TSC Evaluation #98: Lance Storm

mrken12 · Jul 11, 2018

In the last evaluation, R-Truth/Ron Killings got a score of 7.19.

TSC Evaluation #97: R-Truth/Ron Killings

If people have any requests for future wrestlers you want to see evaluated, let me know. I'll have one wrestler evaluated for each week every Wednesday. The leaderboard is updated every 5 threads so it's never too late to vote for previous threads.

For #99 it will be Crash Holly.

Pending requests: Christian Cage, Hurricane Helms, Matt Hardy, Rhyno, Brock Lesnar, Justin Credible

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Major Accomplishments

Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling
CRMW Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (5x)
CRMW North American Championship (1x)
CRMW North American Tag Team Championship (2x) – with Chris Jericho

Catch Wrestling Association
CWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2x)

Extreme Championship Wrestling
ECW World Tag Team Championship (3x) – with Chris Candido (1) and Justin Credible (2)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked #13 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2001
Ranked #322 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003

Smoky Mountain Wrestling
SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship (1x)

Wrestle Association "R"
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2x) – with Yuji Yasuraoka
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Kouki Kitahara and Nobutaka Araya

World Championship Wrestling
WCW Hardcore Championship (1x)
WCW Cruiserweight Championship (1x)
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (3x)
WCW United States Championship Tournament (July 2000)

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
WWF Intercontinental Championship (1x)
WWE/World Tag Team Championship (4x) – with Christian (1), William Regal (2), and Chief Morley (1)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Most Underrated (2001)

With a scale of 1-10 how would you rate Lance Storm in these categories:

-Mic work/promos

-Personality/gimmicks

-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds)

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores)

mrken12 · Jul 11, 2018

I'll just post this and get it out of the way. :lolbron:

CM_Burns · Jul 11, 2018

6. Wrestlings fake. He's a good athlete who made all his moves look good and credible, but it's fake. Why should you care about this guy? For someone to lack character this much he'd need to have a unique physical appearance to draw your attention, but he's pretty generic looking too.

He's a good midcard guy who can have good matches with an over babyface.

mrken12 · Jul 11, 2018

CM_Burns said:
6. Wrestlings fake. He's a good athlete who made all his moves look good and credible, but it's fake. Why should you care about this guy? For someone to lack character this much he'd need to have a unique physical appearance to draw your attention, but he's pretty generic looking too.

He's a good midcard guy who can have good matches with an over babyface.

He should have kept the rat tail. :lolbron:

mrken12 · Jul 12, 2018

Lance Storm vs Bryan Danielson, ROH Better Than Our Best 2006, ROH World Title

cozy carl · Jul 12, 2018

if I can be serious for a minute

Berniewood Hogan · Jul 12, 2018

his non-stop fukkery defense of the US title in canada was great

David_TheMan · Jul 12, 2018

Terrible.
I hate him, turned the station when he was on.
Never liked him as an entertainer, no memorable gimmick, no memorable phrases, no memorable matches. Not even a cool name.

GOATpernick · Jul 12, 2018

Thought he was hilarious

Heelish · Jul 12, 2018

julesocean · Jul 12, 2018

-Mic work/promos: 1/10 It was like he was an unsure, shy dude trying to play a heel most of his career. He would be cutting promos on the fans but sound like a deer in the headlights jobber when they say they are gonna make the most outta their opportunities before getting squashed. I dunno if he was just a nervous public speaker but...

-Personality/gimmicks: 2/10 This is hard, because his personality was always the bland or silent type. So the best gimmick for him was to just go out there and put work in the ring. Sort of like Dean Malenko. So when they try to force a goofy gimmick on them like the Anti-American troll, or the ladies man for Dean, it feels like a gimmick and not an extension of their personality. I thought the Impact Players was a perfect spot for him, carry the load in the ring, and have Credible be the mouthpiece outside of it. Makes me think he should have had a manager in WCW and WWF.

-Ring work 7/10 (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds) Really crisp, and safe in ring. Moveset similar to Jericho, so some nice high flying stuff, along with some bombs and suplexes. Had really great pacing and knew when to sell. I remember a couple great matches with Jerry Lynn.

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores) 4/10 Low rating, because although he was great in the ring, he can't even rely on that to get him over, as he was one of the biggest blackholes of charisma. And he never got any better. For instance, Bret had a presence to him, and intensity when he wasnt wrestling. Something that allowed him to strive even when he wasn't the best on the mic. Lance had none of that, outside of "these 2 guys are good performers, this might be a fun match".

Playaz Eyez · Jul 12, 2018

His ECW and WCW stints were really good. His WWE tenure was unremarkable and embarrassing. In ECW and WCW, he looked like a big deal. Loved him forming Team Canada and renaming all the titles Canadian names. 2000 was all sorts of chaos and mess, but he came in and was a highlight. He was a smooth hard-working wrestler, no Bret or Benoit, but still good. Was a good talker as well. That "If I may be serious for a moment" stuff had him getting boo'd like crazy.

In the WWE, the only thing I was a fan of from him was the Un-Americans stable. But that was cut short even though it was loaded with potential. That's a stable that had enough legs for easy storylines, but they pissed it all the way. Then came that garbage where they made him look like a dope. Lance Storm wasn't some overly charismatic wrestler, but in 03 they tore him down and presented him as if he was totally devoid of charisma. Then they gave him a damn dancing gimmick with that goofy ass song that should have went to Too Cool. Look at this fukking titantron and theme :mjlol:

Never looked at Storm as a guy that could've been a WWF World Champion, but he could've been a more than solid IC/US title mainstay, like Benoit during 00-03. Will give him a favorable 6. He could've been used much better than he actually was in the WWF. Very wasted guy, but that's a pretty common thing with guys that aren't 100% WWE/F homegrown guys.

Cheercomp · Jul 12, 2018

I was a fan of his ECW and WCW work. Really enjoyed his run in WCW with the titles, and thought they dropped that storyline too quickly/turned it into crap by building the stable full of losers too quickly. My biggest knock against him is that he telegraphed moves more than nearly any big name "good worker" i can think of. He looked very rehearsed

MenacingMonk · Jul 12, 2018

If I can be serious for a moment... I give Lance an 8 overall. Would give him a 7, but his ring technique gives him an extra point.

OmegaK2099 · Jul 13, 2018

Does the network have Smokey mountain wrestling? I want to see his work with jericho when they were the thrillseekers

TSC Evaluation #98: Lance Storm

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Boy Toy

IT'S BERNIE SANDERS WITH A STEEL CHAIR!

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Troy, the God

#TSC #spooky

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Gettin' It In