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James Allan Black (born June 1, 1978) (Mentions his age on his MySpace) is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm. He is best known for his appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a seven time NWA World Tag Team Champion. Six of these title reigns were as one-half of the tag team America's Most Wanted, along with "Wildcat" Chris Harris.
Career
James Black was an amateur wrestler while in high school, winning a state title. In addition, he was a talented basketball player, and was awarded a scholarship to Austin Peay State University (which he was forced to relinquish after injuring his shoulder).
Black's professional wrestling career begun when he was trained by Slash, a veteran tag wrestler, in 1995. His training was hampered by a broken shoulder, and Black eventually dropped out of Slash's training school. He resumed training with Shane Morton after his shoulder had healed.
Black toured the south-east independent circuit before being signed to a World Championship Wrestling (WCW) developmental deal in 2000. Black made several appearances for World Championship Wrestling on WCW Worldwide and WCW Saturday Night in 2000 as an enhancement talent, where he assumed the ring name James Storm. Storm returned to the independent circuit after World Championship Wrestling was sold to the WWF in March 2001. Storm wrestled his future tag team partner, Chris Harris, on a "Legends Night" show on June 1, 2002. As a result of the match, both wrestlers were hired by the upstart Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. The pair expected to wrestle as singles, but were instead placed into a tag team, which Harris claimed they named "America's Most Wanted" because everyone involved in their match had been hired by TNA, even the referee. Storm disagrees, claiming the name was a reference to his "little trouble with the law".
Storm appeared on the inaugural TNA pay-per-view on June 19, 2002, and the team wrestled for the first time on the second ever TNA PPV on June 26, 2002. The team quickly became mainstays of the promotion, and teamed regularly over the next few years. Splits were teased in early 2003 and again in 2004, but nothing came of them. The team remains at the heart of the TNA tag division.
Storm, along with Harris, turned heel in late-2005 by helping Jeff Jarrett defeat Raven for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. They went on to join Jarrett's Army, acquiring the managerial skills of Gail Kim in the process.
Because of their "heel" status, and Storm's penchant for wearing cowboy hats, the team is often jeered as "Brokeback Mountain", a reference to the movie about homosexual cowboys.
Wrestling facts
Finishing and signature moves
- Eight Second Ride (Spinning bulldog)
- Superkick
- Swinging Noose (Reverse tornado DDT)
- Eye of the Storm (Spinning crucifix toss)
- Sharpshooter
Double team moves
- Death Sentence (Veg-O-Matic)
- Hart Attack
Nicknames
- "The Tennessee Cowboy"
- "The Cowboy"
Quotes
- "Sorry 'bout your damn luck!"
Signature weapon
Managers
- Gail Kim and Jackie Gayda
Championships and accomplishments
- 1-time Frontier Elite Wrestling Tag Team Champion
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Tag Team of the Year Award (2004)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- 7-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (6-time with "Wildcat" Chris Harris, 1-time with Christopher Daniels)
- 1-time WWC Tag Team Champion (with "Wildcat" Chris Harris)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- 2005 Tag Team of the Year (with Chris Harris)
References
External links
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