Height:
168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight:
65 kg (143 lb)
Hometown:
Auckland, New Zealand / Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
State:
Debut:
2009
Style:
Allrounder
Trained By:
Mason Childs / Australian Wolverine / Australian Wolf, Impact Pro Wrestling (Australian affiliate of New Zealand Promotion) IPWA Training School (Australia), Dean Allmark (England)
Trademark Moves:
Storm One, Storm Zero, Air Raid Crash, Suicide Dive, Top Rope Legdrop,
In Ring Achievements:
PWAQ Women's Underground Championship, PWAQ Women's Championship (2x), AAW Women's Championship (Australia), World Of Stardom Champion (Japan), British Empire Women's Championship, SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship, PROGRESS Women's Championship, WWE NXT UK Women's Championship (United Kingdom), wXw Women's Championship (2x) (Europe), AEW Women's World Championship (United States)
Home Promotion:
AEW, NJPW (Currently)
Short Bio:
Storm started with the Australian affiliate of New Zealand promotion Impact Pro Wrestling (not to be confused with the American promotion Impact Wrestling) where she trained under Aussie Great Mason Childs / Australian Wolverine / Australian Wolf.
She debuted for the company under the ring name Storm (which she later changed to Toni Storm).
After honing her skills with IPW and other promotions in Australia Storm decided she wanted to receive further training to become a better wrestler and decided to move to England training under Dean Allmark.
Storm wrestled in UK as well as internationally in countries such as Finland, France, Germany, and Spain.
Storm wrestled for Top UK Promotion Progress Wrestling (2015-2018). Storm became the first-ever Progress Women's Champion after defeating Jinny and Laura Di Matteo in a three-way match. Storm went on to successfully defend the championship numerous times against challengers like Kay Lee Ray, Laura Di Matteo and Candice LeRae. She lost the title to Jinny at Chapter 69: Be Here Now.
Storm wrestled for World Wonder Ring Stardom (2016–2018). Storm won the SWA World Championship of Stardom. Storm won the 2017 Cinderella Tournament on 30 April, Storm also won the 2017 5★Star GP on 18 September, becoming the first wrestler to win the two tournaments in the same year. On 24 September Storm became the new World of Stardom Champion in an unplanned finish, when Mayu Iwatani was legitimately injured during a title defense against her, prompting the referee to stop the match and award Storm the title. On 9 June 2018, Kagetsu defeated Storm in a title match, ending her reign at 258 days.
Storm wrestled for WWE (2027 - 2021). On 16 June 2017, WWE announced Storm as one of the first four participants of the Mae Young Classic. Storm entered the tournament on 13 July, defeating Ayesha Raymond in the first round. The following day, Storm defeated Lacey Evans in the second round and Piper Niven in the quarterfinals, before being eliminated from the tournament in the semi-finals by Kairi Sane.In 2018 Storm participated in the second Mae Young Classic, a tournament she won when she defeated Io Shirai at WWE Evolution. She also participated in a tournament to crown the inaugural NXT UK Women's Champion, but she lost against Rhea Ripley. In a rematch on 12 January 2019 at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, Storm defeated Ripley to win the title.
She reigned as champion until 31 August 2019 at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff, where Storm lost her title to Kay Lee Ray, ending her reign at 230 days. Storm wrestled her last match in the brand on 27 February 2020 episode of NXT UK, losing to Kay Lee Ray in an "I Quit" match.
After an 8-month hiatus, on 4 October 2020 at TakeOver 31, Storm returned to NXT following the NXT Women's Championship match between Io Shirai and Candice LeRae.
Storm debuted on SmackDown on 23 July episode defeating Zelina Vega. She was then defeated by Vega during the Queen's Crown tournament in the first round. Storm then began a program with SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair with Storm winning their first bout via disqualification. She then received her title opportunity on the Christmas Eve edition of SmackDown in a losing effort.
Storm wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (2022–present). Storm made her AEW debut on 30 March 2022 episode of Dynamite as a participant in the qualifier match for the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament, defeating The Bunny. Storm defeated Jamie Hayter in the quarterfinals of the tournament, and she was defeated by Britt Baker in the semi-finals. On Road Rager special episode of Dynamite, Storm defeated Baker in a rematch to challenge AEW Women's Champion Thunder Rosa for the title at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door. Storm wrestled Thunder Rosa in a losing effort.
At All Out, Storm defeated Baker, Hayter, and Hikaru Shida in a four-way match to become AEW Interim Women's World Champion. She then defended her title against Athena, Baker, and Serena Deeb at Grand Slam. She lost her championship in a title match against Hayter at Full Gear. On the following episode of Dynamite, AEW recognized Storm's reign as lineal due to Rosa forfeiting the title.
At Revolution Ruby Soho attacked Hayter and Baker officially aligning with Storm and Saraya. On 10 March, the group became officially known as The Outcasts. Over the next month, they continued a winning streak against the homegrown talent while humiliating them with their signature branding.
