Thirteen HouseGuests in total entered the House on the eleventh edition of American reality television series Big Brother where the HouseGuests were observed by television viewers 24 hours a day. Each week one or more of the HouseGuests were evicted by votes of the remaining HouseGuests until the winner was left.

Braden[link]

Robert "Braden" Bacha^[1] (b. September 13, 1980) is a surfer from Santa Monica, California. Braden has experience as an actor and an international model, and has a fear of drowning.^[2] According to his imdb entry, Braden had a role in the movie The Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks and an episode of Dante's Cove called "The Solstice" appearing fully frontal naked.^[3] On Day 1, Braden was placed in the Popular Clique. During the first few days, Braden was seen to be well liked in the House. This led Russell to fear him as a gameplayer. On Day 9, Russell chose to remove Lydia from the block and Braden was named the replacement nominee. Braden's clique members attempted to then flip the votes against the athletes and keep Braden safe. Despite appearing to have the six votes, Ronnie flipped on them, and the vote was a five to five tie. Head of Household Jessie broke the tie and voted to evict Braden.

While in the House, Braden made several racist and derogatory comments after the first Power of Veto ceremony to fellow HouseGuests Kevin and Lydia in an argument. The argument was edited during the first live eviction show on Thursday but played unedited on the live feeds. During the live portion of the show, Chima brought up the comments made by Braden again during her final plea speech to her fellow HouseGuests. Chima also stated Braden used a sexually insulting word to describe Big Brother host Julie Chen. This comment was made at the conclusion of a "Julie Says" game played by the HouseGuests a couple nights earlier as viewed on Big Brother After Dark.^[4][5]

Casey[link]

Casey Turner^[1] (b. February 16, 1968) is a fifth grade teacher from St. Petersburg, Florida. He is married with two sons and is a DJ at night. On Day 1, Casey was placed in the Offbeat Clique. Head of Household Jessie chose Casey to host the first Power of Veto competition on Day 7. During the first week, Casey went against his clique and chose to keep Braden in the game, a plan which backfired due to Ronnie. After his vote, it became apparent that Casey had little to no interaction with his clique mates Kevin and Lydia. On Day 21, during the Power of Veto competition, Casey learned he would have to wear a banana suit for an entire week. On Day 23, Casey was put on the block as a replacement nominee for Michele, who won the Veto. He was evicted on Day 26 by a vote of 7-1.^[6]

Chima[link]

Chima Simone Benson^[1] (first name pronounced like shee-MUH) (b. July 28, 1976) is a freelance journalist from West Hollywood, California.^[7] Chima is good friends with Marcellas Reynolds from Big Brother 3; he sent several e-mails to assist in getting her on the show.^[8] On Day 1, Chima was placed on the Brains Clique. On Day 5, Chima was nominated by Head of Household Jessie as a pawn to hide the alliance between the Brains and the Athletes. On Day 12, Chima narrowly survived the eviction, after Head of Household Jessie broke the tie in her favor. Following the first eviction, Chima's clique mate Ronnie became the new Head of Household, ensuring her safety for that week. Shortly afterwards, Chima engaged in a fight with her fellow Brains member Michele, due to the fact that Michele voted against her. During her fourth week in the House, Chima engaged in a fight with Head of Household Russell, culminating in her throwing water in his face. On Day 33, Chima won her first Head of Household competition, becoming the fifth person to hold the title, and the first girl this season. Despite nominating Russell and Lydia for eviction, on Day 40 Jeff used the power of the Coup d'État to change Chima's nominations, placing two of her allies, Jessie and Natalie on the block. This was the only eviction episode to be pre-recorded, due to the fact Chima had said multiple times if the mystery power was used she would flip out. After Michele won the following Head of Household, Chima was nominated on Day 41. Later that night, Chima was expelled from the game, after refusing to come to the Diary Room, covering up cameras to block their view, and throwing her microphone in the jacuzzi.^[9] This makes Chima the first person to be expelled from the game since Big Brother 4 where one houseguest had a violent outburst, and only the third person total. In the final episode, Chima's spot on the jury was replaced by America. America voted for Jordan to win Big Brother 11.

Jeff[link]

Jeff Schroeder^[1] (B. June 5, 1978) is an advertising salesman from Norridge, Illinois.^[10] He had a close relationship with Jordan which led to a relationship, outside the house. On Day 1, Jeff was placed in the Athletes Clique. When his clique won HoH the first week, he was guaranteed safety. Despite being a part of their team, Jeff was seen as distant from his teammates, and became good friends with Jordan and Braden, both of whom are on the popular clique. On Day 8, a homophobic comment made by Jeff during an argument with Russell after the first Power of Veto ceremony was edited out of the first Tuesday broadcast episode while the comments remained uncensored online.^[4][11][12] The comment caused much controversy outside of the house. On Day 13, Jeff was nominated alongside his ally Laura by Head of Household Ronnie. However, on Day 14, Jeff won the second Power of Veto of the season, and used it on himself. His good friend Jordan was named the replacement nominee, but survived the eviction. On Day 33, it was revealed that America had chosen Jeff to win the power of the Coup d'État, which would allow him to change the nominations just moments before the live eviction. On Day 40, he chose to exercise this power, taken Lydia and Russell off the block in favor of Jessie and Natalie. This led to Jesse's eviction. On Day 47, Jeff became the eighth Head of Household of the season, making it his second win of the year. On Day 49, he won his second Power of Veto, making it the second week in a row that the HoH won the Veto as well. The first person to do this was Jordan. On Day 55, Jeff was nominated alongside Michele by Head of Household Kevin. When Michele won the Veto, Jordan was named her replacement nominee. On Day 61, Jeff was evicted by a unanimous two to zero vote. On Day 73, he won the "America's Favorite" prize, awarding him $25,000. He was a part of the Big Brother Jury and voted for Jordan to win.

After Big Brother, Jeff has made appearances on several other CBS shows. Jeff, along with Jordan, appeared on The Amazing Race 16. They were the fifth couple to lose, however, coming in seventh place. In 2010, Jeff, along with Jordan, entered the Big Brother 12 house to host the fifth Power of Veto competition, "Lover's Lane". Later in 2010, Jeff became a part of the online CBS show Around the World For Free. After doing two seasons of the show, it was revealed the third season would not feature Jeff. In 2011, Jeff and Jordan returned to the Big Brother House yet again, this time as HouseGuest. Their appearance is due to the "Dynamic Duos" twist, which saw three pairs from past seasons enter the House against eight new HouseGuest. Jeff was ultimately evicted during a Double Eviction on Day 55, earning seventh place.

