Chris Storm

Chris Storm

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First Appearance

Latest Appearance

WIW

GCW's NC-17

Federations

World Internet Wrestling, Primetime Championship Wrestling, Dominant Wrestling Organization, Rush Pro Wrestling, Universal Wrestling Federation, Legacy of Champions, Global Championship Wrestling

Age

29

Birthplace

New York City, New York

Finisher

Perfect Storm

Wrestling Style

Greco-Roman/Freestyle Technical

Championships

WIW Grand Slam Champion & Hall of Fame member. PCW Tag Team Champion & Longest Reigning Tag Champion. RPW First Ever Mid South Champion. UWF North American Champion & Longest Reigning North American Champion. GCW Tag Team Champion & Longest Reigning Tag Champion. PTC Global Champion.

Handler

Bobby

Images

Chris Storm (real name, Scott Drake, born November 22 1977) is an American professional wrestler best known for his traditional Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling style. He is also considered by many to be one of the best suplexers in North America, and a top notch tag team specialist. Scott Drake is engaged to fellow wrestler, Tessa Windsor having been in an on/off relationship for the past four years. They are celebrating their first child together (Aislinn Elizabeth) and have three other children (one biological child from Drake with another woman and two adopted children, one is Tessa's niece.) Drake is also currently in the widely popular tag team, Banned & Exiled~! with long-time friend Markus Stone. At the moment he has signed an exclusive contract with Global Championship Wrestling for an unknown period of time.

Early Life

Not much is known about Scott Drake's early life, as he rarely talks about it in public. It is assumed from previous interviews and news clips that he grew up being friends with fellow wrestler and long-time friend Laguna. It is also known that Scott Drake is not originally from New York City, but rather Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He moved to New York City for college.

College

All that is known about Scott Drake is that he was on the college wrestling team by way of a scholarship for Greco-Roman wrestling. It was Junior year when Drake was kicked off the wrestling team for fighting (the coach) and consequentially resulted in the suspension of his scholarship. No sooner there after, Scott dropped out of college. He would never go back to finish. He was an NCAA All-American four times, twice for Greco-Roman wrestling and twice for Freestyle wrestling. He is also a former NCAA National Champion his Sophomore year, winning in Greco-Roman wrestling. It was his talents in Greco-Roman Wrestling that would later pave the way for his strong suplex style in professional wrestling.

Professional Wrestling Career

World Internet Wrestling

The start of his wrestling career came after leaving college. It is unsure if the wrestler known as Genesis (Jerrod Darson) came to Scott Drake or the other way around, but it is known that Scott Drake has been his most successful student, and his first. Darson introduced Scott to Jason Chae, would owned the World Internet Wrestling promotion (to which Darson was a Hall of Fame member). After a strong sales pitch, Chae hired Scott. The idea of wrestling as Chris Storm instead of his real name was one of the booker's idea, feeling that Chris Storm was a good wrestler name (Later in RPW, Scott would want to change his ring name to his actual name, but decided against it since the Storm name carried high value). In the WIW, Scott would go on to have his most success, becoming the promotion's second ever Grand Slam Champion (World, Intercontinental, United States, Hardcore, Television, and Tag Team), and even managed to win their Last Man Standing Tournament. He was later introduced as one of the last members of the Hall of Fame when the promotion closed. It was also in the WIW (at the time named WIW:NG for New Generation) that the on camera romance between Chris Storm and Tessa Windsor started to build. Their on camera relationship would later spur a whirlwind off camera relationship.

But thinks weren't always perfect for the proclaimed "Perfect Storm." During his first run with the promotion, after winning the Television title, Scott took a personal trip overseas to Amsterdam without informing the company. After missing two paid appearances, the WIW publicly fired him during his next appearance. During this stint away from the company, Scott worked several small promotions including a few weeks in Japan.

