Impact Wrestling on 3/30 featured James Storm’s 1000th match in the promotion as he faced Eric Young. We also saw some important matches booked for April 10th’s Hardcore Justice event.

Impact Wrestling 3/30 Quick Results:

1. Fire N Flava (Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz) defeated Havok & Nevaeh
2. Sami Callihan defeated Larry D
3. Brian Myers defeated Suicide
4. Ace Austin & Madman Fulton defeated TJP & Josh Alexander
5. James Storm defeated Eric Young

James Storm Defeats Eric Young In His 1000th Impact/TNA Match

In a pre-match interview earlier in the show, James Storm dedicated this match to Bob Ryder, who co-founded the company and passed away in November. Storm was then joined by his old tag-team partner Chris Harris for a quick reunion as Chris Sabin and Jake Something looked on.

Storm would need his allies’ help to fend off Young’s Violent By Design faction during the match. The end of the match came as a giant brawl erupted on the outside, while inside the ring Young attempted to use his old-school hockey goalie mask as a weapon but Storm landed his Last Call Superkick and got the win.

Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers Attack Rich Swann, Willie Mack, & Eddie Edwards

When Impact Wrestling makes the move to Thursday nights next week, Kenny Omega will wrestle on the show for the first time. It will be Omega and the Good Brothers going up against Rich Swann, Willie Mack, and Eddie Edwards. We got a preview of the match this week. Don Callis had approached Willie Mack in the back and was showing him a video of Kenny Omega using the 1-Winged Angel. This brought out Rich Swann who confronted Callis. Swann was then attacked from behind and Omega and the Good Brothers took it to Swann and Mack. Eddie Edwards then came in to fight on the babyface side, however, and sent the heels packing.

Jazz To Put Career On The Line In Knockouts Title Match

Tommy Dreamer is putting the match card together for Hardcore Justice on April 10th. He announced this week that Jazz will face Deonna Purrazzo for the Knockouts title on the show. Dreamer said that Jazz needs to put something up in the match to which Jazz suggested her career. Dreamer said she didn’t need to do that but Jazz insisted. With that, we have a career vs title match between Jazz and Purrazzo at Hardcore Justice.

Dreamer also announced that there will be a multi-woman scramble match with the winner earning a Knockouts title shot. All weapons will be legal, Dreamer mentioned, though Alisha Edwards still had trouble understanding.

Tony Khan and Tony Schiavone Run Down Dynamite Lineup

The two Tonys were back this week. They ran down the lineup for AEW Dynamite but also made special mention of the match between Christian Cage and Frankie Kazarian as the two had several matches while with Impact/TNA. The rest of the lineup for tonight’s Dynamite is below:

• Exhibition Match 
  Referee: Arn Anderson
  Cody Rhodes vs. QT Marshall
• Christian Cage vs. Frankie Kazarian
• Chuck Taylor & Orange Cassidy vs. Kip Sabian & Miro(w/Penelope Ford)
• Hikaru Shida & Tay Conti vs. Nyla Rose & The Bunny(w/Vickie Guerrero)
• The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) & Kenny Omega (w/Don Callis) vs. The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) & Laredo Kid
• MJF gives a present to the Pinnacle

Nevaeh Turns On Havok

Havok and Nevaeh dropped their 3rd match to Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz this week. Fire N Flava defeated the team in the finals of the Knockouts tournament, then again in a Texas Tornado match at No Surrender, and now again on last night’s show. After the match, Nevaeh evidently was fed up with all the losing. After weeks of teasing, the team finally imploded when Nevaeh attacked Havok from behind. She was heard yelling “I thought I was the weak link” during the melee as the segment came to a close.

Trey Miguel Doesn’t Return the Favor For Sami Callihan

Last week, Sami Callihan rescued Trey Miguel from a beatdown from Team XXXL. This week, Sami Callihan defeated Larry D in singles action. After the match, Acey Romero attacked Callihan from behind. Trey would not return the favor for Callihan, however, and simply allowed the 2-on-1 to take place. Callihan seems pleased with this for some reason.

Later in the show, Callihan confronted Trey in the back. He said he wants the two of them to team against Team XXXL and that he wants to be Trey’s mentor.

Brian Myers Turns Down Matt Cardona’s Challenge

Brian Myers picked up a win this week over Suicide. After the match, he got on the microphone to address Matt Cardona challenging him to a match last week. Myers turned down Cardona’s challenge and said that despite their long history together, Cardona isn’t part of Myers’ plans in Impact Wrestling.

