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| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | James Storm |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 245 lb (102 kg) |
| Born | June 1, 1977 Franklin, Tennessee, USA |
| Resides | Thompson Station, Tennessee |
| Billed from | Leiper's Fork, Tennessee |
| Trained by | Kelly Wolfe, Shane Morton |
| Debut | 1997 |
James Allan Black (born June 1, 1977) is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "Cowboy" James Storm. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Franklin is a city in and the County seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Leiper's Fork is an unincorporated village in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. Kelly Wolfe (born December 7, 1973) is a professional wrestler who has worked for several major American wrestling promotions Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. He is best known for his appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a seven time NWA World Tag Team Champion. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier Tag team title within the NWA framework Six of these title reigns were as one-half of the tag team America's Most Wanted, along with "Wildcat" Chris Harris and first ever TNA Women's Champion, Gail Kim . This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. America's Most Wanted (usually shortened to AMW) was a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of "Wildcat" Chris Harris and Chris Harris (born December 25, 1973) is an American Professional wrestler. The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA Women's Knockout Championship (also known as the TNA Women's Championship or the TNA Knockout Championship Gail Kim (born February 20 1976 is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent valet, model, and actress.
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Career
James Black was an amateur wrestler while in high school, winning a state title. Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport Wrestling. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution In addition, he was a talented basketball player, and was awarded a scholarship to Austin Peay State University (which he was forced to relinquish after injuring his shoulder). Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education Austin Peay State University is an accredited public university located in Clarksville Tennessee, and operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Black's professional wrestling career began when he was trained by Slash, a veteran tag wrestler, in 1995. Kelly Wolfe (born December 7, 1973) is a professional wrestler who has worked for several major American wrestling promotions This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. His training was hampered by a broken shoulder, and Black eventually dropped out of Slash's training school. A professional wrestling school is a school or gym that teaches students the necessary skills to become pro wrestlers. He resumed training with Shane Morton after his shoulder had healed.
Black toured the south-east independent circuit before being signed to a World Championship Wrestling (WCW) developmental deal in 2000. The US Southeast is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, but the Census Bureau does not provide a standard definition of a "Southeast" region In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised Black made several appearances for World Championship Wrestling on WCW Worldwide and WCW Saturday Night in 2000 as an enhancement talent, where he assumed the ring name James Storm. In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match Storm returned to the independent circuit after World Championship Wrestling was sold to the WWF in March 2001. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002-Current)
Storm wrestled his future tag team partner, Chris Harris, on a "Legends Night" show on June 1, 2002. Chris Harris (born December 25, 1973) is an American Professional wrestler. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. As a result of the match, both wrestlers were hired by the upstart Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional The pair expected to wrestle as singles, but were instead placed into a tag team, which Harris claimed they named "America's Most Wanted" because everyone involved in their match had been hired by TNA, even the referee. A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many Sports Officials in various sports are known by a variety of titles including referee Storm disagrees, claiming the name was a reference to his "little trouble with the law".
Storm appeared on the inaugural TNA pay-per-view on June 19, 2002, and the team wrestled for the first time on the second ever TNA PPV on June 26, 2002. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The team quickly became mainstays of the promotion, and teamed regularly over the next few years. Splits were teased in early 2003 and again in 2004, but nothing came of them.
Storm, along with Harris, turned heel in late-2005 by helping Jeff Jarrett defeat Raven for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance They went on to join Jarrett's Army, acquiring the managerial skills of Gail Kim in the process. Planet Jarrett was a Professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, led by the eponymous Jeff Jarrett and containing many In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Gail Kim (born February 20 1976 is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent valet, model, and actress. Storm's penchant for wearing cowboy hats resulted in the team being often jeered as "Brokeback Mountain", a reference to the movie about homosexual cowboys, during their heel run. Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the
In mid 2006, they would again tease their split due to miscommunication during their matches, most notably when Harris accidentally hit Storm with a garbage can during a No DQ match against Team 3D. For the rest of the stable see Dudley family. For the competitive video game team formerly known as Team 3D see 3D
On the December 14, 2006 edition of TNA iMPACT, the team came to an end after a feud ending match with LAX when Storm hit Harris with a beer bottle. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Storm would go on to feud with Petey Williams before turning on Gail Kim and align himself with the returning Jacqueline Moore. Peter "Petey" Williams III (born August 26, 1981 in Windsor Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional wrestler Jacqueline Moore (born January 6 1966 or better known as simply Jacqueline, is an American professional wrestler and actress, currently He then went on a huge winning streak winning the majority of his matches over Petey Williams, Eric Young and even his own former partner Chris Harris in his return match among several others. Jeremy Fritz (born December 15 1979) better known by his Ring name Eric Young, is a Canadian professional wrestler