It wasn't until a year later that he finally was able to return to the WIW, soon gaining the United States title and once again reclaiming gold. But before his second title defense, Scott injured his knee during practice and was forced to take a medical leave from the company for a year. It wouldn't be until two years after his first run with the company that Scott was finally able to build some momentum with the company and stay for an extended period of time. Coming back from the injury, Scott was thrust back into the mix and captured the Intercontinental title. He would later win the Last Man Standing tournament, earning a World title shot. He successful defeated the End for the World title with unwanted assistance from former WIW wrestler and PTC legend Angelo Deville. To this day Scott still holds a grudge against Deville for what he believed was Angelo upstaging him during his first World title win. To this day the two have not officially squared off in the ring (and it is believed they never will).

Primetime Championship Wrestling

After the WIW closed it's doors for the last time, Scott went with Tessa to continue their newly formed tag team The Schmoopies to Primetime Championship Wrestling. The two had a heated feud with Pranksters With Attitude and saw two Tag Team title reigns, including one that became the record long title reign. During this time there were several fights reported backstage between the couple and Scott abruptly left the company before his contract expired, calling their engagement off. According to Scott, he hated the decisions made by the booking committee and felt the company would never take him as a serious wrestler, booking him in what he called horrible feuds and angles. Surprisingly enough, Scott did stay on with PCW shortly after leaving to continue to help as a part-time road agent until the promotion closed.

Dominant Wrestling Organization

Jumping from PCW, he headed to the Dominant Wrestling Organization. Those inside the business were not surprised, as his then friend Callisto Bane ran the company. He was no doubt encouraged by several other friends he had that wrestled for the promotion. His career was short, however, after an extended debut period because of a clause in his PCW contract that he could not wrestle for another promotion on camera for 90 days after leaving. Scott never lost a match in the DWO, but left the company on bad terms a few months later. Part of the problem seemed to stem from Scott being upset that despite the extended down time before his debut, nothing had been set up for him once he actually had been allowed to wrestle. It is believed that Scott walked out on his contract, paying the company a large sum of money rather than trying to stay it out.

Universal Wrestling Federation & Rush Pro Wrestling

Scott had a very short stint in the UWF, wrestling on a pay-per-appearance deal, before he signed on with the newly opened Rush Pro Wrestling (Scott actually returned to the UWF after RPW closed, citing he felt bad about the way he left the company). The Charlotte-based promotion was Scott's longest promotion since the WIW and saw him become their first ever Mid-South Champion and a PTC Global Champion. However, despite several reports breaking out that Scott was increasingly unhappy with his character's gimmick and direction, he stayed with the promotion until their final show, and even took part in the King of the Indys Tournament. He lost in the first round to Coral Avalon.

Part of the reason many believed Scott stayed as long as he did with RPW was because he was reportedly promised a large push several times by the higher ups. Reports of this grew to a feverish pitch when Chris Storm was announced as part of the Round Robin tournament to decide the number one contender to Magnum Wolf's World title. But Storm had been on a four match losing streak just before the company closed, squashing all rumors of any push. However, after the company closed, documents became public that showed Chris Storm WAS to be pushed in the company and even given the World title.

Speculation and hearsay runs through RPW as to who that would be, and who showed the greatest effort. Some say Poe, some say Silver, some say Deville even stepped it up and proved he was worthy. But, the name of the #1 contender, revealed at the show itself would shock the world.

Chris Storm.

Deville finally taking the title, and then losing it a few matches later to Chris Storm in the shocker heard around the world helped capitalize on RPW's name, and soon, TV stations were begging for Adrenaline to be aired on TV.

Right after RPW, Scott returned to UWF, this time under a written contract. Despite his serious nature, Scott saw success in the comedy based promotion. He won the North American Championship, holding it for longer than any other wrestler, and made it to the finals of the Contest of Champions, losing to Clyde. For the third time in his career, Scott wrestled a match on a promotion's final show when the UWF closed. Though this time Scott left the company on very good terms, having enjoyed his time in the UWF greatly.

Legacy of Champions

After UWF, Scott signed a deal with Legacy of Champions, which marked his first venture outside the Primetime Central umbrella. Despite being very positive on the promotion (even moving to Miami to be near the headquarters), the Legacy of Champions also closed it's doors. There are several videos on the internet of Chris Storm matches that never aired on LoC that were filmed, including matches against Ninja K & Jeff Garvin. Despite the company closing before he had a chance to really shine, Scott said he enjoyed his time with LoC and the many new people he got to work with. Though he did reject offers to return to Legacy when the company tried to reopen, citing his current contract with Global Championship Wrestling.

