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Chris Ford 
Ring name(s) Devon Storm[1][2]
Crowbar[1][2]
Salem[1][2]
Judas[1][2]
Tempest[1][2]
Storm[1]Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1][2] Billed weight 230 lb (100 kg)[1][3] Born March 4, 1974 [1][2]
Rutherford, New Jersey[1][2]Billed from Rutherford, New Jersey Trained by Mike Sharpe[1][2] Debut January 1992[1][2] Christopher "Chris" Ford (born March 4, 1974) is an American professional wrestler.[1] 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.
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Professional wrestling 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 known as The Extreme with Ace Darling. After a few years on the indies, Storm wrestled in about 30 matches in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1996, including losing to Taz via countout at Hostile City Showdown, 2 Cold Scorpio at November to Remember in a Loser Leaves Town match, and 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, losing to the likes of Droz and D'Lo Brown. He briefly teamed with Ace Darling again in a losing effort to Too Much. He left the WWE to go back to WCW in 1999.
World Championship Wrestling (1999–2001)
After leaving the WWF, Storm signed a developmental deal with World Championship Wrestling. After signing with WCW, he was placed in a faction with David Flair and Daffney, where he debuted under the name Crowbar. The gimmick of the faction 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 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.
World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling All-Stars (2001)
After the closure of WCW, Ford, returning to his Devon Storm ring name, defeated fellow WCW alumnus Rick Fuller in a dark match on the April 10, 2001 edition of SmackDown!. He then 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 on October 24 when he defeated Danny Dominion in a tables match.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment (2002, 2003)
In 2002, Ford, under the new name Tempest, joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and became a part of Father James Mitchell's stable, The New Church. During his very brief tenure in TNA, Tempest took part in TNA's first and 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 matches 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.
Return to the independent circuit (2004–present)
On June 4, 2004, Ford began working for HealthSouth as a site coordinator and as an outpatient physical therapist. In addition to working in physical 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 northeast independent promotions, such as the East Coast Wrestling Association, Jersey All Pro Wrestling,[4] and the Pro Wrestling Syndicate.
Personal life
On August 7, 2004, Ford married Dina Caravella.[1] On May 20, 2009 the couple welcomed their first daughter named Mia Marie Ford.[5]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- As Devon Storm
- Eye of the Storm (Inverted DDT)[1][3]
- Thunderclap (Spike brainbuster)[2]
- As Crowbar
- As Devon Storm
- Signature moves
- Diving crossbody[8]
- Diving elbow drop[9]
- Dropkick[9]
- European uppercut[9]
- Headbutt[10][11]
- Moonsault,[12] sometimes while springboarding[1][8]
- Multiple splash variations
- Multiple suplex variations
- Shoot kick[10]
- Slingshot into either a crossbody[1] or a leg drop[1][9][10][11][16]
- Somersault plancha,[8][10] sometimes into a leg drop[13][14]
- Spinning heel kick[11]
- Springboard into either a back kick,[10] a leg drop[1] or a moonsault[1]
- Entrance themes
- "Terrible Lie" by Nine Inch Nails[18] (ECW / Independent circuit)
Championships and accomplishments
- Century Wrestling Alliance
- CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ace Darling[19]
- East Coast Pro Wrestling
- East Coast Wrestling Association
- ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ace Darling[21]
- Eternity Wrestling Association
- EWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ace Darling[1]
- Independent Superstars of Professional Wrestling
- ISPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[22]
- International Fighting Network
- IFN Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
- MEWF Mid-Atlantic Championship (1 time)[23]
- MEWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Schrader[24]
- NWA New Jersey
- NWA New Jersey Hardcore Championship (1 time)[26]
- NWA New Jersey State Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[27]
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (New Jersey version) (1 time) – with Ace Darling[28]
- NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (New Jersey version) (1 time)[29]
- New Jack City Wrestling
- NJCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Richmond Championship Wrestling
- RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ace Darling[32]
1Crowbar held the title jointly with Daffney during his reign.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Devon Storm's OWOW profile". http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/d/devon-storm.html.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cagematch profile". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=555.
- ^ a b "Bodyslamming profile". http://bodyslamming.com/other/crowbar.html.
- ^ "JAPW roster". http://www.japw.net/new/lockerroom/index.html.