Jessie[link]

Jessie Godderz (born April 23, 1986) is an American professional bodybuilder/Wrestler with the World Natural Body Building Federation from Rudd, Iowa. He previously appeared on Big Brother 10 the previous year, earning tenth place. As part of this seasons twist, Jessie was allowed access back into the House after his clique, the Athletes, won the first Head of Household competition. Despite not competing for the title, Jessie was automatically named the first Head of Household of the season. On Day 19, Jessie became the third Head of Household of the season, making him the first person this season to hold the tile of HoH twice. On Day 40, Jeff exercised the power of Coup d'État and named Jessie and Natalie the nominees up for eviction. Afterwards, Jessie became the fifth person evicted by a vote of three to two. Jessie earned ninth place, making him the first member of the Jury. Despite his close friendship with Natalie in the House, he surprisingly voted for Jordan to win Big Brother 11.

Since his appearance on Big Brother 11, Jesse has been active in the Big Brother community. In 2010, Jesse appeared on Big Brother 12 after Britney opened Pandora's Box on Day 50. She had to take one hour's worth of workout lessons with Jessie, while the rest of the house had a Hawaiian luau-style party. In 2011, after it was announced that Big Brother 13 would feature "Dynamic Duos" from seasons past, rumors began circulating that Jessie and Natalie would be one of the duos. Despite not entering the House as a contestant, Jesse did appear later on in the season, when on Day 64 Head of Household Rachel opened Pandora's Box, and yet again Jessie was there. While Rachel was stuck in Pandora's Box with Jessie (who gave her free clothes with his face and name on them), the other four remaining HouseGuest got to meet Tori Spelling, who entered the House as a surprise guest. They also got to go on a three minute shopping spree, in which they got to keep anything they could fit on their body. Since she was locked in Pandora's Box, Rachel didn't get to meet Tori or get the free clothes. His appearances have made Jessie the only HouseGuest to appear on Big Brother for four years in a row. In 2011 Godderz signed a contract with professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and was sent down to their developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling.^[13][14]

Jordan[link]

Jordan Lloyd (b. November 21, 1986) is a waitress from Charlotte, North Carolina and is described as being naive and laid back. She has a close bond with Jeff, which led to a relationship outside of the House. On Day 1, Jordan was placed in the Popular Clique. During the first week, after Jordan's clique mate Braden was on the block, Jordan and Laura attempted to flip the vote and go after the Athletes Clique. Despite being promised the six votes, someone flipped, and Braden was evicted. On Day 16, Jordan was nominated as a replacement nominee for Jeff, who used the Veto on himself. She survived the eviction, but her good friend Laura was evicted. This made Jordan the only remaining member of the Popular Clique. On Day 20, Jordan was nominated along with Michele by Head of Household Jessie. On eviction night, Jordan survived her second eviction in a row, but lost yet another ally as Casey was evicted. On Day 43, Jordan became the seventh Head of Household of the season, after Michele was dethroned due to Chima's expulsion. On Day 47, during a special live Veto competition, Jordan won her first Power of Veto, and became the first person this Summer to hold both the title of HoH and the Power of Veto. Following the eviction moments later, her good friend Jeff became the new Head of Household. On Day 58, Jordan was named the replacement nominee for Michele, after she won the Power of Veto and used it on herself. On Day 61, Jordan survived her third eviction, but lost her showmantic partner Jeff. On Day 64, Jordan was named the replacement nominee for Kevin, after he won the final Power of Veto and saved himself. She survived yet another eviction, however, as Kevin chose to evict Michele instead. On Day 72, Jordan beat Natalie in the second part of the Final Head of Household competition. On Day 73, Jordan competed live against Kevin to become the Final Head of Household. Jordan won, earning her third Head of Household win. She chose to evict Kevin. Minutes later, Jordan became the winner of Big Brother 11, beating Natalie in a Jury Vote of five to two.

After Big Brother, Jordan has made appearances on several other CBS shows. Jordan, along with Jeff, appeared on The Amazing Race 16. They were the fifth couple to lose, however, coming in seventh place. In 2010, the couple entered the Big Brother 12 house to host the fifth Power of Veto competition, "Lover's Lane". In 2011, Jeff and Jordan returned to the Big Brother House yet again, this time as HouseGuest. Their appearance is due to the "Dynamic Duos" twist, which saw three pairs from past seasons enter the House against eight new HouseGuest. Jordan came in fourth place, being evicted by a single vote on Day 69.

Kevin[link]

Kevin Campbell^[1] (b. September 18, 1979) is a graphic designer and Reporter from Chula Vista, California. He is openly gay. He is characterized by his flamboyant personality and his racial composition (he is of Japanese and African-American descent). He was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses but was excommunicated at age 21.^[15] He has been in a relationship with his partner for 9 years. While in the House, Kevin had a strong bond with Lydia, and was close friends with Chima and Natalie as well. On Day 35, Kevin won the fifth Power of Veto of the season, making it his first win of the Summer. On Day 48, Kevin and his only remaining ally Natalie were nominated for eviction by Head of Household Jeff. Jeff also won the Veto that week, and on Day 51, chose to remove Kevin from the block and backdoor Russell. On Day 54, Kevin became the ninth Head of Household of the season, making it his first Head of Household win. On Day 62, Kevin was nominated for eviction, along with Michele. On Day 63, however, Kevin won the final Power of Veto of the season, making it his second Power of Veto win, and third win total. On Day 71, Kevin won the first round of the final HoH competition. On Day 73, Kevin competed in the Final Round of the HoH against Jordan, ultimately losing to her. Jordan then cast the sole vote to evict Kevin. He came in third place, and was a member of the Jury. He voted for Natalie to win.

Laura[link]

Laura Crosby- Stein^[1] (b. December 21, 1987) is a bikini model from Atlanta, Georgia. She is described as being determined, sassy, and outgoing. She hoped to use her looks to carry in the game. On Day 1, Laura was placed in the Popular Clique. During the first week, Laura and her good friend Jordan tried to flip the House against the Athletes to save their fellow clique member Braden from eviction. The plan backfired, however, and Braden was evicted. On Day 13, Laura was nominated for eviction by Head of Household Ronnie, after he discovered she was accusing him of changing his vote last minute, causing Braden's eviction. On Day 17, Laura and Ronnie engaged in a huge fight, in which she called him out for his lies and deceptions. She was evicted on Day 19 by a vote of eight to one, making her the second HouseGuest to be evicted.

Since the show, Laura married Ben Stein. The couple welcomed their first child, Madison on May 10, 2012.

