James Storm Was On Verge Of Signing With WWE Earlier This Year

James Storm Was On Verge Of Signing With WWE Earlier This Year

In 2015 James Storm was very close to signing with WWE. He’d appear twice on NXT, once in October and once in December, and was victorious both times. WWE decided to offer him a contract, but it was reportedly for less than $100,000 a year for between 100-125 shows. He instead opted to re-sign with TNA for significantly more money and fewer dates. He and his wife were about to have another child, and the opportunity to be home more with guaranteed money was too good an offer to turn down. However, it certainly created a “what if” situation, considering the success his former tag partner Robert Roode had in NXT.

Now it’s been revealed in an interview with Pro Wrestling Sheet that back in January this year, WWE reached out again to Storm, as Paul Heyman, who was the executive director of Raw at the time, wanted to bring him in. Storm was signed with the NWA, but Billy Corgan said he’d let him out of his contract early so he could finally fulfill his WWE career ambitions.

Storm was scheduled to debut on Raw after WrestleMania 36 as long as he passed his medical and even got new gear made. Then worldwide events changed the entire wrestling landscape, and everything was put on hold. Since then, WWE has made mass roster cuts, and Heyman, who was behind WWE’s interest in Storm, was dismissed from his role. Storm is now out of contract with the NWA, and his last contact with WWE was in July, meaning his career hangs in limbo on whether WWE will or won’t follow up on their initial offer.

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