The missed opportunity of the NWA!?!

Did you know James Storm was in the National Wrestling Alliance? James Storm was TNA World Heavyweight champion for a very short time and never held the belt again. I always felt like they could have built the company around The Cowboy and this was a mistake by TNA. So when Billy Corgan signed him for NWA I believed we would finally see James Storm at the top of the card. So I've watched back Storm's short NWA run in 2021. Will he finally reach his potential? does he still drink beer? Find out all of that on more on Ring Of The Hawk!
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[@ryankeefe2102]

I always thought James storm was born 20 years too late i think he would've thrived in the old territories

[@donjoncherrywon]

James Storm was one of the reasons i became a TNA fan

[@thunderwarrior1759]

The TNA originals made it a must watch show for me. I didn’t mind the likes of Christian Cage,Mr Anderson and Jeff Hardy coming into the company even Angle but Hogan no freaking way,he was the beginning of the end for that era

[@PrinceDevitt1916]

James Storm is an unsung hero.

[@CaughtColdBoxing]

Every wrestler is unsung hero these days, he was out of shape with an average skill set and promo

[@TouchdownTamagotchi]

​@@CaughtColdBoxing Average skillset and promo ....huh lol.

[@LennsStudio]

@@CaughtColdBoxing "Average skill set and promo" is a crazy, crazy thing to say. Give Storm the credit he deserves, it's not easy to be a professional wrestler and he made a very comfortable living off it.

[@CaughtColdBoxing]

@@LennsStudio wtf are you talking about, What does he do that 90% of other wrestlers can’t? He was never a stand out promo either he is average

[@LennsStudio]

@@CaughtColdBoxing you don’t need to be some incredible athlete to be a good wrestler

[@mtrDerp]

Met James Storm at a house show last year, he was the most stand up guy, lost the picture due to my phone resetting. When he entered for his match, he poured the beer down my throat and I’ll remember it for life. Nothing but love for James🫡

[@jjayala]

Gotta get that Google photo!

[@mtrDerp]

@@jjayala the picture is lost to a phone reset. “Low key blessing because I looked horrendous. He did sign a Yu-Gi-Oh card that I keep in my wallet for good luck☠️😭

[@jjayala]

@@mtrDerp yes that's why I said gotta keep your photos on Google drive you can reset and throw your phone in a bay pics aren't going anywhere. I don't say it to be smart I just know from experience lol. Glad you got that at least.

[@mtrDerp]

@@jjayala realest shit man!!! Appreciate the advice.

[@jjayala]

@@mtrDerp you're welcome. I'm getting older I'm about to start putting photos on SD drives lol

[@orster2076]

James "I don't put over, I drink beer in my rover" Storm

[@fergonfiction6889]

I met James Storm when he came down to Hunter Valley Wrestling (Australia) and had the honour of introducing him to the ring. Absolute legend, I’ve met many international wrestlers and they are normally just tired & not that friendly. Storm was happy to chat with everyone there, let the meet & greet go longer so people with standard tickets could still meet him and he even did ring crew.

[@richiepoppag5303]

This genuinely makes me miss KZbin era NWA. Such a missed opportunity. I don't think Corgan knew what he had with that roster and the old school aesthetic. Shame its went down the fucking drain.

[@TheMC1102]

TNA started off as a subsidiary of NWA, and now NWA is a dumping ground for former TNA wrestlers. Full circle. Sort of.

[@rashawn2323]

2:45 The “Bridgewater Bay Bomb” isn’t a bad name actually 😂 or the “Triple B” for short lol. Also that Superman pin is hilarious 😂😂 5:32.

[@clockworkorangecassidy1114]

Mr Anderson? He looks like 'Unfit Finlay'

[@MrNegativecreep07]

About 75% of the NWA roster look like they've never seen the inside of a gym

[@poorweakcua6372]

@@MrNegativecreep07 They definitely seen the inside of a buffet thought.

