AEW Scrapped Toni Storm Title Feud Plans After Sudden Removal From Dynamite

TLDR

AEW was forced to scrap plans for Toni Storm to defeat Marina Shafir in a No Holds Barred match on Dynamite, which would have launched a championship feud between Storm and AEW Women's Champion Thekla. Instead, Storm was written off television through a backstage segment where she was found unconscious by Mina Shirakawa, with the company learning Storm could not compete just hours before the show went live. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Storm has been reported as being out of action until 2027 for non-injury related reasons, prompting AEW to create a mystery storyline around her absence.