James Storm James Allen Cox ( June 1 , 1977 ) is an American professional wrestler best known under the ring name James Storm currently signed to Impact Wrestling , where he is the reigning TNA King Of The Mountain Champion . Storm also has the most reigns , at 6 , for the TNA World Tag Team Championship as an individual . Primarily a tag team wrestler , Storm has held 13 tag team championships during his time with TNA , winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship a record seven times and the TNA World Tag Team Championship a record six times , mostly as a member of the tag teams America ' s Most Wanted , alongside " Wildcat " Chris Harris , and Beer Money , Inc . , alongside Bobby Roode . In October 2011 , Storm won his first World Title , when he defeated Kurt Angle to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . Early life . James Cox was an amateur wrestler while in high school . 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 ) . Professional wrestling career . Early career ( 1997 – 2000 ) . Cox ' s professional wrestling career began when he was trained by Wolfie D , a veteran tag team wrestler , in 1995 . His training was hampered by a broken shoulder , and Cox eventually dropped out of Slash ' s training school . He resumed training with Shane Morton after his shoulder had healed . World Championship Wrestling ( 2000 – 2001 ) . Cox toured the south - east independent circuit before being signed to a World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) developmental deal in 2000 . Cox 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 WCW was sold to the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001 . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . America ' s Most Wanted ( 2002 – 2006 ) . 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 were expected to wrestle as singles wrestlers , but were instead placed into a tag team . They named themselves " America ' s Most Wanted " because , according to Storm the name was a reference to his " little trouble with the law " . Storm made his TNA debut along with Psicosis vs The Johnsons . 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 pay - per - view 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 . 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 . Storm ' s penchant for wearing cowboy hats resulted in the team being often jeered as " Brokeback Mountain " , a reference to the movie about homosexual cowboys , during their heel run . In mid - 2006 , they would again tease their split due to miscommunication during their matches , most notably when Harris accidentally hit Storm with a garbage can during a No Disqualification match against Team 3D ( Brother Ray and Brother Devon ) . During their run as a team , the duo won the NWA World Tag Team Championship six times . On the December 14 , 2006 episode of " Impact ! " , the team came to an end after a feud ending match with The Latin American Xchange ( Homicide and Hernandez ) when Storm hit Harris with a beer bottle " blinding " Harris ' s right eye . Storm would go on to feud with Petey Williams before turning on Gail Kim and aligning himself with the returning Jacqueline Moore . He then went on a huge winning streak winning the majority of his matches over Petey Williams , Eric Young and even his own former partner Harris in his return match among several others . At the Sacrifice pay - per view , Storm was defeated by his former tag team partner Harris in a Texas Death Match , which ended his long running winning streak . The two faced off again in a King of the Mountain qualifying match where both men hit each other with weapons and caused each other to bleed from the head . Harris would spear Storm through the tunnel wall which would give the referee no other choice but to count both of them out . Singles competition ( 2007 – 2008 ) . After this , he teamed with Robert Roode to defeat Eric Young and Rhino . He and Jacqueline would celebrate a tag team victory against Rhino by pouring beer into his mouth , which set off Rhino due to the instant reminder of a history of alcohol abuse that he overcame , thus sparking a feud between them . As the weeks continued , Storm would mockingly taunt Rhino about " knowing he likes alcohol " every chance he got , and continue to try and pour beer in Rhino ' s mouth any time he defeated him . Storm was able to defeat Rhino at the Victory Road 2007 after hitting Rhino with a beer bottle . Their feud continued with Storm again defeating Rhino in a Bar Room Brawl at Hard Justice . For several weeks , Storm would be included in vignettes where he would try to find Rhino at local bars . Rhino then challenged Storm to a match at No Surrender . Rhino defeated Storm by pinfall after he gored Storm through a table . After Rhino was injured , Storm started a