Toni Storm

Toni Storm
Storm in September 2023
Born	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 29) Auckland, New Zealand
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Storm "Timeless" Toni Storm Toni Storm
Billed height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Billed weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Billed from	Gold Coast, Australia
Trained by	Dean Allmark Impact Pro Wrestling
Debut	9 October 2009

Toni Rossall (born 19 October 1995) is an New Zealand-Australian professional wrestler. She currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and competes under the ring name Toni Storm. She is also known for her time in WWE, where she was a one-time NXT UK Women's Champion and the winner of the second Mae Young Classic in 2018.^[1] Storm has also competed for Progress and ST★RDOM.

During her time in AEW, Storm has been a record-tying three-time AEW Women's World Champion.

Career

All Elite Wrestling

On the 30 March 2022 episode of Dynamite, Storm made her debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She wrestled in the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament, defeating The Bunny in the first round.^[2] It was announced the day after that Toni Storm had signed a contract with the company.^[3] She made it to the semi-final before losing to Britt Baker.^[4]

At All Out on September 4 , Storm faced Britt Baker, Jamie Hayter, and Hikaru Shida in a four-way match. Storm won the match and the AEW Interim Women's World Championship. This was Storm's first championship in AEW.^[5] She lost the title to Jamie Hayter at Full Gear.^[6]

On the 18 January 2023 episode of Dynamite, Storm turned heel and, along with Saraya, attacked Willow Nightingale after their match.^[7] At Revolution, they were joined by Ruby Soho after she attacked Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter after their match.^[8] Storm became a two-time AEW Women's World Champion after defeating Jamie Hayter at Double or Nothing.^[9] She lost the title to Hikaru Shida on the 2 August episode of Dynamite.^[10]

On the 4 October episode of Dynamite, Storm renamed herself as "Timeless Toni Storm". She played a gimmick of a paranoid movie starlet from the Golden Age of Hollywood, along with the screen turning black-and-white whenever she did a promo.^[11] On the 8 November of Dynamite, Mariah May was introduced as a fan of Storm.^[12] At Full Gear, Storm defeated Hikaru Shida to become the new AEW Women's World Champion and tie the record for most reigns with three.^[13] On the July 10, 2024 episode of Dynamite, May turned on Storm after defeating Willow Nightingale in the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament to earn a Women's World Championship match at All In.^[14] On August 25 at All In, Storm lost the AEW Women's World Championship to her former fan May.^[15] On December 11 at Winter is Coming, Storm returned and played her old character.^[16]

Personal life

In June 2021, Storm came out as bisexual.^[17] She married professional wrestler Juice Robinson on 2022.^[18]

Championships and accomplishments

Storm as the NXT UK Women's Champion

Storm as the AEW Women's World Champion.

• All Action Wrestling
  • AAW Women's Championship (1 time)^[19]
• All Elite Wrestling
  • AEW Women's World Championship (3 times)^[20]
• British Empire Wrestling
  • BEW Women's Championship (1 time)^[21]
• ESPN
  • Ranked No. 16 of the 30 best Pro Wrestlers Under 30 in 2023^[22]
• Pro Wrestling Alliance Queensland
  • PWAQ Women's Championship (1 times)^[23]
  • PWAQ Women's Underground Championship (1 time)^[24]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 1 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2024^[25]
• Progress Wrestling
  • Progress Women's Championship (1 time, first)^[26]
  • Natural Progression Series IV^[26]
• Sports Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 7 in the top 10 women's wrestlers in 2018^[27]
• Westside Xtreme Wrestling
  • wXw Women's Championship (2 times)^[28]
  • Femmes Fatales (2017)^[29]
• World Wonder Ring Stardom
  • SWA World Championship (1 time)^[30]
  • World of Stardom Championship (1 time)^[31]
  • Cinderella Tournament (2017)^[32]
  • 5★Star GP (2017)
  • 5★Star GP Award (1 time)
    • 5★Star GP Outstanding Performance Award (2016)^[33]
  • Stardom Year-End Awards (1 time)
    • MVP Award (2017)^[34]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best Gimmick (2023)^[35]
• WWE
  • NXT UK Women's Championship (1 time)^[36]
  • Mae Young Classic (2018)^[1]

References

1. Benigno, Anthony (28 October 2018). "Toni Storm def. Io Shirai to win the 2018 Mae Young Classic". WWE. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
2. "AEW Dynamite Results (3/30/22): CM Punk Faces Max Caster, FTR Faces Gunn Club + More!". Fightful. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
3. "Toni Storm signs with AEW, qualifies for Owen Hart Foundation women's tournament". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
4. "Britt Baker advances to AEW Women's Owen Hart Foundation tournament finals". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
5. "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. CM Punk for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks vs. Powerhouse Hobbs, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Christian Cage, Casino Ladder Match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
6. "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, The Acclaimed vs. Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee for the AEW Tag Titles, Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Death Triangle vs. The Elite for the AEW Trios Titles, Saraya vs. Britt Baker". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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31. "World of Stardom Championship". Cagematch. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
32. ストームがシンデレラＴ初優勝！イオの赤いベルト挑戦表明. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. 30 April 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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Other websites

• Toni Storm on WWE.com