After Tony Khan teased a mysterious and big signing to All Elite Wrestling‘s women’s division, Toni Storm made her debut during Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite.
Storm made her surprise entrance on Wednesday to face off against The Bunny in a qualifying match for The Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament. In what turned out to be a relatively short match, it was Storm who walked out on top and qualified for the tournament.
Late in their match, Storm was able to survive a flurry of big blows from The Bunny, kicking out of a late suplex before getting up and hitting a vicious German suplex on The Bunny for the win.
For a brief recap of how the match ended, check out below courtesy of our live, play-by-play coverage:
Toni Storm comes out to a big pop, so it’s clear that she’s now “All Elite”. She gains the upper hand early on and catches The Bunny with a dropkick. The Bunny sends Storm to the outside and hits her with a lariat. She continues to control the bout, but Storm rallies. She hits the Storm Zero for the win.
Winner: Toni Storm
TONI STORM IS IN AEW #AEWDynamite on @TBSNetwork pic.twitter.com/bpwWAs4nV7
— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) March 31, 2022
AEW subsequently confirmed that Storm signed with the company.
Welcome to the team…#ToniStorm is #AllElite#AEWDynamite https://t.co/rnLRNOwDuz pic.twitter.com/leoBda1ANe
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 31, 2022
Storm requested ger release from WWE and received it on December 29. Prior to her departure, she was featured on WWE TV, as she feuded with SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair. Storm is a former NXT UK Women’s Champion, and she also won the 2018 Mae Young Classic. Otherwise, she has wrestled for SHIMMER, STARDOM, PROGRESS, and wXw, among other promotions.
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