TJP and Josh Alexander Can’t Get Along In Loss To Ace Austin & Madman Fulton

Ace Austin and Madman Fulton picked up the win in tag action this week over TJP and Josh Alexander. TJP and Alexander had difficulty working with each other throughout the match and that would ultimately cost them. TJP hit a Mamba splash on Austin but then he and Alexander began arguing over who the legal man was. This allowed Austin to roll up TJP for the win.

Coming Up In Impact Wrestling

Next Week (Thursday, April 8th)

• Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers vs Willie Mack, Rich Swann, & Eddie Edwards

Hardcore Justice (April 10th)

• Career vs Knockouts Championship
  Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs Jazz
• Multi-Woman Scramble Match For Knockouts Title Shot

Rebellion (April 25th)

• AEW World Championship vs Impact World Championship
  Kenny Omega (AEW) (c) vs Rich Swann (Impact) (c)
• Impact Tag Team Championships
  FinJuice (Juice Robinson & David Finlay) (c) vs The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows)

James Storm made his return to Impact Wrestling as a surprise entrant in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Battle Royal at the Bound For Glory pay-per-view event. 

Just because he made an appearance at the show doesn’t mean he’s back in the promotion full-time.

The former TNA World Heavyweight Champion recently responded to fans on Twitter to clarify that he is not fully back with the promotion. Instead, he felt that he just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to come in to help out.

For those who may not know, the “one more” Storm is referring to is this Saturday at Impact Turning Point special. This is where he’ll team up with Chris Sabin to take on XXXL (Larry D and Acey Romero).

In addition to working for Impact, he’s still working shows for the NWA via UWN Primetime Live. This past Tuesday on the show he teamed up with Eli Drake in an NWA Tag Team Title bout against Aron Stevens and JR Kratos.

A few months ago, Storm made headlines by revealing that WWE was planning to bring him in and work on the main roster. However, the COVID-19 pandemic nixed those plans. 

James Storm On What WWE Was Planning For Him On His Signing

James Storm had revealed recently that WWE actually wanted to sign him to a contract earlier this year but the coronavirus pandemic derailed those plans.

The Cowboy recently appeared on Busted Open Radio where he talked about things like his previous WWE appearances, being a veteran in the wrestling world, and more.

During the interview, Storm provided some details on the talks he has had with WWE and revealed what role the company wanted him to play upon his signing:

“I think they wanted me to come in and work with the younger talent on RAW and SmackDown. They were basically saying with your personality and stuff like that, I know I would have gotten over, no matter what. I can work with anybody and still make myself get over. As you say, you can go over; you can get over as well,”

• Also Read: Big E Reveals Which Former WWE Star Gave Him His Finisher

When asked which of the current wrestling storylines he is enjoying, James Storm said that he is really enjoying the ongoing storyline with the New Day.

The former champion made his return to Impact Wrestling during the Bound For Glory PPV this week and it would be interesting to see if he sticks around for a longer run.

Ronda Rousey is rumored to be gearing up for a WWE return. The former UFC and RAW Women’s champion was once again spotted training in a wrestling ring.

Former Impact Wrestling star James Storm, who says he was on his way to WWE before the COVID pandemic hit, posted a photo with Rousey and her husband Travis Browne. Storm was truly impressed with Rousey’s passion for the sport and likened her to all-time great Kurt Angle.

Latest On Rousey & Storm In WWE

There were also rumors recently that Ronda Rousey’s WWE contract had just months left on it. Paul Heyman recently hinted in an interview, however, that it’s possible Rousey and WWE have agreed to an extension.

• Paul Heyman Teases Secret WWE Contract Extension For Ronda Rousey

“I don’t understand why people don’t realize that perhaps, just perhaps, Ronda Rousey’s contract has been extended or she has worked out a new deal and it would not benefit either WWE or Ronda Rousey to go public with that information. But why wouldn’t people understand that it would be kept secret?” Heyman said.

A report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter recently noted that Rousey is expected back for WrestleMania next year.

• Update On When Ronda Rousey Is Expected Back In WWE

“Rousey is still under contract and was expected to do WrestleMania in Los Angeles,” wrote Dave Meltzer.

James Storm also recently commented on why he believes his deal with WWE fell apart.