[@TheFriendlyWeirdo]

I was asking the same thing. Storm and Pope should've been NWA World Champion at least once.

[@aznick-san7954]

Yet somehow trevor murdoch and tyrus did. Its criminal storm and pope never really got their flowers lol

[@eugenedantzler4485]

Monty Brown too

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

Surely a wild slapnuts doesnt appear

[@cj6540]

It shall always happen as foretold 👏🏽 lol

[@djpegao]

We have no Slapnuts..... but there's Eddie Kingston....

[@The.Thirsty.K]

I don’t what happened to him in NXT. I was very disappointed they didn’t sign him. James Storm was definitely one of my favorite, if not favorite TNA wrestler. AJ is up there too. Excellent video and I really enjoy all of the short run retrospectives. Cheers.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

James Storm always seems overlooked or never really got a full push.

[@TheRealAhoy]

He had the chance at nxt, but he turned them down eventually. Shame really, but maybe he thought what happened to Roode would happen to him. Roode had solid work for a few years but never went passed his tag team with Gable. He was great in nxt but main roster he just fit in in the background really.

[@thunderwarrior1759]

Kamille never ever changes her facial expressions. She looks like a school dinner lady watching kids in the playground

[@petesmart1983]

She also had bad bacnee at one point to from the roids

[@user-mu2mp8ll6c]

Man hes my big "what if" in WWE and NWA......he had it all

[@Venemofthe888]

It's really strange that James Storm really hasn't been given more in his wrestling career in terms of a singles run cause he's really good and quite likeable too. I think he should have been NWA champ and he's like Trevor murdoch but better. He'd be better than tyrus on his worst day

[@DeadKoby]

James had both the National Title, and the World Tag title during his run.... not bad. James was one of the talents who continued with NWA after the lockdowns... but Storm himself said he enjoyed the time with his family, and wanted less in-ring time. I believe he's semi-retired now.

[@elephantman6117]

Since you found the bouncers so interesting, maybe you should give them a ring of the hawk episode on their run in ROH. The hawk needs some Tag Teams.......

[@Danirai_]

Just seen him live in Poland last Saturday on a PTW show, man's still hustling I respect that

[@TerryB01]

Here nice and early this time. James Storm is the LCD to the 2 great tag teams in TNA history. He can go as a singles wrestler too.

[@zyadashraf6075]

Jocephus and the gimmick he had following this is an interesting idea for an episode

[@hitcher82]

The Question Mark gimmick is what he did afterwards right?

[@zyadashraf6075]

@@hitcher82 Yes

[@hitcher82]

@@zyadashraf6075 yeah i liked when he was working as the question mark with Aron Stevens. It sad that he passed. He had a rather young son at the time too.

[@user-mu2mp8ll6c]

To be fair, the "Bridgewater bay bomb" does soind pretty dope!

[@123mgu]

that you have 1K+ views in less than half an hour shows the demand for the NWA and Jimmy Storm. NWA should hire you to run their youtube channel.

[@Appalachy13]

Aj styles and Samoa Joe were super cool also I met them after a tna house show they talked to fans for like 2 hours

[@NapTownKid410]

I don’t know why, but seeing Jocephus makes me want to ask for a Question Mark R.O.H. episode. Can you please do a "?" Ring of the Hawk episode?

[@nineteenct]

I seriously love every goddamn thing I’ve seen of James Storm. He’s just so cool to me I can’t even explain it

[@planescaped]

He's one of modern wrestling's greatest missed opportunities. Could've and should've been a main eventer, but never was given the chance.

[@chrisklark4879]

My Lord Hawk..... King of the skies, wearer of the golden mustache Please do a video of the best/craziest ECW spots

[@user-ys9fg4ol9s]

From what I read, The reason James Storm hasn't hit it "big" is because he is supposedly afraid of hitting the big time. He made a couple of NXT appearances and then left. HHH liked Storm, yet Storm didn't sign. Not sure what I believe though. 10:40

[@Anicade]

Thats not true at all. Storm said in interviews he wasn't signed when he went to NXT and Impact offered him 3x what WWE offered. He said he chose the money because he was thinking of his kids future.

