Grind City Rumble, Part One - Championship Wrestling From Memphis recap for January 8, 2022

Dustin Starr interviews Martin, Kross and Jay Smooth at the announce desk. Kross says the three of them will blow the roof off, and that Martin will style and profile like no other man and Smooth will show why he has earned his name. He says that they will be walking away with something big and impressing the fans, and that it will start today. Martin says his name is not Precious.

"Big Swole" Justin Cole beats Martin after catching a top rope cross body and hitting the Swole Slam.

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We hear from Country Rock (Carter Matthews and Chris Hayes) and Big Jack. Carter Matthews says they have beaten The Elements of Wrestling ("Casanova" Colton Cage and Ryan Pyles) and Van Viciouss before and that they will do it again. Big Jack says he is always ready.

We hear from The Elements of Wrestling ("Casanova" Colton Cage and Ryan Pyles) and Van Viciouss. Ryan Pyles says the trios title rings would look good, and they did not put miles on their father's Aston Martin to be losers. Viciouss agrees that they would look good on them. Colton Cage tells Country Rock and Big Jack to "lace 'em up."

Country Rock (Carter Matthews and Chris Hayes) and Big Jack beat The Elements of Wrestling ("Casanova" Colton Cage and Ryan Pyles) and Van Viciouss in a six-man tag match.

We hear from "The Mad Esthetician" Amber Rodriguez, who shows off her new manicure and eyelashes and says none of this would have happened if it were not for Skyler. She says that she made Skyler perfect in her image, and tells her "Just wait."

Backstage, Derrick King gets a video message from Tiger Joe, who is in a neck brace and says that while he can sue Championship Wrestling From Memphis and take everything, his revenge is with Derrick King. Tiger Joe says he can find another tiger in Memphis, a grizzly or an exotic animal of his own that Derrick King cannot beat, and tells Derrick King that he is coming for him.

Dustin Starr interviews "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock and The Crowleys at the announce desk. Blaylock asks how the fans are allowed to bring straps and weapons, then says nobody here should be strapped as they are not animals and that the main event is a conspiracy against them. Blaylock also says that the match was not caused by him whipping Walker Hayes with a belt, and that someone will pay for this.

Ivan Warsaw and Walker Hayes beat The Crowleys (Jacksyn and Otis Crowley) in a Strap Match in which fans also bring straps. After the match, Walker Hayes chases "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock to the back with a strap.

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The show starts with Swoggle chasing The Grinch around the ring and to the back, but not before telling Dustin Starr that he hates The Grinch and that he is going to break his legs.

Derrick King and Danny B. Good head to the announce table. Derrick says he wants a match with him and Danny B. Good against The Yung GOATs (Aaron Roberts and Zay Washington) for the Memphis Tag Team Championships next week, and Danny B. mentions that they are still #1 contenders and can be champions again.

Country Rock (Carter Matthews and Chris Hayes) beat Jay Smooth and Martin after Big Jack stops Kross from interfering and ducks a shot from Jay Smooth, which leads to Country Rock hitting Jay Smooth with the 3D - now known as the Country Rock Drop - for the win.

The Yung GOATs (Aaron Roberts and Zay Washington) head to the announce desk. Zay Washington says they have been ready, and Aaron Roberts calls out Danny B. Good and Derrick King. Danny and Derrick King show up, and Aaron Roberts says they are ready when they are. Washington says they can do it right now. When it is mentioned by Dustin Starr that the challenge is scheduled for next week, Danny B. Good says Santa Claus has a present for them in the form of the Memphis tag team titles.

We hear from "Big Swole" Justin Cole, who says that he will be rumble ready for the Grind City Rumble.

"Big Swole" Justin Cole and The Posse (Simon and Lil' Chris) beat The Skimahorns (Brad Skimahorn, Briar Skimahorn, Uncle Mikey) after Briar stops Uncle Mikey from going up top and Mikey stops Briar from cheating with a chain. After the match, Simon and Lil Chris read a letter to Santa Claus, appealing for a shot at the Memphis Tag Team Championships, saying they have been the nicest guys for years and that they believe in Christmas miracles.

