By FirstSportz,Kshitiz Kumar Singh
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Since its launch in 2019, AEW has steadily chipped away at WWE’s long-standing dominance in professional wrestling. Designed as a home for former WWE stars, NJPW standouts, and rising independent talent, the Jacksonville-based promotion has quickly forged its own identity. At the center of that rise has been Toni Storm, who has become the face of AEW’s women’s division.
And with veteran names like Mercedes Mone, Athena, and Britt Baker, they have injected the division with credibility and storytelling that fans can’t ignore. But it’s Storm who has stood out the most. Her ‘Timeless’ persona has become one of AEW’s most compelling acts, fusing old Hollywood glamour with biting wit and sharp promos.
The English star spent four years as a WWE regular from 2017 to 2021 before making the jump to Tony Khan’s AEW in 2022. Looking back on her time in Triple H’s land, Storm admitted that while she was given creative freedom, the lack of depth in the division kept her from reaching her full potential.
In contrast, she has thrived in AEW, and during a recent appearance on the Sandman podcast, Storm went as far as to declare herself an AEW loyalist for life.
When I’m done wrestling, you’ll never see me again. You’ll never see me in any other capacity, or in any other company for that matter. There’s no encore. This is it … What would I do? Because I’m on a long deal for AEW. I signed my life to AEW. I’m on a five-year deal and I can’t remember how long—but I’m a lifer for AEW. There’s no like, oh, well, I’ll see what happens.
Toni Storm via Sandman podcast