Lydia[link]

Lydia Rose Tavera^[1] (b. March 8, 1985) is a special effects make up artist from Torrance, California. She is a self-proclaimed bisexual, and is characterized by her many tattoos. During the season she had a strong fondness for Jessie, sometimes she could be seen sneaking in his bed to watch him when he sleeps. Lydia had a stuffed pink, baby unicorn named Dae Yum Yum with her in the House. On Day 1, she was placed in the Offbeat Clique. On Day 5, Lydia became Jessie's target for eviction when she was nominated beside Chima, who was a pawn. After Jessie's ally Russell won the Power of Veto, she managed to manipulate her way off of the block, throwing her friend Braden under the bus. On Day 27, Lydia was nominated for a second time by Head of Household Russell. On Day 33, however, she narrowly survived the eviction, receiving three out of seven votes. On Day 34, Chima chose to nominate Lydia for a third time in the game, this time with Russell. Despite the plan being to evict Russell, on Day 40, Jeff used the Coup d'État, and chose to take Lydia off of the block, along with Russell. On Day 44, Lydia was nominated for a fourth time, this time by Head of Household Jordan. During the HoH competition on Day 43, Lydia was forced to wear the "Captain Unitard" outfit for the full week. The punishment did not last, however, as on Day 47, Lydia was evicted from the house in a three to one vote against Natalie. Lydia came in seventh place, and voted for Jordan to win Big Brother 11.

Michele[link]

Michele Ann Noonan^[1] (b. June 16, 1982) is a neuroscientist from Pasadena, California. In an episode of Big Brother: After Dark, Michele revealed that she was bisexual. On Day 1, she was placed in the Brains Clique. On Day 21, Michele was nominated alongside Jordan by Head of Household Jessie. On Day 22, Michele won Power of Veto, and removed herself from the block. On Day 29, Michele won her second consecutive Power of Veto, this time choosing not to use it. On Day 40 Michele became the sixth Head of Household. On Day 55, she was nominated once again. On Day 56, however, Michele won her third Power of Veto of the season, and removed herself from the block. On Day 62, Michele was nominated yet again, this time with Kevin. After Kevin won the Power of Veto and removed himself from the block, he cast the sole vote against Michele on Day 66. She came in fourth place, and voted for Jordan to win.

Natalie[link]

Natalie Martinez^[1] (b. March 3, 1985) is a single woman of Argentinian & African-American heritage residing in Gilbert, Arizona. She is a Tae Kwon Do champion and enjoys playing poker. She is 24 years old, but told her fellow HouseGuests she was only 18. Kevin appeared to be the only HouseGuest to doubt her claims, claiming that she looked to be at least 25. Over the course of the game, Natalie did tell some HouseGuest her true age, including Jessie, Chima, and Kevin. In her goodbye message to Casey, she also revealed her real age. On Day 1, Natalie was placed in the Athletes Clique. Despite being one of the last two hanging in the endurance competition, Natalie quickly became seen as a non-threat because of her performance in competitions. On Day 40, Jeff chose to exercise his power of Coup d'État, and changed Head of Household Chima's nominations, placing Natalie and her ally Jessie on the block. Natalie survived the eviction, however, and Jessie was evicted. Natalie quickly became seen as a pawn, and faced nominations three more times in a row. She was nominated on days 42, 44, and 51. On Day 61, Natalie became the new Head of Household, her first win of the season. This ensured her a spot in the final three. On Day 73, Jordan won the final Head of Household competition, and chose to take Natalie to the Final Two with her. Natalie then became the Runner-Up of Big Brother 11, earning two of the seven Jury Votes.

Ronnie[link]

Ronnie Talbott^[1] (b. January 15, 1979) is a married man from Belpre, Ohio. He is obsessed with video games and plays for more than six hours a day. He is also described as an extreme Big Brother fanatic who can recite the eviction order of every HouseGuest in the history of the show. Ronnie lied several times, playing both sides of the house which led to the entire house singling him out. He was evicted on the eviction show on August 6, 2009 (Day 33 in the Big Brother house) with a vote of 4-3.^[16] He's best known for dressing up as Princess Leia during one of the competitions, and saying that Michele was the worst person he had ever met and that he saw no good in her, though he later apologized for saying this in the finale. Today, Ronnie is a regular contributor to RTVZone.com.

Russell[link]

Russell Kairouz^[1] (b. September 1, 1984) is a single man of Lebanese descent from Walnut Creek, California. He is a mixed martial arts fighter and a commercial real estate broker and is described as being loud and brash. He also is very confident in himself. He is Catholic. When Jeff won Power of Veto in Week 7, he replaced Kevin with Russell, which lead to physical threats towards each other. Russell was evicted on Day 54, with a 3-0 vote. Russell was a part of the jury; he voted for Natalie to win Big Brother 11. Throughout the season, he used intimidation tactics to change and divide alliances including Ronnie, Jeff, Lydia, Jessie, Jordan, Natalie and most commonly rivaled with Chima.

References[link]

Garett Bischoff
Bischoff in January 2012
Ring name(s)	Garett Bischoff Jackson James
Born	(1984-04-20) April 20, 1984 (age 28)
Debut	November 7, 2010[1]

Garett Bischoff (born April 20, 1984) is a professional wrestler and former referee, who is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Early life[link]

Bischoff was born in 1984 to wrestling personality and television producer Eric Bischoff and his wife Loree. Garett has a younger sister named Montanna.^[2]

Professional wrestling career[link]

This section requires expansion.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010–present)[link]

Garett, under the ring name Jackson James, made his debut for TNA Wrestling on November 7, 2010, as a referee at Turning Point.^[1] James would appear again at Final Resolution in a Falls Count Anywhere match between Tara and Mickie James.^[3] Garett was officially revealed (in wrestling storylines) during a match between Sting and Hulk Hogan on October 16, 2011 at Bound for Glory as Eric Bischoff's son when Garett reluctantly called the ring bell for a submission, which led to Eric hitting his son with a steel chair following the match, starting a rivalry between the two, in the process of removing him from Immortal and turning face.^[4]

