New Zealand-born Australian professional wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 "Timeless" Toni Storm. She is also known for her time wrestling 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.
Toni Storm | |
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 19 October 1995
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 |
During her time in AEW, Storm has been a record-tying three-time AEW Women's World Champion.
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] 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.[12]
In June 2021, Storm came out as bisexual.[13] She married professional wrestler Juice Robinson on 2022.[14]
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