Big Backstage Update on Why James Storm Didn’t Sign with NXT

Last night during TNA’s first “Impact” show on the POP TV network, former TNA World Champion James Storm returned to the company after appearing in NXT a few times for singles matches and being rumored to be in negotiations for a coach/wrestler role within the brand.

It is now being reported by ProWrestlingSheet.com, that the main reason for Storm’s return to TNA was money. That shouldn’t come as a surprise because that’s usually how these things go, but the report says that WWE was only offering Storm less than one-hundred thousand a year and TNA was willing to double that salary.

It is being reported that Storm signed a two-year deal to return to TNA and that contract gives him a sizeable cut of the merchandise sales. Storm’s contract is for guaranteed money as well, and he’s going to have a bigger on-screen role in TNA than he would have in NXT.

It doesn’t seem like NXT, and James Storm ended on poor terms. They just couldn’t agree on terms, which is a fairly common thing.

Despite how cool it was to see Storm in NXT for a cup of coffee, maybe he can still do good things in TNA, and no one is going to blame him for taking more money with a company of which he’s spent most of his career.

Sorry about your damn luck, WWE.

Source: Wrestlezone.com