At the 2007 TNA Sacrifice pay-per view, Storm was defeated by his former tag team partner Chris Harris in a Texas Death Match, this ended his long running winning streak. The two faced off again in a King of the Mountain Qualifying match where both men hit each other with weapons and busted each other open. Harris would spear Storm through the tunnel wall which would give the ref no other choice but to count both of them out. After this, he would celebrate a tag team victory against Rhino by pouring beer into his mouth, which set off Rhino due to the instant reminder of a history of alcohol abuse that he overcame, thus sparking a feud between them. Terry Gerin (born October 7 1975 Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999-2001 Gerin debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1999 as Rhino, the As the weeks continued, Storm would mockingly taunt Rhino about "knowing he likes alcohol" every chance he got, and continue to try and pour beer in Rhino's mouth any time he defeated him. Storm was able to defeat Rhino at the Victory Road 2007 after hitting Rhino with a beer bottle. Victory Road is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Their feud continued with Storm again defeating Rhino in a Bar Room Brawl at Hard Justice. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing For several weeks, Storm would be included in Vignettes where he would try to find Rhino at local bars. Rhino then challenged Storm to a match at No Surrender. No Surrender is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Rhino defeated Storm by pinfall after he gored Storm through a table. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A table is a form of Furniture composed of a surface supported by a base usually four legs After Rhino was injured, Storm started a feud with Eric Young over who was the better drink. Jeremy Fritz (born December 15 1979) better known by his Ring name Eric Young, is a Canadian professional wrestler Young won Storm's "Drinking Championship Belt" and held it for two months before losing it back to Storm in a ladder match. A Ladder match is a type of match used in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item (usually a title belt is hung above Following this Rhino made his return from injury and proceeded to deliver a Gore to Storm, challenging him to an Elevation-X match. As the ladder match with Eric Young had demonstrated, Storm has a (kayfabe) fear of heights, a major disadvantage in Elevation-X. After teasing a walk-out Storm did in fact compete in the match and after attempting to hide inside of the scaffold structure, Storm ended up losing the match and falling through a table in the ring below. Following a couple of weeks off to (kayfabe) heal his injuries, Storm returned on the live March 27 episode of Impact! and attacked Sting with a beer bottle. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates On the April 4 edition of Impact!, Matt Morgan allowed Storm to join Team Tomko making it a 5 on 4 match (until Matt Morgan himself joined Team Cage). At Lockdown, Storm, along with Team Tomko lost their match against Team Cage. Lockdown (2008 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA which took place on April The episode after Lockdown, Storm teamed with Kip James and Robert Roode against Booker T, B.G. James and Sting in a "Lockdown Grudge match", which saw Matt Morgan cost Storm the match after a Big Boot to the face. "The G-Man" redirects here For the video game character see G-Man (Half-Life. Robert "Bobby" Roode (January 1 1977 is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. BG James may refer to Brian Gerard James (1969- professional wrestler B
Personal life
Black confirmed on his MySpace page that he is currently dating TNA backstage interviewer Crystal Louthan. Crystal Louthan is a American Professional wrestling Interviewer and Announcer. He also has a daughter. [1]
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Last Call (Superkick)
- Eye of the Storm (Spinning crucifix toss)
- Eight Second Ride (Spinning bulldog)
- Swinging Noose (Reverse tornado DDT)
- Elevated DDT
- Sharpshooter
- Double knee backbreaker
- High knee strike
- Nicknames
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- "Cowboy"
- " Tennessee Cowboy"
- Signature weapon
- Managers
- Entrance Theme
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- "Guilty" by Dale Oliver (TNA) (used while in AMW)
- "Sorry About Your Damn Luck" by Dale Oliver (TNA)
Championships and accomplishments
- Frontier Elite Wrestling
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- FEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with "Wildcat" Chris Harris
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- NWA World Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with "Wildcat" Chris Harris (6) and Christopher Daniels (1)
- TNA World Beer Drinking Championship (2 times, First and Last) - Note: This is an unofficial TNA Championship. A Superkick is the name used when referring to a high side thrust kick attack in Professional wrestling, which sees the wrestler use the sole of the foot to strike Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat The Sharpshooter, originally named Sasori-gatame and in English Scorpion Hold, is a professional wrestling submission hold A backbreaker refers to Professional wrestling moves which see a wrestler dropping an opponent so that the opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A beer bottle is a glass (or less commonly plastic container filled with Beer. Gail Kim (born February 20 1976 is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent valet, model, and actress. Jacquelyn Suzanne Gayda-Haas (born November 3 1980) 2004-2005 In early 2004 Gayda teamed up with Stacy Keibler, with the duo proclaiming Jacqueline Moore (born January 6 1966 or better known as simply Jacqueline, is an American professional wrestler and actress, currently NWATNA The Music Vol 1 NWA TNA The Music Vol 1 was the first of two CDs released from NWA TNA, in early 2003 NWATNA The Music Vol 1 NWA TNA The Music Vol 1 was the first of two CDs released from NWA TNA, in early 2003 Dale Oliver is an American music composer who works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Chris Harris (born December 25, 1973) is an American Professional wrestler. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier Tag team title within the NWA framework This is a list of NWA World Tag Team Champions. Title history See also NWA World Tag Team Championship Chris Harris (born December 25, 1973) is an American Professional wrestler. Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name
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- WWC World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cassidy Riley (1)
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- PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 2004 - with Wildcat Chris Harris
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- Tag Team of the Year in 2005 – with Chris Harris
External links
- Official Website
- James Storm at MySpace
- TNA Profile
- James Storm at Online World of Wrestling
- James Storm at Bodyslamming.com
- An interview with America's Most Wanted
- An interview with James Storm, conducted by Ross Forman
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