Lance Storm

Lance Storm
Storm in 2013
Birth nameLance Timothy Evers[1]
Born (1969-04-03) April 3, 1969 (age 55)[2]
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada[3]
Alma materWilfrid Laurier University
Spouse(s)
Tina Evers
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(m. 1994)​
Children2
Websitestormwrestling.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)The Ideal Canadian[2]
Lance Storm[2]
Lance T. Storm[3]
The SWA Kid[4]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[5]
Billed weight231 lb (105 kg)[5]
Billed fromCalgary, Alberta, Canada[5]
Trained byEd Langley
Stu Hart
DebutOctober 2, 1990[2]
RetiredApril 2, 2016[6]

Lance Timothy Evers[1] (/ˈɛvərs/; born April 3, 1969), known professionally by his ring name Lance Storm, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler.[2] He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he works as a producer. He is best known for his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), where he held a combined 13 total championships (including holding three titles simultaneously in WCW).

Storm began his career in 1990, training with Chris Jericho. They worked together in Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW), forming a tag team known as the Thrillseekers. In 1997, Storm joined ECW, where he worked with Justin Credible as the Impact Players. He stayed with ECW until 2000, then signed with World Championship Wrestling. In WCW, Storm won the United States, Cruiserweight and Hardcore Championships at the same time, renaming them as Canadian, 100 kg and Under Championship, and Saskatchewan Hardcore International Title.

When WCW closed, his contract was bought by World Wrestling Federation (WWF), being involved in The Invasion storyline. He kept wrestling with WWF (later WWE) until 2005, when he left. Since then, Storm focused on the independent circuit as well as his training school, the Storm Wrestling Academy, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b Evers, Lance (19 June 2014). "I'm Lance Storm, Ask Me Anything". Reddit.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Lance Storm profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Picarello, Robert (2002). Monsters of the Mat. The Berkley Publishing Group. pp. 128–130. ISBN 042518594X.
  4. ^ "StormWrestling.com – Commentary". Lance Storm. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference WWEbio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "@LanceStorm: 4 years ago today, I had my last professional wrestling match. I was defeated by @MATTHARDYBRAND at WrestleCon in Dallas. Thanks to all who ever paid to see me wrestle, and respect and gratitude to all those who shared a ring with me. 👊". Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference PWACanoe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Storm, Lance. "SWA Website". Storm Wrestling Academy. Retrieved January 15, 2012.