On the November 10, 2011, edition of Impact Wrestling, Bischoff made his wrestling debut against Gunner and won by disqualification after Ric Flair interfered.^[5] On the November 17 edition of Impact Wrestling, Bischoff defeated Gunner again, this time by pinfall.^[6][7] On the December 8 edition of Impact Wrestling, Bischoff defeated Gunner again, but after the match Gunner would piledrive him into the concrete floor, injuring him in storyline.^[8] Garett returned on the January 5, 2012, edition of Impact Wrestling, in a backstage segment where Sting told him that he was no longer a referee and was being officially welcomed to the roster.^[9] On the February 2 edition of Impact Wrestling, the returning Hulk Hogan was revealed as Bischoff's trainer.^[10] On February 12 at Against All Odds, Bischoff, with Hogan in his corner, was defeated by Gunner, who had Eric Bischoff in his corner, in a singles match.^[11] On the March 8 edition of Impact Wrestling, Bischoff teamed up with Jeff Hardy to defeat Gunner and Kurt Angle in his first main event.^[12] On the March 15 and 22 editions of Impact Wrestling, Bischoff would survive two beat the clock challenges against Angle, first in five minutes and second in three.^[13][14] On April 15 at Lockdown, Garett and his father captained opposing teams in the annual Lethal Lockdown match. Garett won the match for his team by pinning Eric, forcing his father out of TNA in the process.^[15] On the May 24 episode of Impact Wrestling, Bischoff received his first shot at the TNA Television Championship, but his match with Devon ended in a no contest, following interference from Robbie E and Robbie T. Following the match, Bischoff and Devon united to fend off the attack by the two.^[16]

Personal life[link]

In 2011, Bischoff married Mary Jane Ferguson.^[17]

In wrestling[link]

• Managers
  • Hulk Hogan^[10]

References[link]

External links[link]

Professional wrestling portal

• Official website
• TNA Wrestling profile
• Garett Bischoff on Facebook

Chase Stevens (born January 17, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he was a member of The Naturals alongside his tag team partner Andy Douglas.

Career[link]

In high school, Chase Stevens was a Golden Gloves boxing champion. After attending a professional wrestling training session, in order to watch a friend, Stevens decided to become a wrestler and joined the training school. After several weeks, veteran wrestler Tracy Smothers took him under his wing and became his trainer and mentor. Stevens debuted in 1998 under a mask as "Glacius", losing to fellow trainee Johnny B. Dazzled.

Stevens found a niche as a tag team specialist, teaming with Blaze as "High Velocity" and Cassidy O'Reilly as "The Hotshots". The latter team appeared with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in July 2002, and were given full time contracts. The team split when Reilly left TNA due to travel problems, and Stevens was sent to USA Championship Wrestling for seasoning.

In USA Championship Wrestling Stevens was placed in a tag team with Andy Douglas by Bob Ryder. While on a fishing trip they chose the name "Natural Heat", which was later shortened to "The Naturals". The Naturals became a pair of sneaky, cheating villains.

The Naturals began working for Jerry Lawler's Memphis Wrestling promotion in 2003, where they were renamed "The Alternative Express". The Alternative Express - a gothic pair of rock fans who wore black clothing and recolored their hair and fingernails - were managed by The Goddess Athena.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling[link]

The Naturals[link]

The Naturals were brought into TNA in late 2003, immediately beginning a lengthy feud with America's Most Wanted. In the course of the feud, they defeated America's Most Wanted for the NWA World Tag Team Championship on July 7, 2004. The Naturals successfully defended their titles against Triple X, but were eventually beaten by Chris Harris and Elix Skipper (one member of each team) on September 8, 2004.^[1]

In 2005, The Naturals formed an alliance with Chris Candido, who also became their manager. On April 26, they defeated America's Most Wanted to become NWA World Tag Team Champions for a second time. The sudden death of Candido two days later led to a surge in popularity for The Naturals, eventually turning them into fan favorites.

On June 19, 2005 at Slammiversary, The Naturals were assisted in a title defence against Team Canada by Jimmy Hart.^[2] They were managed by Hart throughout mid-2005, with their reign ending on the October 22 episode of TNA Impact!.^[3] Then they lost to America's Most Wanted following interference from Jeff Jarrett and Gail Kim. They were defeated by AMW in their rematch at Bound for Glory on October 23, again following interference from Kim.^[4]

During the October 25 Impact! tapings, Stevens injured his neck after landing badly during a match. He was diagnosed as having suffered an avulsion fracture of his C5 and C6 vertebrae, in addition to herniating his C4 vertebra (described by TNA as the "mildest form of trauma associated with a broken neck"). The injury did not require surgery, and Stevens returned for Genesis on November 13, teaming with Douglas and Lance Hoyt in a loss to the Diamonds in the Rough.^[5]

In April 2006, Stevens began a bit of singles work in light of his partner being injured by Scott Steiner. Stevens' singles run did not go overly well, as he was unable to post a victory in any of his competitions, losing to Samoa Joe twice, Abyss once, and in the Xscape match at Lockdown 2006.^[6]

In June 2006, Stevens and Douglas began to be managed by the returning Shane Douglas after he approached them, asking to be their manager. The duo accepted his offer and were shown "training" in several vignettes which aired on Impact!.

Newly Franchised[link]

At Victory Road 2006, The Naturals returned in brand new black and yellow attire (to replace their black and pink attire) and were managed by Shane Douglas.^[7] They were called 'The Newly Franchised Naturals', in reference to Shane's nickname 'The Franchise', and beat The Diamonds In The Rough. On the August 17 edition of Impact!, Stevens defeated Chris Harris, Frankie Kazarian, and B.G. James to win a tag team championship shot for him and Andy.^[8] Shane took their tag title match away from them after they lost a match on Impact! to teach them a lesson. They then won a Tag Team "Triple Chance" Battle Royal the following month at No Surrender 2006.^[9] This suggested that their push that had been going for several months would finally conclude with them getting a tag title shot at Bound for glory, but they ended up losing a Four Corners match on the undercard of the show, not even getting the title shot.^[10] The Naturals then began a feud with Team 3D and defeated them in a Tables match on TNA's primetime debut.^[11] Then it started speculation that the storyline would once again get better for The Naturals, but then on the December 21 episode of Impact!, Shane turned his back on The Naturals after they lost the second Tables match to Team 3D, saying "This experiment is over".^[12]

Stevens wrestled Lance Hoyt at Final Resolution on January 14.^[13] He lost the match, which led to Shane coming out asking why he was wearing the Franchised gear, when he said the experiment was over.^[13] This led to Stevens shoving him, with security separating the two. On May 10 both Stevens and Douglas were released from their contracts.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2007-2008)[link]

Stevens alongside his Naturals partner, Andy Douglas, were originally going to receive a try-out match for World Wrestling Entertainment at a Raw taping in September 2007, but was cancelled when Douglas posted the tryout information on his Myspace without WWE's permission.

