REMEMBER when reports about WWE wanting to get Beer Money Inc. from TNA once their contacts were up were very rampant? WWE fans thought that Beer Money Inc. was touted as the saviors of WWE's tag team division and would be a success in North America's no.1 wrestling promotion. But nothing from the reports became real. Beer Money Inc. has already split, with members Bobby Roode and James Storm fighting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. As their next meeting since November 3, 2011 will happen this sunday at the Lockdown PPV, I realized that this group could have been big stars if they made the jump to the WWE as a tag team. They resembled another tag team that were very dominant in the Attitude Era. It was the Two-Man Power Trip, composed of icons Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

For those who didn't know, the Two-Man Power Trip was a tag team that was formed by Triple H and Steve Austin back in 2001. They were vicious and they were cunning in the ring, usually using dirty tactics in order to win matches. They held all three major championships in the company when they held the tag team titles while Austin held the WWF Championship and Triple H held the Intercontinental Championship. They were aligned with Vince McMahon and were working under his watch. They butt heads with the like of the Rock, Brothers of Destruction, Hardy Boyz, Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit. Although the alliance only lasted for two months, they were a major force in the tag team division while still delivering in their respective singles matches.


The Power Trip was a great tag team, and the two members of it resembled the members of Beer Money Inc. Triple H has been often compared to Bobby Roode. Their build, hair style and pose are much the same. Their viciousness in the ring are also comparable. It's like Roode is a younger version of Triple H. The heelish acts of Roode has drawn comparisons from Triple H's heel days and Roode's present championship reign is reminiscent of the Triple H of 2002-2005. Also, eralier in Roode's career when he would come down to the ring garbed in a robe was like Triple H in his "Connecticut Blueblood" gimmick in 1995. James Storm, the cowboy redneck, is the same as Austin. They get on with their matches, raise hell, drink beer, then leave. James Storm may not be the corporate rebel that Austin was, but their brash, no-nonsense talking and deliberate use of foul language to get their message across are things that makes the two all the more similar. 

James Storm and Bobby Roode are talented athletes. Yes, they became world champions in TNA, but it is not enough to just stay in that promotion. They should jump as a team in WWE once their contracts are up, and begin the tag team revolution there where they would dominate for years to come. If they're ready to go to the next level, they could go into singles competition where Roode will be the new Triple H while Storm will be the new Stone Cold Steve Austin.




Jed Mendoza is a writer for the Pro Wrestling Gazette. Engage with him by following him on Twitter @jedified.