Joe King
Lights, Cameras, Traction are a group of articles that looks at professional wrestlers that have exchanged gold in the squared circle to the silver screen of Hollywood. Wrestlers who have dabbled or completely transitioned into acting.
Lance Storm was one of the greatest technical wrestlers in pro wrestling history. He won many championships in several different promotions throughout his career including Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is also one of the best trainers that the sport has to offer as his Storm Wrestling Academy has notable alumni such as Chelsea Green, Tyler Breeze, Emma, and Peyton Royce. But the last several years, Storm has also tried his hand in movies and television. Here are a few notable roles of his:
Corner Gas
Animated Series
Season 3 Episode 4: “Sound and Fury”
-In the Animated Series Corner Gas, Brent and Hank find out that their favorite wrestler is now a gardener. Lance Storm voices a professional wrestler who also hosts a popular gardening podcast named Lance Fury in the episode titled “Sound and Fury”. Bret Hart and Trish Stratus also voice characters in the episode. ‘Corner Gas’ is available on DVD & YouTube.
Chokeslam
Movie: Comedy/Drama
-Chokeslam is a romantic comedy/drama centered around the ins and outs of the pro wrestling business. Lance Storm’s Storm Wrestling Academy is the training school featured in the movie & Lance also plays the wrestling villain Pit Stank, who uses a signature maneuver similar to “The Pit Stop”, made famous years earlier by wrestling legends, the Nasty Boys. The movie also features wrestling legend Mick Foley as well as former WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green and former WWE Tag Team Champion and son of the legendary British Bulldog, Harry Smith. ‘Chokeslam’ is available on DVD & Dailymotion.
Wynonna Earp
Sci-Fi Series
Season 1 Episode 12 “House of Memories”
-Wynonna Earp is a science-fiction series in which the main character is the great-granddaughter of Wild West Legend Wyatt Earp, Agent Xavier Dolls, and Wyatt’s pal, Doc Holiday. In the episode titled “House of Memories”, Lance plays a character named “Flip”, who is a member of a motorcycle gang that gets in a fight with agent Xavier Dolls . The fight choreography is excellent. He gets finished off with a Uranage through a table before ratting out his cohorts. ‘Wynonna Earp’ is now streaming on Tubi & Hulu.