Eli Drake and James Storm took on The Rock ’n’ Roll Express tonight during NWA Hard Times for the NWA World Tag Team Championships, and came away with a major victory, taking down the iconic duo to walk away as the new tag team champions. Drake & Storm displayed some great poise and athleticism in taking down The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, and were rewarded for it by claiming the titles.
.@TheEliDrake and @JamesStormBrand are your NEW tag team champions!#NWAHardTimes pic.twitter.com/gai0hbbHg4
— NWA (@nwa) January 25, 2020
For a recap of how the match ended, check out below, and make sure to follow along with our live coverage of tonight’s NWA Hard Times:
Tom Latimer, Drake and Morton start the match. A neckbreaker from Drake drops Latimer. Drake and Morton double-team him briefly before turning on each other. Royce Isaacs, James Storm and Robert Gibson tag in. Latimer and Isaacs are getting dominated. Isaacs helps the Wild Cards take control and Kamille attacks Gibson at ringside. Latimer grounds Storm and the Wild Cards isolate him. Latimer pummels away at Storm’s back. Kamille continues her assault on Gibson until Morton threatens to kick her. Storm rallies and tags Drake but the referee doesn’t see it. Latimer and Storm clothesline each other. Isaacs tags in but Storm hits him with a Codebreaker. Latimer and Drake tag in. Drake hits a Russian Legsweep and slams Latimer. A Rock-like elbow drop earns him a two count.
Latimer plants Drake with a pop-up powerbomb. Morton tags in and Kamille distracts Gibson, which allows Latimer to rock him. Morton hits a Canadian Destroyer on Latimer. While Kamille distracts Gibson, Drake hits the Gravy Train on Morton for the win.
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