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'''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".
{{Infobox Wrestler
|name=Vic Grimes
|names=Grimes<br>Key<br>Vic Murdoch<br>Vic Grimes
|height=6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
|weight=315 lb (143 kg)
|birth_date =[[January 3]], [[1963]]
|death_date =
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|birth_place =[[New York, New York]]
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|resides=[[Sacramento, California]]
|billed=
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|trainer=[[Mike Modest|Michael Modest]]
[[Matthew Hyson|Spike Dudley]]
[[Dory Funk Jr.|Dory Funk Jr.]]
|debut=1996
|retired=
|}}


==Profile==
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'''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 Federation]] as '''Key'''.
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*Birthplace: [[New York, New York]]
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*Hometown: [[Sacramento, California]]
*Height: 6 ft 4 in
*Weight: 315 lb
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*Trained by: [[Mike Modest|Michael Modest]]
*Debut: early 1996
*Previous identities: Grimes, Key, Vic Grimes


==Career==
==Finishing moves==
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*'''''Grimes Cutter''''' (Catching midair stunner)
Grimes began his career in California's [[All Pro Wrestling]] promotion, where he had a classic series of matches against [[Mike Lockwood|"Leprachaun" Erin O'Grady]]. This "little man vs. big man" [[feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] between the two even saw O'Grady actually run over Grimes's leg with a [[car]]. Grimes would also face off against [[Donovan Morgan]], [[Michael Modest]], and "Brown Bomber" Robert Thompson during his time in APW and developed a reputation for taking insane [[bump (professional wrestling)|bumps]] for such a large wrestler.

[[Jim Cornette]] saw a tape of Grimes and O'Grady's feud in [[All Pro Wrestling]] and scheduled them for a dark match before an edition of ''[[WWE RAW|Monday Night RAW]]''. 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 [[ring name]] '''Key'''. As Key, Grimes formed a short-lived [[drug dealer]] [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] along with [[Droz]] and [[Matthew Bloom|Prince Albert]] and feuded with [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]]. However, The Godfather suffered an injury just as the feud between the two was developing, which led to Grimes being taken off TV.

The WWF encouraged Grimes to work for the [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] promotion to further develop his skills. There, Grimes joined [[Tony DeVito]] and [[Angel Medina|Spanish Angel]] to form [[Da Baldies|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 ECW's ''[[Living Dangerously]]'' [[pay-per-view]] in March 2000, a breakdown in communication between [[New Jack]] 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.

This was not be the last confrontation between New Jack and Grimes as the [[Xtreme Pro Wrestling]] promotion took the real-life incident and turned it into a [[Angle (professional wrestling)|storyline]]. 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.

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 [[Shoot (professional wrestling)|broke from the script]] and legitimately electrocuted Grimes with a [[tazer]]. In the [[2005]] documentary ''[[Forever Hardcore]]'', New Jack claimed that he had intentionally thrown Grimes too hard in the hope that he would be injured or die.

Other highlights of Grimes' XPW tenure included a violent match-up involving [[Terry Brunk|Sabu]], feuds involving [[Shane Douglas]] and [[Jerry Tuite|SNUFF]], and a number of match-ups with cruiserweights such as [[Dionicio Castellanos|Psichosis]], [[James Maritato|Little Guido]], and his trainee, [[Oren Hawxhurst|Altar Boy Luke]]. During the first half of his run in XPW, he was a prominent member of the '''Black Army''' stable, headed by XPW CEO [[Rob Zicari|Rob Black]].

After XPW folded, Grimes went on to work for various California [[independent circuit|indepentent promotions]] such as [[Supreme Pro Wrestling]], [[Pro Wrestling Iron]], and perhaps most notably [[Full Contact Wrestling]].

==In wrestling==

===Nicknames===

*''The Master of West Coast Violence''
*''The Vicious One''
*''Vicious'' Vic Grimes

===Finishing and signature moves===
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*'''''Grimes Cutter''''' (Catching midair [[Stunner (professional wrestling)|stunner]])
*'''''Grime Time''''' ([[Powerbomb#Sitout crucifix powerbomb|Sitout crucifix powerbomb off the middle turnbuckle]])
*'''''Grime Time''''' ([[Powerbomb#Sitout crucifix powerbomb|Sitout crucifix powerbomb off the middle turnbuckle]])
*'''''Grimes-U-Up'''''
*'''''Grimes-U-Up'''''
*'''[[Facebuster#Wheelbarrow_facebuster|Face Eraser]]'''
*'''[[Facebuster#Wheelbarrow_facebuster|Face Eraser]]'''
*'''''Just Another Victim'''''
*'''''Just Another Victim'''''
*[[Powerbomb#Inverted powerbomb|'''Inverted front powerslam''']]
*'''[[Powerbomb]]'''
*'''[[Powerbomb]]'''
*'''''Victimizer''''' ([[Backbreaker#Canadian_backbreaker_rack|Canadian backbreaker drop]])
*'''''Victimizer''''' ([[Backbreaker#Canadian_backbreaker_rack|Canadian backbreaker drop]])
*'''''Victimizer 2.0''''' ([[Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques#Iconoclasm|Iconoclasm]])
*'''''Victimizer 2.0''''' ([[Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques#Iconoclasm|Iconoclasm]]
*'''''Victimizer 3.0''''' / '''''Wild Fandango''''' ([[Facebuster#Belly-to-back inverted mat slam|Belly-to-back inverted mat slam]] [occasionally off the middle turnbuckle])
*'''''Victimizer 3.0''''' / '''''Wild Fandango''''' ([[Facebuster#Belly-to-back inverted mat slam|Belly-to-back inverted mat slam]] [occasionally off the middle turnbuckle])
*''Grimessault'' ([[Moonsault]])
*''Grimessault'' ([[Moonsault]])
*[[Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques#Ropewalk|Arm twist ropewalk]] [[leg drop]]
*[[Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques#Ropewalk|Arm twist ropewalk]] [[leg drop]]
*[[Professional wrestling aerial attacks#Senton bomb|Flying somersault senton]]
*[[Professional wrestling aerial attacks#Corkscrew senton|Flying corkscrew somersault senton]]
*[[Professional wrestling aerial attacks#Frog splash|Flying frog splash]]
*[[Professional wrestling holds#Scoop|Scoop]] into [[facebuster]]
*Signature illegal weapon: [[Pizza cutter]]


==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
*2-time APW Tag Team Champion (1-time with [[Vinnie Massaro|Little Dic Grimes]], and 1-time with Frank Murdoch)
*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)

==References==
*[http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/v/vic-grimes.html Vic Grimes at ObsessedWithWrestling.com]


[[Category:American professional wrestlers|Grimes, Vic]]
[[Category:American professional wrestlers|Grimes, Vic]]
[[Category:Living people|Grimes, Vic]]
[[CAtegory:Living people|Grimes, Vic]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing|Grimes, Vic]]
[[Category:People from New York City|Grimes, Vic]]
[[Category:ECW alumni|Grimes, Vic]]

Revision as of 21:20, 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

Finishing moves

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)
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