People in AEW “Appalled” by Recent Booking Decision – Toni Storm’s in-ring return on tonight’s AEW Rampage against Harley Cameron has sparked debate among fans and backstage personnel alike. After declaring her retirement from wrestling and stepping away following her Women’s Title loss to Mariah May at All In: London, Storm made a surprise comeback on this week’s Dynamite. Her return occurred moments after Mariah May successfully defended her Women’s Championship against Mina Shirakawa.
With Rampage being taped immediately after Dynamite, the decision to have Storm’s first match back air on Rampage has raised questions. Many fans wonder why her highly anticipated return isn’t being showcased on a larger platform like Dynamite or a major pay-per-view event.
Bryan Alvarez weighed in on the matter during Wrestling Observer Live, providing insight into the backstage reaction to this booking choice.
“Hey, you called it during the break. There are people that will argue anything. Do you know how many people I talked to in AEW yesterday, and every last single one of them, ‘aghast’ may not even be the right word, ‘appalled’ that Toni Storm’s return is on Rampage. Meanwhile leave it to the fans, leave it to the wackos, this is a great idea. He’s got to give his fans a worthwhile show those last three weeks of the cancelled show. Meanwhile, there’s actually other shows that aren’t going to be canceled. Lke God forbid, we put this return on Collision or on Dynamite or on Worlds End.
Alvarez continued, “I swear to god this is true, you could have had 200 people lined up outside Tony Khan’s door last night, one by one, all 200 of them could have gone in there and said, ‘This idea is stupid.’ Do you wanna know what’d happen at the end of the night? He’d have still done it because that’s what happens. People argue things with him every single week, and at the end of the day, he does whatever he wants.”
People in AEW “Appalled” by Recent Booking Decision
