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Lance Storm continued teaming with William Regal as a regular tag team with the same Anti-American gimmick; Storm waved the Canadian flag and Regal waved the British flag. The duo won the World Tag Team Championship on two separate occasions. The first was by defeating [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]] and [[Dustin Rhodes|Goldust]] on the [[January 6]], [[2003]] edition of ''RAW'' with help from [[Sean Morley|Chief Morley]], but they lost the titles at the [[Royal Rumble (2003)|Royal Rumble]] to [[Dudley Boyz|The Dudley Boyz]]. Storm and Regal began their second reign as World Tag Team Champions the next night on ''RAW'' by defeating The Dudley Boyz with help from Chief Morley again. It was announced by Chief Morley on the [[March 24]], [[2003]] edition of ''RAW'' that because of William Regal's health problems the belts had not been defended in 30 days so Lance Storm and William Regal were stripped of the title. He immediately awarded himself and Lance Storm the new World Tag Team Champions starting Lance Storm's 4th tag team title reign. Storm and Morley successfully defended the World Tag Team Title on an edition of ''[[WWE Heat]]'' prior to [[WrestleMania XIX]] against [[Rob Van Dam]] and [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] with help from The Dudley Boyz. The following night on the [[March 31]], [[2003]] edition of ''RAW'', Storm and Morley faced Kane and Rob Van Dam and The Dudley Boyz in a 3-Way Elimination match, dropping the titles to Kane and Rob Van Dam. |
Lance Storm continued teaming with William Regal as a regular tag team with the same Anti-American gimmick; Storm waved the Canadian flag and Regal waved the British flag. The duo won the World Tag Team Championship on two separate occasions. The first was by defeating [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]] and [[Dustin Rhodes|Goldust]] on the [[January 6]], [[2003]] edition of ''RAW'' with help from [[Sean Morley|Chief Morley]], but they lost the titles at the [[Royal Rumble (2003)|Royal Rumble]] to [[Dudley Boyz|The Dudley Boyz]]. Storm and Regal began their second reign as World Tag Team Champions the next night on ''RAW'' by defeating The Dudley Boyz with help from Chief Morley again. It was announced by Chief Morley on the [[March 24]], [[2003]] edition of ''RAW'' that because of William Regal's health problems the belts had not been defended in 30 days so Lance Storm and William Regal were stripped of the title. He immediately awarded himself and Lance Storm the new World Tag Team Champions starting Lance Storm's 4th tag team title reign. Storm and Morley successfully defended the World Tag Team Title on an edition of ''[[WWE Heat]]'' prior to [[WrestleMania XIX]] against [[Rob Van Dam]] and [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] with help from The Dudley Boyz. The following night on the [[March 31]], [[2003]] edition of ''RAW'', Storm and Morley faced Kane and Rob Van Dam and The Dudley Boyz in a 3-Way Elimination match, dropping the titles to Kane and Rob Van Dam. |
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From here, WWE never [[List of professional wrestling slang#B|booked]] Storm in any major [[List of professional wrestling slang#A|angles]], to the disapproval of [[List of professional wrestling slang#S|smark]] wrestling fans (dubbed "Storm Troopers" by Storm) with whom he had gained popularity thanks in part to his personal [[website]], stormwrestling.com. Storm was briefly involved in a storyline in which [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], an authority figure, encouraged the fans to chant "boring" during Storm's matches (this includes the one with Storm facing against newcomer [[Lance Cade|Garrison Cade]] on [[June 16]], [[2003]]). Storm eventually found help from Goldust to help his [[charisma]] and turned babyface, started dancing, and once again started hanging out with Val Venis. This new reformed team of babyfaces began entering the ring with very attractive women but this time their tag team never got a push. |
From here, WWE never [[List of professional wrestling slang#B|booked]] Storm in any major [[List of professional wrestling slang#A|angles]], to the disapproval of a number of [[List of professional wrestling slang#S|smark]] wrestling fans (dubbed "Storm Troopers" by Storm) with whom he had gained popularity thanks in part to his personal [[website]], stormwrestling.com. Storm was briefly involved in a storyline in which [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], an authority figure, encouraged the fans to chant "boring" during Storm's matches (this includes the one with Storm facing against newcomer [[Lance Cade|Garrison Cade]] on [[June 16]], [[2003]]). Storm eventually found help from Goldust to help his [[charisma]] and turned babyface, started dancing, and once again started hanging out with Val Venis. This new reformed team of babyfaces began entering the ring with very attractive women but this time their tag team never got a push. |