Heather Monroe heads to the announce desk. Suddenly, as Dustin Starr is interviewing her, Swoggle chases The Grinch to the back again, then tries to kiss Heather Monroe's hand. Heather stops him and leaves.

Backstage, Amber Rodriguez calls Skyler, saying that she knows she has blown up all over social media and that she has been avoiding all of her calls, and that they need to talk before the Grind City Rumble.

Backstage, Shalonce Royal is heard singing "Silent Night." It is announced that she will be singing Christmas carols next week.

"The GunShow" Brett Michaels heads to the announce table. He says he is a different GunShow now, and asks Mike Anthony where he is at. Suddenly, we hear from Mike Anthony, who is outside of the arena where he attacked him from behind. He says that Brett Michaels won the battle, but the war ends when he says so, and tells Brett not to find him next week because he will find Brett. Brett says that if Mike Anthony wants to show up on Christmas Day, then he has something for him.

Carlos Alexander Rios beats The Gunslinger. After the match, K-Toomer shows up, and Carlos Alexander Rios fights him. During the commercial break, K-Toomer lays out Rios, then hits The Gunslinger with Big Bang. Rios gets back up, but K-Toomer hits him with Big Bang.

We hear from K-Toomer, who lays out numerous people as he says that Grind City Rumble is him versus everybody as he says that he is ready to lay waste to the competition.

The Hollywood Horror Show ("Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock, Jacksyn Crowley, Otis Crowley) heads to the announce desk. Blaylock says The Revenant of Walker Hayes has let them down and turned his back on them, then promises there will be more discipline, and says that next week will be "Christmas With The Crowleys."

Ivan Warsaw beats Jacksyn Crowley by disqualification after "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock hits Warsaw with a leather strap. After the match, The Crowleys (Jacksyn) hold Warsaw down so that Blaylock can hit Warsaw with the strap, then Walker Hayes - no longer a Reventant - shows up, stops Blaylock and sends them and The Crowley into a retreat to make the save for Ivan Warsaw.

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Gentleman Jervis guests on commentary for the next match.

The Posse (Simon and Lil Chris, dressed as Luigi and Mario, respectively) beats The Skimahorns (Brad and Briar Skimahorn, dressed as poop and toilet paper, respectively) in a Halloween Costume Lumberjack Match after Gentleman Jervis rocks a lumberjack in a Spider-Man costume to sleep, The Skimahorns wake "Spider-Man" up, and The Posse - now dressed up like Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick in capes - hit The Skimahorns in the back with bags full of candy.

We see some backstage footage from the Halloween Spooktacular.

We hear from Van Viciouss, who says that "Big Swole" will not slam him once before he wins his match and goes on a night on the town with the hottest woman in Memphis.

"Big Swole" Justin Cole beats Van Viciouss, slamming Van Viciouss four times for $100, bringing the grand donation total for Breast Cancer Awareness Month to $400.

Diana Taylor and Austin Lane guest on commentary for the next match.

"Smokin' Hot" Nikki Lane and Sarah Wolfe beats Amber Rodriguez and Skyler after Amber leaves Skyler high and dry. After the match, Dustin Starr interviews Austin Lane at the announce desk. Austin Lane says the fun and games are over when K-Toomer put his hands on Nikki, saying K-Toomer woke something up in him. He says he will prove why he is the best of the best and tells K-Toomer that he is going to hurt him.

We hear from Mike Anthony, who says that security stopping him from coming to work will not stop him, because he will come back and Hell will be coming with him. We then see Mike Anthony's mugshot. Afterwards, we hear from Brett Michaels, who says that if Mike Anthony wants to beat people up around the arena, then he will be there next week and he will not be hard to find.

We see some footage of the audience from The Halloween Spooktacular.

Country Rock (Carter Matthews and Chris Hayes) beat Colton Cage and Ryan Pyles, who are now calling themselves "The Elements of Wrestling."

Ivan Warsaw beats The Revenant of Walker Hayes in a Halloween Hardcore Match with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb into a pile of thumbtacks.