Stevens later appeared on the March 21, 2008 edition of WWE SmackDown, alongside his Naturals partner Andy Douglas, fighting in a losing effort to The Big Show.^[14] He made another appearance on the September 16, 2008 edition of ECW, losing to Jack Swagger and again the next week against Mike Knox.^[15][16]

Independent circuit[link]

Shortly after Stevens was released from WWE, he returned to wrestle on the southeast independent circuit with Naturals partner Andy Douglas. He has wrestled in many organizations such as Showtime All-Star Wrestling, United States Wrestling Organization, United Wrestling Association and The Jerry Lawler Tribute Show where he and Andy Douglas defeated Big Bully Douglas and Seven.^[17] In late 2008 Andy Douglas turned on Stevens while Stevens teamed with Arrick Andrews and Nikki Vaughn in a tag team match against the A-Team thus Douglas aligned himself with The A-Team joining TNA Alumni, David Young and Rick Santel. This created a bitter rivalry between the two spanning over a year long and culminating in several matches, until Andy's retirement in early 2010. Chase Stevens is a former S.A.W International Heavyweight Champion, a championship he won from Kid Kash on the same night Andy Douglas and himself, had their final war.^[18] He lost the title to Phill Shatter.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2012- )[link]

Stevens was in attendance for a tryout at the 3/12/2012 RAW Supershow in Cleveland. The next day, on 3/13/2012, Stevens wrote on his Twitter page that he was backstage in Columbus for the SmackDown tapings. He said he was as ready as he will ever be.^[19]

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Death Valley driver
  • Shooting star press

• Signature moves
  • Hammerlock DDT
  • Diving clothesline
  • Moonsault

• With Andy Douglas
  • Finishing moves
    • Candido's Way (Sitout powerbomb / Missile dropkick combination)
    • Natural Disaster (Tilt-a-whirl flapjack (Douglas) into an elevated jawbreaker (Stevens) combination)
  • Signature moves
    • Natural High (Running bulldog by Douglas onto Stevens' knee)
    • Double leaping shoulder block
    • Fireman's carry facebreaker by Stevens followed by a jumping high knee by Douglas

• Managers
  • Athena
  • Chris Candido^[20]
  • Jimmy Hart^[20][21]
  • April Pennington
  • Shane Douglas^[20]
  • Bert Prentice^[20]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• BBW
  • BBW Championship (1 time)
  • BBW Tag-Team Championship (1 time)
• Birchfield Promotions
  • BPW Tag Team Championship (1 time)^[22]
• Battle Zone Wrestling
  • BZW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• Coliseum Championship Wrestling
  • CCW 24/7 Championship (1 time)
  • CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• Great Championship Wrestling
  • GCW Tag Team Championionship (1 time, current) – with Andy Douglas
• HWF
  • HWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
• Omni Pro Wrestling
  • Omni Pro Mid-South Championship (1 time)^[23]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Number 90 - 2005 PWI Top 500
• Showtime All-Star Wrestling
  • SAW International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Totally Lethal Wrestling
  • TLW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Andy Douglas
• TSIWA
  • TSIWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
  • TSIWA Tag-Team Championship (1 time)
• UCW
  • UCW Southern Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
• USA Championship Wrestling
  • USA CW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • USA CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Andy Douglas^[24]
• United States Wrestling Organization
  • USWO Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• United Wrestling Association
  • UWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Notes[link]

References[link]

• An update on The Naturals' Chase Stevens

External links[link]

Professional wrestling portal

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chase Stevens

• Official website

Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE (born 27 January 1965) is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.

A former youth player with Stoke City, Earle broke into the professional game with Port Vale in 1982. He spent nine years at the Burslem based club, helping the Vale to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1982–83 and 1985–86, and out of the Third Division via the play-offs in 1989; he was later voted the club's PFA Fans' Favourites. He moved on to Wimbledon in 1991, where he also spent nine years. He made nearly 300 league games for each club, scoring 77 and 59 goals respectively. He also represented Jamaica on 33 occasions between 1997 and 2000, scoring eight international goals. He appeared in the 1998 World Cup, scoring his nation's first ever goal in the finals.

Following his retirement in 2000, Earle has established himself in the world of football journalism. He regularly appears in print, on the radio and on television. He was dismissed from his punditry role with ITV in 2010 after he passed ITV World Cup tickets to a third party.^[2] He is currently serving as television broadcast analyst for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.

Club career[link]

Port Vale[link]

An attacking midfielder, Earle was a junior player at Stoke City whilst he attended Longton High School. However after suffering from a broken leg he was released from the Victoria Ground, at which point he was snapped up by Stoke's local rivals Port Vale, where he turned professional in 1982.^[3][1]

Earle made his Port Vale debut under John McGrath in a 1–0 defeat by Swindon Town at the County Ground on 28 August 1982. He scored his first goal a month later, in a 4–1 win over Aldershot at the Recreation Ground. He finished the 1982–83 campaign with one goal in nine appearances, as the "Valiants" won promotion out of the Fourth Division. He made 13 appearances in 1983–84; John Rudge replaced McGrath as manager in December, but could not stop the club from sliding straight back out of the Third Division.

Earle won a regular first team place in August 1984, and hit 19 goals in 56 games in 1984–85, including a hat-trick against Hereford United at Vale Park on 2 February; Earle and Alistair Brown's partnership got the club a combined total of 40 goals. An ever-present in the 1985–86 Fourth Division promotion squad, he scored 17 goals in 58 games; he and strike partner Andy Jones bagged a total of 35 goals for the club. Earle made 142 consecutive appearances between September 1984 and January 1987, the run coming to an end due to a groin strain. The strain led to a hernia operation in the autumn of 1987, but he returned to first team action in January 1988. He scored seven goals in 35 games in 1986–87 and scored four goals in 11 games in 1987–88. A regular in the 1988–89 season, he scored both goals past Bristol Rovers in the two-legged 1989 play-off final that took Vale through to the Second Division.^[1] After the match Earle wept in the tunnel, such was his emotions to have taken his local team to victory in the play-off final. Over the course of the 1988–89 campaign he scored 19 goals in 57 appearances.