- ^ "Crowbar celebrates daughter's birth". WrestlingEpicenter.com. 2009-05-21. http://www.wrestlingepicenter.com/01020309articles//244938639.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-241.
- ^ a b "Nitro report on January 17, 2000". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000013m.htm.
- ^ "Nitro report on January 10, 2000". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000012m.htm.
- ^ a b c d e "Thunder report on January 19, 2000". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000013t.htm.
- ^ a b c d e f "Saturday Night report on February 5, 2000". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000021s.htm.
- ^ a b c d e f "Saturday Night report on January 8, 2000". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000012s.htm.
- ^ a b c d "Thunder report on January 6, 2000". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000011t.htm.
- ^ a b c "Souled Out report on January 16, 2000". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000013p.htm.
- ^ a b c "Thunder report on January 12, 2000". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000012t.htm.
- ^ a b "Nitro report on December 27, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999124m.htm.
- ^ "Nitro report on January 3, 2000". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000011m.htm.
- ^ "Nitro report on January 31, 2000". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000015m.htm.
- ^ a b c "Managers". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=555&view=manager#manager.
- ^ "Entrance themes". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=555&view=themes#themes.
- ^ "CWA Tag Team Championship history". http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttcwa2.html.
- ^ a b "ECPW title histories". http://ecpw1.com/titlehistories.htm.
- ^ "ECWA Tag Team Championship history". http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttecwa.html.
- ^ "Title history at Cagematch". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=555&view=erfolge#erfolge.
- ^ "MEWF Mid-Atlantic Championship history". http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/mahtmewf.html.
- ^ "MEWF Tag Team Championship history". http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttmewf.html.
- ^ "NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship history". http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/nwa2000/2000-t.html.
- ^ "NWA New Jersey Hardcore Championship history". http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/nj/nwa/nj-hc.html.
- ^ "Roll Call of Champions: NWA New Jersey". http://www.nwawrestling.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=261&Itemid=185.
- ^ "NWA United States Tag Team Championship (New Jersey version) history". http://solie.org/titlehistories/usttnwa.html.
- ^ "NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (New Jersey version) history". http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/wltnwa.html.
- ^ "NWA New York Tag Team Championship". http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/nyttnwa.html.
- ^ "NWA New York Television Championship history". http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ny/nyc/nwa-ny/nwa-ny-tv.html.
- ^ "NWA Virginia Tag Team Championship history". http://www.nwavirginia.com/vatagtitlehistory.html.
- ^ "WWE Cruiserweight Championship history". http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/cruiser/.
- ^ "WCW Hardcore Championship history". http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/hrdcrwcw.html.
- ^ "WCW World Tag Team Championship history". http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttwcw.html.
- ^ "WWA Hardcore Championship history". http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/hctwwas.html.
External links
- Profile at Online World of Wrestling
- Other Superstars - Devon Storm
- CageMatch.de - Devon Storm (German)
- Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster: Crowbar
- Crowbar at the WrestleWiki
- Chris Ford at the Internet Movie Database
WWE Cruiserweight Champions WCW Brian Pillman · Jushin Liger · Scotty Flamingo · Brad Armstrong · Shinjiro Otani · Dean Malenko · Rey Mysterio, Jr. · Último Dragón · Syxx/X-Pac · Chris Jericho · Alex Wright · Eddy Guerrero · Juventud Guerrera · Billy Kidman · Psicosis · Lenny Lane · Disco Inferno · Evan Karagias · Madusa · Oklahoma · The Artist · Chris Candido · Crowbar/Daffney · Lt. Loco/Chavo Guerrero Jr. · Lance Storm · Elix Skipper · Mike Sanders · Shane HelmsWWE Tajiri · Jamie Noble · Matt Hardy · Jacqueline · Chavo Classic · Funaki · Paul London · Nunzio · Kid Kash · HornswoggleWCW Hardcore Champions Norman Smiley · Brian Knobbs · Bam Bam Bigelow · Shane Helms (joint holder) · Evan Karagias (joint holder) · Shannon Moore (joint holder) · Terry Funk
Eric Bischoff · Big Vito · Jonny the Bull (joint holder) · Lance Storm · Carl Ouellet · Reno · Crowbar · Meng · BarbarianCategories:- 1974 births
- American professional wrestlers
- Living people
- People from Rutherford, New Jersey
- Finishing moves
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