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Toni Storm’s AEW return to the ring is not imminent
Toni Storm has been away from AEW since March 2026, after defeating Marina Shafir and then being written out following a backstage attack.
At WrestleDream, AEW planted cassette tapes to restart the mystery around her character, “Timeless” Toni Storm.
AEW sources say her return to wrestling is not imminent, though the company may add more parts to her storyline before she competes.
The tapes and the attack have left the identity of her attacker unresolved.
AEW President Tony Khan has said Storm will return, but he has not given a date or location.
The mystery may continue through further clues, while the timing of her return to the ring remains uncertain.
AEW has used cassette tapes to renew the mystery around Toni Storm and tease a possible return.
A Fightful Select report says Storm’s in-ring return is not imminent, though AEW may add other story elements involving her.
Storm has been absent from AEW television since defeating Marina Shafir at Revolution in March 2026.
Five tapes were reportedly distributed to media members and content creators at WrestleDream on October 17.
AEW President Tony Khan said Storm would return but gave no timeframe.
- Who
- Toni Storm, the former AEW Women’s World Champion.
- What
- Cassette tapes have teased a possible return, but a report says her in-ring comeback is not imminent.
- When
- The tapes were distributed at WrestleDream on October 17. Storm has been absent since March 2026.
- Where
- AEW; the tapes were found at WrestleDream.
- Why
- The tapes are part of a storyline mystery about Storm’s disappearance and a backstage attack. The sources do not state why AEW chose this timing.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Storm defeated Marina Shafir at Revolution and has been absent from AEW television since.
Media members and content creators reportedly received cassette tapes linked to Storm at WrestleDream.
Wrestlezone and Fightful reported that Storm’s in-ring return was not imminent.
- Storm’s last reported match
- Defeated Marina Shafir at Revolution in March 2026
- Tapes distributed
- Five reportedly given to different recipients
- First tape
- Mundanities
- Fifth tape
- Death
- AEW president
- Tony Khan
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What people are saying
I can’t say when or where but I know ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm will be back in AEW
Storm’s in-ring return isn’t imminent, but there could be other elements involving her that get worked in.