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Within one month of debuting in World Championship Wrestling, Lance Storm set records and made history. Lance was the first wrestler in WCW to hold three singles championships at the same time when he won the US title, the Hardcore title and the Cruiserweight title. Showing how much he loved his home country, Lance changed the name of the US title to the Canadian Heavyweight Championship, and not long after collecting the 3 belts, Lance formed "Team Canada".
Lance debuted in WCW during a time when the company was going downhill. The debut happened long after the nWo had dominated the company, and the debut also happened when the WWE were destroying Nitro in the television ratings. Still, Lance Storm became one of the better things to happen to WCW during the final months of the company's existence. This video looks at Lance Storm, his time as a WCW belt collector, and the Team Canada faction in WCW.
00:00 - Lance's WCW debut
03:29 - Lance starts collecting belts
08:57 - Storm vs Awesome "Canadian Rules" Match
11:35 - The Debut of Team Canada
12:58 - Team Canada vs MIA
18:01 - The closure of WCW
- Much More!
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I know that people say Lance Storm lacked charisma but that was kind of the point he was supposed to suck the fun out of the place. So he did a really great job at what he was aiming for.
The difference between Lance and Dean Melenko is that Dean didn't lean into his boringness enough. Lance had charisma. Dean did not.
Yeah but let's just say it wasnt a stretch
@@chrisortiz8072 k
Now I'm much older, and watch shitty old wrestling clips for FUN and not a punishment, I can appreciate it more.
Back then, I thought he was a great wrestler... but I liked him even more because people _didn't like him._ Sometimes you just get a kick out of those old school fans who are really visibly annoyed.
He's like HHH
If I can be serious for a moment, I really enjoyed this run.
I think he was on his way to a World title run and top heel
@@julezjohn5785 and that is why wcw ratings weren't going to pick back up.
@@chrisortiz8072 They were dying a slow death regardless, who cares? Try anything at that point lol 🤷🏽♂️
@@julezjohn5785 I liked him but I was also a hitman fan. They did their job.
Was that pun attended
One of the last things that WCW got right was the mega midcard push of Lance Storm. I'd have gone all in and had him be a WCW Champion and be in that picture of Booker T and Scott Steiner.
Easily a better wrestler than either but not as visually impressive TBF
That would have been really good
100%, I really enjoyed The Cat, Norman Smiley, and Vampiro too.
Honorable mention to the group MIA
You could of but it wouldn't have picked business up.. it would of help if he had intensity
Most definitely!
Every title he won it was turned into a Canadian version of the belt
We know, that's the premise of this video.
@@tun-tunninc.6492 Apparently the original plan was to call it the "Stu Hart International Title", but Stu Hart refused permission
Smoothest technical in ring worker. You would never see natural drop kicks which are text book beautiful and smooth as his. As for charisma, that was the point of him making people believe he lacked some. His blanketed stare into orbit (camera) while raising his index and ring finger pointing straight to the camera and utter the phrase, "if I can be serious for a moment" really gets the crowd to boo him totally. All this worked and people still believe he lacked charisma, lol. Underrated wrestler of the decade.
The two people with the “Canadians are better than us” sign are my father and I.
Thanks for featuring our sign 20 years later!
"If i could be serious for a moment" i loved that line. Any more title belts and he would have resembeled ultimate dragon with all hia belts in 1996
I went to high school with Lance. Great to see a local boy make it big.
I graduated in 1991 and he was 2 grades ahead of me.
@@jaydirt316 Did you ever see his junk in the locker room?
@@anonamatron What kind of question is that?
@@anonamatron tf🤣🤣🤣
@@jaydirt316 how was he in school
My favorite wrestling gimmick ever. I still go around telling people I'm from Calgary.....Alberta, Canada. I'm from jersey by the way.
I know a lot will say Lance Storm was another wrestler who lacked charisma, but I disagree with that. He was a natural heel and was so good at getting the crowd riled up. It's just a shame he was another wrestler that was turned into a joke with the boring angle in WWE and it's probably best to pretend his dancing character never happened. Certainly one of the most underrated wrestlers of all time.
It took him a few months to hit his stride, but he's a talent, no doubt.
And sometimes wrestlers can lack charisma on the mic and still make it work (ie Brock and Goldberg)
@@WiwaxiaSC Exactly, Mic Work doesn’t always 100% mean total charisma. Brock had that aura in the early 2000s and he rarely speaked.
Sounds like a deadpan Jericho and I mean that with great respect
@@KingKait077 Brock had Paul Heyman do the talking on his behalf, so that helped a lot
2000 belonged to Steiner, him and Booker on the WCW end
Don’t forget Jeff Jarrett 😂
@@htownborn92 who??? 😂
Ya he had a good year but he kinda peaked very early with his win at Spring Stampede
I thought it was so cool that Lance Storm had 3 Championships at once
The reaction Lance got in Canada for New Blood Rising was INSANE, I'm surprised WCW didn't try and recreate the USA Canada feud from the WWF in a main event way
Stone Cold pretty much killed Lance Storm's career by calling him "boring" which is the Pro Wrestling death sentence. Which is a shame, cause he was fantastic between the ropes.
