While Saraya is away from the wrestling ring, she continues to pay close attention to the current landscape of AEW and the great character work that AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm is doing.
Saraya has been absent from AEW television since October 2024. Her last match win was against Nyla Rose on an August 2024 episode of AEW Rampage.
While speaking with Sports Illustrated, Saraya praised Storm for how much she’s grown as a performer and her progression in the ring.
“She’s one of the best promos and characters, I think, of all time,” Saraya stated. “And she’s one of my favorites all together right now. She is making wrestling fun and exciting and I love that. And it’s just funny seeing her from two years ago… when she was scared to pick up a microphone.
Saraya added, “Once you have a character and something that you’re enjoying in wrestling, you wanna put a hundred percent of your mind, body, and soul into it. And she’s doing it. And she’s so humble about it and I love that for her. She’s just like, ‘I hope I’m doing a good job.’ I’m like, ‘Babe, you are smashing it! You are the best thing in wrestling right now.’”
Storm will make her next title defense as Women’s Champion against Megan Bayne next month at AEW Dynasty.
