Toni Storm wins Women’s World title at AEW Grand Slam Australia
For the fourth time in her AEW career, Toni Storm can call herself AEW Women’s World Champion.
Storm defeated blood rival Mariah May in the main event of Saturday’s AEW Grand Slam Australia to take home the title, avenging her title loss at last August’s All In at Wembley Stadium.
After several close nearfalls, the new champion finally picked up the victory with a small package counter.
The win ends May’s 174-day run which saw her successfully defend the title seven times.
Storm, a native of New Zealand who bills herself from Australia, earned the title shot with a mid-January victory in the first-ever women’s casino gauntlet match at which point she was pretending to be an AEW rookie with case of amnesia.
During the recent Homecoming edition of Collision, May attacked Storm and laid her out in the ring, leading to Storm revealing herself as her “Timeless” character and eventually explaining her ruse.
With the win, Storm will have now held the title at least one day during each of the past four years as part of her reigns: 2022 (76 days), 2023 (66 days), and 2023-2024 (281 days).
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