I think this was revenge
Storm didnt got a personality, is just a canadian serious man doing locks and kicks, over and over
well even bret hart had more charisma than lance
@@Sen0rDragon bret had charisma, wdym
7:50 That's my son and I. We took a vacation that year and followed WCW around the midwest for a week or two. Was a lot of fun!
Lance Storm was one the highlights of the dying days of WCW.
One of the best dropkicks in wrestling.
Agreed along with curt Henning
Nope both wrong.. hardcore Bob holly.. it’s literally his own saying
He was in smw, so of course he could do a drop kick
Top 5 Drop kicks in wrestling.
5. Jonathan Davis (FIP)
4. Lance Storm (ECW/WCW)
3. Randy Orton (WWE)
2. "Mr. Perfect" Kurt Henig (AWA/WWE)
1. "Pistol" Pez Whatley (WCW)
@@vernonhampton5863 no.. Bob holly... his nickname in the business is the best drop kick in the business
If I can be serious for a moment without being interrupted, Lance Storm in my opinion is one of the most underrated Canadian wrestlers and one of the finest workers to come out of Stu Hart's legendary dungeon from Calgary Alberta Canada. He was definitely not boring, far from it and was fantastic to watch in the ring
Cool, now all rise for the playing of the Canadian national anthem!
That's true. People don't talk about him enough in the list of pure in-ring workers. I think it all comes down to his major push being in the dying days of WCW then WWE turning him into a joke. The guy just wasn't given a sufficient showcase to show off his skill.
Did he train in Stu Hart's Dungeon? I thought he and Jericho trained at the Hart Brothers Wrestling Camp, but the only Hart involved was Keith Hart and they only saw him on the first day day just to collect the money and they never saw him again lol. Jerichos book said the only trainers there was Ed Langley and Brad Young
I always enjoyed Storm. Hell of an athlete.
"One of the most beautiful dropkicks" ...dear god was that crisp. And to land in a pinning position?
Right! That dropkick/pin combo was EPIC!
FINALLY A LANCE STORM VIDEO!! I love storm and this WCW run
This guy was super underrated. Love his wresting and no nonsense approach
Lance would've thrived in modern day NJPW.
What a really genius move turning him from a hard-working blue-collar type of guy to a Canadian heel! That transition of winning the US title and changing it to the Canadian title and throwing a sticker on there is just pure gold!
I loved lance storm during this time in wcw...
One of the most underrated and unappreciated talents ever
Lance Storm was so good in WCW. I loved it when he would say "If I can be serious for a minute." He had a very good heel run.
Lance Storm was criminally underrated! To WCW’s credit they had enough faith to put there title on this guy and have him “rename” the titles he won. I don’t know much of his time in ECW and WWF did ok with him until they made him a jobber/comic relief.
Good lord, that dropkick!!
There are many levels of charisma and Lance Storm had it in his own way. He was awesome in the ring, as well. I really enjoyed watching his matches.
I think lance storm might be my favorite Canadian wrestler. I saw him first in ECW when I was just a little kid and loved every match.
Dang you just reminded me of Lance Storm. He was really good
He was awesome in ECW.
@@mb-8823 But sadly underutilised In WWE
As a Canadian and Lance Storm fan, this is absolutely amazing, I love when heel Canadians work up a crowd very well 😏😄😁🤘🏽😎👍🏽👊🏽✊🏽🇨🇦
Jericho started as a heel
Lance Storm was a great performer.
One of the most skilled ever, and the best dropkick along with Bob Holly and young Randy Orton
Young Sting was the best..
When I first saw him I thought he was “Glacier II, The Reckoning”…
He prolly would've made the glacier character work.
Lance Storm is always so enjoyable. What a great wrestler with a really special performance at the mic.
I remember when lance storm made his wcw debut attacking three count after a match. I was excited as I was a fan of his ecw work so to see him win most of the belts in wcw was a cool moment. And I thought at the time I thought he was going to get a wcw world title push but that wasn't the case.
If I can be serious for a minute, I'd like to talk about how much I love Lance Storm. Being a lifelong fan of in-ring over character work and promos, Lance's no BS style fit me like a glove. I don't care how boring folk think he was, his work was absolutely phenomenal.
Guys like Lance never got a fair break. The incredible athletes and pure wrestlers like Lance, Shelton Benjamin, and Charlie Haas always get relegated to tag teams and midcard titles and rarely get a chance to ride at the top. Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles are two of those rare exceptions.