He scored 12 goals in 52 games in 1989–90, including one in a 1–1 draw with Stoke City at the Victoria Ground on 23 September. He remained a vital player in 1990–91, hitting the net 11 times in 37 appearances. In all, 'The Black Pearl', as he was affectionately known, played 357 times for the "Valiants" and scored 90 goals. A cult hero,^[4] he is considered one of the best midfielders ever to play for the club.^[5] In July 1991 he was transferred to Wimbledon for a fee of £775,000 (and 30% of any future transfer fee above that figure).^[1] It was later reported that Wimbledon chairman Sam Hammam had locked Earle in a room during transfer negotiations and only let him out when he agreed to sign for Wimbledon.^[6]

Wimbledon[link]

Earle played an important part in the South London club's success during the nineties, and in particular, the club's 'Crazy Gang' mentality which fostered team spirit and intimidated opposing players. He played alongside cult figures such as John Fashanu, Vinnie Jones, Lawrie Sanchez, Jason Euell, Dean Holdsworth, Marcus Gayle, Andy Clarke, and Efan Ekoku. Earle was known for his late runs into the box and his ability at finishing and agility at heading the ball.

His first season at the club was turbulent, as manager Ray Harford was replaced by Peter Withe, who in turn was replaced by Joe Kinnear; nevertheless Earle scored 14 league goals to help the "Dons" to maintain to their top-flight status. He scored seven goals in the newly formed Premier League in the 1992–93 season, and nine goals in 1993–94 – when Wimbledon finished a club best sixth in the final table.

After injury limited him to nine goalless appearances in 1994–95 (when Wimbledon still finished ninth), he regained his fitness for the following season and was appointed club captain. His 11 goals in 1995–96 went some way towards securing Wimbledon's survival in 15th place; he scored against Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers, and Bolton Wanderers. Under his captaincy in 1996–97, the Selhurst Park side reached the semi-finals of both the FA Cup and League Cup, where they were beaten by eventual winners Chelsea and Leicester City respectively. In February 1997, he was handed the Premier League Player of the Month award.^[7]

The club survived again in 1997–98, though dropped from fourth in December to 15th by the season's end. He scored seven goals in all competitions in 1998–99 as Wimbledon again reached the semi-finals of the League Cup; however they finished just two places and six points above the Premier League relegation zone. The "Dons" then struggled under new manager Egil Olsen, and were relegated on the final day of the 1999–2000 season after losing 2–0 to Southampton at The Dell.^[8]

During a reserve team game for Wimbledon in 2000, Earle sustained a heavy blow to the stomach and became seriously ill with a ruptured pancreas.^[9] At the age of 35 he was forced to give up playing in November 2000.^[10] His retirement coincided with the end of the 'Crazy Gang'. In nine years as a Wimbledon player, he made 244 league appearances for the South London club, scoring 59 goals.^[11]

International career[link]

Though English-born, Earle was eligible to play for Jamaica at international level because of his Jamaican heritage. Before deciding to play for Jamaica in 1997, Earle was in fact once called up to the England squad, but never actually played for the side. Earle was the scorer of Jamaica's first ever World Cup finals goal, in a 3–1 defeat by Croatia at the Stade Félix-Bollaert, at the 1998 World Cup in France.^[12] He played in all three of the Group H games, as Jamaica lost 5–0 to Argentina at Parc des Princes and beat Japan 2–1 at Stade de Gerland.^[13][14]

Media work[link]

Since his retirement, Earle has moved into sports journalism and has worked for Capital Radio, Radio 5 Live, BBC, ESPN, ITV, Sky Sports and OnDigital. Earle was a regular pundit on ITV's football coverage, as well as World Football Daily, and occasionally joins the team on ESPN PressPass.^[15] He has also written columns for the London Evening Standard and for the Stoke-on-Trent Evening Sentinel.

In 2005, he took part on BBC's Strictly African Dancing as part of Africa Lives season; he scored 33 and won the competition. He also appeared in the 2007 edition of MasterChef.

In June 2010, he had his £150,000 a year contract with ITV cancelled for giving away World Cup tickets for the Holland v Denmark match. Meant for family and friends, he passed them onwards to a friend who then sold them to Bavaria Brewery. The Brewery company orchestrated an ambush marketing event, in breach of FIFA rules.^[16] The incident also led to him losing his role as an ambassador for England's 2018 World Cup bid.^[17] Earle described his actions as "naive" and insisted that he had "not profited in any way".^[18] It later emerged that ITV had given Earle 400 free tickets for the tournament, including 40 for the final itself. This allocation had a RRP of around £70,000. Not permitted to sell the tickets Earle had freely given them out to friends and family, unaware that a 'close friend' would then sell a significant number on to the Dutch company.^[19]

In March 2011 he became a broadcasting analyst at US Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers.^[20] He is also an Honorary Patron for the campaign against racism, Show Racism the Red Card, and has appeared in television commercials promoting blood donation.

Personal life[link]

Earle attended Longton High School in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.^[21] UK magazine The Vegetarian Society stated that Earle is a vegetarian.^[22]

Awards[link]

Earle was appointed an MBE in 1999 for his services to football.^[23] In 2007 he was voted as Port Vale's PFA Fans' Favourites. In 2009 he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame as 'Football Foundation Community Champion'.

Honours[link]

Individual

• Premier League Player of the Month: February 1997

with Port Vale

• Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1982–83
• Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1985–86
• Football League Third Division Play-off winner: 1989
• PFA Fans' Favourites player: 2007

References[link]

External links[link]

• Robbie Earle career stats at Soccerbase
• Robbie Earle at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile at MTC Talent Management

v t e Jamaica squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Barrett 2 Malcolm 3 Dawes 4 Dixon 5 Goodison 6 Simpson 7 Cargill 8 Gayle 9 Williams 10 Boyd 11 Whitmore 12 Sewell 13 Lawrence 14 Ricketts 15 Gardner 16 Earle 17 Lowe 18 Burton 19 Sinclair 20 Powell 21 Brown 22 Hall Coach: Simões

James Storm
Ring name(s)	James Storm
Billed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Billed weight	230 lb (100 kg)[1]
Born	(1977-06-01) June 1, 1977 (age 35)[2] Franklin, Tennessee[3]
Resides	Thompson's Station, Tennessee[4]
Billed from	Leiper's Fork, Tennessee[1]
Trained by	Kelly Wolfe[3][5] Jerry Jarrett[5] Shane Morton[6]
Debut	1997[3]

James Allen Cox^[2][4] (born June 1, 1977) is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "The Cowboy" James Storm. Since 2002, Storm has been employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he, along with A.J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett, is one of three wrestlers to have worked continuously for the promotion since its first broadcast in June of that year.

Primarily a tag team wrestler, Storm has held 11 tag team championships during his time with TNA, winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship seven times and the TNA World Tag Team Championship four times, as a member of the tag teams America's Most Wanted, alongside "Wildcat" Chris Harris, and Beer Money, Inc., alongside Bobby Roode. In October 2011, Storm achieved his first major singles accomplishment, when he defeated Kurt Angle to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

Early life[link]

James Cox was an amateur wrestler while in high school. In addition, he was a talented basketball player, and was awarded a scholarship to Austin Peay State University (which he was forced to relinquish after injuring his shoulder).