“Once I seen that they were making all these cuts with all these different guys and stuff like that I just knew it was a matter of time before they retract the contract,” Storm said. 

“All I can do is keep on keeping on and doing my thing and hopefully there’s another opportunity to come in the future.”

• James Storm Talks Why He Thinks WWE Retracted Their Contract Offer

James Storm was one of the stars who helped build TNA and he spent almost 15 years in the promotion in his two stints before leaving the company in 2017.

During a recent interview with Lucha Libre Online, the former TNA star talked about a number of things and he also detailed the reasons behind his departure from the promotion.

Storm first claimed that he left because he just wanted to do something different and he went on to explain that the ownership problems of the company were also a contributing factor to his decision:

“I had been there for 15 years and, I don’t know, I just kind of wanted to do something different, I still love Impact; I still wish nothing but the best for Impact Wrestling, but it was my time to step away from Impact.

“At that time, I didn’t know really who was running the company, you had Dixie, you had the Harris brothers, then you had Anthem out of Canada, then you had Billy Corgan,” said James Storm, “So it was just like, okay, I don’t know who my boss is.”

• Also Read: Brodie Lee Reveals He Wasn’t Originally Going To Win The TNT Championship

The Cowboy also revealed during the interview that he wanted to leave a year before his deal was up because he felt that the company was not utilising him while he had a lot left to give.

James Storm has joined NWA after leaving Impact Wrestling where he has won a few titles and is the current NWA world tag team champion with Eli Drake.

James Storm shared last month that he was supposed to join WWE earlier this year. 

The former TNA World Heavyweight Champion stated in an interview that he was supposed to make his WWE main roster debut with the company after WrestleMania 36.

Storm was first approached by WWE during Royal Rumble weekend. The deal had been done, and he had signed, but then WWE took back the offer. 

In a recent interview with Lucha Libre Online, Storm gave his take as to why WWE decided against the deal. 

“Once I seen that they were making all these cuts with all these different guys and stuff like that I just knew it was a matter of time before they retract the contract,” Storm said. 

“It sucks because I can sit here and say ‘me me me’ but in the whole scheme of things it was a lot of people who lost their jobs. All I can do is keep on keeping on and doing my thing and hopefully there’s another opportunity to come in the future.”

Whether WWE will bring him in once they start touring again remains to be seen. 

• James Storm Says COVID-19 Pandemic Derailed His WWE Main Roster Debut

Fans have been wanting to see a Beer Money reunion in WWE ever since Bobby Roode joined NXT and these talks were rejuvenated when James Storm recently revealed that the coronavirus pandemic actually derailed his WWE return.

The former NXT Champion recently had an interview with TVInsider, where he talked about things like staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic, his WWE return and more.

When asked about the claims from his former tag team partner and the possibility of him coming to WWE, Roode refused to comment on the matter revealing that he hasn’t talked to Storm in years:

“That’s above my pay grade. I haven’t talked to James in years. During this time especially, I don’t know what’s going to take place or who is coming in or not. I have to worry about myself. I’m quite happy doing what I’m doing with Dolph and doing my thing.”

• Also Read: Injury Updates For Finn Balor & Kyle O’Reilly Following NXT Takeover

Robert Roode hadn’t been seen on WWE TV since the Elimination Chamber PPV in March this year because of the travel restrictions put in place due to coronavirus.

He returned to WWE during the September 28 episode of Raw and the former NXT star has shown interest in reuniting with Dolph Ziggler and winning back the Raw tag team championships.

James Storm has stated that he was supposed to make his WWE main roster debut with the company after WrestleMania 36. Obviously, that didn’t happen. 

Storm told Pro Wrestling Sheet that he was first approached by WWE during Royal Rumble weekend. Dave Lagana and Billy Corgan even allowed Storm to be let out of his NWA contract early. 

“I get home and I see I got an email from Canyon Ceman saying, ‘Hey, we’re interested. Paul Heyman wants me to reach out and bring you to Raw,” Storm said. “I was like, ‘Wait … I think Bobby is going to Raw. Hmmm. This could be interesting.’ Ya know?”

“I told them I would work the weekend of WrestleMania shows with Eli [Drake] to drop the NWA belts to whoever they wanted to drop it to,” Storm told Satin. “Just go out on good terms. Good business, ya know? Then that show got cancelled for the NWA, and then it kept snowballing.”

