Toni Storm’s absence from AEW tv retains elevating questions, and Tony Khan simply confirmed that she was imagined to be a part of AEW Dynasty earlier than plans instantly modified.
Storm was written off TV weeks in the past throughout an angle the place she was attacked backstage and dominated out of in-ring competitors. Since then, reviews have steered AEW isn’t anticipating her to wrestle once more for the remainder of 2026, including extra thriller to the scenario. Now, Khan has addressed Storm immediately.
In the course of the AEW Dynasty post-show media scrum, Khan spoke about adjustments that had been made to the pay-per-view card and confirmed that Storm had initially been scheduled to wrestle on the present at the start shifted. Whereas discussing last-minute changes to Dynasty, Khan made it clear that each Toni Storm and Kyle Fletcher had been anticipated to play main roles.
“’ Toni Storm and I made many adjustments to this pay-per-view over the previous few weeks. They had been to each been an enormous a part of it they usually’re each an enormous a part of AEW. Any time I can have Kyle Fletcher or Toni Storm concerned in an AEW occasion, it’s crucial. So, popping out of Revolution I anticipated them every to be in matches on the present.”
That assertion confirms Storm’s elimination wasn’t a part of the unique plan. As an alternative, she was anticipated to compete at Dynasty earlier than AEW needed to make main changes to the lineup.
Storm had already been written off tv by means of a thriller attacker storyline, which noticed her pulled from competitors and changed in key matches. With reviews suggesting she could also be out for the remainder of the yr, Khan’s feedback now add one other layer to what already seems like an advanced scenario.
Between the sudden storyline elimination, the uncertainty round her standing, and now affirmation that she was initially deliberate for Dynasty, Storm’s absence continues to face out as certainly one of AEW’s largest unanswered questions proper now.
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