[1999-07-24-MPPW-TV] Vic Grimes vs Doug Gilbert (Hardcore)

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

A television match given time for a change, and it's a pretty fun brawl that spills into the parking lot, with Grimes taking a suplex on the hot July pavement. Doug Gilbert would absolutely not get over in a different environment, but he definitely gets over in this one.

[ajtroma]

Of all the wannabe Cactus Jacks running around at this point in time, Vic Grimes has to be the most blatant.

[Tim Evans]

Vic has dyed his hair white so he was getting read to head to the main roster. This was pretty tame compared to Vic's other hardcore matches. Out of all the Memphis old timers, besides maybe Bill Dundee, Doug was the more played out guys.

[soup23]

This was a fun studio brawl that had some intensity along with the plunder shots and some unique things like the nasty suplex. Dave Brown continues to show how great he can be casually asking how hot the pavement was. **1/4

[PeteF3]

This picks up a lot in the middle portion and the parking lot brawl is pretty great. We get a requisite Memphis run-in but also a clean finish, as Doug counters the interference of Glenn Kulka and pins Grimes after a DDT onto a chair. Doug seems to have eclipsed Lawler as the company's top babyface.