feud with Eric Young over who was the better drinker . Young won Storm ' s World Beer Drinking Championship ( a title unrecognised by TNA , actually a WWE Championship toy belt decorated with beer bottles ) and held it for two months before losing it back to Storm in a ladder match . Following this , Rhino made his return from injury and proceeded to deliver a Gore to Storm , challenging him to an Elevation X match . As the ladder match with Eric Young had demonstrated , Storm has a ( kayfabe ) fear of heights , a major disadvantage in Elevation - X . After teasing a walk - out Storm did in fact compete in the match and after attempting to hide inside of the scaffold structure , Storm ended up losing the match and falling through a table in the ring below . Following a couple of weeks off to ( kayfabe ) heal his injuries , Storm returned on the live March 27 episode of " Impact ! " and attacked Sting with a beer bottle . On the April 4 episode of " Impact ! " , Matt Morgan allowed Storm to join Team Tomko making it a five on four match ( until Matt Morgan himself joined Team Cage ) . At Lockdown , Storm , along with Team Tomko lost their match against Team Cage . Storm was then announced as one of the " Egotistical Eight " to participate in the Deuces Wild Tournament , and he would have to team up with a random partner , who was later to be revealed as his bitter rival , Sting . Storm then faced Sting in a " No Disqualification " match that Sting won . At Sacrifice , Sting and Storm lost to Team 3D . Beer Money , Inc . and Fortune ( 2008 – 2011 ) . On the June 12 episode of " Impact " , Storm , alongside Robert Roode , challenged LAX for the TNA World Tag Team Championship . Storm and Roode were successful in winning the match following a " Last Call " from Storm to Hernandez with a belt wrapped around his boot . Hector Guerrero ( LAX ' s manager ) , who was at ringside however , informed the referee about what happened and the match was restarted . LAX ended up retaining the titles following a Border Toss from Hernandez to Storm . After the match , Storm , Roode and Jacqueline handcuffed LAX to the ring posts , and then proceeded to whip them with leather belts . The next week on " Impact ! " , LAX challenged Storm and Roode to a Fan ' s Revenge Match at Victory Road for the titles . The team of Storm and Roode ( now known as " Beer Money " ) lost to The Motor City Machine Guns ( Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin ) in one match and Samoa Joe and Kevin Nash in another match later in the July 3 episode of " Impact ! " . At Victory Road , LAX retained the titles . At Hard Justice , Beer Money defeated LAX after Storm hit Homicide with a beer bottle and won the TNA World Tag Team Championship for the first time individually and as a team . At No Surrender Beer Money , Inc . defeated LAX to retain the titles and two weeks later on " Impact ! " they defeated LAX in a six - person tag team match and as a result Hector Guerrero was forced to leave LAX . At Bound for Glory IV , Beer Money , Inc . won the Monster ' s Ball Match against Matt Morgan and Abyss , Team 3D and LAX to retain the titles . On the January 8 episode of " Impact ! " they lost the titles to Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed , after Lethal cashed in his " Feast or Fired " briefcase . At Genesis Beer Money Inc . won back the TNA World Tag Team Championships when James Storm and Robert Roode defeated Matt Morgan and Abyss and Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed in a 3 - way match . Beer Money , Inc . faced Creed and Jay Lethal at Against All Odds , after Lethal and Creed won a number one contenders match against Matt Morgan and Abyss . Eventually Beer Money retained the title after Storm hit the " Last Call " on Lethal . At Lockdown 2009 , Beer Money lost the TNA Tag Team titles to Team 3D in a Philadelphia Street Fight , where Team 3D ' s IWGP Tag Team Titles were also on the line . On May 15 , 2009 , Jeremy Borash announced that Cox had signed a new multi - year deal with TNA the previous day . That same month , Beer Money entered the Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament , during which they turned face . At Sacrifice , Beer Money defeated The British Invasion ( Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams ) to win the tournament and earn the right to challenge Team 3D for the TNA World Tag Team Championship . At Slammiversary , Beer Money defeated Team 3D to win the World Tag Team Title for the third time . The following month at Victory Road , Beer Money lost the titles to Booker T and Scott Steiner of The Main Event Mafia . The two teams would see their feud intervene with that of Team 3D and The British Invasion , causing a four - way war that would last the next three months . Beer Money would go on to lose to