Global Championship Wrestling

During the several down periods of LoC, Scott signed a pay-per-appearance contract with Global Championship Wrestling (where he currently wrestles). The deal saw the reformation of a previous tag team, Banned & Exiled~! with his long-time friend from WIW, Markus Stone. The two are enjoying the longest title reign in GCW as the Tag Team Champions, winning the belt off the previous champions, UNITED, at the supershow High Stakes. They are looking to try and hold the titles for over a year, which would be April 5th, 2008. Consequentially, the two have remained in their old ways and continue to get in trouble with authority. The duo is suspended twice in the promotion and have also been fined almost $10,000 a piece in damages. At High Stakes they were arrested for rigging casino games, but the charges were dropped in time for the two to wrestle for the Tag Team titles. As of WorldWide 79, where they successfully defended their titles against the Establishment, they entered the record books as the longest reigning Tag Team Champions in company history.

The owner of the promotion, Steven Caldera, continues to try and rid Banned & Exiled~! of the championship belts, having hired multiple different tag teams to try and defeat them. Among them are; the Blue Collar Boys, Saints of Perdition, the Establishment (Branson King & Octavian), and now Kimbusa. Kimbusa makes the first time in GCW that one man is allowed to compete for the Tag Team titles by himself. But at 500 pounds, the ex-sumo wrestler outweighs the champions by a decent margin. It is almost surprising to learn that initially Scott Drake didn't want to join GCW (it was his fiancee, Tessa Windsor who talked him into joining) and expressed no interest in even being in a tag team after he left Primetime Championship wrestling.

Relationships

Throughout his wrestling career, and personal life, Scott Drake has had several well-known relationships. His most well-known is his engagement to Tessa Windsor. The two have a long history that dates back over five years ago, before the two started to date. It is believed that the two met at a meeting for GTT3. Others claim the two first met while Scott, as Chris Storm, argued with a fellow employee of Tessa's, Chris Metal. Regardless, it is known that Scott talked Tessa into joining the WIW when he was employed as a Talent Relationships. The two were supposed to run a storyline that would see Tessa Windsor date Erik Erratic, while Erik feuded with Scott. But the storylines were changed to reflect that Scott and Tessa dated after a brief fight. Their relationship was on and off for several periods of time, including when Scott left for the DWO and Tessa wrestled in Old School Wrestling. They later reconnected in Rush Pro before once again splitting in UWF. They would once again reunite at the end of the UWF and have since gotten engaged. Their television engagement in Primetime Championship was only a storyline, and not an actual engagement. Though they had gotten engaged at the very end of the WIW, when the company visited France. That engagement was called off when Scott left for DWO.

Another person who has been on and off the camera with Scott is his long-time childhood friend, Laguna. Laguna is the only person known to be friends with Scott when he was young, making him the one person who has known Scott longer than anyone else. Scott was the person to get Laguna into wrestling, where he has wrestled in the WIW along side Scott, and also in the DWO and UWF (where he also wrestled as part of the Bunny Army of DOOM~!.) Laguna is the closest thing Scott has to a best friend, and is going to be his best man in the wedding. Though on camera Chris Storm is often being annoyed by the antics of Laguna, the two have always been very close backstage.

Along the way Scott met with Erik Emerson, otherwise known as Arizona. Erik is Scott's on camera bodyguard and a friend of Scott. How close their relationship is, is still under debate. It is known that like Laguna, Emerson broke into wrestling through Scott. Scott has also paid for his services rather than having Emerson hired through the company (such was the case in WIW) In Rush Pro, Emerson had to have a contract based on insurance reasons. In Legacy of Champions he was hired on a singles contract and later his role as Scott's bodyguard was refreshed when Scott joined the company as Chris Storm. It is unknown if Scott has any plans to bring Emerson into Global Championship Wrestling, though he has made one brief appearance.

