Toni Storm is the latest wrestler to make the jump from WWE to AEW.
The 26-year-old Storm debuted for AEW on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite, defeating The Bunny in a qualifying match for the Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament. Storm is the first participant to be confirmed for the tournament.
Storm has signed a contract with AEW and is now part of the promotion’s women’s division.
Last December, Storm was released by WWE after requesting to be let go from the company. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported that wrestlers in WWE were under the impression that “professional burnout” was the reason Storm asked for her release.