Christopher Ford (born March 4, 1974) is an American
professional wrestler
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,
best known for his tenure in
World Championship Wrestling
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under the
ring name
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Crowbar, where he was a
one time Hardcore Champion, a
one time World Tag Team Champion with
David Flair
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and a
one time Cruiserweight Champion, which he held jointly with
Daffney
Shannon Claire Spruill (July 17, 1975 – September 1, 2021) was an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler, Manager (professional wrestling), wrestling manager and actress better known by her ring name Daffney.
Daffney began her ...
. He,
Jerry Lynn
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Lynn has worked for professional wrestling promotion, promotions ...
and
Christopher Daniels
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are the only wrestlers in history to have wrestled for
World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. A global integrated media and entertainment company, ...
,
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of National W ...
,
Extreme Championship Wrestling
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,
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
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,
Ring Of Honor
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and
All Elite Wrestling
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. He currently performs on the
independent circuit
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either as The Timeless One, Crowbar or Devon Storm.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1992–1997)
While attending college, Ford began training under
"Iron" Mike Sharpe. After completing his training, he began wrestling on the
independent circuit
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under the ring name Devon Storm and formed a successful
tag team
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known as The Extreme with
Ace Darling. In November 1994, Storm took part in a tournament for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
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, vacated by
Shane Douglas
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; he lost to
Tracy Smothers
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in the first round. After a few years on the indies, Storm wrestled in about 30 matches in
Extreme Championship Wrestling
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in 1996, including losing to
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via countout at
Hostile City Showdown,
2 Cold Scorpio
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at
November to Remember
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in a
loser leaves town match, and
Balls Mahoney
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at
Holiday Hell. In 1996, he had four matches in WCW as Dangerous Devon Storm, including a match against
Konnan
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for the United States Championship.
World Wrestling Federation (1997–1999)
In 1997, Ford, while using his Devon Storm name, took part in a tournament in the
World Wrestling Federation
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to determine the first-ever
Light Heavyweight Champion. He wrestled against and lost to
Taka Michinoku
(born October 26, 1973), better known by his ring name (stylized as TAKA Michinoku), is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He primarily appears for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a me ...
, 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
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. He and Ace Darling briefly reunited as a tag team (but not using the name The Extreme) in a losing effort against the then newly formed team of
Brian Christopher
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and
Scott Taylor.
World Championship Wrestling (1999–2001)
After leaving the WWF, Storm signed a developmental deal with
World Championship Wrestling
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. After signing with WCW he reformed The Extreme with Darling, but the team saw little success. Following the disbanding of The Extreme, he was placed in a
faction with
David Flair
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and
Daffney
Shannon Claire Spruill (July 17, 1975 – September 1, 2021) was an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler, Manager (professional wrestling), wrestling manager and actress better known by her ring name Daffney.
Daffney began her ...
, where he debuted under the name Crowbar. The
gimmick
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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
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alongside Flair after winning a tournament against the teams of
Lash LeRoux
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and
Midnight
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...
,
Buff Bagwell
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and
Vampiro
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, and finally
Kevin Nash
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and
Scott Steiner
Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962), better known by the ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler.
Steiner is perhaps best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and has also wrestled for Jim Crockett ...
. They later dropped the title to
The Mamalukes (
Big Vito and
Johnny the Bull) on the January 19 edition of ''
Thunder
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''. After losing a rematch at
SuperBrawl 2000, Crowbar teamed up with Daffney to defeat then
Cruiserweight Champion Chris Candido
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and
Tammy Lynn Sytch
Tamara Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972), commonly known by her ring name Sunny, is an American former professional wrestling personality.
Sytch was introduced to the professional industry by her longtime boyfriend Chris Candido, and debuted i ...
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
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on the November 6 edition of ''Thunder''. He later retained the title at
Mayhem after defeating Reno and former rival Big Vito. During his reign as Hardcore Champion, he began a feud with
Terry Funk
Terrance Dee Funk (June 30, 1944 – August 23, 2023) was an American professional wrestler and actor. Widely considered one of the most influential
and greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Funk was known for the longevity of his car ...
that culminated at the final
Starrcade
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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.
Independent circuit (2001–present)
After the closure of WCW, Ford, returning to his Devon Storm ring name, defeated fellow WCW alumnus
Rick Fuller in a
dark match
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Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that o ...
on the April 10, 2001 edition of ''
SmackDown!
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''. He then spent some time in the now defunct
World Wrestling All-Stars
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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
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.
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
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from mid to late 2003 Ford, alternating between his Devon Storm and Crowbar ring names, wrestled against the likes of
Joey Matthews
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Birch was trained by fellow wrestler Jimmy Cicero and made his wrestl ...
and former WCW alumni
Scott Steiner
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Steiner is perhaps best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and has also wrestled for Jim Crockett ...
and
Sean O'Haire
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Haire was best known for his appearances with the profess ...
in dark matches before ''SmackDown!'' as well as on ''
Sunday Night Heat
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'' and ''
Velocity
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''.
On June 4, 2004, Ford began working for
HealthSouth
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as a site coordinator and as an outpatient
physical therapist
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. 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
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Founded in 1948, the NWA be ...
territories as well as other northeast independent promotions, such as the
East Coast Wrestling Association
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,
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
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History
1997
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, Bodyslam Wrestling Organization, and the Pro Wrestling Syndicate.
On October 6, 2012, Storm was defeated by
Shawn Daivari
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in the
House of Hardcore
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's first show.
