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'''Victor "Vic" Grimes''' (born January 3, 1963) is an [[United States|American]] [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He is best known for his appearances with [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW), [[Xtreme Pro Wrestling]] (XPW), and the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF).
'''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]].
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==
== Professional wrestling career ==


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


===World Wrestling Federation===
===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 20th, 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 ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]''. As Key, Grimes portrayed a [[drug dealer]] [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|character]] along with [[Droz (wrestler)|Droz]] and [[Matthew Bloom|Prince Albert]] and feuded with [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]]. The Godfather suffered an injury just as the feud between the two was developing, leading to Grimes being taken off TV.
[[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 ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]''. As Key, Grimes portrayed a [[drug dealer]] [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|character]] along with [[Droz (wrestler)|Droz]] and [[Matthew Bloom|Prince Albert]] and feuded with [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|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===
===Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999–2000) ===
The WWF encouraged Grimes to work for the [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) promotion to further develop his skills. There, Grimes joined [[Tony DeVito]] and [[Angel Medina (wrestler)|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 [[Street fighting|Danbury Street Fight]] with [[Tommy Dreamer]].
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 [[Angel Medina (wrestler)|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 [[Street fighting|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.
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===
===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 Zicari|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 (wrestler)|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.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.domainmarket.com/buynow/wrestlinggonewrong.com|title=WrestlingGoneWrong.com is available at DomainMarket.com|website=WrestlingGoneWrong.com is available at DomainMarket.com}}</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.
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 Zicari|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 (wrestler)|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.<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 [[Shoot (professional wrestling)|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 [[New Jack#The Danbury Fall|Danbury Fall]] at Living Dangerously 2000. However, this is now believed 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"/>
The feud culminated in February 2002 in a scaffold match, as towards the end of the match, Jack [[Shoot (professional wrestling)|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 [[New Jack#The Danbury Fall|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.<ref name="auto"/>


When [[Shane Douglas]] took control of XPW following ''Baptized in Blood 3'', Grimes remained with the promotion and engaged in feuds with Douglas and [[Jerry Tuite|Snuff]]. During a tag match between Douglas and [[Lizzy Borden (actress)|Lizzy Borden]] against Grimes and [[Daffney|Lucy]], Grimes botched a [[Powerbomb#Superbomb|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.<ref name="auto"/> Grimes also wrestled against several cruiserweights such as [[Psicosis]], [[James Maritato|Little Guido]], and [[Oren Hawxhurst|Altar Boy Luke]].
When [[Shane Douglas]] took control of XPW following ''Baptized in Blood 3'', Grimes remained with the promotion and engaged in feuds with Douglas and [[Jerry Tuite|Snuff]]. During a tag match between Douglas and [[Lizzy Borden (actress)|Lizzy Borden]] against Grimes and [[Daffney|Lucy]], Grimes botched a [[Powerbomb#Superbomb|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.<ref name="auto"/> Grimes also wrestled against several cruiserweights such as [[Psicosis]], [[James Maritato|Little Guido]], and [[Oren Hawxhurst|Altar Boy Luke]].


===Independent circuit (2003–2006) ===
===Wrestling Society X===
After XPW folded, Grimes went on to work for various Californian [[independent circuit|independent promotions]] before he took part in [[MTV]]'s new wrestling show, [[Wrestling Society X]]. He made his debut for the WSX dubbed as "Vicious" Vic Grimes on March 14, 2007 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 [[Oren Hawxhurst|Luke Hawx]] and [[Alkatrazz|Al Katrazz]], during which Grimes missed a [[Spear (wrestling)|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.
After XPW folded, Grimes went on to work for various Californian [[independent circuit|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 [[Oren Hawxhurst|Luke Hawx]] and [[Al Katrazz]], during which Grimes missed a [[Spear (wrestling)|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==
==Other media==
He appeared in the video game ''[[Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood]]''.
He appeared in the video game ''[[Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood]]''.


==Championships and accomplishments==
== Championships and accomplishments ==
*'''[[All Pro Wrestling]]'''
*'''[[All Pro Wrestling]]'''
**[[APW Tag Team Championship]] ([[APW Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – 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>
**[[APW Tag Team Championship]] ([[APW Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – 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>
**[[APW Universal Heavyweight Championship]] ([[APW Universal Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://solie.org/titlehistories/utapw.html|title=Solie's Title Histories: APW - ALL PRO WRESTLING|website=solie.org}}</ref>
**[[APW Universal Heavyweight Championship]] ([[APW Universal Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://solie.org/titlehistories/utapw.html|title=Solie's Title Histories: APW - ALL PRO WRESTLING|website=solie.org}}</ref>
*'''BRAWL Wrestling'''
**BRAWL Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=223515</ref>
*'''[[Power Pro Wrestling]]'''
*'''[[Power Pro Wrestling]]'''
**[[Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship|PPW Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<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>
**[[Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship|PPW Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<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>
**[[Power Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship|PPW Tag Team Championship]] ([[Power Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Crash Holly|Erin O'Grady]]<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>
**[[Power Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship|PPW Tag Team Championship]] ([[Power Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Crash Holly|Erin O'Grady]]<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>
**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>
*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
*'''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
**PWI ranked him #'''270''' of the ''500'' best singles wrestlers of the year in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50001.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2001 |accessdate=June 28, 2007|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201611/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50001.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = September 27, 2007}}</ref>
**PWI ranked him #'''270''' of the ''500'' best singles wrestlers of the year in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] 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>
*'''[[Xtreme Pro Wrestling]]'''
*'''[[Xtreme Pro Wrestling]]'''
**[[XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship|King of the Deathmatch Tournament]] ([[XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship#Baptized in Blood 2001|2001]])<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>
**[[XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship|King of the Deathmatch Tournament]] ([[XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship#Baptized in Blood 2001|2001]])<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>


==References==
== References ==
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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 6 December 2024

Vic Grimes
Birth nameVictor Grimes
Born (1963-01-03) January 3, 1963 (age 61)[1]
Sacramento, California, U.S.[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Grimes[2]
Key[1]
Vic Grimes[2]
Vic Murdoch[2]
Billed height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2]
Billed weight315 lb (143 kg)[2]
Billed fromSacramento, California
Trained byDory Funk Jr.[1]
Michael Modest[1]
Spike Dudley[2]
Roland Alexander[1]
Manny Fernandez[1]
All Pro Wrestling[1]
Debut1996[2]

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

[edit]

All Pro Wrestling (1996–1998)

[edit]

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)

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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)

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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)

[edit]

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.[3] 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.[3]

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.[3] Grimes also wrestled against several cruiserweights such as Psicosis, Little Guido, and Altar Boy Luke.

Independent circuit (2003–2006)

[edit]

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

Wrestling Society X (2006)

[edit]

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)

[edit]

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

Other media

[edit]

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

Championships and accomplishments

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Vic Grimes – Online World of Wrestling". www.onlineworldofwrestling.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Vic Grimes " Wrestlers Database " CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  3. ^ a b c "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.
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