Professional wrestling career[link]

Cox's professional wrestling career began when he was trained by Kelly Wolfe, a veteran tag team wrestler, in 1995. His training was hampered by a broken shoulder, and Cox eventually dropped out of Slash's training school. He resumed training with Shane Morton after his shoulder had healed.

World Championship Wrestling (2000–2001)[link]

Cox toured the south-east independent circuit before being signed to a World Championship Wrestling (WCW) developmental deal in 2000. Cox made several appearances for World Championship Wrestling on WCW Worldwide and WCW Saturday Night in 2000 as an enhancement talent, where he assumed the ring name "James Storm". Storm returned to the independent circuit after WCW was sold to the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–present)[link]

America's Most Wanted (2002–2006)[link]

Storm wrestled his future tag team partner, Chris Harris, on a "Legends Night" show on June 1, 2002. As a result of the match, both wrestlers were hired by the upstart Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. The pair were expected to wrestle as singles wrestlers, but were instead placed into a tag team. They named themselves "America's Most Wanted" because, according to Storm the name was a reference to his "little trouble with the law".

America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm, accompanied by Gail Kim) in TNA.

Storm appeared on the inaugural TNA pay-per-view on June 19, 2002, and the team wrestled for the first time on the second ever TNA pay-per-view on June 26, 2002. The team quickly became mainstays of the promotion, and teamed regularly over the next few years. Splits were teased in early 2003 and again in 2004, but nothing came of them.

Storm, along with Harris, turned heel in late-2005 by helping Jeff Jarrett defeat Raven for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. They went on to join Jarrett's Army, acquiring the managerial skills of Gail Kim in the process. Storm's penchant for wearing cowboy hats resulted in the team being often jeered as "Brokeback Mountain", a reference to the movie about homosexual cowboys, during their heel run. In mid 2006, they would again tease their split due to miscommunication during their matches, most notably when Harris accidentally hit Storm with a garbage can during a No Disqualification match against Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon). During their run as a team, the duo won the NWA World Tag Team Championship six times.

On the December 14, 2006 episode of Impact!, the team came to an end after a feud ending match with The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) when Storm hit Harris with a beer bottle "blinding" Harris's right eye. Storm would go on to feud with Petey Williams before turning on Gail Kim and aligning himself with the returning Jacqueline Moore. He then went on a huge winning streak winning the majority of his matches over Petey Williams, Eric Young and even his own former partner Harris in his return match among several others. At the Sacrifice pay-per view, Storm was defeated by his former tag team partner Harris in a Texas Death Match, which ended his long running winning streak. The two faced off again in a King of the Mountain qualifying match where both men hit each other with weapons and caused each other to bleed from the head. Harris would spear Storm through the tunnel wall which would give the referee no other choice but to count both of them out.

Singles competition (2007–2008)[link]

Storm wearing his signature cowboy hat.

After this, he teamed with Robert Roode to defeat Eric Young and Rhino. He and Jacqueline would celebrate a tag team victory against Rhino by pouring beer into his mouth, which set off Rhino due to the instant reminder of a history of alcohol abuse that he overcame, thus sparking a feud between them. As the weeks continued, Storm would mockingly taunt Rhino about "knowing he likes alcohol" every chance he got, and continue to try and pour beer in Rhino's mouth any time he defeated him. Storm was able to defeat Rhino at the Victory Road 2007 after hitting Rhino with a beer bottle. Their feud continued with Storm again defeating Rhino in a Bar Room Brawl at Hard Justice. For several weeks, Storm would be included in vignettes where he would try to find Rhino at local bars. Rhino then challenged Storm to a match at No Surrender. Rhino defeated Storm by pinfall after he gored Storm through a table.

After Rhino was injured, Storm started a feud with Eric Young over who was the better drinker. Young won Storm's World Beer Drinking Championship (a title unrecognised by TNA, actually a WWE Championship toy belt decorated with beer bottles) and held it for two months before losing it back to Storm in a ladder match. Following this Rhino made his return from injury and proceeded to deliver a Gore to Storm, challenging him to an Elevation X match. As the ladder match with Eric Young had demonstrated, Storm has a (kayfabe) fear of heights, a major disadvantage in Elevation-X. After teasing a walk-out Storm did in fact compete in the match and after attempting to hide inside of the scaffold structure, Storm ended up losing the match and falling through a table in the ring below. Following a couple of weeks off to (kayfabe) heal his injuries, Storm returned on the live March 27 episode of Impact! and attacked Sting with a beer bottle. On the April 4 episode of Impact!, Matt Morgan allowed Storm to join Team Tomko making it a five on four match (until Matt Morgan himself joined Team Cage). At Lockdown, Storm, along with Team Tomko lost their match against Team Cage. Storm was then announced as one of the "Egotistical Eight" to participate in the Deuces Wild Tournament, and he would have to team up with a random partner, who was later to be revealed as his bitter rival, Sting. Storm then faced Sting in a "No Disqualification" match that Sting won. At Sacrifice, Sting and Storm lost to Team 3D.

Beer Money, Inc. (2008–2011)[link]

Beer Money as TNA World Tag Team Champions.

On the June 12 episode of Impact, Storm, alongside Robert Roode, challenged LAX for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.^[7] Storm and Roode were successful in winning the match following a Last Call from Storm to Hernandez with a belt wrapped around his boot.^[7] Hector Guerrero (LAX's manager), who was at ringside however, informed the referee about what happened and the match was restarted. LAX ended up retaining the titles following a Border Toss from Hernandez to Storm.^[7] After the match, Storm, Roode and Jacqueline handcuffed LAX to the ring posts, and then proceeded to whip them with leather belts.^[7] The next week on Impact!, LAX challenged Storm and Roode to a Fan's Revenge Match at Victory Road for the titles.^[8] The team of Storm and Roode (now known as "Beer Money") lost to The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) in one match and Samoa Joe and Kevin Nash in another match later in the July 3 episode of Impact!. At Victory Road, LAX retained the titles.^[9] At Hard Justice, Beer Money defeated LAX after Storm hit Homicide with a beer bottle and won the TNA World Tag Team Championship for the first time individually and as a team.^[10] At No Surrender Beer Money, Inc. defeated LAX to retain the titles^[11] and two weeks later on Impact! they defeated LAX in a six person tag team match and as a result Hector Guerrero was forced to leave LAX.^[12] At Bound for Glory IV, Beer Money, Inc. won the Monster's Ball Match against Matt Morgan and Abyss, Team 3D and LAX to retain the titles. On the January 8 episode of Impact! they lost the titles to Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed, after Lethal cashed in his "Feast or Fired" briefcase.^[13] At Genesis Beer Money Inc. won back the TNA World Tag Team Championships when James Storm and Robert Roode defeated Matt Morgan and Abyss and Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed in a 3-way match.^[14] Beer Money, Inc. faced Creed and Jay Lethal at Against All Odds, after Lethal and Creed won a number one contenders match against Matt Morgan and Abyss. Eventually Beer Money retained the titles after Storm hit the Last Call on Lethal.^[15] At Lockdown 2009, Beer Money lost the TNA Tag Team titles to Team 3D in a Philadelphia Street Fight, where Team 3D's IWGP Tag Team Titles were also on the line.