After WrestleMania, he was preparing to make his WWE debut and for WWE’s pre-signing physical and bought new gear. 

The deal had been done, and he had signed. However, he was told by management that things were being put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Storm debuted in NXT during the October 2015 tapings and later appeared on a December episode before deciding against signing with WWE NXT to instead return to Impact Wrestling. 

James Storm Discusses Potential WWE Return, Reflects On NXT Run

Former World Champion AJ Styles returned for his Twitch Stream recently to talk with fans and he discussed a number of things including the story behind his ring name and more.

The Phenomenal One first talked about his early career and how his stint with WCW came to be. Though he said that he is glad that WWE did not pick him up when the company took over WCW because he was not ready.

Styles finally made it into WWE in 2016 and the former World Champion debuted with a new theme song which has since become synonym with his name. However, he revealed that the song was originally made for James Storm:

“As far as entrance music goes, when I first started with WWE, I got in contact with our guy and he goes, ‘Hey, tell me kind of what you like, what you don’t like.’ And I was like, ‘Dude, I’m kind of a rap guy.’

I just told him a bit of what I liked” said AJ Styles “And that’s what they came up with – the music that I have, which is awesome, but, truth be told, it was made for James Storm when he was doing NXT.”

• Also Read: Sonya Deville Reacts To Loss In Loser Leaves WWE Match At SummerSlam

After leaving TNA in early 2015, James Storm made a couple of appearances for WWE and he was offered a development contract with the company.

Though the former TNA Champion chose not to sign with the promotion and he returned to Impact Wrestling in January 2016, around the same time when AJ Styles made his WWE debut.

The National Wrestling Alliance is gearing up for their upcoming studio TV tapings in Atlanta on September 30th and October 1st. One member of the NWA roster who is not happy about the promotion of the tapings is James Storm. The NWA National Heavyweight champion expressed recently he feels the NWA doesn’t promote him enough.

Storm made his comments regarding Billy Corgan and NWA world heavyweight champion Nick Aldis in a YouTube video published on the NWA’s official channel.

James Storm Calls Out Billy Corgan & Nick Aldis

“You see, as you look at the posters and you look at the meet & greets and you look at the lineup, you see all these names, you see the NWA promoting these guys but you don’t see James Storm,” Storm said.

“Billy Corgan, you want to talk about our past, you want to talk about the backstage stuff. Do you? Do you really Billy Corgan? Do you want to, as we saying the south, open that can of worms? I don’t think so. But you see Billy Corgan, I’ve got something that belongs to you,” the NWA National Heavyweight Champion continued.

The NWA also confirmed three more names for the tapings yesterday:

• NWA Announces More Names For Studio TV Tapings

“Cowboy” James Storm recently made his first defence of the NWA National Championship at a Championship Wrestling from Hollywood show. The NWA posted the full segment and match to their official YouTube channel.

The match and segment can be viewed in its entirety in the player below:

“Cowboy James Storm won the NWA National Title in controversial fashion from the injured Colt Cabana,” the YouTube description of the video reads. “Now with his vendetta against the National Wrestling Alliance, James Storm has declared he’s not NWA or anyone else. He’s his own man carrying the NWA National Championship.”

“This segment recorded in Hollywood, CA, see the National Title being put on the line for the first time against “one of the best” that Championship Wrestling From Hollywood has to offer.”

NWA Looking At Weekly Television Show?

News broke this week that the NWA and ROH have ended their working relationship. Billy Corgan is said to be looking at developing a weekly series for the NWA which would air on YouTube if a TV channel can’t be found.

• NWA Looking At Weekly Show, Ends Relationship With ROH

In February of 2018, the NWA trademarked the term “the Dumont Network” which is the first network in the United States to air wrestling. They operated in the 40s and 50s before shutting down.

• Billy Corgan’s NWA Files New Trademark

United Kingdom based promotion IPW:UK will be heading to New York City for WrestleMania weekend in April. The company will be hosting a show on Friday April 5th from the NYC Arena at 12pm.

Four matches for the show have already been announced. Company veteran and newly signed AEW star Jimmy Havoc will be making one of his final appearances for the company. A farewell UK show was recently held for Havoc but this will be first time that IPW has ventured to the States, so they wanted to take Havoc.

Havoc will be taking part in a ‘No Rules Bar Room Brawl’ against James Storm. The former TNA World Heavyweight Champion has appeared sporadically for the company and now he has the honor of helping the company say farewell to Havoc.

