Championship Gold - Championship Wrestling From Memphis recap for January 1, 2022

At the start of today's show, Dustin and Maria Starr apologizes for The Posse's (Simon and Lil Chris) actions from last week and state that The Posse are suspended indefinitely. As for Aaron Roberts, there will be an update on his condition when one is available.

Dustin Starr interviews Heather Monroe at the announce desk. Heather says she will give the fans the best match they will see all year, then we see a video of Heather Monroe winning the Memphis Women's Championship. Heather then says that her Gauntlet For The Gold will be better than the first one because she is in it and that she will be defending the Women's title like the champion she is and the champion "Smokin' Hot" Nikki Lane no longer is.

Diana Taylor wishes us a happy new year before stating she will become the next Memphis Women's Championship.

We hear from Amber Rodriguez, who says that there is no better place for her and Skyler to have their discussion than in the Gauntlet For The Gold and that she will rearrange Skyler's face so badly that Skyler will hand the title to her. Meanwhile, Skyler's phone rings, but Skyler hangs up on it.

In footage from earlier this week, Country Rock (Carter Matthews and Chris Hayes) wish us a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

We see footage of The Yung GOATs (Aaron Roberts and Zay Washington) getting a ride from Derrick King and Danny B. Good to the hospital. We then see Danny B. Good talking with Derrick King. Danny B. Good says things will be better this year, and Derrick King hopes he is right, as he says 2021 was not good.

It is announced that there will be a strap match between Ivan Warsaw and Jacksyn Crowley next week.

Backstage, Ivan Warsaw says that The Hollywood Horror Show ("Hollywood Jimmy Blaylock, Jacksyn Crowley, Otis Crowley) has taken Walker Hayes' identity, then says that Hayes has shed that skin and that it is time to kill the snake that bit him. Hayes it is time for The Hollywood Horror Show to meet the monster they created.

Dustin Starr interviews The Hollywood Horror Show ("Hollywood Jimmy Blaylock, Jacksyn Crowley, Otis Crowley) at the announce table. Jimmy Blaylock blames Dustin Starr for next week's strap match existing and says he always rains on the Crowleys' parade. Blaylock pulls his belt off and says The Crowleys are immune to pain because he gives them medication, then hits them both in the back with a belt to prove his point. He also threatens to hit the fans with a strap if they get in the way.

We hear from Mike Anthony, who says he is starting off 2022 by beating "The GunShow" Brett Michaels in a street fight and a final showdown at Grind City Rumble where nobody can save Michaels. Anthony tells Michaels to bring his best, as we will bring the gift that keeps on giving in the form of brass knuckles. We hear from "The GunShow" Brett Michaels, who says that he hopes Mike Anthony is read, because he is ready, then says that Mike Anthony will have to earn the Memphis Heritage Championship and that he is coming to get him.

We see footage from the Memphis Wrestling 2021 Awards Banquet at the WrestleCenter.

We see a video package for K-Toomer.

"Smokin' Hot" Nikki Lane wishes the fans a merry Christmas and a happy new year, then says that being Memphis Women's Champion was special to her and how Heather beat her for it will be addressed. She says that right now, family comes first, and that Austin Lane will soon get better.

We look back on the Grind City Rumble.

We look back on the first Gauntlet For The Gold.

Before the next match, Heather Monroe says she will be giving other women opportunities to dethrone her in her Gauntlet For The Gold, and that therefore, she will be going last, not first. She also guests on commentary for the next match.

Heather Monroe retains the Memphis Women's Championship against Diana Taylor, Skyler, and "The Mad Esthetician" Amber Rodriguez in Heather Monroe's Gauntlet For The Gold. During the match, after Skyler shows up for the match, Amber Rodriguez says she has been trying to call her, then cries and says she is sorry and that she will lay down for her. She lays down, but when Skyler goes for the pin, Amber pins her with an inside cradle. She lays down, but when Skyler goes for the pin, Amber eliminates her with an inside cradle. Afterwards, Skyler attacks Amber from behind, rips out one of her eyelashes, and pulls one of Amber's fingernails before kicking her in the face. Heather Monroe then gets in the ring and pins Amber Rodriguez in the most casual manner possible, but Amber kicks out at two. It is not long before Heather hits Amber with a DDT to win and retain.