Thread: Toni Storm "gone" from WWE
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Old 12-30-2021, 06:36 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by Seph View Post
Apparently after the triple threat with Sasha and Charlotte was over Toni went back stage, packed her shit, bought a plane ticket out of there on her own dime and told management she quit.

A lot of reports she was unhappy with booking. Which, granted, she hasn't been used much since her call up. But it seems weird to get tired of not being used right when they throw you into a main event scenario with the 2 biggest stars on that brand. I dunno, was she upset with the booking of the match that much? She had to know she was gonna job hard in that match. No way she was expecting to be hotshotted there. So I dunno. Like I said, timing seems weird to me on this one.

I dunno what she does now. I'd guess Impact. She'd probably do better in AEW but in reality it's not like she is going to get better booking there. Women get less attention in AEW in general than they do in WWE and it's not like she won't be jobbing to Nyla and the Dr. in short order anyways. I'd personally rather be on more TVs and have to job to Charlotte/Sasha than be a jobber to Nyla/Britt in a division with far less time to spare.

Oh well, it's her decision and I hope it works out well for her regardless. Hope she ends up in TNA where they might actually push her to the top of their division and she can also be with Juice.
Look, it’s a high pressure situation. It’s also compounded by Vince McMahon’s eyes being on you, it not being a spot that starts from the conclusion you are awesome, and you’ve got Dave Meltzer saying they’ve given up on you on his radio show, etc. I only saw parts, but a lot of people were underwhelmed by her run up there. As I said, it’s trendy to blame the company, but when you’ve got this rep for being an amazing worker and future star based on your looks-to-talent ratio, that ideal presentation can clash with the reality of what you’re delivering.

She says she was upset with her booking? If true, I just imagine she wasn’t happy doing promos, working with cake, laughing at the heel being embarrassed, and didn’t feel like she was achieving in the role. But that’s the role. And she’s more willing to blame the WWE for not booking around Toni Storm, 20-something bombshell with a rep than she is for not living up to that rep and adapting. And that’s fine. She probably would be suited to an AEW or STARDOM more. But the way she tried to quit is pretty unprofessional, although I do like talent who put their foot down in these situations.

I don’t think it’s a given she ends up where Juice is. Their relationship may not thrive on them being together all the time. They haven’t spent that time together so far. Impact doesn’t offer much and New Japan itself isn’t set up for women. I’m not sure how much time Juice is spending in Japan versus stateside anyway.

I think the most obvious places for her to end up are AEW, given their resources and how happy they’d be to gobble her up, and the WOW thing CBS-Viacom are starting — which may or may not have a working relationship with AEW, especially if it ends up on the CW Network or something, which is partly owned by Warner.
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