Other confirmed matches for the show are as follows:

• Rob Sharpe vs Joe Gacy
• Kip Sabian vs Vaughn Vertigo
• Rob Lynch vs Juicy Gambino

The National Wrestling Alliance is back and presents a Pop Up event tonight in Clarksville, TN. The event will be co-promoted with Tried-N-True Pro Wrestling. The lineup for the show is below.

NWA Pop Up – January 5th – Clarksville, TN Lineup

• NWA World Heavyweight Championship
  Nick Aldis (c) vs James Storm
• NWA Women’s Championship
  Jazz (c) vs Allie
• NWA National Championship
  Willie Mack (c) vs Matt Cross
• Hair vs Hair Match
  Jocephus vs David Arquette
• Tried-N-True Pro Wrestling
  Samuel Shaw (c) vs Crazzy Steve
• The War Kings w/Road Warrior Animal vs TBD
• Rosemary vs TBD
• Maxx Stardom vs Jeremiah Plunkett

As of this writing, there is no word on if the show will be made available for viewing at a later date.

James Storm made the following statements regarding his championship opportunity on the show:

“You know I was asked to wear this [NWA] shirt right here,” Storm said. “It’s a nice shirt, but there’s something I much rather be wearing and that is the ten pounds of gold, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on January 5th, Clarksville, Tennessee.”

Storm also spoke about being a fan of NWA growing up.

“The NWA has a long history in Tennessee and I was a big fan of it growing up. That’s all I ever watched was Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, and the list goes on and on.”

He then turned his attention to his opponent, and NWA World Champion, Nick Aldis.

“Nick Aldis, we have a long history, and Billy Corgan, we have a long history, January 5th just got a lot more interesting.”

The NWA will be holding their first-ever “Pop-Up Event” on January 5th in Clarksville, Tennessee. NWA President Billy Corgan picked up the idea from the music industry. Some bands like to hold impromptu concerts for their fans in random locations. Corgan thought this would be an interesting idea to implement in professional wrestling.

All three of NWA’s champions, Jazz, Willie Mack, and Nick Aldis, will be defending their titles. The show will also feature the first Crocket Cup qualifying contest. NWA’s official Twitter account made the first match for the Pop-Up Event official. It was announced that former TNA World Heavyweight Champion James Storm will be challenging Aldis for the NWA World Title.

Storm had some brief comments on the match-up in NWA’s Twitter video. Check it out below:

“You know I was asked to wear this [NWA] shirt right here,” Storm said. “It’s a nice shirt, but there’s something I much rather be wearing and that is the ten pounds of gold, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on January 5th, Clarksville, Tennessee.

“The NWA has a long history in Tennessee and I was a big fan of it growing up. That’s all I ever watched was Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, and the list goes on and on.

“Nick Aldis, we have a long history, and Billy Corgan, we have a long history, January 5th just got a lot more interesting.”

BREAKING!

Challenging for the @NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship at #NWAPopUp Event on 1/5/19 in Clarksville, TN is…..@JamesStormBrand

TIX – https://t.co/z0vnqySQXy
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— NWA (@nwa) December 7, 2018

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) recently announced a huge International match for their Fear & Loathing XI event. Former TNA World Champion James Storm will be taking on Grado.

An extra stipulation has now been added to the much anticipated bout. WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett will be the Special Guest referee when the two former IMPACT stars collide. Grado made some interesting comments recently on his Fear & Loathing opponent, you can check these out here.

Fear & Loathing XII will be taking place on December 2nd at the SSE Hydro. If you’re an ICW fan you know that the ‘Loathing event is ICW’s biggest in the calendar year and last year’s iteration featured Rey Mysterio, Kevin Nash and Rob Van Dam amongst the homegrown talent.

Insane Championship Wrestling has also announced that British Strong Style will be heading to ‘Fear & Loathing XII.’ This will be first time that the BSS stable has appeared as a unit in ICW. Trent Seven is a former ICW World Champion. More interesting is that Pete Dunne actually defended his WWE United Kingdom Championship in the company previously. British Strong Style are arguably the most popular stars from the thriving UK scene. All three are featured heavily on the WWE UK brands and NXT television.

ICW has also announced a huge Women’s Championship match for their Fear & Loathing XI event. Women’s Champion Viper will be facing challenger Kay Lee Ray. Both stars are considered to be amongst the World’s best and have been a featured part of the weekly WoS programme on ITV/STV.