[@user-ys9fg4ol9s]

@@Anicade I stand corrected

[@petesmart1983]

​@@Anicadeand he failed in his return in TNA and lasted a year

[@NavigatorPlays]

Literal perfect timing. Just bought tickets to go see this man on Saturday in CNY 🤙🏻😂

[@josefrees]

That ref selling the clothesline was really good

[@brandonbarker2743]

Great stuff

[@gpt7842]

Thanks, more NWA content!

[@jamstarent21]

What most do not know is that AJ Styles WWE theme was done for James Storm

[@GtheMVP]

Roode and Storm were my TNA favs, always figured they'd be big deals in WWE at some point.

[@petesmart1983]

Storm rejected a contract after appearing in nxt which basically was the decline of his career as roode had became a singles star there was no real place for him in TNA plus leaving for wwe before changing mind ruffled feathers

[@ASwagPecan]

Do Maximum Male Models Ring of the Hawk!

[@Bigdirty7381]

Please do the kingdoms run in impact

[@phychmasher]

0:40 it's actually kind of interesting to hear the difference between a properly outfitted room and an empty room, honestly.

[@johnsapp8810]

If this video can't go on KZbin, then how did I just watch it?!?!🤔🤯🤪

[@TheRealAhoy]

James Storm is one of those guys who have always been high calibre. I really believe that the swerve tna did where they had him become champ instead of Roode then Roode turned heel is arguably the best piece of booking ever done in wrestling. Roode had the big push but didn't succeed and Storm out of nowhere swooped in and within 2 weeks they established 2 main eventers. Storm deserved it every bit as much as Roode too.

[@ryankeefe2102]

My only issue is they didn't pay it off with Storm beating Roode for the belt

[@TheRealAhoy]

@@ryankeefe2102 Yeah, unfortunately tna tna'ed. That should have been the long term story, but Roode stayed in the title mix and Storm became an upper mid carder at most.

[@billxmas889]

Always wanted to See someone Claim The Staines Sleeper as a Finisher .

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

Thank For the Video and Happy Love Day 💕🥰😍💗💓❤️💝💖💞🌟🥇🏆

[@JerH24]

Good luck with your new house

[@johnnydropkicks]

Name a wrestling move that is named after a country, state, providence, etc… or it’s inhabitants: i.e. Alabama slam, Irish whip…

[@rauladdams5709]

West Coast Pop. Boston Crab. Tombstone Piledriver. Texas Cloverleaf. Death Valley Driver. Harlem Hangover. Greetings From Asbury Park. Japanese Arm Drag. Kona Clutch. Samoan Drop.

[@johnnydropkicks]

@@rauladdams5709 Russian leg sweep, Argentinian backbreaker rack, Spanish fly, Canadian destroyer, Oklahoma roll… I can’t think of any more right now. Your turn. 🙂

[@rauladdams5709]

​@@johnnydropkicksRussian leg sweep!! How did I miss that one! Great stuff! 👍

[@rauladdams5709]

​@@johnnydropkicksEuropean Uppercut

[@rauladdams5709]

What about the 'Black Hole Slam'? Black holes are places. Sort of. Lol 😅

[@the_mad_captain]

James Storm was and still is my fave "Homegrown" TNA star. Yes you had AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Abyss and such but I always liked that James Storm was just a regular guy, with a relateable gimmick, kind of almost like a TNA-ified Stone Cold Steve Austin, minus the whole "Feud with the Boss" stuff. But he seems like a genuine dude with a genuine connection with the fans which you jusy don't see much anymore. Always wanted him to have a go at being "The Guy" in a company sometime, shame TNA never really capitalised on him and NWA was so entrenched in having Aldis as Champ. Maybe he can go back to NXT and have another go in WWE'S fold now than Vinnie Mac has been deleted and Papa H is running things. Great vid btw Hawkster.