the British Invasion in an IWGP Tag Team Championship match at Hard Justice , win a Lethal Lockdown match at No Surrender ( teaming with Team 3D against the Mafia and the Invasion ) , and lose a four - way Full Metal Mayhem match at Bound for Glory for both the TNA and IWGP Tag Team Championships , with Team 3D winning the IWGP Tag Team Title and the British Invasion winning the TNA World Tag Team Title . Beer Money were permitted one last title shot the following " Impact ! " , where they fought the British Invasion in a Six Sides of Steel match . Brutus Magnus would have his team disqualified by punching the referee , causing him and Doug Williams to retain the championship . On the November 12 episode of " Impact ! " Beer Money defeated the British Invasion in a non - title match to join the Motor City Machineguns in the Tag Team Title match at Turning Point . At the Pay - Per - View The British Invasion managed to retain their titles after Kevin Nash nailed Storm with the TNA Global Championship belt . At Genesis Storm and Roode scored an upset victory over The Band of Kevin Nash and Syxx - Pac . With Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff taking over TNA at the beginning of 2010 , Beer Money ' s TV time was significantly reduced . Upon their return to " Impact ! " , Beer Money turned heel on the March 8 episode of " Impact ! " by first volunteering to face Jeff Jarrett in a handicap match and then defeating him after a low blow and the DWI , claiming it was the only way they were going to get noticed by the new management . Storm and Roode have since acted as Bischoff ' s henchmen , taking on wrestlers he ' s had problems with , often in two - on - one situations . At Destination X Beer Money challenged Matt Morgan and Hernandez for the TNA World Tag Team Championship , but were unable to dethrone the defending champions . At Lockdown Beer Money , along with Sting and Desmond Wolfe , represented Team Flair in the annual Lethal Lockdown match , where they were defeated by Team Hogan ( Abyss , Jeff Jarrett , Rob Van Dam and Jeff Hardy ) . They then started a feud with the newly formed team of Jeff Hardy and Mr . Anderson , known collectively as The Enigmatic Assholes , who would go on to defeat them at Slammiversary VIII . On the following episode of " Impact ! " Ric Flair , who had aligned himself with Storm , Roode , A . J . Styles , Desmond Wolfe and Kazarian , announced that he would reform the Four Horsemen under the new name Fourtune , stating that each of them would have to earn their spots in the group and that in order for Storm and Roode to earn their spots , they needed to become the Ole Anderson and Tully Blanchard of the group . After the TNA World Tag Team Championship was vacated in June , Beer Money entered a four – team , two – week - long tournament to decide who would get to face The Motor City Machine Guns for the titles at Victory Road . Beer Money advanced to the title match at the pay - per - view by defeating Team 3D and Ink Inc . ( Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore ) . At Victory Road Beer Money was defeated by the Motor City Machine Guns in the match for the World Tag Team Championship . After Victory Road Beer Money entered a Best of Five Series with the Motor City Machine Guns , contested for the TNA World Tag Team Championship . Beer Money won the first two matches , a ladder match and a Street Fight , after knocking their opponents out with beer bottles . On the July 29 episode of " Impact ! " , Ric Flair announced that Storm and Roode , who were just one victory away from becoming four – time TNA World Tag Team Champions , had earned the right to join himself , Styles and Kazarian to become the final two members of Fourtune . However , Shelley and Sabin came back to win the two following matches in the Best of Five Series , a steel cage match and an Ultimate X match , to even the score to 2 – 2 and set up a deciding match for the August 12 episode of " Impact ! " . On the August 12 episode of " Impact ! " Beer Money , Inc . was defeated in a Two Out of Three Falls match and as a result lost the Best of Five Series 2 – 3 . Later that night Douglas Williams and Matt Morgan were added to Fourtune , as the stable attacked EV 2 . 0 , a stable consisting of former Extreme Championship Wrestling performers . In the weeks leading to Bound for Glory , the stable ' s name was tweaked to Fortune to represent the expansion in the number of members in the group . At Bound for Glory Storm , Roode , Styles , Kazarian and Morgan were defeated in a Lethal Lockdown match by EV 2 . 0 members Tommy Dreamer , Raven , Rhino , Sabu and Stevie Richards . On the following episode of " Impact ! " Fortune formed an alliance with Hulk Hogan ' s and Eric Bischoff ' s new stable , Immortal . At Turning Point Fortune defeated EV 2 . 