Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
We see still photos of Derrick King saying goodbye to the Memphis Wrestling fans.
King Cobra guests on commentary for the next match.
Tim Bosby beats Marko Harris in the finals of the Cobra Cup Tournament to win the Cobra Cup.
We hear from The New Wave ("The Problem" Aaron Roberts, Justin Case, "The Chosen One" Zay Washington). Aaron Roberts says next week is the most important day of "The GunShow" Brett Michaels' life, and that GunShow will either prove he is the face of Memphis Wrestling or be on his knees after he retains his title.
Diana Taylor retains the Memphis Wrestling Women's Championship against Erica Torres. After the match, Nixi XS runs into the ring and attacks Diana Taylor.
We see footage of The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamont), stating that they have beaten every team Memphis Wrestling has to offer as they drive around Memphis, Tennessee.
Van Viciouss beats Ray Collins. After the match, The Hollywood Clique ("Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock, Ray Collins, Jay Smooth, Secret Service) attacks Viciouss and holds him down so that Jimmy Blaylock can punch him in the gut.
Backstage, CJ Money's mother demands King Cobra give CJ Money a match, much to CJ Money's embarrassment.
AJ Francis retains the Million Dolla Championship against Big John Dalton and K-Toomer after pouring out a bag of Cheez-Its in the middle of the ring, slamming Big John Dalton into the Cheez-Its with a Down Payment, and slamming K-Toomer on top of Big John Dalton with a Death Valley Driver.
Dustin Starr interviews AJ Francis at the announce desk. He calls Joe Hendry and Big John Dalton "a consequence of their own actions" for messing with him, then introduces his own "Million Dolla Championship" and proclaims "the biggest, baddest mane in Memphis." He says that Big John Dalton deserves nothing due to getting all his support from the fans, then Big John Dalton shows up and says Memphis Wrestling is his house before mentioning his 2024 accomplishments. After calling AJ Francis out for his actions at the Grind City Rumble, he challenges him to a match. Francis tells Big John Dalton he knows nothing about money, and tells him he is "too broke" to be Million Dolla Champion and to keep money on his mind before hitting him with the belt.
The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamont) retain the Memphis Wrestling Tag Team Championships against The Righteous Path (Brother Bruce and Morrow) after Barnabas shows up to call out "Reverend" Ash Taylor and after a woman in a leather mask made of faces shows up and snaps Jackson Crowley out of Sister Asa's trance.
We hear from Violent J, who says he is here to make Juggalo Championship Wrestling's presence known by bringing its Tag Team Champions - JP and Tommy Grayson - The Backseat Boys - to the ring for in-ring action next week.
We hear from Draco, who brags about crushing Gio Savage's championship dreams before declaring that their war has just begun. He says that Savage and the whole world will know why he is who he says he is.
"The Problem" Aaron Roberts quickly retains the Memphis Wrestling Heritage Championsip against Allister. After the match, Dustin Starr interviews Justin Case at the announced desk. He says that Roberts cannot be controlled because he is angry and that the fans make his angry, and says that this is an example of what will happen to "The GunShow" Brett Michaels. As the fans chant for GunShow, Roberts says the chants will only make things worse for him, then says that the Heritage Championship makes him the best in Memphis. He says that GunShow has him at Superbout, but it will not be sunshine and rainbows until then.
We hear from Big Nasty Phil and "Main Event" Bradley. Phil says that they will get a shot at the Juggalo Championship Wrestling Tag Team Championships and they will destroy "[Violent J's] boys." Bradley says that they are "done with these clowns," then takes a drink of orange Faygo before spitting it out in a nearby trash can.
Dustin Starr interviews Diana Taylor at the announce desk. Diana Taylor calls the Championship Scramble Match for the Women's title was very competitive and that the other women in the match deserve their flowers as well, then Erica Torres shows up. Torres calls "Diarrhea Taylor" a crook and a shyster who paid off the referee and claims that the fans personally witnessed her be the first to jump on and pin C-Rex before Makkari Kandy and J. Webb show up. Makkari says she was also part of the pin and that she wants a title shot as well, then Xya Wolf shows up also wanting a title shot.
