Tony Khan has high praise for Toni Storm.
Since joining All Elite Wrestling in 2022, Toni Storm has become one of the biggest stars in the company. Being a record four-time AEW Women’s World Champion, the 29-year-old feels like a cornerstone of the promotion, and Tony Khan recently acknowledged how important Storm has become.
Speaking to Going Ringside, Khan called Toni Storm an ‘icon’, saying she’s a big reason why AEW is having a strong year.
“I think that she is an icon, and I think that that iconic presence was always inside of her, and that’s what I told her when we started this, is that she has that presence. She was at the time in her mid-20s, yet she had this timeless presence that she was gonna clearly have throughout her career. This aura, this way of speaking, all these things that Toni Storm brings, and she’s an incredible wrestler, and she’s so charismatic, and the fans respect her. This transition she’s made to Timeless Toni Storm, she’s found the classic movie star inside of herself, and she’s become the first wrestler, not only of all the AEW stars who are on TBS, who are on TNT, but also the first wrestler now, Toni Storm, to be on TCM, Turner Classic Movies. She is truly a timeless fighter, movie star, a timeless wrestler, and a great, great charismatic presence. You mentioned Mercedes Mone. At AEW All In, one of the best matches we’ve ever had was Timeless Toni Storm versus Mercedes Mone. They showed why they are maybe the two best on the planet, and I have to say, they are two of the best, but now we have a new world champion, Kris Statlander. Toni Storm was very shocked, surprised, and it seemed like impressed when Kris Statlander pinned her at All Out, upset her in that four-way match for the world title, that was a great four-way match. At some point, I would love to see the one-on-one rematch, Timeless Toni Storm versus Kris Statlander. But you’re very correct, Scott, that Timeless Toni Storm is one of the biggest stars in wrestling, and she is one of the great reasons why AEW is having a great 2025 right now, and it’s the tremendous wrestling of Timeless Toni Storm.”
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Most recently, Storm lost the AEW Women’s World Championship to Kris Statlander in a four-way match at All Out. Having defeated the likes of Mercedes Moné and Athena since winning the gold in February, many were surprised to see the former champion leave Toronto empty-handed, but attention now turns to what she will do next.
Elsewhere in the interview, Tony Khan expressed that AEW is proud of MJF’s recent achievements in both wrestling and acting. You can read more about his comments here.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Toni Storm as soon as we hear more.
H/T to Fightful for the transcription.
