February 2003

Thankfully (Devon) Storm is going by the name 'Salem' here, otherwise this was going to get tricky... his gimmick here is a fairly low rent cult leader. Storm meanwhile was getting a decent push in XPW, which would be the only US run he would get in his career, so it's a shame - for him - that the company would only limp on for another month. Early on Salem tries to use his strength and size advantage, which is a simple story to tell, but given this is 2003, they can't help but crowbar (if you excuse the pun) in some typical indie reversal and standoff sequences. Once they've got that out of the way, Salem does start to dominate. Storm sells for large parts, which i…