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Storm eventually turned heel once more on an episode of ''RAW'' following the [[WWE Brand Extension#March 2004 (Draft Lottery)|2004 Draft Lottery]], only to be squashed by [[Terry Gerin|Rhyno]] immediately thereafter. This was his last appearance on ''RAW'' to date and his only latest heel run. (Note: Rhyno was in his latest WWE heel run during that time, but turned face once again due to fan reaction.) |
Storm eventually turned heel once more on an episode of ''RAW'' following the [[WWE Brand Extension#March 2004 (Draft Lottery)|2004 Draft Lottery]], only to be squashed by [[Terry Gerin|Rhyno]] immediately thereafter. This was his last appearance on ''RAW'' to date and his only latest heel run. (Note: Rhyno was in his latest WWE heel run during that time, but turned face once again due to fan reaction.) |
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Revision as of 22:52, 30 November 2007
Lance Evers | |
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| Born | April 3, 1969 Sarnia, Ontario |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Lance Storm The Black Mamba |
| Billed height | 1.8349 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Billed weight | [undue weight? ] |
| Billed from | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Trained by | Stu Hart Keith Hart |
| Debut | October 2 1990 |
| Retired | August 13 2007 |
Lance Timothy Evers (born April 3 1969), known professionally by his ring name Lance Storm, is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling. He runs a pro wrestling school Storm Wrestling Academy in Calgary, Alberta.
Career
Early career
Lance Storm was trained for professional wrestling by Stu Hart in Calgary and debuted in 1990 as Lance T. Storm against Chris Jericho.[1] He mainly wrestled in Calgary, but also spent time in Japan in Wrestling Association "R" (WAR). Along with Jericho, Storm debuted in Smoky Mountain Wrestling in 1994, forming a tag team known as the Thrillseekers. The Thrillseekers had a memorable feud with The Heavenly Bodies which culminated in a bloody tag team match in August 1994. After Jericho was injured, Storm continued to compete in singles competition for a few months, even winning the "Beat the Champ" TV title. He then left SMW and moved on to a Winnipeg-based WFWA, where he teamed once again with Jericho.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996-2000)
In 1996, Storm joined Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). He made a name for himself by becoming a heel and teaming with Chris Candido. Then he was placed with valet Dawn Marie and teamed with Justin Credible as the Impact Players, racking up two tag team title reigns along the way. Early in his ECW career, he took part in a match vs Rob Van Dam at Barely Legal where he was booed by the crowd for two visibly "weak" chairshots to Van Dam. During this time, Storm also gained a position as a booker in ECW and had a hand in much of the product content on TV and Pay-Per-View.[1] After the company began to suffer financial hardships, Storm left ECW for World Championship Wrestling in order to support his family.[1] His final match was against his former tag team partner, Justin Credible.
World Championship Wrestling (2000-2001)
Storm left ECW in 2000 to join WCW, where he became a singles wrestler. He quickly became one of WCW's most important on-screen characters, winning the United States Heavyweight Title, World Cruiserweight Title, and Hardcore Championship in rapid succession.[1] As an affront to the fans, he renamed the titles to the Canadian Heavyweight Championship, 100 kg and Under Championship, and Saskatchewan Hardcore International Title (S.H.I.T.), respectively--complete with large stickers that covered the belts' faceplates. Storm was the first triple-champion in WCW history and tried to win the WCW Championship as well, but his efforts were defeated by champion Booker T. Storm eventually gave up the Cruiserweight/100 kg title, presenting it to Elix Skipper, and the Hardcore/S.H.I title, passing it on to Carl Ouellet (who lost in his first defense of said title).
Storm's stable, Team Canada, feuded with General Rection's stable, the Misfits in Action, for several months. In particular, Storm and Rection feuded with each other over Storm's "Canadian" Heavyweight Title, which Rection finally won and promptly renamed back to the U.S. Heavyweight Title.
