| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeffrey Warner (1965-09-09)September 9, 1965 (age 60) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Agent Storm Big Juice[1] J. W. Storm[1] Silencer[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| Billed from | Los Angeles, California |
| Debut | 1989 |
| Retired | c. 1999 |
Jeffrey Warner (born September 9, 1965) is a retired Americanprofessional wrestler and boxer best known by thering nameJ. W. Storm.
Storm worked forWorld Championship Wrestling most notably, as a member of the tag teamMaximum Overdrive with Tim Hunt.[1] He also had stints inPacific Northwest Wrestling andPro Wrestling America, winning the tag team championships in both promotions.
Warner started wrestling in 1989 in theNWA's Pacific Northwest territory. He formed a tag team withArt Barr who was using a "Beetlejuice" gimmick called "The Juice Patrol" with Warner becoming "Big Juice". They feuded withRicky Santana andCurtis Thompson, who formed the tag team "U.S. Male", until Warner was forced to leave the promotion in a "loser leaves town" match on June 30, 1990.
Warner also wrestled in Pro Wrestling America during the late-80s and early-90s and won the tag team titles as one half of Maximum Overdrive with Tim Hunt defeating Matt Derringer and Bret Derringer on June 24, 1989. Holding the titles for nearly a year, they finally lost them to theSteiner Brothers inAtlanta, Georgia on September 17, 1990. Warner, who had previously won thePWA Iron Horse Television title on April 5, 1990, would continue defending the title before jumping to theNational Wrestling Alliance in June.
On April 15, 1989 Warner and Hunt received a tryout withWorld Championship Wrestling, defeatingThe Tokyo Bullets in Chicago, IL.[2]
On the August 24, 1990 episode of WCW'sPower Hour, an announcement was made about the forthcomingClash of the Champions XII that stated that the then NWA/WCW U.S. Tag Team ChampionsSteiner Brothers would be facing one of three new tag-teams set to debut on that event, the duo known asMaximum Overdrive (the other newcomers beingThe Nasty Boys andThe Master Blasters. The duo would be Tim Hunt (known asHunter) and Warner, who was dubbedSilencer. Overdrive were defeated by the Steiners at the Clash on September 5, but that proved to be the only match for the tandem.
Twelve days later Warner was repackaged as singles wrestlerJ.W. Storm, with a look modeled afterSteven Seagal from the movieHard to Kill which had released earlier in the year. Storm defeatedBrett Holliday in his debut at the taping forWorld Championship Wrestling in Macon, GA.[3] Storm began a win streak, defeating Allen Iron Eagle andTommy Rich before sustaining his first pinfall loss toBrad Armstrong, losing to him atHalloween Havoc '90 in a victory that announcerJim Ross considered an "upset". This began a losing streak for Storm, who would sustain losses toTom Zenk, Brad Armstrong, and fellow Portland wrestlerThe Juicer. Storm would go on to faceMike Rotundo,Terry Taylor, andDave Taylor. His final match came on November 18 against Tommy Rich.[4]
Of the three new teams that were brought into WCW for the September Clash of the Champions XII, neither the Nasty Boys nor Maximum Overdrive appeared to have been on long-term deals. On December 11, 1990 the Nasty Boys made theirWorld Wrestling Federation debut at aWWF Superstars taping in Tampa, Florida; at the same show J.W. Storm received a tryout match and defeatedRicky T. A day later he had another tryout at aWrestling Challenge taping and was defeated byShane Douglas.[5] In February 1991 he received a second round of tryouts; on February 18 Storm was defeated byJim Powers during aWWF Superstars taping. A day later in Ft. Myers, Florida he pinned Scott Allen at aWrestling Challenge taping in Fort Myers, Florida. Storm received another set of tryouts in December 1991, when he returned on December 3 at a San Antonio, Texas house show and was defeated byChris Chavis. He again wrestled Chavis the following night at aSuperstars taping.[6]
On February 14, 1992 Warner joined the WWF roster full-time. Substituting forKerry Von Erich, Storm was defeated byThe Undertaker in St Louis, Missouri. He saw extensive action in February and March, wrestling"The Model" Rick Martel,The Warlord andHercules. Storm would gain several victories, pinningSteve Lombardi,Doug Summers,Jim Brunzell, andKato ofThe Orient Express during the early part of 1992. Storm gained the services ofJimmy Hart at aWrestling Challenge TV taping in Portland, Maine on July 21 as he faced theDublin Destroyer, but this would be his final match of the year.[7]
Warner credits his wife Jennifer with saving his life from drug and alcohol abuse. He became aborn againChristian and, in 2002, an ordained minister through the International Ministerial Fellowship. He now tours the United States with his Ultimate Strength show that combines preaching with feats of strength, such asbreaking through a stack of concrete blocks. Warner and his wife have four sons,[8] one of which isHunter Warner [fr].[9]
Between 1989 and 2000, Warner went 22-2 in boxing, all by knockout.[14]