Memphis Thing - Memphis Wrestling recap for August 22, 2026

Dustin Starr interviews Heath Slater at the announce desk to start today's show. Slater says that he did not come alone and has been talking to his favorite coaches, too, and brings out Coach Pillar and Big John Dalton. Everyone is soon interrupted by VaShawn Harvey, who wants both Dustin Starr and Heath Slater to shut up. The crowd chants "Harvey sucks," and Slater repeatedly says "What?" before proposing going to Matchmaker King Cobra so he and VaShawn can go one-to-one next week. VaShawn says he is not worried about Slater, any of Slater's kids or any of the kids in the WrestleCenter.

Outside, Terry Golden shows up and joins Bullwhip Ballard and Chris Rocker as Wrestlecenter fans approach them and yell at them with weapons in their hands.

Backstage, Jake Brewer interviews Justin Case, who says that today, everybody will find out who he is managing and when they are coming to Memphis Wrestling.

Raven Black guests on commentary during the next match.

Xya beats Ally X, "Sweet" Judy Lee, Nurse IV, Gigi Turner, C-Rex and Dahlia Black in a Women's #1 Contender Scramble Match. During the match, Miss Ego Serena is seen watching from near the heel entrance.

The WrestleCenter fans are still confronting the Kick-Ass Wrestling collective as Terry Golden pushes his way past security.

Justin Case brings out "The Hybrid" Aries Clark, Big Nico 5XL, and "The Chosen One" Zay Washington, the last of whom who has not been seen in some time.

"The Chosen One" Zay Washington beats Mike Jackson to become the Memphis Wrestling Junior Heritage Championship! After the match, Dustin Starr interviews Justin Case at the announce desk. Justin says he surrounds himself with champions, and that Aries Clark and Big Nico just need a little bit of guidance to be champions as well. Zay Washington says he is a champion because he is the best Junior Heritage Champion that will ever be in Memphis Wrestling.

Backstage, Jake Brewer interviews "Livewire" Bobby Ford, who says that he is not worried about today's match because he is in control and he decides what happens, and that he will send "The King of POW" Chris Lexx packing off into retirement. He says that Lexx is old news and cannot hold on to a cup while he is the hot topic everyone came to see, and that when he beats Lexx, he will move on to the next thing and do whatever he wants to do.

We hear from "The King of POW" Chris Lexx, who tells "Livewire" Bobby Ford that he has remained relevant to Memphis, Tennessee for the last 24 years and that Bobby Ford has been nothing more than a thorn on his side, and that he will put an end to what Ford has going on. He says that he will damper Ford down and refocus on the Cobra Cup.

We see footage of Heath Slater with the fans at the WrestleCenter.

"The King of POW" Chris Lexx beats "Livewire" Bobby Ford.

Terry Golden, Bullwhip Backward and Chris Rocker are seen entering the WrestleCenter from the fan entrance, and one of the regular fans gets shoved by Rocker before Dustin Starr interviews the threesome at the announce desk. Golden says that they have showed up week in and week out and beaten the best Memphis Wrestling has to offer, and now nobody is here to challenge them. He says that all the "future wanna-bes" do not have the courage to face Kick-Ass Wrestling. After the commercial break, Golden says that nobody has the balls to step into the ring with Kick-Ass Wrestling, then K-Toomer shows up. K-Toomer says Golden is doing too much talking, then immediately challenges Chris Rocker to a match.

K-Toomer vs. Chris Rocker ends with the Kick-Ass Wrestling ganging up on K-Toomer before Rocket hits K-Toomer with a low blow and a metal folding chair. K-Toomer eventualy goes down, and Terry Golden smacks K-Toomer with the Big Mane Fight Championship as the rest of the Kick-Ass Wrestling collective attacks K-Toomer with weapons including a crutch, a bullwhip and a metal folding chair. Terry Golden then walks off with the Big Mane Fight Championship as the KAW collective leaves.

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Dustin Starr has an impromptu interview with James Ellsworth at the announce desk. Ellsworth tells The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamonte) that they have this, then The Monster Day Monsters (Warwolf, Marrow, Sister Asa) show up.

The Monster Day Monsters (Warwolf, Marrow, Sister Asa) beat James Ellsworth and The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamonte) in a six-person tag match.

We hear from The Slaughterhouse (Reverend Ash Taylor, Jagged James, Nasty Nick). Reverend Ash Taylor says that they are not feared enough and that nobody understands, and that they had to get everyone's attention. He says that since everyone is worried about the tag team titled, nobody was worried about them, and states that The Whites (Kevin and Gavin White) and The Bizness Dawgs (Tim Grind and Lil' Homie) are next on the chopping block.

Xya and Gigi Turner beat Ally X and Dahlia Black. During the match, C-Rex shows up, and her mere presence is enough to cause Dahlia Black to run.

We hear from Coach Pillar, who thanks Big John Dalton for the shout-out last week and tells VaShawn Harvey that he will get what is coming to him. He says he will be here next week with a big surprise, and that he will see the fans soon.