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

Samoa Joe definitely wasn't homegrown, he's Ring of Honor product.

[@petesmart1983]

​​@@micahjohnsonboxing6409actually he was in upw as a development talent for wwe, he appeared on episodes of WWE jakked before being released

[@petesmart1983]

AJ styles was in wcw , Joe was wwe, storm was wcw development and enhancement talent because TNA had no homegrown stars always from somewhere else. Abyss was nwa then wwc(Puerto Rico big company)

[@the_mad_captain]

@@petesmart1983 All your points are valid yes, but none of the aforementioned wrestlers made it "big" until they hit TNA which is where they all became champions and all were successful as some of the TNA mainstays. Just cuz you start somewhere else does not mean you aren't homegrown if the company builds you up.

[@CMMalvado]

Holy shit! I didn't know Murphy was still wrestling!

[@trueSconox]

Man let me get the chips.

[@sirekumasutra7022]

James Storm seems relateable like Eddie Kingston. That is why I loved about him. RIP Jocephus aka ?

[@mysticbox4071]

Batista's 2014 and 2019 run in wwe. Was it any good?

[@KenWrestle]

The missed opportunity of the NWA!?!

[@ethanw4253]

Its crazy how good nwa’s roster was vs now

[@InwardSeaward]

You got us…Edging

[@GCAbleism158]

This was around about the time of his brief ICW run.

[@slashandbones13]

He technically had one more match, also against Judais. If I remember correctly, he won in 30 seconds with the last call, then Judias got back up and they kept brawling.

[@DWtechfan]

I met Storm at a TNA meet and greet event for Slammiversary 2006. He was a heel at that time yet he was more fan friendly than most of the babyfaces. I never understood why TNA didn’t make him their world champion for longer. And the NWA missed the opportunity too. I was really excited when James Storm showed up in NXT but then he left and returned to Impact Wrestling. Is Storm even still wrestling anymore? He’s a missed opportunity in pro wrestling for sure.

[@alexytxg]

Commenting on every new video until J&J security gets a video

[@jordantatata155]

Im eating a pear while watching this

[@Anynom]

"I need to get TNA off my mind." TNA fires Scott Damore hours later.

[@bryanmorrison2396]

Defo be a video with no fkn slap nuts 😂😂

[@dannylopez5976]

Because Tyrus just had to main event.

[@jabbarmuhammad]

James Strom deserves more credit than he was given for

[@litna-syxx]

Will always love the Tennessee Cowboy. 👌

[@N3mis1s]

please more nwa (only time you’ll hear that)

[@Cross3061980]

Kind of a shame James Storm didn't work out in WWE. Himself and Roode in some Beer Money revival would've been interesting.

[@DashieNegan41]

Can't wait for Edge when it drops

[@matteotc]

Always loved the cowboy. He has been so unlucky I like the was is any good a lot bette than this one’s but keep up the great work ❤❤❤

[@killergrooves2438]

He was in NXT for a bit and I was really hoping they would make him a main event guy, but they didn’t and he wasn’t around long enough for them to start cooking with him. It was just bad timing I guess. James Storm is definitely someone who deserved more than what he got in wrestling.

[@artirony410]

I'm surprised AEW never hired James Storm. He seems like he would've been a perfect fit

[@KnightofSpear7101]

Think he has more sense to not sign with AEW tbh

[@artirony410]

@@KnightofSpear7101 why? dude's working the indies for a hotdog and a handshake

[@KnightofSpear7101]

@@artirony410 better that than being booked to lose against Pockets and most likely never seen on TV

[@artirony410]

@@KnightofSpear7101 lose against who?

