Is James Storm jumping back to TNA from NXT the worst career move ever?

[FaygoMI]

Can we get Beer Money on the A show? #SDset

 

[HollywoodP]

fukk a god damn Beer Money. That lame ass shyt would't draw a dime in WWE. What Bobby Roode is doing right now is gold glorious. James Storm better not come over and fukk that up.

 

[mrken12]

Can we get Milk Money on the A show? #SDset

Fixed.

 

[julesocean]

Wouldn't surprise me if NXT passed on him. I mean he is good but was straight flab status at that point.

 

[Roman Brady]

Bobby Lashley leaving WWE when he was clearly going to be the cornerstone of the company ALONG SIDE cena going forward.

The money he left on the table is incomporable even with the push he is getting now. I am not questioning his REASONING, however.

You know he left because they wanted to turnout his wife right? Since the beginning of wwe when have they made someone else's wife/valet just pair up with the top heel as a side piece. It was a slap in the face that harkens back to what slave master did to strong families. Wake up

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Upon further review ......

The answer to this thread absolutely HAS to be the Dudleys

Like what purpose do they even serve?

Them getting the "jobber entrance" and squashed in 2 mins was the ultimate disrespect

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

Upon further review ......

The answer to this thread absolutely HAS to be the Dudleys

Like what purpose do they even serve?

Them getting the "jobber entrance" and squashed in 2 mins was the ultimate disrespect

to put over teams, which they have been doing. Bubba acknowledged what their role was gonna be.

problem is, they're just losing to lose. There's no stakes, no one being attacked backstage, no storylines, no being put through tables.

going about this all wrong

 

[Green Ranger]

Seems like it could be all a work

Earlier this week, one of the tapings saw an angle that followed up on the conclusion of last week’s ‘titles versus title’ match with Bobby Lashley and Storm, with Storm calling the match finish into question. After a promo and in-ring exchange with new TNA President Billy Corgan, Storm was (storyline) suspended indefinitely by Corgan for threatening him.

Storm was not present on-air at a number of the remaining TNA tapings this week, but PWInsider.com is reporting this was due to Storm having pre-approved time off for a vacation. The storyline was most likely factored in to Storm’s plans, and he did post photos of a get together on his social media accounts, but then Storm posted the following Tweet, leading to some speculation that he was selling the angle being shot for TNA TV, which would air this week on TNA’s new Thursday night timeslot:



Additionally, it was noted by some fans in attendance that it seemed odd that Storm would be cutting a promo like this given the speculated nod to his next destination. TNA One Night Only pay-per-views usually don’t follow current storylines when they air, but it’s always possible the promo could be edited to sync up with the suspension, or removed from broadcast if it wasn’t supposed to make it to air.

It was reported earlier this year that Storm had signed a two-year deal with TNA, but it remains to be seen if the ‘legal BS’ he mentioned in his last social media post was in regards to the storyline, or if his time in TNA has in fact come to an end.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

to put over teams, which they have been doing. Bubba acknowledged what their role was gonna be.

problem is, they're just losing to lose. There's no stakes, no one being attacked backstage, no storylines, no being put through tables.

going about this all wrong

Na..... theres a way to put over teams in a more meaningful way.... that did NOTHING for New Day and just made them look like scrubs

The Rock put over Hurricane and to this day his legacy is basically that feud.

Rock put over Brock and legitimized him in the main event scene.

Them being in the ring back from the commercials like the jobbers Nia and Braun face doesnt help no one..... if I never saw them before.... I would assume they were the same fodder as Brauns opponents


If Edge and Christian could still wrestle... I'm sure not even THEY would get the "full retard jobber" treatment that Dudleys just got

 

[The Great One]

Upon further review ......

The answer to this thread absolutely HAS to be the Dudleys

Like what purpose do they even serve?

Them getting the "jobber entrance" and squashed in 2 mins was the ultimate disrespect

But the dudleys have been everywhere and done everything already, and they are old and at the end of their careers.

Dvon wasn't doing anything but sitting at home he wasnt even in TNA, so they came back to be on Tv and make.money.

Storm has never been on the big stage and worked for a long ass time and still people don't know who he is.

 

[Mr. Negative]

TNA Offered Storm two and a half times more money than WWE did. Storm took the offer to HHH and HHH told him they can't guarantee he would make it to the main roster, and he was only going to get the regular NXT salary. Not only that, TNA isn't on the road, and they tape a month of TV at a time.

So Storm is going to get something like 200k a year reportedly to go to Orlando Florida for 4 nights a month. I also think there is the problem that Vince HATES guys like Storm. Does anyone really think Vince is going to let James Storm be James Storm?

I prefer real personalities turned up to 11.....and two examples are James Storm and Bully Ray in TNA. Those two can talk there asses off, and one has got that whole New York ahole down pat, and the other the Johnny Cash redneck down pat. Characters. While Vince has Bully Ray in that stupid Dudley gimmick. I doubt Storm would even sniff the main roster. Which is a shame.

People crap on TNA, but for the most part they do a few things I like...they give guys bullet points and let them be their character, rather than writing it like some stupid sitcom. Even The Final Deletion, as crazy at that was, came out of the REAL history of the Hardy's. I would watch James Storm try to get his Bar off the ground because he is a character. The WWE version of it would likely be watered down.

I mean....250k in the hand vs maybe Vince dies before you get too old and HHH might like you?
I'd say it was probably a smart move....and if TNA survives, he'll have a job for life if he wants it. That ain't bad in the real world.

this reply plus the subject matter plus having Raylan and Boyd in your avi gets a rep from me

 

[Bryan Danielson]

But the dudleys have been everywhere and done everything already, and they are old and at the end of their careers.

Dvon wasn't doing anything but sitting at home he wasnt even in TNA, so they came back to be on Tv and make.money.

Storm has never been on the big stage and worked for a long ass time and still people don't know who he is.

I mean I feel you but thats not all fair to say... you kind of exaggerated........ People that are wrestling fans know who he is. The people who dont know who he is are like the same people that probably dont know who say a Curt Axel is or etc guy on the roster thats been there for years but barely to NEVER make a ppv show, never on ANY promotional items and barely be on tv.

Proof of that is these are typically the same guys that when they are out the E, no one remembers them or could even recognize them if they walked past you in a Walmart (Ala the Bashams, Duece and Domino, that old fake Batista guy, the guy with the afro that did the O thing, and a bunch of people, being in the E dont instantly equate to instant everlasting fame or big money that last you forever)

Frankie Kaz was in the E and it didnt increase his fam

More people know EC3 than the people that know or remember Derrick Batemen

 

[ezrathegreat]

Nah, I think he will flourish in TNA like every other 39 year old