Tickets are available to purchase via Ticketmaster now.

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Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) has announced a huge International match for their Fear & Loathing XI event. Former TNA World Champion James Storm will be taking on Grado.

Insane Championship Wrestling has also announced that British Strong Style will be heading to ‘Fear & Loathing XII.’ This will be first time that the BSS stable has appeared as a unit in ICW. Trent Seven is a former ICW World Champion. More interesting is that Pete Dunne actually defended his WWE United Kingdom Championship in the company previously. British Strong Style are arguably the most popular stars from the thriving UK scene. All three are featured heavily on the WWE UK brands and NXT television.

Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) has also announced a huge Women’s Championship match for their Fear & Loathing XI event. Women’s Champion Viper will be facing challenger Kay Lee Ray. Both stars are considered to be amongst the World’s best and have been a featured part of the weekly WoS programme on ITV/STV.

Fear & Loathing XII will be taking place on December 2nd at the SSE Hydro. If you’re an ICW fan you know that the ‘Loathing event is ICW’s biggest in the calendar year and last year’s iteration featured Rey Mysterio, Kevin Nash and Rob Van Dam amongst the homegrown talent.

Tickets are available to purchase via Ticketmaster now.

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Former Impact Wrestling World Champion James Storm recently made an appearance this week on Busted Open Radio on Sirius to talk with Bully Ray and Dave LaGreca about various topics including his brief time with WWE.

First Run With NXT

Storm debuted in NXT during the October 2015 tapings where he defeated Danny Burch and later appeared on the December 2 episode by defeating Adam Rose. Then signed a contract to return to Impact Wrestling. The former TNA star stated that he went down to NXT to talk with Triple H and had another match. However, Impact was interested in signing him as well as WWE.

He reflected on how Triple H offered him a contract and knew that Impact was offering him some big money. He made it clear that the truth wasn’t even about the money but rather he and his wife was trying to have another kid, which was a problem with the brutal WWE schedule. Storm would add that Triple H was telling him that they had planned to run 100-125 dates with NXT and he had to explain his personal life. “He basically told me ‘look, go get your life straight and then get yourself in the best shape you can. In two years let’s see if when can do business again.”

Potential WWE Return

Storm also talked about a potential WWE run where he brought up how that “I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been in in my entire career” and it comes down to basically wanting to prove it to himself as well.

"I'm in the best shape I've ever been in in my entire career." @JamesStormBrand tells @davidlagreca1 & @bullyray5150 about his short run in #WWENXT and if going to the #WWE is his ultimate goal. pic.twitter.com/9TsFwxYFUb

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) September 25, 2018

James Storm has fans talking and speculating online after a recent photo that he posted on his official Twitter account. The former TNA World Heavyweight Champion posted a photo with a WWE Network official over the weekend, which led to speculation that he could be headed back to the WWE or just having some fun with fans.

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Storm debuted in WWE’s developmental brand, NXT, during the October 2015 tapings, which aired on the October 21 episode of NXT by defeating Danny Burch and later appeared on the December 2 episode by defeating Adam Rose. However, Storm opted not to sign with WWE NXT and return to TNA instead. Storm returned to the promotion back in January of 2016.

Now that he is free and clear of Impact Wrestling as he works on the indy scene, it’s always possible that he could make a return to WWE NXT. It was revealed last week that Storm and MLW have already agreed to part ways after his one appearance at MLW War Games.

It should be noted that Storm will be appearing Busted Open Radio with Bully Ray and Dave LeGreca at 11 am on Monday. It’s possible that he clarifies this tweet during that appearance and if he does, we will pass that information along. 

It appears that James Storm’ appearance at MLW War Games was simply a one-off. According to PWInsider, Storm and MLW have already agreed to part ways.

Storm surprised fans when he showed up at the recent taping from Ft. Lauderdale’s War Memorial Coliseum. During a match between Tom Lawlor and Joey Janella, Storm hit the ring and attacked the leader of Team Filthy. Later in the show, he wrestled a squash match against a local competitor. In light of this latest development, we’ll see if MLW airs the segment with James Storm on Fusion.

MLW Fusion

A special episode of MLW Fusion will air this Friday night on BeIN Sports. The War Games match filmed last week is scheduled to air. The show is posted to YouTube Saturday nights at 6 PM.