Next week: The Cobra Cup tournament begins with two Fatal 4-Way matches - a Blue Match and a Red Match. The winners of these matches will face off for the cup at Superbout.
We see footage of Joe Hendry with the fans at the WrestleCenter.
Erica Torres beats Makkari Kandy and Xya Wolfe by submission with a modified single leg crab on Makkari Kandy.
We hear from Sycho Simon, who says that there is a still heart left in Derrick King's body and that if there is to be a match, there must be no rules and only a pinfall. He tells Derrick King to bring everything he has, because he is going to kill him, pin him and get rid of him forever.
Big John Dalton beats AJ Francis with a schoolkid pin after K-Toomer shows up with a box of Cheez-its and starts throwing bags of Cheez-its to the fans.
Dustin Starr interviews The Hollywood Clique ("Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock, Ray Collins, Jay Smooth, Secret Service) at the announce desk. Jimmy Blaylock addresses being taunted with Twinkies by the fans by saying he has never had a Twinkie in his life, then says there have been a lot of tag teams in the past that have made it big and that he will have the best tag team in professional wrestling. He says that his team will take on anybody, including The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamont), and that he wants the tag team titles right now.
The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamont) retain the Memphis Wrestling Tag Team Championships against The Hollywood Clique (Ray Collins and Jay Smooth) after they whip Ray Collins and Jay Smooth into each other. After the match, Dustin Starr interviews The L.A. Hustlers at the announce desk. Lamont tells Too Kool II (Tim Grind and Flex) to look who is still on the streets and who is now standing on the sidewalks, and Bradley says that the streets have love for on one and demands that Dustin Starr declare that they are "his boys."
We hear from The O'Neal Brothers (Devin and Steven O'Neal), who say that they have the longest win streak in Memphis Wrestling and plant to ride that wave into 2025. They say that "O'Neals rule" is a statement and that they prove why they do just that.
It is revealed that a limo has pulled up to the WrestleCenter. AJ Francis steps out of the limo, and re-introduces himself as "The King of Memphis," stating that he is back to win the Grind City Rumble, as it is time that he got more championship gold.
We see footage of Coach Pillar running for St. Jude.
Dustin Starr interviews AJ Francis at the announce desk. AJ Francis says that Memphis is a backwater town that he hates to go to because the fans hate him, then shows off his T-shirt, which makes fun of Joe Hendry, and says he is back to win the Grind City Rumble. He not only declares that he will enter the Rumble, but that he will win the Rumble and make sure Joe Hendry does not win it, as he deserves none of his accolades and has ridden coattails from beginning to end. He mocks the fans again, then says that like death and taxes, he is undeniable. As for the other participants in the Grind City Rumble, he is going to win the Rumble no matter who is in it before mocking the fans even more. He then addresses the "You suck" chants by proclaiming that the only thing that sucks in Memphis is the Memphis Grizzlies.
CJ Money is brought in by his mother, who demands that CJ Money be given more respect in Memphis Wrestling, and says she is not moving until she speaks to who is in charge. CJ Money is completely embarrassed.
We see footage of Big Dan asking the fans who will win the Grind City Rumble.
Gio Savage beats "The Walking Red Flag" Colton Cage after Colton Cage takes too long on the top rope.
Dustin Starr interviews Barnabas the Ringmaster at the announce desk. Barnabas says he has been away for a long time because he did not think anybody wanted him here, and he thought The Twins of Salem would be better off without him. He realized he was wrong and that he has failed The Twins. He blames Reverend Ash Taylor for The Righteous Path (Ash Taylor, Brother Bruce, Marrow, Sister Asa) getting into his head, and The Righteous Path soon shows up. After the commercial break, Reverend Ash Taylor calls Barnabas a cockroach, and when he tells the fans to shut up, Barnabas goes off on them. Taylor calls the fans freaks and says that his words are as empty as his future. He tells Barnabas that he will follow The Righteous Path or he will be buried six feet other. Barnabas says he has had enough of Ash Taylor and calls him a chicken. Brother Bruce sneaks up on Barnabas and grabs him from behind, and while Bruce fights back despite not being a wrestler, the numbers game takes over, and Reverend Ash Taylor hits Barnabas in the stomach with his red shinai. Ash Taylor then hooks Barnabas with the shinai with a Russian leg sweep, then The Righteous Path leaves.
