6 Ups & 3 Downs From This Week's NWA Powerrr (Nov 5)
4. The Sympathy For Tim Storm
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If Tim Storm isn’t the most sympathetic, genuine, and
likeable babyface in the wrestling world today, then Hulk Hogan never rocked a
skullet, Bret Hart was never the coolest of the cool, and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve
Austin never flipped anybody off.
While Perfect Storm being the ultimate veteran babyface is
nothing new by this point in time, what was so great on this week’s NWA Powerrr
offering is how much Tim was pained by the fact that the NWA Worlds
Championship is now out of his grasp.
As we were reminded, Tim Storm losing to NWA Worlds Champion
Nick Aldis on the first episode of NWA Powerrr meant that Storm can never again
challenge for the Ten Pounds of Gold. And man oh man, did this week’s Powerrr
do a marvellous job of showcasing just how impactful that fact is on Tim Storm.
By Storm being so utterly devastated by this fact, the NWA
yet again makes its Worlds Championship feel like the most important title in
the industry right now.
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