GRAND SLAM: AUSTRALIA is just ten days away, and that night AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May will face “Timeless” Toni Storm with the title on the line in a rematch of their ALL IN: LONDON 2024 bout last summer. The road leading there has been dramatic to say the least; from Toni’s return to the AEW stage at DYNAMITE: WINTER IS COMING 2024 with seemingly no memory of the last several years of her life to the rebirth of “Timeless” at COLLISION: HOMECOMING 2025, we have all been on quite the roller coaster alongside both the 3-Time Women’s World Champion and the reigning Women’s World Champion.
That ride culminates on February 15th in Australia, but tonight when “Timeless” Toni Storm returns to AEW competition for the first time since ALL IN: LONDON 2024, “The Woman from Hell” Mariah May will be watching from the announcer’s table:
“Timeless” Toni Storm may already have her date with the champion set, but that doesn’t mean what happens between now and then won’t shape the aftermath of GRAND SLAM: AUSTRALIA. One woman who wants to be in line for whoever leaves Brisbane with the title is Queen Aminata, in no small part because she’s got losses to redeem against both Toni Storm and Mariah May. A victory over Toni, just one year shy of their last encounter, could set her up as a contender regardless of who leaves Australia with the title, but especially if “Timeless” earns her fourth World Championship on February 15th.
Can the Queen spoil the “Timeless” return to action, or will the 3-Time Women’s Champ make tonight an unofficial sequel to COLLISION #34?