It is also being reported that several BeIN Sports executives were in attendance for the War Games event on September 6th. It is being reported that MLW will play a greater role on the network in the weeks and months to come.

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Many fans have been wondering what the deal with James Storm has been.

Storm has remained relatively absent from the professional wrestling world for the past several months. He recently took to social media to offer fans an update. Storm revealed for the past seven months he has been focusing on his physical appearance.

He also asked fans to tag the promotion they’d like to see him work for:

“Everyone keeps asking me where I’m going & where would I like to go. For the last 7 months I’ve wanted to concentrate on being in the best shape I can be & the best I can be in and out of the ring.

“So, Where do you guys think I should go? Tag the promotion you want to see me in.”

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Storm’s Links To WWE

Storm was a longtime member of TNA’s roster. He also did work for promotions such as New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Noah, Defiant Wrestling, Insane Championship Wrestling and more.

Interestingly enough, Storm has made a few appearances on WWE TV for their NXT brand. Of course, that didn’t last very long as he opted not to sign with the company. In recent months, however, Storm has been rumored for a possible WWE move. He sometimes appears backstage at WWE events.

In a recent interview with Inside The Ropes, Storm commented on how he’d feel working a WWE schedule:

“I’m one of those guys that I like to be considered a road warrior. Like I don’t care about how many days I’m on the road. My wife loves for me to be on the road, she’s like: ‘get out of the house.’

“I just love to wrestle. That is why I got into wrestling is to wrestle. You always hear people complaining about being on the road too much and the travel and the hotels — pussies, f–k that. That’s what I’m about.

“Put me on the road because that’s what I signed up for to entertain these people. Run around in the world in my underwear and entertain the people.”

James Storm has made it known that he is willing to take on a full-time schedule with the WWE.

He recently spoke to Inside The Ropes about various topics including his stint with the WWE where the former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Storm debuted in WWE’s developmental brand, NXT, during the October 2015 tapings, which aired on the October 21 episode of NXT by defeating Danny Burch and later appeared on the December 2 episode by defeating Adam Rose.

However, Storm opted not to sign with WWE NXT and return to TNA instead. Storm returned to the promotion back in January of 2016. Now that he is free and clear of Impact Wrestling as he works on the indy scene, Storm noted that once he made the call to go back to Impact after his NXT run, it just seemed like creative didn’t know what to do with him, which he didn’t understand because he believed that he was their biggest babyface on the roster.

“All you gotta do is give me a microphone, show me the ring, hit my music, and I’ll go out and entertain the people. It’s not that hard, it’s not rocket science. So I don’t wanna say I was going through the motions but to me, it kinda felt like I was.”

Storm also noted that he is more than ready to jump on the road full-time with the WWE if they call him. He brought up the fact that he is the in the best shape that he can get in and he got his stuff together after some personal and family issues.

“I’m one of those guys that I like to be considered a road warrior. Like I don’t care about how many days I’m on the road. My wife loves for me to be on the road, she’s like: ‘get out of the house.’ I just love to wrestle. That is why I got into wrestling is to wrestle. You always hear people complaining about being on the road too much and the travel and the hotels — pussies, f–k that. That’s what I’m about. Put me on the road because that’s what I signed up for to entertain these people. Run around in the world in my underwear and entertain the people.”

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcribed quotes.

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Insane Championship Wrestling has confirmed that former TNA World Heavyweight Champion James Storm will be facing UK independent wrestling legend Jody Fleisch for the first night of the upcoming ‘Shug’s Hoose Party 5’ event on July 28th.

Jody Fleisch is a severely underrated veteran from the UK independent scene, the ‘Phoenix’ has been wowing UK and European crowds since his debut in 1997 and he has gone on to appear for companies across the globe including Ring of Honor, TNA/IMPACT, IPW:UK, XWA, ICW, 5* and Rev Pro. He will be heading to the US as part of the upcoming PWG Battle of Los Angeles later this year.

