"Timeless" Toni Storm = best gimmick in wrestling ?

[Norrin Radd]

 

[Dylmatic]

 

[Dylmatic]

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

She's definitely putting in the most effort.

 

[Dylmatic]

 

[KFBF]

I absolutely hate it. But I acknowledge this may be the same way people felt about the bloodline shyt.

 

[Dylmatic]

Another cinematic masterpiece.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Cokehead Khan better not have Mehriah dethrone Toni.

 

[TheSuperkick!]

Cokehead Khan better not have Mehriah dethrone Toni.

You say that but who does AEW have that can get heated up enough to get a real reaction vs Toni and believably defeat her?

We've seen it time and again that most of these women can't hold a candle to Toni with the crowd. Deeb, Deonna, Rosa, etc. were persona non grata when Toni showed up. Toni fukking murdered Deeb and Rosa with promos that we still remember today. No matter how good the matches were, it's was a forgone conclusion Toni was winning. At least with Mariah, her win can be used to evolve Toni into the next phase. No other woman can do that right now. Mariah has spent time with Toni so it works. Mariah beating Toni on the grandest stage can lead to them having a more brutal match down the line too.

 

[OneDeep]

I expected more heat

How do you flop after that perfect angle they did

 

[MenacingMonk]

You say that but who does AEW have that can get heated up enough to get a real reaction vs Toni and believably defeat her?

We've seen it time and again that most of these women can't hold a candle to Toni with the crowd. Deeb, Deonna, Rosa, etc. were persona non grata when Toni showed up. Toni fukking murdered Deeb and Rosa with promos that we still remember today. No matter how good the matches were, it's was a forgone conclusion Toni was winning. At least with Mariah, her win can be used to evolve Toni into the next phase. No other woman can do that right now. Mariah has spent time with Toni so it works. Mariah beating Toni on the grandest stage can lead to them having a more brutal match down the line too.

The fans don’t give a shyt about Mehriah MidMay. The only choices, and programs that can get a reaction, would be with Mone or Hayter. There’s probably 1 or 2 more, but those 2 come straight to mind, and who knows how long Hayter will be out. Just let Toni go on a mini-Roman run.

They can still build Toni’s character with the belt. Have her on some, “I have it all, but all alone, what’s left to accomplish?” kind of character.

Imagine Stone Cold dropping the belt to Mideon. That’s how this would feel like.

 

[TheSuperkick!]

Imagine Stone Cold dropping the belt to Mideon. That’s how this would feel like.

Gah damn y'all love y'all's extremes. Mideon? Who was it last time, Taka?

 

[KFBF]

Lets see Toni vs Sasha. May is bad as hell but no one cares.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Gah damn y'all love y'all's extremes. Mideon? Who was it last time, Taka?

Mehriah is mid the ring. Fans don’t care about her. Giving her a nickname doesn’t mean anything if her “character” isn’t exactly a character.

What exactly is she doing? “I’m not Toni Storm, but I’m gonna destroy Toni Storm because I just used her and I want her spot!” That’s not something to give a shyt about.

 

[TheAlbionist]

Mehriah is mid the ring. Fans don’t care about her. Giving her a nickname doesn’t mean anything if her “character” isn’t exactly a character.

What exactly is she doing? “I’m not Toni Storm, but I’m gonna destroy Toni Storm because I just used her and I want her spot!” That’s not something to give a shyt about.

That's the plot of All About Eve that they've been acting out for us for the last few months though - why step off the train now?

Eve (Mariah) worms her way into Margot's (Toni) life as an adoring fan then manipulates the situation and people around them to steal her spot.

They've been moving towards Sunset Boulevard with Toni's makeup ever since the shoe beat-down - and if they're going to do Norma Desmond, she needs to lose everything first so things can get really dark.

Isn't long-term storyline booking what people wanted?