0 in a ten - man tag team match and , as a result , EV 2 . 0 ' s Sabu was released from TNA . The following month at Final Resolution , Storm and Roode returned to the TNA World Tag Team Championship picture by defeating Ink Inc . in a number one contender ' s match . On January 9 , 2011 , at Genesis , Beer Money , Inc . defeated the Motor City Machine Guns to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship for the fourth time . On the February 3 episode of " Impact ! " , Fortune turned face by attacking Immortal , when they interfered in a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match between Mr . Anderson and Jeff Hardy . Ric Flair , who did not take part in Fortune ' s turn due being out with a torn rotator cuff , returned at the February 14 tapings of the February 17 episode of " Impact ! " , turning on Fortune and jumping to Immortal . On April 17 at Lockdown , Storm , Roode , Kazarian and Christopher Daniels , who replaced an injured A . J . Styles , defeated Immortal representatives Ric Flair , Abyss , Bully Ray and Matt Hardy in a Lethal Lockdown match . The following month at Sacrifice , Beer Money , Inc . successfully defended the TNA World Tag Team Championship against Immortal representatives Matt Hardy and Chris Harris , who had made his surprise return to TNA on the previous episode of " Impact ! " . On the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Immortal assaulted Roode , sidelining him with a storyline shoulder injury . Two weeks later , Eric Bischoff attempted to strip Beer Money , Inc . of their TNA World Tag Team Championship due to Roode ' s injury , but was interrupted by the champions ' former rival Alex Shelley , who agreed to take Roode ' s spot in the title defense against the British Invasion at Slammiversary IX . At the pay - per - view , Storm and Shelley were successful in their title defense . Roode made his in - ring return on the June 23 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , in a tag team match , where he and Storm were defeated by Crimson and Matt Morgan . On July 13 , Beer Money , Inc . became the longest reigning TNA World Tag Team Champions in the title ' s history , breaking the previous record of 184 days set by A . J . Styles and Tomko in 2007 . On August 7 at Hardcore Justice , Beer Money , Inc . successfully defended the TNA World Tag Team Championship against Mexican America ( Anarquia and Hernandez ) . Two days later , at the tapings of the August 18 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Mexican America defeated Beer Money , Inc . in a rematch , following interference from Jeff Jarrett , to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship , ending Storm ' s and Roode ' s record - setting reign at 212 days . TNA World Heavyweight Champion ( 2011 – 2013 ) . From June to September , Storm was one of the twelve participants in the Bound for Glory Series to determine the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . When the group stage of the tournament concluded , Storm finished in the top four and thus advanced to the finals at No Surrender along with Robert Roode , Bully Ray and Gunner . On September 11 at No Surrender , Storm was disqualified in his match against Bully Ray , eliminating him from the tournament . After Roode , who went on to win the tournament , had failed to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Kurt Angle at Bound for Glory , Storm received his shot at the title and on October 18 at the tapings of the October 20 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , defeated Angle to become the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion . Just eight days later , at the tapings of the November 3 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm lost the title to Bobby Roode , after he used Storm ' s own beer bottle against him , turning heel in the process and effectively dissolving Beer Money , Inc . Storm and Roode had a rematch for the title the following week . As a result of a backstage attack , Storm came in to the match bleeding and eventually lost , after passing out due to blood loss . On the November 17 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm was attacked by the returning Kurt Angle , who in the process revealed that he had also attacked him prior to the previous week ' s title match . On December 11 at Final Resolution , Storm defeated Angle in a singles match . On January 8 , 2012 , at Genesis , Storm was defeated by Angle in a rematch . On the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm defeated Angle to become the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . However , the following week Storm was entered into another number one contender ' s match with Jeff Hardy , which ended in a no contest , following interference from Bully Ray and Bobby Roode . On February 12 at Against All Odds , Storm was unable to capture the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Roode in a four - way match , which also included Bully Ray and Jeff Hardy . On the February 16 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm defeated Bully Ray to become the number one contender to Roode ' s TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Lockdown . On March 18 at Victory Road , Storm defeated Bully Ray in a rematch to retain his spot as the number one contender . On April 15 at Lockdown , Storm failed to regain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage match , after accidentally superkicking Roode out of the cage for the win . After a two - month break from TNA , Storm returned on June 10 at Slammiversary , answering Crimson ' s open challenge , defeating him in a singles match and ending his undefeated streak in TNA . On the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm entered the 2012 Bound for Glory Series to get another shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship , defeating ten other men to win a gauntlet match and take the early lead in the tournament . On the August 30 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm wrestled his final group stage match and , for the second year in a row , finished in the top four , advancing to the finals of the tournament . On September 9 at No Surrender , Storm was eliminated from the tournament , after losing to Bully Ray in his semifinal match , following interference from Bobby Roode . On the September 20 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm challenged Roode to a match as part of the Open Fight Night . The match ended in a no contest , when referee Brian Hebner was unable control the two brawling rivals . The rivalry between Storm and Roode culminated on October 14 at Bound for Glory in a street fight , with King Mo serving as the special guest enforcer , which was won by Storm . On November 11 at Turning Point , Storm defeated A . J . Styles and Bobby Roode in a three - way match to become number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship . However , on the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm lost his number one contendership to Roode . On December 9 at Final Resolution , Storm defeated Kazarian in a singles match , and again on the January 3 , 2013 , episode of " Impact Wrestling " , beginning a rivalry with him and Christopher Daniels . On January 13 at Genesis , Storm was defeated by Daniels in a number one contenders match for the World Heavyweight Championship . On March 10 at Lockdown , Team TNA , consisting of Storm , Eric Young , Magnus , Samoa Joe , and Sting defeated the Aces & Eights , consisting of Devon , DOC , Garett Bischoff , Mike Knox , and Mr . Anderson in a Lethal Lockdown match . On the March 14 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm defeated former rival Christopher Daniels in a singles match . Afterwards , he was attacked by both Daniels and Kazarian before being saved and ultimately assaulted by the returning A . J . Styles . In the following weeks , Storm demanded Styles to explain his actions , but Styles remained mute . Storm finally faced Styles in singles competition on the April 18 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , where Styles won via submission . On April 26 , 2013 , Storm unsuccessfully challenged Devon for the TNA Television Championship during a house show in Erie , Pennsylvania . Teaming and feuding with Gunner ( 2013 – 2014 ) . On the May 9 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm was chosen as the special guest referee for a number one contenders match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship between Bad Influence ( Christopher Daniels and Kazarian ) and Bobby Roode and Austin Aries ; the match ended in a no contest after Storm struck Aries and Daniels with the " Last Call " before walking out on the match . Afterwards , Storm was attacked by both teams backstage . The following week , Storm announced that at Slammiversary , he and a partner of his choosing would face Bad Influence , Aries and Roode , and the World Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero , Jr . and Hernandez in a four - way elimination match for the title . On the May 23 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm chose the returning Gunner as his partner . On June 2 at the pay - per - view , Storm and Gunner won the match by last eliminating Roode and Aries to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship , giving Storm his fifth individual reign . Storm and Gunner returned on the August 8 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , teaming up with ODB to defeat the BroMans ( Jessie Godderz and Robbie E ) and Mickie James in a six - person mixed tag team