Toni Storm is again in AEW, however she’s dropped the “Timeless” Toni Storm gimmick and reverted again to her basic black-and-red period, and he or she greeted the “AEW Dynamite” crowd and stared down AEW Girls’s Champion Mariah Could following Could’s title protection towards Mira Shirakawa on Wednesday. Could defeated Shirakawa with the Storm Zero after the pair’s friendship ended when Could tried to assault Shirakawa with a champagne bottle at Full Gear.
Shirakawa instantly went after Could following the bell ringing, throwing fingers and getting the champion onto the ropes after which to the mat. Shirakawa put Could in a figure-four leg lock and held it till the each rolled out of the ring, with Could touchdown on her knee. Could battled again and despatched Shirakawa into the steps and the ring barricade.
Because the pair have been battling, Thunder Rosa was seen within the crowd holding up indicators, yelling at Could and saying she was “not her champion.” Shirakawa hit Could with a spinning backfist within the ring, however Could caught her with a headbutt as Shirakawa hit one other, and each went down.
Could hit a Could Day, however her former buddy kicked out. Shirakawa countered a second one, and Could kicked out. The champion hit the Storm Zero for the victory, and Storm’s authentic music hit, and he or she got here out to the stage trying like her outdated self, in shade. She appeared to the gang as Could and Rosa appeared on from the ring and within the crowd.
