Guest Pariah Report post Posted May 17, 2005 Pretty strange question but when Lance came into the company in '97 was he just a straight up wrestler? I recall he debuted in February and was the Barely Legal PPV against RVD, (but was scheduled to be against Candido who got injured.) but I can't remember what gimmick he had. He didn't come into the company with Tammy Lynn Bytch did he? Because I'm sure that didn't start until the following year, so what was he? Just a straight up Canadian wrestler? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2005 Straight up wrestler, yes. He had the horrible ponytail haircut back when he debuted. First match I know he had was a curtain jerking match with Balls Mahoney (who was also still 'just another wrestler') at Crossing The Line Again in February '97. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Pariah Report post Posted May 17, 2005 Cool. So there was no build to the Candido/Storm match that was supposed to go down at Barely Legal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack Malibu 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2005 Storm didn't really find his niche until later in '97/early '98, when he became a Triple Threat prospect (which was a great angle, IMO, such as subtle things like him not being allowed to hold up the Triple Threat sign since he wasn't officially in, etc.) and then he and Candido became the "tag champs who hated each other". The Impact Players is what really broke him through though, I always thought they were an awesome team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianGuitarist 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2005 Storm didn't really find his niche until later in '97/early '98, when he became a Triple Threat prospect (which was a great angle, IMO, such as subtle things like him not being allowed to hold up the Triple Threat sign since he wasn't officially in, etc.) and then he and Candido became the "tag champs who hated each other". The Impact Players is what really broke him through though, I always thought they were an awesome team. Exactly. Not that Credible was bad, but Storm clearly deserved the push in that team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jm29195 Report post Posted May 17, 2005 He faced Shane Douglas for the tv title in a good Douglas match at Born to Be Wired in 1997, that's hwhen he started to stand out and show potential in ECW for me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DVD Spree Report post Posted May 18, 2005 He had the horrible ponytail haircut back when he debuted. First match I know he had was a curtain jerking match with Balls Mahoney (who was also still 'just another wrestler') at Crossing The Line Again in February '97. [pimp] Pics of horrible haircut, plus review of match, event and DVD in my old review: http://thesmartmarks.com/artman/publish/article_772.shtml [/pimp] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jm29195 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 [pimp] Pics of horrible haircut, plus review of match, event and DVD in my old review: http://thesmartmarks.com/artman/publish/article_772.shtml [/pimp] Someone should do some more reviews of semi-obscure ecw stuff like that, I'd love to see a show like Cyberslam 99 or Born to Be Wired get a proper review! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Pariah Report post Posted May 18, 2005 Good review, I don't see a picture of Lance with his ponytail though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 It was a rat tail not a ponytail! Oh and Lance Storm was over the day he confronted Shane Douglas and said "Real wrestlers come from CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA!". The time as the Impact Players was ok but Dawn Marie and Justin Credible were stealing all of Storm's heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
