J. W. Storm | |
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Birth name | Jeff Warner |
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
Residence | Burnsville, Minnesota |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Agent Storm Big Juice J. W. Storm |
Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
Billed from | Los Angeles, California |
Debut | 1989 |
Retired | c. 2001 |
Jeff Warner is an American professional wrestler,and boxer best known by the ring name J. W. Storm.
Storm competed in World Championship Wrestling most notably as a member of the tag team Maximum Overdrive with Tim Hunt. He also had stints in Pacific Northwest Wrestling and Pro Wrestling America, winning the tag team championships in both promotions.
Warner started wrestling in 1989 in the NWA's Pacific Northwest territory. He formed a tag team with Art Barr who was using a "Beetlejuice" gimmick called "The Juice Patrol" with Warner becoming "Big Juice". They feuded with Ricky Santana and Curtis Thompson, who formed the tag team of "U.S. Male", until Warner was forced to leave the promotion in a "loser leaves town" match on June 30, 1990.
He also wrestled in Pro Wrestling America during the late-80s and early-90s and won the tag team titles as one half of Maximum Overdrive with Tim Hunt defeating Matt Derringer and Bret Derringer on June 24, 1989. Holding the titles for nearly a year, they finally lost them to the Steiner Brothers in Atlanta, Georgia on September 17, 1990. Warner, who had previously won the PWA Iron Horse Television title on April 5, 1990, would continue defending the title before jumping to the National Wrestling Alliance in June.
In mid-1990, he arrived in WCW as one half of Maximum Overdrive with Tim Hunt but their partnership was short-lived after their loss to the then NWA/WCW U.S. Tag Team Champions Steiner Brothers at Clash of the Champions XII on September 5, 1990. Warner was repackaged as singles wrestler J.W. Storm and appeared 12 days later at a TV taping in Marietta, GA where he defeated Brett Holiday. Storm began a win streak, defeating Allen Iron Eagle and Tommy Rich before sustaining his first pinfall loss to Brad Armstrong, losing to him at Halloween Havoc '90 on October 27. Storm would also face Mike Rotundo, Terry Taylor, and Dave Taylor. His final match came on November 18th against Tommy Rich