Lance Evers

Lance Timothy Evers, better known by his stage name Lance Storm (born April 3, 1969 in Sarnia, Ontario), is a Canadian professional wrestler, now retired as an in-ring performer. He most recently wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand, but has wrestled all over the world and wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling.

Career

Lance Storm was trained for professional wrestling by Stu Hart in Calgary, Alberta and debuted in 1990. He mainly wrestled in Calgary, but also spent time in Japan for the Wrestling and Romance (WAR) promotion. He also wrestled in Smoky Mountain Wrestling in Tennessee, forming a tag team with Chris Jericho called The Thrill Seekers.

In 1996, Storm joined Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). He made a name for himself by becoming a heel and first teaming with Chris Candido, then being placed with valet Dawn Marie (Dawn Marie Psaltis) and teaming with Justin Credible as the Impact Players.

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, as he won the United States Heavyweight Title, World Cruiserweight Title and Hardcore Championship in rapid succession. He renamed the titles to the Canadian Heavyweight Championship, 100 Kilos and Under Championship, and Saskatchewan Hardcore International Title, 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'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 from him and promptly renamed back to the U.S. Heavyweight Title.

When WCW was purchased by WWF (WWE) in 2001, Storm's contract was kept and he became a WWF employee.

Storm was arguably a very underrated performer and skilled wrestler. However, due to poor microphone skills and limited charisma, the WWF never booked him in any major storylines, to the disapproval of smark wrestling fans, with whom he had gained popularity thanks in part to his personal website, stormwrestling.com. In fact, Storm was briefly involved in an storyline in which Steve Austin, an authority figure, encouraged the fans to chant "Boring" during Storm's matches, which led to concern about X-Pac heat.

In April 2004, he chose to retire from in-ring action due to a chronically bad back. He accepted a position backstage with WWE, working as a wrestling trainer with 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 (also "retired") and The Dudley Boys. On April 9, 2005 Storm teamed with Matt Cappotelli to face Matthews and Nitro again.

Profile

• Height: 6'0" (182.9 cm)
• Weight: 228 lbs (103.4 kg)
• Birthday: April 3, 1969
• Birthplace: Sarnia, Ontario
• Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
• Trained By: Stu Hart and Keith Hart (The Hart Dungeon)
• Professional Debut: October 2, 1990
• Previous Identities: Lance Storm, "Tiger" Lance Storm, Perfect Storm (nickname)
• Quotes: "If I can be a serious for a minute..."; "Do not blame Canada, blame yourselves!"; "It is not my fault that..."
• Collective noun describing fanbase: "Storm Troopers"
• Managers: Dawn Marie, Jason Knight, Major Gunns

Finishing/Signature Moves

• The Sharpshooter
• Maple Leaf/Straight-Shooter (Single-Leg Boston Crab)
• Leaping Sidekick

In ECW

• Deep Impact (Jumping Piledriver)
• Powerplex (Suplex Powerslam)
• Springboard Dropkick

Titles/Accomplishments

• WWE Intercontinental Champion
• WWE World Tag Team Champion With Christian, then William Regal (4-times)
• WCW U. S. Heavyweight Champion (3-times)
• WCW Hardcore Champion
• WCW Cruiserweight Champion
• ECW World Tag Team Champion (3-times) (with Chris Candido once and Justin Credible twice)
• WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Champion (2-times) (with Yuji Yasuraoda)
• WAR 6-Man Tag Team Champion (with Kitahara & Nobutaka Araya)
• SMW "Beat the Champ" Television Champion
• WCWA Tag Team Champion (2-times)
• CRMW North American Tag Team Champion (2-times) (first-ever)
• CRMW Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Champion (5-times) (first-ever)
• CRMW International/North American Champion
• CWA Catch Junior Champion (2-times)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 322 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

Job Titles

• WCW Commissioner
• OVW Trainer
• Janitor at WWF New York

External links

• Official site