His WWE run might not have been what it could have been but lets not pretend he was jobbing out to everyone. He got mic time or backstage skits on a regular basis and was really improved from his wcw days.
He got an IC title run and what 4 or 5 tag team championships.
The WWE didn't just give anyone a mic back then. They certainly weren't giving the kind of TV time he waa getting to guys they didn't believe in. Yeah he should have been booked a little stronger and he probably would have been a Main Eventer but the company was loaded at the time. Cant really fault them.
I can definitely say that Lance Storm put in everything he has when he came to WCW. Lance was one of many former ECW wrestlers joining up on WWF(E) or WCW. after his time from the Impact Players splitting up, seeing his run in WCW was quite exciting til the very end.
Even tho this was dying days I still fondly remember a lot of this particular time
KRONIK at this time where super underrated
I was waiting for kronic to use their wcw theme in wwe ..but never happened 😭
@@gsesquire3441 amazing isnt. Adams who previously wrestled for the WWF mysteriously forgot to wrestle in a the Wcw invasion.
Sorry but i don’t buy it. Kronik wrestled a perfectly fair match versus kaientai and Incidentally Kane and taker were useless in that infamous match too.
@@Sen0rDragon I'm sure it was used
@@ChosenOneUK sadly it never was used.. When they finally had a match they used to come out with dumb stevie Richards ..if im not mistaken
Kronik was copying the APA. Had the exact same gimmick and everything. Two power houses other wrestlers paid to beat people up.
The way Lance would say "if I can be serious for a minute" with a straight face always cracked me up because his character was ALWAYS serious. I loved his run in WCW and I think he is one of the more underrated guys in the business. Glad to see him getting some appreciation here.
This guy right here, CAN GO IN THE RING. A true blessing to see him work
The Perfect Storm.
So frustrating when you get old and realise the amount of so good wrestlers that the fans just didn’t gag to be a massive star but were so good at actual wrestling.
OMG!!! I commented on wanting this and here it is!! Best channel ever!!!
I just had a Lance Storm themed Bday party a month ago.....I'm 36 haha
Some of the few things I actually remember from WCW are Lance Storm's title reigns and his promos... He was great.
I already liked Lance Storms WCW theme before, now I'm in love with this version
We need that remix theme for Storm released! Great stuff as always.
Lance was like the wcw version of Kurt angle, aside from not winning the World title the first year or ever. Lance started getting over and nash did that random run in.
A great video about a great wrestler! Thank you!
I’m loving the “2pac-Holla if ya hear me” intro my dude
Same here! 👍
@@justafanofnerdculture7602 respect to the guy who's idea it was to come up with the Tupac song intro
@@salahmanefriminolfc7618 Agreed!
I’m so glad you’re covering this.
Storm, Awesome & the Natural Born Thrillers were all the future of wcw (also EZ Money, as Jason Jett, was being pushed a lot).
Jon Laurinaitis was putting faith in young, upcoming stars. It’s such as shame the WWE did almost nothing with any of them.
Lance Storm was, and sometimes still is, so criminaly underrated :(
Lance "if I can be serious for a moment" Storm was one of the most underrated wrestlers to ever come from Canada training in Stu Hart's dungeon. All I think about was when Co-Gm Stone Cold called him "booooooorrrrrriiiinnng" in a match lol
Character was boring. But in Ring my gawd one of the best.
@@SkylerDouglas he got better though. His wwe run was good. He was legit funny AF.
Storm is in no way underrated.
Imagine what Team Canada of Storm, Hart, Benoit and Jericho would've been like? Like a Candian version the 4 Horseman. He was such an amazing talent who's been sadly forgotten about.
Imagine Wcw lance storm vs WWF Kurt Angle
Lance Storm was definitely a favorite Canadian born wrestler. He didn't need a gimmick all you had to do was ring the bell and watch the guy put on a clinic.
Problem was he came to the big leagues during the Russo era and its aftermath. Had Lance come along 10 years later with the ROH guys, I think he would have been given a better chance. Hell, if Lance was around now, he would have been a major star in AEW or NJPW.
I didn't get to see much of Lance in ECW. But I really liked his WCW run he was fun to watch how he setup his finisher
Lance Storm mic skills were flawless. I enjoyed his promos.
Only when he could be serious for a moment.
People have always been wronged about Lance. That dude was incredible as hell! And he definitely deserves a spot in any HOF. He would've made a great heel champion.
The way Lance Storm was pushed in WCW during his first 6 months there alone made me feel personally that he was destined to be in the world title scene. If that company had some legs to stand on and some more financial backing in 2001 Lance Storm would have been a major player in world championship wrestling.
Lance Vs Kurt should of been a program in the Invasion. They would of put on some clinics.. I think Storm needs to be up there with Angle, Bret and Benoit
Lance Storm, one of the few wrestlers built like a tank and maintained his physique over the decades.
