Thrall possessed the Doomhammer with WOW TBC Gold integrity and honor throughout the years. But, after his execution of the warchief who was a traitor Garrosh Hellscream Thrall was discontented. The Doomhammer was also a reflection of the internal conflict. Thrall saw the Doomhammer as symbol of revenge as it was a symbol for virtue and justice.
History repeats itself, as the Doomhammer was again the status of a "dead weight." Many wonder if the Doomhammer can be brought back as a symbol representing righteous fury.
Thrall returns to his warrior ways after we meet him in BfA. He makes use of Dra'gora (an an axe he made) to fight. In the Shadowlands Maw intro he still is only a warrior only.During the questline, where you help Thrall from Torghast you can see him use his shamanistic powers for the first time since start of Legion.
Guys, it's a metaphor. Thrall is getting older and his penis isn't working as well. He's unable to feel the "elements" or what have you, because he has lost his passion. He has to get super-male energy.
In fairness, Thrall should have won without any luck because he's the best fighter. But there would have immediately been calls from the wow fandom claiming that there was nothing more than a Mary Sue.
His record of performance is abysmal. The majority of fights he lost or didn't win quite. Thrall is mentioned as having held back in the duel they had in WotLK, in the Mag'gora battle against Cairne He was poisoned by the Axe and Varian kicked his ass.
Really, I believe the only notable character the man beat in a fair fight was Taran Zhu, and even the fight was very close.
He lost completely in the final battle with Thrall. I'll be honest, he lost his second fight against Varian as well as his duel against Cairne. He was defeated the first time but was cut short, and he won the second unfairly.
They battled three times but was interrupted three times. The second time they clashed in Wolfheart, Varian only gains the upper hand since Lo'Gash has blessed him and has unbeatable stamina. They're equally matched each time they clash during the tides of War.
He was a Mary Sue from the buy Burning Crusade Classic Gold beginning. He was a better fighter than Orgrim Doomhammer, but also an expert in the art of shamanism.