We hear from Sycho Simon, who says that Ray Ray Sanders wants to run in like a knight in shining armor and save the day, then says that if he really was his friend, he would have been there at the retirement ceremony. He says Ray Ray Sanders is no friend of Derrick and just wants to be like him, and for that, he will put him through a table and into the back of a hearse.
Diana Taylor beats C-Rex, Nixi XS, Makkari Kandy, Xya Wolfe and Erica Torres in a Championship Scramble to win the Memphis Wrestling Women's Championship for a second time after everyone piles onto C-Rex for a pinfall attempt after Diana Taylor hits C-Rex with the DDT.
Dustin Starr interviews Mike Anthony at the announce desk to start today's show. Mike Anthony says he thought he would never see the day that he and the fans would be on the same page, and that he is happy about it. He says he knows that Tim Bosby is the greatest Internet Champion of all time and says that he plans to raise the bar, then says his door is always open before heading to the ring.
Mike Anthony retains the Memphis Wrestling Internet Championship in an open challenge against CJ Blaine.
We see Buff Bagwell return to the WrestleCenter with Big John Dalton.
Dustin Starr interviews Ray Ray Sanders at the announce desk. Ray Ray says he is here because he saw the footage of Sycho Simon attacking Derrick King during his retirement ceremony, then says that he is entering the Grind City Rumble in two weeks not only to win, but to get his hands on Simon.
Buff Bagwell guests on commentary for the next match.
Big John Dalton beats Vashawn Harvey. After the match, Dustin Starr interviews Buff Bagwell and Big John Dalton at the announce desk. Buff says it is time for Big John Dalton to get out of his shadow. Big John Dalton says Buff is the stuff, but Memphis Wrestling is the stuff, at that he is Rumble ready.
Dustin Starr interviews Nixi XS at the announce desk. Nixi insists that she is the real Memphis Wrestling Women's Champion and that she has proven it time and time again. When it is mentioned that C-Rex has done all the work and is nowhere to be seen, Nixi says C-Rex signed a contract and it is not her fault that she did not read the fine print that reads that if C-Rex won, she won. Matchmaker King Cobra shows up and says that one cannot win a title and hand it to somebody else, and makes a Women's Championship Scramble match for the title next week. King Cobra has to force the title out of Nixi's hands, then says that to ensure there are no shenanigans, he is the Women's Champion until the match happens.
Diana Taylor and Makkari Kandy beat Erica Torres and Xya Wolfe.
Backstage, we hear from The Hollywood Clique ("Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock, Ray Collins, Jay Smooth). Blaylock tells Ray Collins and Jay Smooth that they have to work together to win the tag team titles. Ray Collins reluctantly agrees and shake hands with Jay Smooth, who keeps talking over Blaylock.
We see a vignette for The Twins of Salem (Jacksyn Crowley and Abel Booker). Abel Booker is seen holding a flower, and the sunflower is seen to be on fire. The phrases "Walk the path with us" and "Save me" are heard, and Abel Booker is seen catching up with Abel Booker and somebody else, as if someone else is taking Abel away from him.
Dustin Starr interviews Justin Case, "The Chosen One" Zay Washington and Denzel Rollins at the announce desk. Justin Case says it does not matter what anybody thinks, as The Yung GOATs (Washington and "The Problem" Aaron Roberts) are the best tag team, and now they are back together. Zay Washington says things had to change, and that they are dangerous when separate, but unstoppable together. Justin Case then brings out "The Problem" Aaron Roberts, who says that when you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes, and that "The GunShow" Brett Michaels is not on his level anymore. As he calls his new triad "the new wave of Memphis Wrestling" and that The GunShow does not have a foot in the WrestleCenter anymore, The GunShow shows up and says that while he does not have a lot of friend, Aaron Roberts and company have a lot of enemies. After Justin Case says there are three of them and one of GunShow, GunShow says the odds are against him, but he did not come alone. Gio Savage and Tim Bosby suddenly show up and stand with GunShow. Aaron Roberts says they can do it in the ring, and GunShow accepts the challenge.