World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (2001-2004)
When WCW was purchased by WWF in 2001, Storm's contract was kept and he became a WWF employee.[1] Lance Storm, portrayed as a serious, humorless heel, was in The Alliance and was their first WCW superstar ever to invade a WWF program: the May 28 2001 episode of RAW.[1] Lance Storm got a decent push during the Invasion angle as he won the WWF Intercontinental Championship from Albert on the July 23, 2001 edition of RAW. He lost the title a month later to Edge at SummerSlam on August 19, 2001.
Storm formed a tag team with The Hurricane and feuded with the Hardy Boyz over the WWF and WCW Tag Team Titles for the next few months; this included a match at No Mercy, which Storm's team lost. Eventually, Team Alliance lost at Survivor Series, and Storm was fired along with the rest of the alliance roster (in kayfabe) by Vince McMahon. Storm eventually got his job back officially on the December 17, 2001 edition of RAW when Storm defeated The Rock with help from Test in a match that earned him a WWF contract. Storm remained a heel, and in 2002, he formed The Un-Americans along with Christian, Test, and later William Regal.[1] Leading angry tirades against the United States and waving an inverted American flag in the ring, they drew loud boos from the crowds. During this angle, Storm and Christian won the World Tag Team Championship on July 21 at Vengeance, defeating Hulk Hogan and Edge. They dropped the title to Kane and The Hurricane on the September 23, 2002 edition of RAW. Eventually, the stable broke apart on September 30, when they brawled with each other because they were frustrated that they all had lost on the same night.
Lance Storm continued teaming with William Regal as a regular tag team with the same Anti-American gimmick; Storm waved the Canadian flag and Regal waved the British flag. The duo won the World Tag Team Championship on two separate occasions. The first was by defeating Booker T and Goldust on the January 6, 2003 edition of RAW with help from Chief Morley, but they lost the titles at the Royal Rumble to The Dudley Boyz. Storm and Regal began their second reign as World Tag Team Champions the next night on RAW by defeating The Dudley Boyz with help from Chief Morley again. It was announced by Chief Morley on the March 24, 2003 edition of RAW that because of William Regal's health problems the belts had not been defended in 30 days so Lance Storm and William Regal were stripped of the title. He immediately awarded himself and Lance Storm the new World Tag Team Champions starting Lance Storm's 4th tag team title reign. Storm and Morley successfully defended the World Tag Team Title on an edition of WWE Heat prior to WrestleMania XIX against Rob Van Dam and Kane with help from The Dudley Boyz. The following night on the March 31, 2003 edition of RAW, Storm and Morley faced Kane and Rob Van Dam and The Dudley Boyz in a 3-Way Elimination match, dropping the titles to Kane and Rob Van Dam.
From here, WWE never booked Storm in any major angles, to the disapproval of a number of smark wrestling fans (dubbed "Storm Troopers" by Storm) with whom he had gained popularity thanks in part to his personal website, stormwrestling.com. Storm was briefly involved in a storyline in which Stone Cold Steve Austin, an authority figure, encouraged the fans to chant "boring" during Storm's matches (this includes the one with Storm facing against newcomer Garrison Cade on June 16, 2003). Storm eventually found help from Goldust to help his charisma and turned babyface, started dancing, and once again started hanging out with Val Venis. This new reformed team of babyfaces began entering the ring with very attractive women but this time their tag team never got a push.
Storm eventually turned heel once more on an episode of RAW following the 2004 Draft Lottery, only to be squashed by Rhyno immediately thereafter. This was his last appearance on RAW to date and his only latest heel run. (Note: Rhyno was in his latest WWE heel run during that time, but turned face once again due to fan reaction.)
Semi-retirement (2004-2007)
In April 2004, Storm chose to retire from in-ring action. His last match was on April 19, 2004 and he faced Steven Richards at the Calgary Saddledome. He then accepted a position backstage with WWE, working as a wrestling trainer in Ohio Valley Wrestling, WWE's main developmental territory.
On March 23, 2005, Storm came out of retirement to participate in a six-man tag team match with Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro against fellow ECW alumni Tommy Dreamer and The Dudley Boyz. On April 9, 2005 in Cloverport, Kentucky, Storm teamed with Matt Cappotelli to face Matthews and Nitro once more.