Storm entered the
Extreme Rising World Championship tournament which was eventually won by
Stevie Richards
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. He defeated
Sabu in the opening round but was defeated by
Rhino
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in the semi-finals.
Crowbar returning as the Timeless one made his debut for Wrestling Open in Late 2022, Wrestling matches against the likes of Jhonny Santos, Alec Price and Ryan Clancy.
NWA Total Nonstop Action (2002–2003; 2013)
In 2002, Ford, under the new name Tempest, joined
NWA Total Nonstop Action
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and became a part of
Father James Mitchell
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's stable,
The New Church
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. During his stint in TNA, Tempest took part in TNA's first and only
Hard 10 Tournament, losing in the first round to
The Sandman, who later went on to win the tournament. He returned in 2013 at the
One Night Only show, Hardcore Justice 2 in a Hardcore Battle Royale that was won by
Shark Boy
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.
All Elite Wrestling (2021)
Crowbar appeared with
All Elite Wrestling
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on October 11, 2021, on an episode of ''
AEW Dark: Elevation'' in Philadelphia, losing to
Joey Janela
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. The match featured a cameo appearance by
The Blue Meanie
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, with the two ECW alumni giving a "
shoot
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* Shooting, the firing of projectile weapons
* Photo shoot, a photography session; an event wherein a photographer takes photographs
Shoot may also refer t ...
" promo afterwards.
Professional wrestling style and persona
Ford's style of wrestling is hardcore, that of his idol
Terry Funk
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and greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Funk was known for the longevity of his car ...
. He will occasionally jump from elevated locations and use weapons, most notably the crowbar. His finishing moves are the
Sitout Front Suplex, which he calls the "Mindbender", and the
inverted DDT, which he calls "The Eye of the Storm". Other moves he uses frequently are the
Northern Lights Suplex,
Catapult
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Splash,
Catapult Leg Drop,
La Quebrada La Quebrada can refer to:
*La Quebrada, Venezuela, also known as La Quebrada de San Roque, capital of Urdaneta Municipality, Trujillo.
*La Quebrada, Mexico, famous diving spot in Acapulco.
* La Quebrada, a springboard moonsault attack used in profe ...
, the
Pescado, and the use of a
crowbar
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as a signature weapon
Personal life
On August 7, 2004, Ford married ECW ring announcer Dina Caravella.
[ They have two children who were born in 2007 and 2009.
Ford studied at ]Kean University
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for six years and graduated with a degree in physical therapy. Chris and Dina currently work at their own health care facility in northern New Jersey where Chris is a physical therapist and Dina is a registered dietitian.
Championships and accomplishments
* American Championship Entertainment
**ACE Fight or Flight Championship (1 time)
*Cauliflower Alley Club
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Established in 1965 by Mike Mazurki and Art Ab ...
**Other honoree (1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
)
*Century Wrestling Alliance
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**CWA Tag Team Championship
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( 1 time) – with Ace Darling
*East Coast Pro Wrestling
**ECPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**ECPW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ace Darling(1) and Timothy Plazma (1)[
**ECPW Hall of Fame (Class of 2010)
*]East Coast Wrestling Association
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**ECWA Tag Team Championship
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( 1 time) – with Ace Darling
*Eternity Wrestling Association
**EWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ace Darling[
*Independent Superstars of Professional Wrestling
**ISPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)]
*International Fighting Network
**IFN Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[
* Jersey Championship Wrestling
** JCW Championship (1 time)
*Jersey Shore Wrestling
**JSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)]
**Tidal Wave Rumble (2008)
*Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
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** MEWF Mid-Atlantic Championship ( 1 time)
**MEWF Tag Team Championship
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( 1 time) – with Mark Schrader
* NWA 2000
**NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ace Darling
*NWA New Jersey
NWA most commonly refers to:
* N.W.A ("Niggaz Wit Attitudes"), a hip hop group from Compton, California
* National Wrestling Alliance, a professional wrestling organization
* Northwest Arkansas, the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers metropolitan ...
**NWA New Jersey Hardcore Championship (1 time)
**NWA New Jersey State Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
** NWA United States Tag Team Championship ''(New Jersey version)'' ( 1 time) – with Ace Darling
** NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship ''(New Jersey version)'' ( 1 time)
* NWA New York
**NWA New York Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ace Darling
**NWA New York Television Championship (1 time)
*New Jack City Wrestling
**NJCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[
* RescueMania
**RescueMania Championship (1 time, current)]
* Richmond Championship Wrestling
** RCW Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Ace Darling
*Outlaw Wrestling
**Outlaw Wrestling Championship (1 time)
*''Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
**PWI ranked him #72 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500
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in 2002
*World Championship Wrestling
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**WCW Cruiserweight Championship
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of National W ...
( 1 time)1
**WCW Hardcore Championship
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( 1 time)
**WCW World Tag Team Championship
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( 1 time) – with David Flair
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** WCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament (January 2000) - with David Flair
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*World Wrestling All-Stars
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** WWA Hardcore Championship (1 time)
1Crowbar held the title jointly with Daffney
Shannon Claire Spruill (July 17, 1975 – September 1, 2021) was an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler, Manager (professional wrestling), wrestling manager and actress better known by her ring name Daffney.
Daffney began her ...
during his reign.
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1974 births
20th-century male professional wrestlers
20th-century American professional wrestlers
21st-century male professional wrestlers
21st-century American professional wrestlers
American male professional wrestlers
Living people
People from Rutherford, New Jersey
Professional wrestlers from New Jersey
Martial artists from Bergen County, New Jersey
WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Champions
WCW Hardcore Champions
WCW World Tag Team Champions
GCW World Champions