AEW President Tony Khan has some high praise for “Timeless” Toni Storm, calling the four-time former AEW Women’s World Champion an “icon” in the promotion. In a recent interview with Going Ringside, Khan discussed Storm’s evolution and the success of her “Timeless” persona, a character he believes was always inside of her.
Despite her recent loss of the championship to Kris Statlander at the All Out pay-per-view, Khan made it clear that Storm is still one of the biggest and most important stars in All Elite Wrestling. “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,” Khan said.
“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.”
He continued, praising her character work. “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.”
Khan also highlighted Storm’s in-ring abilities, pointing to her match against Mercedes Mone at the All In pay-per-view as an example of her being one of the best in the world. “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,” he said.
He then transitioned to her recent title loss, acknowledging the shocking outcome and praising the new champion. “Toni Storm was very shocked, surprised, and it seemed like she was 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.”
Even without the championship, Khan believes Storm is a reason for AEW’s success in 2025. “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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