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves

• Perfect Storm (Tombstone Piledriver)
• Bad Day (Half Nelson Crossface)

• German Suplex
• Texas Cloverleaf
• Double Leg Takedown
• Side Shuffle Kick
• Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker
• Tornado Backbreaker

Championships and accomplishments

• World Internet Wrestling
  • WIW Hardcore Championship (1-time, 6/17/00-6/23/00)
  • WIW Television Championship (1-time, 7/14/00-7/28/00 [Suspended as champion])
  • WIW United States Championship (1-time)
  • WIW Intercontinental Championship (1-time, 7/26/02-9/13/02)
  • WIW World Heavyweight Championship (1-time)
  • WIW Tag Team Championship (1-time w/Da D'Mon, 11/22/02 [awarded the title as result of injury])
  • Last Man Standing Winner (1-time, 08/18/02)
  • Grand Slam Winner
  • WIW Hall of Fame member (01/20/03)

• Primetime Championship Wrestling
  • PCW Tag Team Championship (2-time w/Tessa Windsor (Schmoopies), longest reigning champion)

• Rush Pro Wrestling
  • RPW Mid South Championship (1-time, first ever)

• Primetime Central
  • PTC Global Title

• Universal Wrestling Federation
  • UWF North American Championship (1-time, 12/18/05-08/27/06, longest reigning champion)

• Global Championship Wrestling
  • GCW Tag Team Titles (1-time w/Markus Stone (Banned & Exiled~!), 04/05/07-current, longest reigning champion)
  • Handler of the Year (2007)
  • Honorable Mention - Wrestler of the Year (2007) & Storyline of the Year (Banned & Exiled~! Run for the Record 2007)

Interview Library

Title: Arizona Skies
Date: February 26th, 2008
Location: The year 1996

Title: House of Genesis: Part Eight
Date: February 14th, 2008
Location: Home

Title: House of Genesis: Part Seven
Date: January 19th, 2008
Location: Gym

Title: House of Genesis: Part Six
Date: December 22nd, 2007
Location: New York City

Title: House of Genesis: Part Five
Date: December 8th, 2007
Location: New York City

Title: House of Genesis: Part Four
Date: November 24th, 2007
Location: New York City

Title: House of Genesis: Part Three
Date: October 22nd, 2007
Location: New York City

Title: House of Genesis: Part Two
Date: October 11th, 2007
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Title: House of Genesis: Part One
Date: October 1st, 2007
Location: Around Town

Title: House of Genesis: Prelude
Date: September 09, 2007
Location: Scott Drake's home

Title: Just a Smile: Finale
Date: August 26th, 2007
Location: Hospital

Title: Just a Smile: Part 9
Date: August 14th, 2007
Location: Miami Condo

Title: Just a Smile: Part 8
Date: August 12th, 2007
Location: Miami Condo

Title: Just a Smile: Part 7
Date: July 31st, 2007
Location: Miami

Title: Just a Smile: Part 6
Date: July 24th, 2007
Location: Miami, Florida

Title: Just a Smile: Part 5
Date: July 18th, 2007
Location: Rob Burden's Motel

Title: Just a Smile: Part 4
Date: June 20th, 2007
Location: Miami

Title: Just a Smile: Part 3
Date: June 10th, 2007
Location: Miami Condo

Title: Just a Smile: Part 2
Date: May 27th, 2007
Location: Various

Title: Just a Smile
Date: May 9th, 2007
Location: Miami

Title: Breathe In, Breathe Out
Date: 05/01/07
Location: Lamaze Class

Title: Midnight Thoughts: Part 4
Date: April 3rd, 2007
Location: Miami Condo

Title: Midnight Thoughts: Part 3
Date: April 2, 2007
Location: Miami Condo

Title: Midnight Thoughts: Part 2
Date: March 25, 2007
Location: Miami condo

Title: Midnight Thoughts
Date: March 14, 2007
Location: Miami Apartment

Title: The Irish are a bunch of sheep-fuckers
Date: February 24th, 2007
Location: Around town