Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Fresh from ROHWRESTLING.COM ---------------------------------------- Lance Storm has won titles everywhere he has gone from Japan to SMW to ECW to WCW to WWE. He retired from the ring last June with no reason to ever return. Now Storm has the itch and it is all because of one athlete. He has found his love for the sport of pro wrestling again and it is because of ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson. Storm and Danielson came face-to-face at "Steel Cage Warfare" on December 3rd. Storm told Danielson that if he were ever to come out of retirement it would be to wrestle someone like him. Since that time the itch began to grow in Storm and he felt the need to return to the ring to compete against Danielson. Storm has signed one of Bryan Danielson's open contracts for a World Title shot. It will be Lance Storm vs. Bryan Danielson for the ROH World Title on April 1st in Chicago (ROHwrestling.com, 215-781-2500, Ticketmaster outlets for tickets and info). Of course, Danielson must still be champion on April 1st. Even if Danielson loses the belt, it will still be Danielson vs. Storm on 4/1 in Chicago. "After a 10 month absence, I will be returning to active competition April 1st to challenge the current ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson," Storm said. "I now have 10 weeks to get myself in the best shape of my life. I have never been more focused or set in a direction as I am right now. My only hope is that he is still the Champion come April 1st as a World Title run is the only thing that has eluded me in my career." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Buzz 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Ive got tickets to all three triple shot shows, and was surprised and pleased at this. I'm not that huge on Storm even though I loved his WCW work. But this should be good regardless of my opinions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ced 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 That was a quick retirement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheInsane 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 That was a quick retirement. Alot longer than most retirements in wrestling I havent watched ROH in quite some time but people tell me they have become better (with the announcing, less spotty wrestling etc). I'd love to see Lanve vs Bryan. I'll probably try to see that match. It should be great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 When they say he retired last June, it was only after two matches. Before that, Storm hadn't wrestled since soon after WrestleMania XX. So if you want to get technical, aside from those two matches (which Storm only came back due to the ECW pay-per-view) Storm was retired/inactive for two years. I would say this is a big deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystery Eskimo 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Should be a decent match, although I don't consider Storm to be either a really big name or anything more than a competent worker. Over at the ROH board they're acting like it's Benoit or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 If Lance Storm can't hit **** with Danielson, regardless of the ring rust, he's officially overrated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Young 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Oh my God... Are tickets still available for this? I maymove back to Illinois by then, and if I do, I cannot miss one of my all time favorites coming out of retirement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Buzz 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2006 yeah i believe fifth row and general admission tickets are still on sale for the 4/1 show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Well, lets hope Lance Storm finally becomes world champion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haws bah gawd 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2006 That is really good news to hear. Storm can bring the fucking workrate to anything hes involved in, and this match with Danielson should be a classic. Danielson can GO in a match, and so can Storm. I would love to see Storm as a World Champion, but I think they should keep with title on Danielson for the time being. Let the veteran get taken down by the young champion, and it could be one of Danielson's biggest victories.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest shark boy super fan Report post Posted March 2, 2006 I have a feeling Storm might become a semmi regular in ring of honor after this. I wouldn't mind it and i don't think anyone else would. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wildpegasus Report post Posted March 2, 2006 If Lance Storm can't hit **** with Danielson, regardless of the ring rust, he's officially overrated. Please understand that I'm not slighting Dragon here but ..... Well, nobody else that I have seen has hit 4 stars with Dragon with the possible exception of Low-Ki (do wanna see the Dragon/Noble match) so if Storm can't than how does that make him underrated? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2006 If Lance Storm can't hit **** with Danielson, regardless of the ring rust, he's officially overrated. Please understand that I'm not slighting Dragon here but ..... Well, nobody else that I have seen has hit 4 stars with Dragon with the possible exception of Low-Ki (do wanna see the Dragon/Noble match) so if Storm can't than how does that make him underrated? Samoa Joe Austin Aries Roderick Strong CM Punk Matt Sydal Doug Williams Christopher Daniels Jamie Gibson Paul London Homicide AJ Styles all have hit 3 3/4 - 4+ snowflakes with Danielson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
World's Worst Man 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2006 Joe and Aries, fairly easily I'd say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2006 Maybe Storm wants to break Funk's record of "Official Retirements" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2006 Maybe Storm wants to break Funk's record of "Official Retirements" He has about 23,093 more to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2006 How was Danielson/Evans from whatever show back during the height of Gen-Next? I heard it was Evans best match up until his FIP match with Strong. I'm interested in seeing it, but is it really THAT good and what show was it on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2006 How was Danielson/Evans from whatever show back during the height of Gen-Next? I heard it was Evans best match up until his FIP match with Strong. I'm interested in seeing it, but is it really THAT good and what show was it on? Survival of the Fittest 05. Danielson, basically stretched Jack into a human pretzel. No human should bend like that. Not a great "match", but a good spectacle. Also, I forgot to include SPANKY on my wrestlers, Danielson hit 4 *'s with list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Blank 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2006 Maybe Storm wants to break Funk's record of "Official Retirements"Yeah so far the number is "1" not quite Terry Funk territory now is it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuban Linx 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2006 Danielson/Evans is a real fun match, but too short to be anything great. Evans only run of offence is pretty crappy too, but everything with Danielson in control is highly entertaining stuff. Evans is stretched into knots in as literal a fashion as is humanly possible. And it was Survival of the Fittest 2004 it was on, not 05. Highly recommended show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2006 Danielson/Evans is a real fun match, but too short to be anything great. Evans only run of offence is pretty crappy too, but everything with Danielson in control is highly entertaining stuff. Evans is stretched into knots in as literal a fashion as is humanly possible. And it was Survival of the Fittest 2004 it was on, not 05. Highly recommended show. Yeah, 04. I'm still in that 2005 shiftover zone. When, 2004 feels like last year. even though 05 was last year... Also, another good Danielson match that i excluded was Marufuji. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daileyxplanet 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2006 Is that the match where Danielson says "I can't do that!" after Evans breakdances? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epic Reine 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2006 *wonders how much ROH is paying him* *wonders who didn't forsee this* *KNOWS that only smarks on the internet will care* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2006 What's your point? That's ROH's fanbase! And if a Danielson v. Storm match gets rave reviews, it will do huge for tape sales. So people will care. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epic Reine 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2006 I kinda care.... kinda.... like.... the match will hopefully not be the A-Typical Lance Storm match.... but meh.... not expecting much.... ah---meh.... yea, I really don't kinda care. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