Terry Golden is escorted by security to the announce desk, where he is interviewed by Dustin Starr, who does not even want Golden here. Golden mouths off at Dustin and calls him a joke and a fraud, who calls for security, when Derrick King shows up. Derrick King says Terry Golden only created Kick-Ass Wrestling because he could not succeed in real wrestling and hired a bunch of misfits to run a company, and Golden says that nothing has come out of Memphis Wrestling and that KAW was only the beginning. He says that KAW actually sold tickets, unlike Memphis Wrestling, and says that Derrick King is as much of a fraud as Dustin and that he was the one to sign a contract with WWE. Derrick King says Terry Golden may have made Hall of Famers, but he is not a Hall of Famer himself and neither is KAW, and proposes a match between KAW and Memphis Wrestling's best. Golden says Derrick has never been in a real fight and calls him a paper champion and Dustin a paper chump before accepting the challenge, saying that it will never be the same and that "all the white trash" in Memphis Wrestling will work for him. This leads toa shoving match between Derrick and Golden.

We see a short recap of the recent MadonnaMania event.

We see footage of Dustin Starr and the fans congratulating Marko "Hangtime" Harris on his invitation to a WWE try-out in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

We see footage of the most recent Memphis Wrestling Kid's Camp.

Mike Anthony retains the Memphis Wrestling Heritage Championship against Tim Bosby two falls to one (2-1) in a two-out-of-three falls match. Tim Bosby scores the first fall in a regular wrestling match after Bosby nearly sends Anthony into referee Arthur Logan in the corner and kicks Anthony low behind the referee's back following a standing switch. Mike Anthony scores the second fall in a lumberjack match after "The Gift" Ray Sanders stops Bosby from hitting Anthony with a metal folding chair. Anthony scores the third and deciding fall in a submission match with a Figure Four Leg Lock after targeting Bosby's hurt left leg during the last third of the match.

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Matchmaker King Cobra thanks everyone for the well-wishes, then tells Kick-Ass Wrestling there will be hell to pay and that there will be a steel cage match between KAW and Memphis Wrestling on Sunday at Ghost River Brewing Company on Main Street. He then says that KAW and Memphis Wrestling will both get theirs on today's episode.

The Slaughterhouse (Jagged James, Nasty Nick, Reverend Ash Taylor) beat some people up on the way to the ring for the next match.

The Slaughterhouse (Jagged James and Nasty Nick) beat Muddy Waters (Gio Savage and "The Judge" RJW) after RJW is hit with what looks like a human bone.

We hear from Sycho Simon, who says it would not end that easily and that nobody can come to his house and take what is his. He says that nobody is safe from a real, live psychopath.

Morrow beats Ruffshot Lamonte in a Face Your Fears Match with a modified choke slam after Lamonte runs out of the ring only to be thrown back into the ring.

It is announced that Jerry "The King" Lawler now has a street renamed after him in Memphis, Tennessee. (The stretch of Homer Street from the corner at Given Avenue to the corner at Rhea Avenue, near Treadwell Middle School in Memphis, has been renamed.)

We hear from "The Gift" Ray Sanders, who says that he is not facing Kick-Ass Wrestling alone and that Derrick King and PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) will be backing him up. Meanwhile, Terry Golden talks with the Kick-Ass Wrestling, mentioning their history with PG-13 and stating that today is the day they teach PG-13 a lesson before going to Ghost River Brewing Company and finish the war.

Xya, Gigi Turner and C-Rex beat Ally X, Dahlia Black and Judy Lee in a six-woman tag match. During the match, C-Rex shows up shortly after the beginning of the match, and Ally X and Dahlia Black - the woman who attacked C-Rex last week - run away, leaving Judy Lee high and dry, allowing Xya to pin Judy Lee with a schoolkid pin for the win.

We hear from The Whites (Kevin and Gavin White). Gavin wants to give The Bizness Dawgs (Tim Grind and Lil' Homie) the rematch to prove they are not cowards, and Kevin says they will keep doing what is right.

We see footage of PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) meeting with the fans at the WrestleCenter.

Dustin Starr interviews Justin Case at the announce desk. Justin Case says the fans, not Dustin, should be welcoming him back, then says that everyone he has managed has become champions, and that he has led wrestlers to almost every championship in Memphis Wrestling. He says that he will not reveal who he is managing today, but when he is ready to reveal who it is, Dustin Starr will be the first to know.

Big John Dalton beats "Slick" Nick Scott. During the commercial break, Dustin Starr interviews Big John Dalton at the announce desk. Big John says that Big Daddy is doing fantastic, and so is he, and says that he is stacking them up and demands that the opponents keep coming.

Wolfie D guests on commentary for the next match.

Chris Rocker beats "The Gift" Ray Sanders. During the match, the KAW outlaws show up, and Terry Golden grabs at Sanders' foot from the outside. In the commotion, Rocker hits Sanders with the ring bell hammer for the pin and the win with the assist from Golden, who shoves Sanders' foot off the ropes. After the match, JC Ice confronts Terry Gordon in the ring, and Golden beats JC Ice up while the KAW outlaws hold Derrick King and Wolfie D back. Security has to get involved as the show ends.