Bobby Roode vs James Storm - Main Event Prophecy

After enjoying a period of recently unparalleled success. Dubbed one of the greatest tag teams in the world, the pairing of James Storm and Robert (Bobby) Roode gelled together to create a perfect blend of power, speed, technical prowess and microphone antics. 

The duo were formed in 2008, under the name of Beer Money Inc. after the collapse of their previous alliances, America's Most Wanted (Storm) and Team Canada (Roode) in 2007. Initially paired with manager Jacqueline, the duo quickly shook the Tag Team world by grabbing the company's tag belts in August that year. The duo would raise the gold a further three times throughout their partnership.

Following a series of successful high profile feuds, with matches against the Motor City Machine Guns in a best of five series, the team eventually disbanded in November 2011 when Bobby Roode smashed James Storm in the head with the duo's signature beer bottle to take the TNA World Heavyweight Title from him.

As one of the remaining two competitors on the roster who have been with the company since it opened it's doors in 2002, (the other being "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles), Storm has held a total of 14 titles within the company.

Three of these reigns have been singles competition (two of which were for beer drinking). As the title was mostly used as a joke, it can be argued Storm's only singles title was his World Heavyweight Title run, which lasted a total of eight days.

Storm's tag titles, however, accumulate over a year of time around his waist, leading many to speculate his true calling lay in the realm of tag-teams.

Since the split of Beer Money, Storm has gone from strength to strength. He has feuded (albeit briefly) against a number of main event calibre wrestlers, and has since established himself as a legitimate ME player.

He receives one of the loudest pops in the building, is arguably one of the most technically sound competitors on the roster, and his typical southerner gimmick is 100% over with the fans.

Combine this with Storm's tear-jerker world title win, to his gut wrenching betrayal and subsequent loss of his title, followed by the uphill struggle Storm has been fighting for 6 months to retain his title. With this kind of build seldom seen in the industry these days, TNA have undoubtedly found the catalyst for success in James Storm.

Roode's emergence in the company in 2004 saw him debut as a member of Team Canada, a bad guy group, hated by the fans on account of their Canadian Nationality.

Whilst Roode's career within the company may not be as illustrious as his counterpart in James Storm, having held seven titles, six for tag-team wrestling and one for singles competition, his credibility is by no means questionable.

Roode was built throughout 2011, as the ultimate overdog, training harder than ever before to overcome the odds and finally achieve his dream of winning the TNA World Title after seven years with the company. This dream seemed finally on the cusp of fruition when Roode won the Bound For Glory series, earning him a title match at Bound For Glory 2011.

Just as Roode seemed on the verge of victory, Kurt Angle used villainous antics to retain his title, destroying Roode's dreams and hard work in the process.

When Roode's long time partner Storm faced Kurt Angle the next edition of iMPACT Wrestling, and won the title in a very short match, many heads were turned and eyebrows were raised.

The frustration boiled over for many the following week when the two partners squared off, and Roode snapped, turning on his partner to steal his gold, thus turning himself into a villainous heel in the process.

The transformation of Bobby Roode was complete.