match . On October 20 at Bound for Glory , Gunner and Storm lost the TNA World Tag Team Championship to The BroMans in their first title defense , ending their reign at 140 days . Storm and Gunner received their rematch on the October 31 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , but were again defeated by the Bro - Mans . After losing the TNA World Tag Team Championships , Storm began a feud with Gunner when Gunner pulled the Feast or Fired briefcase from Storm , which contained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match . On the January 2nd episode of Impact Wrestling , for the first time in over 2 years , Storm teamed with his former Beer Money partner , Bobby Roode , to defeat Gunner and Kurt Angle in a tag team match . After the match , Storm further taunted Gunner . On the January 30th episode of Impact Wrestling , James Storm apologized to Gunner for his previous actions , and later won a tag team match that night with Gunner against Bad Influence . On the February 20 episode of Impact Wrestling , Storm cost Gunner his Feast or Fired match against Magnus for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship , thus Storm turning heel in the process for the first time as a singles wrestler since 2006 . On March 9 at Lockdown , Gunner defeated James Storm in a steel cage Last Man Standing match . On the March 20 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , after Storm berated Gunner ' s father , Gunner attacked Storm , but Storm managed to handcuff him to the middle rope and threatened Gunner ’ s father at ringside . Storm walked away , but returned to smash a beer bottle over Gunner ' s father ' s head . On March 27 , both men fought in a no disqualification , no countout match were Gunner was victorious . On April 27 at Sacrifice Gunner defeated James Storm in a I Quit match . On May 1 , 2014 , Mr . Anderson attacked James Storm after Storm lost to Willow - this was retaliation for Storm costing Anderson a World title opportunity earlier in the night when Storm tried to attack Anderson ' s opponent Gunner and inadvertently hit Anderson . On May 22 , Mr . Anderson challenged Storm to a drinking contest ( drinking non - alcoholic beer , while Storm was drinking regular beer ) , then went on to attack him outside the bar . On the June 5 episode of " Impact " , Anderson impersonated Storm , with Storm ' s retro entrance music , then attacked Storm after he refused to grant him a match . After Anderson lost the brawl , the match was set for the PPV . At Slammiversary , Storm lost to Mr . Anderson . But in a rematch on June 26 , 2014 on Impact Wrestling , Storm defeated Andreson after reversing the Mic Check in a Last Call . The Revolution , feud with Magnus ( 2014 – 2015 ) . In June 2014 , Storm would begin a program where he would confront , and verbally run down Sanada . Following Sanada ' s loss of the X - Division Championship to Austin Aries , Storm would confront Sanada backstage , berate Sanada ' s mentor The Great Muta , while slapping him in the face as a way to break Sanada down , multiple weeks in a row . On the July 24th , 2014 edition of " Impact " , Storm would confront The Great Muta , calling him a fraud , and proclaim himself to be " The Legend " ( which in the following weeks replaced his longtime nickname of " The Cowboy " ) . After spitting beer in Muta ' s face , Sanada would run Storm out of the ring , before attacking Muta himself with a steel chair , and bowing to Storm , revealing an unknown alliance between them . The following week Storm would proclaim himself as Sanada ' s new mentor , and master . In the following weeks , TNA would air vignettes of Storm having a cult like hold over Sanada , portraying Storm having him tied up , breaking him down physically and mentally , and proclaiming that " The Revolution is coming " . On the August 27 " Impact Wrestling " , Sanada accompanied by Storm debuted the new ring name " The Great Sanada " and a look inspired by The Great Muta , before defeating Austin Aries with help from Storm . On the September 3 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm and Sanada abducted former X Division Champion Manik following his loss in a 6 - man # 1 Contendership match for the X Division Championship . On the following " Impact " , Storm was shown initiating Manik , much like he did Sanada into his new faction . On the September 17th , 2014 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm and The Great Sanada attacked X Division Champion Samoa Joe , and were joined by Manik , now sporting an all new look , joining Storm ' s group . On the October 8th , 2014 edition of " Impact Wrestling " it was announced that James Storm and The Great Sanada would battle The Great Muta and Tajiri in the main event of Bound for Glory . This marked James Storm ' s first