Storm resigned from WWE in May 2005 and announced that he intended to open his own training school in his hometown of Calgary, the Storm Wrestling Academy, with the first semester beginning in September 2005. He returned to WWE for one night on May 30, 2005 and faced Maven on Sunday Night HEAT. Storm wrestled one last time on a WWE-promoted show at ECW One Night Stand 2005 on June 12, 2005, where he defeated his close friend and former tag team partner Chris Jericho with the help of Justin Credible. Later that evening, the Impact Players, along with Francine, attacked Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman during their bout with The Dudley Boyz, but were chased away by Beulah McGillicutty.
Since leaving WWE, Storm has made several appearances on the independent circuit. At Hardcore Homecoming on November 4, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Storm interfered in a steel cage match between Justin Credible and Jerry Lynn, helping Credible defeat Lynn. At the December 3, 2005 Ring of Honor show Steel Cage Warfare in New York, New York, Storm congratulated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson following a successful title defense against Rocky Romero. Storm has also stated that he would be receptive to working with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling if he was presented with an angle that piqued his interest, such as one involving his friends Christian and Chris Jericho. However, since then Storm has made it quite clear that he is no longer interested in working for TNA.
On April 1, 2006, Storm returned to Ring of Honor to face Bryan Danielson for the ROH World Championship in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to the event, Storm would commend Bryan Danielson and say that he is the one person to make him come out of retirement. Danielson defeated Storm by submission to retain the title.[2] ROH fans were appreciative of Storm's efforts and chanted "You've still got it" as a tribute.
Lance Storm has made rare indy appearances for Northern Ontario based Promotion Blood Sweat and Ears. He fought Christian Cage on December 3, 2006 in Mississauga, Ontario, losing after an Unprettier by Cage. On July 21, 2007, he fought Christopher Daniels in Timmins, Ontario, defeating him via the Superkick and in his hometown of North Bay, Ontario on August 11, 2007, he defeated Robert Roode with the same move.
Full retirement (2007)
He announced on his website August 13, 2007, that he had officially retired.[3]
Personal life
Evers and his wife Tina have two daughters, Rachel and Rebecca.[1]
Before getting into wrestling, Evers attended the highly acclaimed Wilfrid Laurier University School of Business and Economics in Waterloo, Ontario.[4]
Storm currently writes a monthly column for British wrestling and MMA magazine FIGHTING SPIRIT.[5]
Wrestling facts
- Finishing and signature moves
- Canadian Maple Leaf / Straightshooter (Roll-through counter into a single-leg Boston crab)
- Sharpshooter
- Superkick
- Deep Impact (Spike piledriver) - ECW
- Power-Plex (Suplex powerslam) - ECW
- Star Kick (Dropsault) - Early 1990s
- Cradle piledriver
- Springboard diving clothesline
- Leg lariat
- Diving spinning wheel kick
- Springboard dropkick
- Managers
Championships and accomplishments
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling
- CRMW Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (5 times; First-ever champion)
- CRMW International/North American Championship (1 time)
- CRMW North American Tag Team Championship (2 times - with Chris Jericho; First-ever champions)
- CWA Catch Junior Championship (2 times) [6]
- ECW World Tag Team Championship (3 times - with Chris Candido 1 time and Justin Credible 2 times) [7]
- WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 times - with Yuji Yasuraoka
- WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time - with Kitahara and Nobutaka Araya)
- West Coast Wrestling Association
- WCWA Tag Team Championship (2 times - with Chris Jericho)[9]
- WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[13]
- World Tag Team Championship (4 times - with Christian 1 time, William Regal 2 times and Chief Morley 1 time) [14]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Straight Shootin’ with Lance Storm
- ^ rohwrestling.com (1 April). "Ring of Honor Official results".
Bryan Danielson defeated Lance Storm to retain the ROH World Title
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- ^ "StormWrestling.com Biography". stormwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ "Fighting Spirit Magazine". fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/jhtcwa.html
- ^ http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttecw.html
- ^ http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tvsmw.html
- ^ http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttawl.html
- ^ http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/wcwcw.html
- ^ http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/hrdcrwcw.html
- ^ http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/uswcw.html
- ^ http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ichtwwf.html
- ^ http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tthwwf.html
External links
- 1969 births
- People from Calgary
- Canadian professional wrestlers
- Dungeon graduates
- Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni
- Living people
- Ontario sportspeople
- People from Sarnia
- Smoky Mountain Wrestling alumni
- Stampede Wrestling alumni
- World Championship Wrestling alumni
- World Wrestling Entertainment alumni
- Ring of Honor alumni