At Double or Nothing, Storm defeated Hayter to win her record-setting second AEW Women's World Championship.
Storm then retained her title against Willow Nightingale at Forbidden Door. In July, Storm defeated Taya Valkyrie in a title match at Battle of the Belts VII.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2023–present) On 21 May 2023, Storm made her debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling at Resurgence, interfering in the street fight match between Juice Robinson and Fred Rosser, aiding Robinson in defeating Rosser, after getting physically involved during the match. Storm continues to wrestle for AEW, NJPW currently.
She debuted for the company under the ring name Storm (which she later changed to Toni Storm).
After honing her skills with IPW and other promotions in Australia Storm decided she wanted to receive further training to become a better wrestler and decided to move to England training under Dean Allmark.
Storm wrestled in UK as well as internationally in countries such as Finland, France, Germany, and Spain.
Storm wrestled for Top UK Promotion Progress Wrestling (2015-2018). Storm became the first-ever Progress Women's Champion after defeating Jinny and Laura Di Matteo in a three-way match. Storm went on to successfully defend the championship numerous times against challengers like Kay Lee Ray, Laura Di Matteo and Candice LeRae. She lost the title to Jinny at Chapter 69: Be Here Now.
Storm wrestled for World Wonder Ring Stardom (2016–2018). Storm won the SWA World Championship of Stardom. Storm won the 2017 Cinderella Tournament on 30 April, Storm also won the 2017 5★Star GP on 18 September, becoming the first wrestler to win the two tournaments in the same year. On 24 September Storm became the new World of Stardom Champion in an unplanned finish, when Mayu Iwatani was legitimately injured during a title defense against her, prompting the referee to stop the match and award Storm the title. On 9 June 2018, Kagetsu defeated Storm in a title match, ending her reign at 258 days.
Storm wrestled for WWE (2027 - 2021). On 16 June 2017, WWE announced Storm as one of the first four participants of the Mae Young Classic. Storm entered the tournament on 13 July, defeating Ayesha Raymond in the first round. The following day, Storm defeated Lacey Evans in the second round and Piper Niven in the quarterfinals, before being eliminated from the tournament in the semi-finals by Kairi Sane.In 2018 Storm participated in the second Mae Young Classic, a tournament she won when she defeated Io Shirai at WWE Evolution. She also participated in a tournament to crown the inaugural NXT UK Women's Champion, but she lost against Rhea Ripley. In a rematch on 12 January 2019 at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, Storm defeated Ripley to win the title.
She reigned as champion until 31 August 2019 at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff, where Storm lost her title to Kay Lee Ray, ending her reign at 230 days. Storm wrestled her last match in the brand on 27 February 2020 episode of NXT UK, losing to Kay Lee Ray in an "I Quit" match.
After an 8-month hiatus, on 4 October 2020 at TakeOver 31, Storm returned to NXT following the NXT Women's Championship match between Io Shirai and Candice LeRae.
Storm debuted on SmackDown on 23 July episode defeating Zelina Vega. She was then defeated by Vega during the Queen's Crown tournament in the first round. Storm then began a program with SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair with Storm winning their first bout via disqualification. She then received her title opportunity on the Christmas Eve edition of SmackDown in a losing effort.
Storm wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (2022–present). Storm made her AEW debut on 30 March 2022 episode of Dynamite as a participant in the qualifier match for the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament, defeating The Bunny. Storm defeated Jamie Hayter in the quarterfinals of the tournament, and she was defeated by Britt Baker in the semi-finals. On Road Rager special episode of Dynamite, Storm defeated Baker in a rematch to challenge AEW Women's Champion Thunder Rosa for the title at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door. Storm wrestled Thunder Rosa in a losing effort.
At All Out, Storm defeated Baker, Hayter, and Hikaru Shida in a four-way match to become AEW Interim Women's World Champion. She then defended her title against Athena, Baker, and Serena Deeb at Grand Slam. She lost her championship in a title match against Hayter at Full Gear. On the following episode of Dynamite, AEW recognized Storm's reign as lineal due to Rosa forfeiting the title.
At Revolution Ruby Soho attacked Hayter and Baker officially aligning with Storm and Saraya. On 10 March, the group became officially known as The Outcasts. Over the next month, they continued a winning streak against the homegrown talent while humiliating them with their signature branding.
At Double or Nothing, Storm defeated Hayter to win her record-setting second AEW Women's World Championship.
Storm then retained her title against Willow Nightingale at Forbidden Door. In July, Storm defeated Taya Valkyrie in a title match at Battle of the Belts VII.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2023–present) On 21 May 2023, Storm made her debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling at Resurgence, interfering in the street fight match between Juice Robinson and Fred Rosser, aiding Robinson in defeating Rosser, after getting physically involved during the match. Storm continues to wrestle for AEW, NJPW currently.