[@KnightofSpear7101]

@@artirony410 I see you aint a Jim Cornette fan

[@ryanevans126]

Hey can u do a video of gail kims run in tna she got great in tna improved alot from her run in wwe 1st run she one of my favs

[@nu-metalfan2654]

James Storm is one of wrestlings biggest missed opportunities in the last 25 years along with Sean O’Haire, Marcus Cor Von/Monty Brown, and Chris Harris (ironically) But James Storm has said in interviews that the reason why he was never pushed beyond a certain level is because he never played politics and was happy where he was on the card. As for Billy Corgan’s NWA, that was in danger the minute Tony Khan, Cody, Omega and The Bucks started AEW. Once AEW arrived the NWA had no chance to succeed.

[@Ra1deL4R4s]

James STorm era muito foda na TNA

[@TheTall_Traveler]

I miss the old NWA powerrr

[@redbulljake3117]

MarkyD is from Bridgewater?? Summerset slam would be a great move

[@Dr_1212]

Brick time 😎👍

[@mitchellpopovski1739]

Looking back, it could have done the NWA a big favor letting Storm win the title, hes not full time really anymore but still has name value and could probably get a lot of old schol TNA fans, especially after Aldis left

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Love your videos James storm is a one hell of a great wrestler should have been bigger I hate that background music

[@rashawn2323]

Question for the wrestling community. Other than Shawn Micheals, who has the best super kick? I like Storm & Dolph Ziggler

[@ryankeefe2102]

Lance storm

[@AwkwardLoser]

Scott D’Amore just got canned

[@alexrichardson1963]

Have you ever been to Liepers Fork Marky? It actually sucks lol

[@larrytod9790]

I forgot James storm was NWA

[@princeali4411]

James storm is super cool. He actually is very chatty.

[@nicholashurst780]

His minions? Isn't Storm the tag team's minion in that match?

[@thequartersfooty]

The Cowboy would have made a great NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion its a shame that NWA didn;t capitalize on.

[@mjdf122]

James Storm is good but he’s not Sonny Siaki

[@BrianBarrettWilson]

Sounds like you're using the loo in the underground in this one, Marky. Is it just me, or does this version of Mr. Anderson look like present day Ed Leslie and Hulk Hogan did the fusion dance? They did a lot of dancing together so I wouldn't be surprised.

[@JGrath029]

Marcus Cor Von in ECW plz Hawk

[@Jshaw6614]

🍺💰

[@MoneyHoneyBunny]

NWA Had Chris Masters, The Pope Dangelo Dinero, Mr Anderson, AND James Storm, not to mention Eli Drake and Zicky Dice among others. All very entertaining, all woulda been better champs than Trevor and Tyrus.

[@DaneFalco]

Aldo Montoya?

[@PedroBenolielBonito]

14:04 isn't that off-brand for you, Hawk?

[@mrfluffywuffy6847]

Need to get a Fit Finlay in WCW video

[@petesmart1983]

Sadly he probably wouldn't do as fit Finley had around 150 matches and that's alot of time to do a video on him

[@mrfluffywuffy6847]

@@petesmart1983 his 1st run then

[@gjfwang]

Why go with James Storm when you have the legend himself, Tim Storm

[@mikeberg6407]

I'm surprised the edge video taking this long. Dude had a great pop but a lack later rumble run, the farce of "the greatest wrestling match" with Orton and created a a faction that only found success months after he left. Calling that a come back 😬

[@greenman5229]

Anderson's gut man... wtf

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

Win the world title? He cant even beat Murphy 😂

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Breaking news Scott D'Amore fired from TNA

[@brandenharris436]

Scott D'more to NWA

[@brandenharris436]

Would be awesome

[@johnnydropkicks]

Name a wrestler with the last name “Storm” or “Anderson.”

[@joncokejones9318]

That Eli Drake guy most likely turned into a jobber after that tag title run

[@1971thedoctor]

Storm is great but if NWA keeps having these so called controversial finishes it just makes Storm look like he will never learn how to overcome it, and any singles wrestlers that have to go back to tag team wrestling so they can have gold is just a constellation prize

[@marcohavokkhaos]

Storm left TNA for this? Billy Corgan does not know how to book this man

[@petesmart1983]

He had no place on the TNA roster