appearance in the Bound For Glory main event , as well as the first time in company history that the main event was not contested for the company ' s World Heavyweight Championship . At Bound For Glory , Storm and The Great Sanada were defeated by Tajiri and The Great Muta . After the match Manik joined in attacking Muta until Team 3D made the save . Following Bound For Glory , the stable , now known as The Revolution began to recruit members of the TNA roster , beginning with one half of the World Tag Team Champions Davey Richards . After teasing tension between Richards and his partner Eddie Edwards , on the November 12th , 2014 edition of Impact Wrestling , The Revolution demanded Davey ' s decision . When Davey turned down the Revolution ' s offer to join , they would attack The Wolves , leaving them vulnerable for Storm to bring out his forgotten Feast or Fired Briefcase , guaranteeing him a Tag Team Championship opportunity , anytime , anyplace . In a further twist , Abyss would reveal himself as Storm ' s partner , and the newest pledge to The Revolution , subsequently defeating The Wolves for the TNA World Tag Team Championships , making Storm a record six time champion . On January 30 , 2015 , The Revolution lost the titles against The Wolves . On April 3 , 2015 , Storm seemingly broke character and confronted Bram when he attempted to attack Mickie James with a steel chair during Bram ' s match against Magnus , hinting a possible face turn . However , Magnus and Mickie James confronted Storm after the match , to which Storm replied he was merely looking out for an old friend , hinting he was still a heel . However , this all turned out to be a ruse , as Storm wanted Mickie James to join his Revolution stable . She refused , and security cameras recorded him nudging her onto train tracks , causing a concussion , and fully retaining his status as a heel . Storm defeated Magnus at Slammiversary in a non - sanctioned match . Storm ' s contract with TNA expired on June 30 , but he continued making appearances for the promotion until July 30 , 2015 under a pay - per - appearance deal . During October and November ( taped in July , before his departure ) , he participated in the TNA World Title Series . Storm ended third of his block , failing into advance to the finals . WWE . NXT ( 2015 ) . Cox , retaining his James Storm name and persona , debuted in WWE ' s developmental branch WWE NXT at the October 8 tapings ( Taped for the October 21 episode ) , defeating Danny Burch . Storm also appeared on the December 2 episode defeating Adam Rose . TNA Return and Beer Money reunion ( 2016 – present ) . On January 5 , 2016 , Storm returned to TNA , helping his long - time tag team partner Bobby Roode fight off Eric Young and Bram , before reuniting as Beer Money , after Storm telling Roode that he wanted to " get back to having fun " and drink beer with him , turning Storm face in the process . At TNA One Night Only , Beer Money defeated Eric Young and Bram and once again at Lockdown in a Six Sides of Steel match , thus ending the feud . On the January 26 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , James Storm grabbed the TNA World Tag Team Championship briefcase during the Feast or Fired match . On February 9 , 2016 , Beer Money attempted to cash in their title shot against current champions The Wolves , but in their attempt to cash in , Decay ( Abyss , Crazzy Steve , Rosemary ) stopped them and mysteriously asked them to join their path of Decay . They eventually challenged the group to a match , but it ended in disqualification when Abyss pulled the referee out of the ring and began choking him . After the match , Crazzy Steve lowblowed Roode . Beer Money cashed in their Feast or Fired contract and defeated The Wolves to re - capture the titles on the March 8 episode of " Impact Wrestling " . They successfully retained their titles against The BroMans on the March 22 episode of " Impact Wrestling " and against Decay , The BroMans and Eric Young and Bram on the April 12 episode of " Impact Wrestling " . Their feud against Decay culminated at Sacrifice in a Valley of Shadow match , which Decay won , winning the TNA World Tag Team Championship . On the May 10 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm announced that he would return to singles competition . On the May 31 episode on " Impact Wrestling " , Storm was defeated by Mike Bennett . At Slammiversary he challenged and defeated Braxton Sutter . On the June 28 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm was the guest of the Eli Drake segment " Fact of Life " , who resulted by Storm hitting Drake with a Superkick . On the July 5 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm defeated Eli Drake by disqualification , and failed to win the TNA King of the Mountain Championship . However , on the August 4 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm defeated Eli Drake to win the TNA King of the Mountain Championship . On August 11 , he lost the King of the Mountain Championship in a Titles vs . Title Match against Lashley . The following week on " Impact Wrestling " , Storm called the official for that match Brian Hebner to the ring to show him how he missed a three - count on Lashley that should have amounted to Storm winning all the titles instead , while complaining to Hebner , TNA President Billy Corgan came down to the ring and interjected himself into the discussion with Storm . Corgan insulted Storm and suggested that Storm " may not be able to win the big one . " This set Storm off and he confronted and cornered Corgan , threatening to use Corgan to satisfy his bucket list goal of " kicking a rockstar ' s ass " . Storm then left the ring and on the way up the ramp , Corgan yelled " James Storm is suspended indefinitely " . Although unofficial , on September 15 , 2016 , he announced he was a free agent . Leader of the DCC ( 2016 – 2017 ) . In October , Storm turned heel when he was revealed as one of the masked wrestlers of the new group known as the Death Crew Council ( DCC ) . The DCC made their Impact Zone debut on the October 20 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , when they attacked The Tribunal , following the latter ' s loss to TNA World Tag Team Champions , The Broken Hardys . The DCC continued their assault on TNA wrestlers , attacking Robbie E and Grado on the October 27 episode of " Impact Wrestling " . On the November 3 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , the DCC attacked the TNA World Tag Team Champions , The Hardys . As the faction was leaving , the Hardy ' s challenged them to an immediate match , which devolved into a backstage brawl during which Matt Hardy suffered amnesia after being knocked off a forklift by one of the DCC members . The DCC unmasked themselves the following Impact episode after laying out TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eddie Edwards following his successful title defense against Eli Drake . On the November 17 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , the DCC defeated Edwards and Brother Nero in a No Disqualification 3 - on - 2 handicap match . On December 15 , Storm would appear at the Hardy Compound as a participant in the Tag Team Apocalypto match for Total Nonstop Deletion . The DCC would be eliminated by Decay , when a man whom Decay assault during " Delete or Decay " claimed to be Storm ' s partner and was knocked unconscious by Crazzy Steve and pinned by Abyss . On the January 5 , 2017 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , the DCC attacked Decay after their victory over The Helms Dynasty , when Storm and Bram ambushed them by smashing beer bottles over Abyss and Crazzy Steve ' s heads , with Bram issuing a threat to Rosemary afterwards . On the January 6 PPV , Abyss and Crazzy Steve would ambush the DCC after Storm ' s victory over Jessie Godderz , misting Storm and Bram , incapacitating them while Abyss laid out Kingston with a chokeslam . On the February 2 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , the DCC defeated Decay in a Fall Count Anywhere match . Later , they attacked Ethan Carter III after his match against Eli Drake , only for attacked him and his bodyguard Tyrus after . On the February 9 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , the DCC defeated Eli Drake and Tyrus in a handicap match . On March 9 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Bram and Kingston were quickly defeated by Impact new tag - team Reno SCUM . After the match , the DCC argued with each other but were quickly reconciled and leaving the ring together . On the March 23 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Storm and Bram were defeated by LAX after Kingston unintentionally hit Storm with a bottle . After the match , Storm argued with Kingston and leave the ring without the rest of his team . Championship pursuits ( 2017−present ) . On March 4 , 2017 Storm interrupted Ethan Carter III saying that he wants a world title shot . The next week Storm was interrupted by Eddie Kingston and Bram as Kingston spit in Storm ’ s face , and Storm laid both guys out with superkicks , turning him face . Other media . Cox starred in the 2011 horror film " Death from Above " , alongside fellow wrestlers Kurt Angle , Sid Eudy , Matt Morgan , Terry Gerin and Jessica Kresa . In 2011 , Cox starred in Montgomery Gentry ' s music video " Longnecks & Rednecks " and later used it as his entrance video and theme song . Personal life . Cox has a daughter , Makayla born in 2005 . He married Dani McEntee on March 30 , 2011 . Their first child together , Mason James , was born on January 20 , 2012 .