Beer Money; Storm (left) and Roode.

On May 15, 2009, Jeremy Borash announced that Cox had signed a new multi year deal with TNA the previous day.^[16]

In May 2009 Beer Money entered the Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament, during which they turned face. At Sacrifice Beer Money defeated The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams) to win the tournament and earn the right to challenge Team 3D for the TNA World Tag Team Titles.^[17] At Slammiversary Beer Money defeated Team 3D to win the TNA World Tag Team Titles for the third time. The following month at Victory Road, Beer Money lost the titles to Booker T and Scott Steiner of The Main Event Mafia. The two teams would see their feud intervene with that of Team 3D and The British Invasion, causing a 4-way war that would last the next 3 months. Beer Money would go on to lose to the British Invasion in an IWGP Tag Team Championship match at Hard Justice,^[18] win a Lethal Lockdown match at No Surrender (teaming with Team 3D against MEM and the Invasion),^[19] and lose a 4-way Full Metal Mayhem match at Bound for Glory for both the TNA and IWGP Tag Team Championships, with Team 3D winning the IWGP belts and the British Invasion the TNA belts.^[20] Beer Money were permitted one last title shot the following Impact!, where they fought the British Invasion in a Six Sides of Steel match. Brutus Magnus would have his team disqualified by punching the referee, causing him and Doug Williams to retain the championships.^[21] On the November 12 episode of Impact! Beer Money defeated the British Invasion in a non-title match to join the Motor City Machineguns in the Tag Team Title match at Turning Point.^[22] At the Pay-Per-View The British Invasion managed to retain their titles after Kevin Nash nailed Storm with the TNA Global Championship belt.^[23] At Genesis Storm and Roode scored an upset victory over The Band of Kevin Nash and Syxx-Pac.^[24]

Fourtune: (from left to right) Desmond Wolfe, Robert Roode, A.J. Styles, and Storm.

With Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff taking over TNA at the beginning of 2010, Beer Money's TV time was significantly reduced.^[25] Upon their return to Impact!, Beer Money turned heel on the March 8 episode of Impact! by first volunteering to face Jeff Jarrett in a handicap match and then defeating him after a low blow and the DWI, claiming it was the only way they were going to get noticed by the new management.^[26] Storm and Roode have since acted as Bischoff's henchmen, taking on wrestlers he's had problems with, often in two-on-one situations.^[27][28] At Destination X Beer Money challenged Matt Morgan and Hernandez for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, but were unable to dethrone the defending champions.^[29] At Lockdown Beer Money, along with Sting and Desmond Wolfe, represented Team Flair in the annual Lethal Lockdown match, where they were defeated by Team Hogan (Abyss, Jeff Jarrett, Rob Van Dam and Jeff Hardy).^[30] They then started a feud with the newly formed team of Jeff Hardy and Mr. Anderson, known collectively as The Enigmatic Assholes, who would go on to defeat them at Slammiversary VIII.^[31] On the following episode of Impact! Ric Flair, who had aligned himself with Storm, Roode, A.J. Styles, Desmond Wolfe and Kazarian, announced that he would reform the Four Horsemen under the new name Fourtune, stating that each of them would have to earn their spots in the group and that in order for Storm and Roode to earn their spots, they needed to become the Ole Anderson and Tully Blanchard of the group.^[32][33] After the TNA World Tag Team Championship was vacated in June, Beer Money entered a four–team, two–week long tournament to decide who would get to face The Motor City Machine Guns for the titles at Victory Road. Beer Money advanced to the title match at the pay-per-view by defeating Team 3D and Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore).^[33][34] At Victory Road Beer Money was defeated by the Motor City Machine Guns in the match for the World Tag Team Championship.^[35] After Victory Road Beer Money entered a Best of Five Series with the Motor City Machine Guns, contested for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. Beer Money won the first two matches, a ladder match and a Street Fight, after knocking their opponents out with beer bottles.^[36][37] On the July 29 episode of Impact!, Ric Flair announced that Storm and Roode, who were just one victory away from becoming four–time TNA World Tag Team Champions, had earned the right to join himself, Styles and Kazarian to become the final two members of Fourtune.^[38][39] However, Shelley and Sabin came back to win the two following matches in the Best of Five Series, a steel cage match and an Ultimate X match, to even the score to 2–2 and set up a deciding match for the August 12 episode of Impact!.^[39][40] On the August 12 episode of Impact! Beer Money, Inc. was defeated in a Two Out of Three Falls match and as a result lost the Best of Five Series 2–3.^[41] Later that night Douglas Williams and Matt Morgan were added to Fourtune, as the stable attacked EV 2.0, a stable consisting of former Extreme Championship Wrestling performers.^[41] In the weeks leading to Bound for Glory, the stable's name was tweaked to Fortune to represent the expansion in the number of members in the group.^[42][43] At Bound for Glory Storm, Roode, Styles, Kazarian and Morgan were defeated in a Lethal Lockdown match by EV 2.0 members Tommy Dreamer, Raven, Rhino, Sabu and Stevie Richards.^[44] On the following episode of Impact! Fortune formed an alliance with Hulk Hogan's and Eric Bischoff's new stable, Immortal.^[45] At Turning Point Fortune defeated EV 2.0 in a ten man tag team match and, as a result, EV 2.0's Sabu was released from TNA.^[46] The following month at Final Resolution, Storm and Roode returned to the TNA World Tag Team Championship picture by defeating Ink Inc. in a number one contender's match.^[47] On January 9, 2011, at Genesis, Beer Money, Inc. defeated the Motor City Machine Guns to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship for the fourth time.^[48]