Guest JMA Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Does anyone else think WWE may be getting ready to release Lance Storm from his contract? His somewhat meaningless heel turn and squash by Rhyno seems VERY familiar. Could it be the D'Lo Brown situation all over again? I don't see WWE really pushing Lance and it's not like he's home-grown talent. He seemed to be getting over with Val but they were soon broken up for no apparent reason. Is Lance being buried before being cut? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted April 1, 2004 The second he jobs in less than a 1:00 to the lowliest person, I'll say yes, he's gettng buried before being fired. But WWE has treated him like something they scraped off the bottom of their shoes for over a year, so him jobbing in seconds means nothing anymore I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 The weird thing is that they gave him mic time before he got squashed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 The second he jobs in less than a 1:00 to the lowliest person, I'll say yes, he's gettng buried before being fired. Did you not see him job to Rhyno in 30 seconds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Got Banned for Sucking Report post Posted April 1, 2004 If WWE aren't planning on pushing Lance Storm in the near future, which is highly doubtful, and there's no chance of anything for him with the rumoured ECW return, then THERE'S STILL NO FUCKING NEED TO RELEASE HIM! PUSH HIM! PUSH FUCKING HIM! HE CAN WORK! HE'S GOT CHARISMA! FUCKING PUSH HIM! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted April 1, 2004 WWE superstar Lance Storm was released from his contract late yesterday afternoon. Reports are that The company was unhappy with Storm's performance over the last few months, and thought giving him the gimmick of Val Venis' sidekick would boost interest. When that failed, WWE management informed Storm of his release and had him lose to Rhyno in seconds on the recent RAW is WAR. Credit: PWInsider Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 JMA called it too! What a coincidence. Reports are that The company was unhappy with Storm's performance over the last few months, and thought giving him the gimmick of Val Venis' sidekick would boost interest. Yeah, way to go to boosting confidence if you make him job out every match. Fuck you, WWE. Fuck you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Could a mod merge this with the other topic? I started this thread before it was announced Lance would be released. I didn't know it would actually happen... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Sigh. This is one time I regret being right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jebus 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Good call JMA... still sucks ass though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Storm never had a great match in the WWE, or atleast one that I saw. If so, what match was it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Storm never had a great match in the WWE, or atleast one that I saw. If so, what match was it? Him and Edge had a pretty good opener at SSlam 01. Otherwise, I can't think of anything that stood out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted April 1, 2004 His match with Kurt Angle was pretty good. I believe it happened sometime during the Alliance era. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jebus 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Not that I don't believe this...I really do but I can't find the mention on pwinsider.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 I'm not surprised Storm was only pushed sporadically...he wasn't home grown, he's not the right sort of height and weight for Vince's liking... ...and, the most crucially of all, he wasn't the least vocal of people, and he has/had a column on the internet. That's probably the secret reason he got released. Then again, that's just a thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Storm never had a great match in the WWE, or atleast one that I saw. If so, what match was it? They weren't by no means GREAT, but I did enjoy the SummerSlam 2002 tag match with him & Christian Vs. BookDust, also him & Venis against Dupree and Conway on December 1st last year. Edit: Forgot about the SummerSlam 01 match against Edge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Got Banned for Sucking Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Oh, fucking hell... All of these releases lately... Some called for, others not. This was one of the latter category. How I loved it when Storm, Test, Christian (and later Regal) were The Un-Americans. Did you see the heat that Storm got then, before the stable was squashed by a blind patriot? DID YOU? He could've been used. He could've been great. If he is in fact going to be used in ECW's return (presuming that it is happening), then I'm going to seem like an idiot, but the fact that WWE have released Storm without even giving him a real chance just really gets to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mulatto Heat Report post Posted April 1, 2004 This is funny... You'll find out why soon enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Not that I don't believe this...I really do but I can't find the mention on pwinsider.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 WWE superstar Lance Storm was released from his contract late yesterday afternoon. Reports are that The company was unhappy with Storm's performance over the last few months, and thought giving him the gimmick of Val Venis' sidekick would boost interest. When that failed, WWE management informed Storm of his release and had him lose to Rhyno in seconds on the recent RAW is WAR. Credit: PWInsider Uh..its not called that anymore, which is one tip off to why its a lame April Fools joke.. Crediting a site with fake news..thats really good, even on April Fool's Day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Got Banned for Sucking Report post Posted April 1, 2004 I just reminded myself... Could it be an April Fools joke, only to bring Storm back for a major push? *Drools while trying to face reality* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack_Bauer 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 I hate the arguement about how many great matches someone has had in WWE. Has anyone seen Lance Storm face a decent wrestler for more than 8 minutes ? When he did, it was Edge and it was a great match. Nice joke btw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Got Banned for Sucking Report post Posted April 1, 2004 I hate the arguement about how many great matches someone has had in WWE. Has anyone seen Lance Storm face a decent wrestler for more than 8 minutes ? When he did, it was Edge and it was a great match. Nice joke btw. Some people saw his talent and ability, and bestowed wishful thinking upon themselves. I'm a STORM CHASER~! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Damn myself for calling it Raw is War still. But anyway, I can't believe no one caught on to it... Time for everyone to hurl insults at me I guess. (cringes) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Got Banned for Sucking Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Damn myself for calling it Raw is War still. But anyway, I can't believe no one caught on to it... Time for everyone to hurl insults at me I guess. (cringes) No, I like the name Raw Is War. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Damn myself for calling it Raw is War still. But anyway, I can't believe no one caught on to it... Time for everyone to hurl insults at me I guess. (cringes) No, I like the name Raw Is War. It gave it away that it wasn't real...plus the fact someone checked the site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 I can't wait for the early morning crowd to roll in and see the topic and get riled up only to find out its a april Fools joke..its ashame that you can't edit topic titles.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Ugh. I really regret asking these two threads to be merged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Got Banned for Sucking Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Yes, I mentioned that it could've been. But if it is, will they just leave him or do something with him? Not necessarily, BBCW - look at how long it took for Rajah to update their site. RajahWWF has a better ring to it, anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Ugh. I really regret asking these two threads to be merged. you fell for an April Fool's joke..you aren't the first and you won't be the last.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
