Toni Storm Bio
Toni Rossall, known professionally as Toni Storm, is a New Zealand-born professional wrestler who performs for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Born on 19 October 1995 in Auckland and raised on Australia’s Gold Coast, she rose through the independent ranks into major global promotions and is a multi-time world champion in AEW and other organizations.
Early Life and Background
Rossall was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 19 October 1995 and moved with her mother to the Gold Coast, Australia, at age four after her parents separated. Growing up on the Gold Coast, she discovered professional wrestling on television around age ten and developed an early interest in the sport.
She began training and competing as a teenager, making a professional debut on 9 October 2009 when she was 13. After several years on the Australian independent circuit she moved to England at 18 to train under Dean Allmark in Liverpool and to expand her experience in European promotions.
Path to NASCAR
Storm’s progression to major international promotions followed a familiar independent-to-global path, beginning with regional work across Europe and Asia before drawing attention from larger companies. She attended WWE tryout camps in Melbourne in 2014 and Manchester in 2015, which helped set the stage for her signing to WWE in 2018.
Her success on the independent scene — including runs in Progress Wrestling and German and Japanese promotions — provided the platform for her transition to WWE and, later, to All Elite Wrestling, where she became a prominent main-event figure.
Toni Storm Career
Early Career (2009–2015)
Storm debuted in October 2009 on the Gold Coast and spent her formative years developing her in-ring craft across Australia and Europe. After five years on the smaller circuit she relocated to Liverpool for formal training under Dean Allmark and expanded her resume with matches in Finland, France, Germany and Spain.
By her late teens she had built a reputation as a polished performer on the independents and participated in WWE tryouts that would later lead to greater exposure and opportunity at the global level.
World Wonder Ring Stardom Breakthrough (2016–2018)
Storm began working for Japan’s World Wonder Ring Stardom in 2016 and captured the SWA World Championship on 24 July of that year. She held the SWA title for a record-setting 612 days and added major tournament victories, including the 2017 Cinderella Tournament and the 2017 5★Star Grand Prix, becoming the first wrestler to win both in the same year.
Storm also won the World of Stardom Championship in September 2017 in a match that ended early due to an injury to the defending champion; she later lost the title in June 2018. Her Stardom run established her as a credible world-level talent with success in a major Japanese promotion.
WWE Breakthrough (2017–2021)
Storm gained wider mainstream attention through WWE’s Mae Young Classic, first participating in 2017 and then winning the 2018 tournament at Evolution, WWE’s first all-female pay-per-view. She became a one-time NXT UK Women’s Champion after defeating Rhea Ripley at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool in January 2019 and held that title for 230 days before dropping it to Kay Lee Ray.
During her WWE tenure she appeared across NXT UK, NXT and SmackDown. Storm requested and was granted her release from WWE in late December 2021 after stating that the company environment no longer suited her. Her WWE period included high-profile tournament success and televised championship runs that raised her global profile.
All Elite Wrestling Era (2022–Present)
Storm debuted for All Elite Wrestling on 30 March 2022 and signed with the company shortly thereafter. She quickly became a central figure in the AEW women’s division, reaching the later rounds of the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament and moving into title contention within months of her debut.
Across her AEW run she has been a multi-time AEW Women’s World Champion, known for several memorable feuds and character shifts. Her in-ring persona evolved from a rock-star aesthetic into the “Timeless” Toni Storm character, a Golden Age of Hollywood-inspired starlet, and she has headlined major AEW pay-per-view events while accumulating multiple title defenses and program-defining matches through 2024 and 2025.
Driving Style and Strengths
Storm combines technical striking and grappling with a dramatic finishing repertoire, notably using the snap piledriver finishing move known as the Storm Zero. She adapts well to a range of opponents, demonstrating strong promo work and character versatility that has allowed her to carry both face and heel roles at the top of a women’s division.
Notable Races and Milestones
Signature career milestones include winning the Mae Young Classic in 2018, a record-setting 612-day SWA World Championship reign in Stardom, the NXT UK Women’s Championship, and multiple AEW Women’s World Championship reigns. Her shifts in persona and high-profile title matches have been defining moments in her career to date.
Toni Storm Career Wins
Toni Storm’s verified championship record spans multiple countries and major promotions. Her major accomplishments include victory in WWE’s Mae Young Classic, the NXT UK Women’s Championship, the World of Stardom and SWA titles in Japan, and multiple AEW Women’s World Championship reigns that have anchored her status as a global star.
Cup Series Highlights
In AEW, Storm became a multi-time AEW Women’s World Champion and headlined several pay-per-view events. Her title runs in AEW included notable defenses and long-term programs culminating in a record-setting fourth AEW Women’s World Championship win in February 2025, followed by a run of defenses and a title loss later in 2025.
Xfinity Series Achievements
Prior to AEW, Storm’s highest-profile tournament victory came in WWE, where she won the 2018 Mae Young Classic and later captured the NXT UK Women’s Championship at TakeOver: Blackpool. Those achievements helped establish her as a prominent international performer.
Truck Series and Other Wins
On the independent and international circuits, Storm held top titles such as the Progress Women’s Championship and the wXw Women’s Championship on multiple occasions. Her Stardom tournament victories and long SWA title reign remain among her most significant non-WWE accomplishments.
Toni Storm Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Born in New Zealand and raised on the Gold Coast, Storm moved to England as a teenager to pursue training and to advance her career. She trained under Dean Allmark and developed much of her early style and persona while living and working in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Personal Life
Storm is publicly married to American wrestler Juice Robinson; their marriage was announced in 2022. She has spoken openly about her bisexuality and has identified as bisexual in public forums. Storm is also a vegan, which she has noted as a personal lifestyle choice that intersects with her life as a professional athlete.
2025 Season Performance
The 2025 season saw Storm begin the year as AEW Women’s World Champion following a February 15 title win that marked her fourth AEW reign. She successfully defended the title across major events through mid-2025, including defenses on March 9, April 6, May 25 and July 12, before losing the championship in a four-way match on 20 September at All Out.
Following the title loss, Storm pursued rematches and continued high-profile programs, including an unsuccessful title challenge in October and participation in a women’s Blood and Guts match in November. Across 2025 she remained a central figure in AEW storylines, balancing character work with continued in-ring prominence and pairing in tag matches with notable partners such as Mina Shirakawa.