"The GunShow" Brett Michaels, Tim Bosby and Gio Savage beat The Yung GOATs ("The Problem" Aaron Roberts and "The Chosen One" Zay Washington) and Denzel Rollins in a six-man tag match.
Dustin Starr interviews "The Genetic Nightmare" Mike Anthony at the announce desk. Before he can say anything, Jonny Lyons from Reality of Wrestling shows up and declares he be called "The Golden Lion" Jonny Lyons and says that he has someone like Mike Anthony in the ROW locker room stealing his spot. Lyons says he is out here because there is no better way to prove his worth to Booker T by walking into Memphis Wrestling and walking out with the Internet Championship around his waist. This leads to a match as well as Lyons attacking Mike Anthony from behind.
"The Genetic Nightmare" Mike Anthony retains the Memphis Wrestling Internet Championship against "The Golden Lion" Jonny Lyons.
Backstage, Xya Wolf interviews Gio Savage and Draco. Draco tells Gio Savage he only has one last chance to do what they said they would do, and that he has gotten a tag team title match against Too Kool II (Tim Grind and Flex) today. He tells Gio Savage to stop being a babyface and be a savage, or he can find out that the grass is greener on the other side.
Dustin Starr interviews "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock at the announce desk. Blaylock says that Dustin has a lot of power and connections and that people in the business know who he is, but he has power and connections in Hollywood, California and that people there who he is. He says that Ray Collins is shooting a movie because people in Hollywood know who he is, then mentions his numerous national television appearances. All of a sudden, Jay Smooth shows up with a metal folding chair and is stopped by Blaylock's Secret Service, and Jay Smooth says he knows Blaylock can take him to the moon and demands a spot in the Hollywood Clique. Blaylock says he is busy, but Jay Smooth says his match is next and that he wants to prove himself to Blaylock.
Big John Dalton beats Jay Smooth.
Derrick King makes an unscheduled appearance, and Dustin Starr interviews him at the announce desk. Derrick says that he has been wrestling for a long time, but there comes a time when life happens and that this is the best time. Derrick says something to Dustin that cannot be heard, then says he has enjoyed a great career and has a 17-year-old son, and says it is time to step away. Derrick says he tried to step away seven years ago, but now he says that he has had enough. He says that he has a few loose ends to tie up, but after that, he is done wrestling. He says also says that while he is eager to help train future stars, when it comes to taking bumps in the ring, those days are done.
Too Kool II (Tim Grind and Flex) retain the Memphis Wrestling Tag Team Championships against The Last Savages (Gio Savage and Draco) after Draco inadvertently hits Gio Savage with a side kick meant for Flex. After the match, Draco shoves Gio Savage as Gio helps him up. This leads to a shoving match and a staredown between the two men.
Outside of the WrestleCenter, Justin Case tells "The Problem" Aaron Roberts that he has to defend the Memphis Wrestling Heritage Championship against someone he has already beaten. Aaron Roberts says Matchmaker King Cobra has something against them and does not want him as champion, but he is the baddest man walking on both sides of the Mississippi River and he will beat anyone who stands across from him in the ring.
Backstage, Makkari Kandy works on J. Webb's hair as Diana Taylor gets ready for her match.
Diana Taylor beats "The San Joaquin Slam Maniac" Erica Torres.
We hear from Nixi XS, who declares that she is the real new Women's Champion, not C-Rex, as she stipulated that C-Red would crush Mackenzie Morgan and hand the title over to her, and if anyone has a problem with it, they can take it up with C-Rex.
"The GunShow" Brett Michaels beats K-Toomer in a grudge match despite K-Toomer working on both of his arms.