Here are the currently announced matches for the two nights of action:

Night 1

• BT Gunn vs. WALTER
• Lionheart vs “Just Justice” Jackie Polo
• ICW Tag Team Championship Title Match – The Kinky Party (Jack Jester & Sha Samuels) (c) vs Iestyn Rees & Bram
• Street Fight – Joe Hendry vs Chris Renfrew
• If Kid Fite Wins, He Replaces Ravie Davie In The Texas Death Match –Ravie Davie vs Kid Fite

Night 2

• Texas Death Match – James Storm vs. Ravie Davie
• ICW Zero-G Title Match – Mark Coffey (c) vs. Joe Coffey
• ICW World Heavyweight Title Match – Stevie Boy (c) vs. DCT
• ICW Women’s Championship Title Match – Kasey vs “The Vixen Of Violence” Viper (c) vs “Session Moth” Martina
• Aaron Echo vs “Mr Athletic” Jeff Cobb

The company has also announced that WWE Hall of Famer and founder of TNA/GFW Jeff Jarrett will be heading to the company for a special one off appearance; ‘Double J’ will be making a special appearance as part of ‘Shug’s Hoose Party 5’ acting as the Commissioner for Night 2. This isn’t the first time that WWE affiliated talents have acted as Commissioner for the Scottish based company; Former WCW/WWE Superstar Kevin Nash and Mick Foley have appeared at previous ‘Fear & Loathing’ pay per view shows in the same capacity.

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Shane Helms Teases ROH Appearance

Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Shane Helms (a.k.a. Hurricane) took to Twitter to tease a possible Ring Of Honor (ROH) appearance. Helms is in his Hurricane gear staring down the ROH logo with the following caption: “Thru howling winds and pouring rain. All evil shall fear … THE HURRICANE!” Check it out here:

“Thru howling winds and pouring rain.

All evil shall fear … THE HURRICANE!” #CurrentLegend #IKnowAGuy #JunRaqan pic.twitter.com/cR6MlxRKXD

— Hurricane Helms (@ShaneHelmsCom) June 5, 2018

James Storm On Beer Money Reunion

The Miami Herald’s Scott Fishman took to Twitter and said that he wants Beer Money to reunite on Monday Night RAW:

Bring back Beer Money. #WWE #Raw

— Scott Fishman (@smFISHMAN) June 5, 2018

The tag team was made up of Bobby Roode and James Storm during their time in TNA back in 2008. They would split in 2011 but briefly reunited 2016. Storm is currently a free agent while Roode is working in the WWE on RAW.

Storm responded to Fishman’s Tweet and said a reunion would result a lot of merchandise sales:

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Discussion: Would you like to see Beer Money reunite in WWE?

First Look At John Cena In Bumblebee (Video)

The first look at the upcoming Bumblebee video has been released, and it features brief footage of WWE’s John Cena in the movie. Cena can be seen holding a large weapon, looking to be a member of the military. He appears at the 1:46 mark of the video below:

Former IMPACT/TNA World Heavyweight Champion James Storm will be making his way to Scotland this February to be part of ICW’s Square Go event.

The ‘Cowboy’ will be facing homegrown ICW talent Jack Jester in a Number 1 contenders match to BT Gunn’s ICW World Championship.

Tickets for the event are available to purchase now via Ticketmaster. The show will be available to watch via ICW’s On Demand service, which is available for $6.99 per month.

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Former IMPACT Wrestling star James Storm recently spoke to Cerrito Live on a number of professional wrestling topics. Storm discussed his departure from IMPACT Wrestling and his thoughts on the future of the promotion. You can check out the highlights here:

Leaving IMPACT Wrestling: “It actually hasn’t [become] official for me, but, yes, I have left Impact Wrestling and it’s just one of those things where it just kind of felt like I did everything I can do with that company and the landscape of it has changed from the time I was there.” Storm continued, “but so many people want to frown upon Dixie [Carter] and Jeff [Jarrett] and all that, but the reason I thank them and Bob Ryder is because basically if it wasn’t for those guys, there would be no ‘Cowboy’ James Storm.

“There might not be an AJ Styles and might not be a Bobby Roode, might not be all these other guys who got the breaks that Jeff gave us when he started up TNA Impact Wrestling back in the day.”

His thoughts on the future of the promotion: “I wish I could say either way and I never wish bad upon anybody and I definitely don’t wish bad upon Impact Wrestling because I’m not there anymore because to me, it gives the boys another place to work where they might not have another place to work. It gives them television exposure and all of that. And as far as where they’ll be, I don’t know.

“I just know that they need a lot of work in different departments. It’s definitely not the wrestling side because the boys are bringing it. So, hopefully, like I said, hopefully, they’ll be around for a while, just to give the guys another place to work and be able to make a living.”

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions