Christopher Ford Christopher " Chris " Ford ( March 4 , 1974 ) is an American professional wrestler . He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Crowbar , where he was a one time Hardcore Champion , a one time World Tag Team Champion with David Flair and a one time Cruiserweight Champion , which he held jointly with Daffney . He is also known for his stints in the World Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . He currently performs on the independent circuit either as Crowbar or Devon Storm . Career . While attending college and physical therapy school , Ford began training under " Iron " Mike Sharpe and after completing his training , he began wrestling on independent circuit under the ring name Devon Storm and formed a successful tag team with Ace Darling . After a few years on the indies , Storm wrestled and lost three matches in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1996 , losing to Taz via countout at Hostile City Showdown , 2 Cold Scorpio at November to Remember in a Loser Leaves Town match , and finally to Balls Mahoney at Holiday Hell . World Wrestling Federation ( 1997 – 1999 ) . In 1997 , Ford , while using his Devon Storm name , took part in a tournament in the World Wrestling Federation to determine the first – ever Light Heavyweight Champion . He wrestled against and lost to Taka Michinoku , who later went on to win the tournament and the title . From 1998 to 1999 , he would later appear on editions of Shotgun Saturday Night , primarily as enhancement talent , losing to the likes of Droz and D ' Lo Brown . World Championship Wrestling ( 1999 – 2001 ) . After leaving the WWF , Storm signed a developmental deal with World Championship Wrestling . After signing with WCW , he was sent to the Power Plant , WCW ' s main training facility . After being trained , Storm was placed in a faction with David Flair and Daffney , where he debuted under the name Crowbar . The gimmick of the stable saw all three members act mentally insane , with Daffney becoming known for screaming in her matches and Crowbar being prone to using high risk moves . On the January 3 , 2000 edition of Monday Nitro , Crowbar won the World Tag Team Championship alongside his tag partner Flair after winning a tournament against the teams of Lash LeRoux and Midnight , Buff Bagwell and Vampiro and lastly Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner . They later dropped the titles to The Mamalukes ( Big Vito and Johnny the Bull ) on the January 19 edition of Thunder . After losing a rematch at SuperBrawl , Crowbar teamed up with Daffney to defeat then Cruiserweight Champion Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch after Daffney pinned Sytch on the May 15 edition of Nitro , thus making them co – champions . Crowbar soon faced Daffney to determine the undisputed Cruiserweight Champion . Crowbar held back during the match , but still dominated the smaller Daffney . However , Candido entered the ring and hit Crowbar with a reverse piledriver and Daffney inadvertently pinned him while trying to revive him and thus became the second woman ever to hold the Cruiserweight Championship . Crowbar soon began feuding with former tag partner David Flair as well , in which both men traded wins on Thunder . Crowbar soon began chasing after the Hardcore Championship , which he won from Reno on the November 6 edition of Thunder . He later retained the belt at Mayhem after defeating former champion Reno and former rival Big Vito . During his reign as Hardcore Champion , he began a feud with Terry Funk that culminated at the final Starrcade pay – per – view , which saw Funk defeat Crowbar to claim his third and final Hardcore Championship . Ford was later released from WCW in March 2001 , right before the company was bought out by the World Wrestling Federation . During his time in WCW , Ford continued to work in the physical therapy field when he was not on the road and returned full - time to physical therapy after his release from WCW . Independent circuit ( 2001 – present ) . After the closure of WCW , Ford , returning to his Devon Storm ring name , spent some time in the now defunct World Wrestling All - Stars promotion , where he feuded with Sabu . During his tenure with the company , Storm became the WWA ' s first and only Hardcore Champion when he defeated Konnan . Storm had two notable matches with ECW legend Sabu including a much talked about cage match on the WWA ' s Eruption pay - per - view . In 2002 , Ford , under the new name Tempest , joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and became a part of Father James Mitchell ' s stable , Disciples of The New Church , and competed in the only Hard 10 Tournament , losing in the first round to the eventual winner , The Sandman . In early 2003 , Ford wrestled briefly for Xtreme Pro Wrestling under the names Judas and Salem , losing his first match to former New Church ally Malice and winning the second against Vic Grimes . Ford later wrestled in several dark match es for World Wrestling Entertainment , the first being on the April 10 , 2001 edition of SmackDown ! . From mid to late 2003 Ford , alternating between his Devon Storm and Crowbar ring names , wrestled against the likes of Joey Matthews and former WCW alumni Scott Steiner and Sean O ' Haire in dark matches before SmackDown ! as well as on Sunday Night Heat and Velocity . On June 4 , 2004 , Ford began working for HealthSouth as a site coordinator and as an outpatient physical therapist . In addition to working in physcial therapy , he returned to wrestling on the independent circuit under his Devon Storm and Crowbar ring names and began competing for various National Wrestling Alliance territories as well as other independent promotions , such as the East Coast Wrestling Association , Jersey All Pro Wrestling , and the Pro Wrestling Syndicate .