Champion | *1-time MPPW Heavyweight Champion | ||
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*2-time MPPW Young Guns Champion | *2-time MPPW Young Guns Champion | ||
*1-time XPW King of the Deathmatch Tournament Winner (2001) | *1-time XPW King of the Deathmatch Tournament Winner (2001) | ||
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Revision as of 22:56, 4 September 2006
Vic Grimes is a professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling, his tenure in Xtreme Pro Wrestling, and his short run in the World Wrestling Entertainment as "Key".
Profile
- Birthplace: New York, New York
- Hometown: Sacramento, California
- Height: 6 ft 4 in
- Weight: 315 lb
- Trained by: Michael Modest
- Debut: early 1996
- Previous identities: Grimes, Key, Vic Grimes
Finishing moves
- Grimes Cutter (Catching midair stunner)
- Grime Time (Sitout crucifix powerbomb off the middle turnbuckle)
- Grimes-U-Up
- Face Eraser
- Just Another Victim
- Inverted front powerslam
- Powerbomb
- Victimizer (Canadian backbreaker drop)
- Victimizer 2.0 (Iconoclasm
- Victimizer 3.0 / Wild Fandango (Belly-to-back inverted mat slam )
- Grimessault (Moonsault)
- Arm twist ropewalk leg drop
Championships and accomplishments
- 2-time APW Tag Team Champion (with Dic Grimes, then with Frank Murdoch)
- 1-time APW Universal Champion
- 1-time MPPW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time MPPW Tag Team Champion (with Erin O'Grady)
- 2-time MPPW Young Guns Champion
- 1-time XPW King of the Deathmatch Tournament Winner (2001)