He is an awesome wrestler and is very underrated. He could have been so much more. Nobody gave him a proper chance.
Storm was so underrated and I prefer Storm over Jericho and still believe to this day that he should have been world champion over Jericho. He was one of the best technical wrestlers in the industry.
Lance Storm was legitimately one of the best wrestlers to ever appear on WCW and his run was a shining light in the dark final days of that once great company.
Dude, you channel is my favourite out there!
All facts about Lance Storm he was truly a gem in WCW!
I was shocked as a kid that a ECW tag team guy got such a big push in WCW.
Then I was shocked again that a guy who hold 3 WCW belts at the same time got buried in WWF ...
Lance Storm, the Title Grabs, and the "Canadian Rules" matches are, legitimately, my favorite thing WCW ever did.
If I could be serious for a moment, Thanks for this video! Lance Storm is one of my Favorite All-time underrated wrestlers. From ECW to WCW to WWE, I always loved watching his matches!
Of all the places I've seen him work WCW seemed to be the right fit. He didn't fit the hardcore style of ECW and WWE just made a fool of him, whereas WCW showed appreciation for his talent and allowed him to show the audience what he was capable of. One of the most underrated wrestlers of all time for sure.
First time I saw Storm was in ECW, and I was an instant fan. My college buddies and I would always look for Impact Player matches. Storm has a great physique that was realistic and felt achievable. I'm glad he got the limelight in WCW. I always thought his tag line should have been from one of his interviews. "I don't sing. I don't dance. I'm here to wrestle."
Easily one of my favorite angles of all Pro Wrestling in 2000.
No doubts the best thing WCW had going on that year.
If I could be serious for a moment, it's the Saskatchewan Hardcore International Title, not Saskatoon.
You must be from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada!
Never got a fair shake in WWE :(
Agreed
Wow, I'm a Canadian and I never knew about 11:27 Bret Hart, Jacques Rougeau, & Lance Storm together in the ring! The 3 great Canadian wrestling legends!
Lance Storm was 1 of the best things about WCW in 2000; it's great to see such a fantastic talent get his proper rewards.
Lol that looked like an awesome moment! It's a shame it's not on TH-cam, I tries looking for it
One of the greatest technical wrestles of all time. Love lance
Being primarily a WWE fan at the time, my first exposure to Storm came with the Invasion angle, but he instantly became a favorite.
Storm is so good. I was fully on board with him in ecw and wcw. Watching this video made me remember how good he was in the chaotic end times of wcw. I truly think that WCW would have had him drop all the belts, and push for the world title, if they had stayed afloat. I would have loved that.
That was definitely one of the good things about late WCW & he was impressiv. Thank you for the good story telling as always 👍 best channel
Thank you for this video. Lance Storm is technical brilliance!
The very first thing they teach you in Wrestling School: Never try to Power Bomb Kidman.
You have just made a fan of your page. Lance Storm is always a badass
OMG Ive been waiting for this one! Lance Storm one of my favs!
I have forgotten lance’s run in WCW. I only remember one episode of WCW or a PPV where he got attacked backstage and later on he was trying to get up on his feet and another guy attacked lance again.
Lance Storm on Twitter is quite entertaining. A great wrestler who loves to share his knowledge with up and coming wrestlers. Great guy.
I've said it quite a bit but this channel has gotten me through some tough times in my life. Thank you again.
Hell yeah! I’ve been waiting for this video. Loved Lance Storm. Such an underrated wrestler
One of the most underrated wrestler's that the wwf squandered along with 90 percent of the roster
Wrestling fandom is often a microcosm of who and where you were at the time, and this particular intersection - my passionate youth juxtaposed against Lance's smarmy attitude and silky smooth technique - resulted in my favourite wrestler of all.
Thank you so much for this wonderful trip down memory lane. I get excited for all of your videos, but I was DOUBLY excited the moment I spotted this thumbnail!
Lance storm was totally underrated the man had a gift on the ring.
One of the masters of technical wrestling.. that's what Lance Storm is..
Lance Storm has the most aesthetically pleasing superkick in wrestling. Prove me wrong.
Lance is underrated
The greatest dropkick in the history of the wrestling business
Storm was brilliant in ECW, he just wrestled and didn't really do much of the hard-core stuff and was a nice change of pace in ECW as half of the Impact Players. 100% one of the finest pure wrestlers to ever get in the ring. And im calling it, had the best dropkick ever.
This was a good episode shout to wrestling bios Lance Storm was Great wrestling talent I would’ve love to see him In match with Owen hart To me they styles are pretty much the same Would have been a dream match even Bert hart and Lance storm in match is a good one to And lance storm in wcw at time was looking like Kurt angle