Popular Smackdown Superstar Toni Storm reportedly leaves WWE

https://t.co/jy8u4a7WDa
has
an
update
on
Toni
Storm
being
granted
her
release

–
When
it
happened
–
Immediate
creative
reaction
–
The
memo
that
went
out.
–
Why
it
was
granted.

This
will
be
updated
all
throughout
the
evening.

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—
Sean
Ross
Sapp
of
Fightful.com
(@SeanRossSapp)

December
29,
2021

The
26-year-old
superstar
was
the
only
name
mentioned
in
the
memo
released
by
the
WWE.
Fightful
added
that
many
people
within
WWE
were
“blindsided”
by
the
news
that
she
asked
for
her
release.
Just
a
few
days
ago,
she
was
main-eventing
Smackdown
and
now
all
of
a
sudden,
she’s
gone.

“Those
that
Fightful
spoke
to
within
WWE
say
that
Toni
Storm
asked
for
her
release
from
the
company.
This
was
later
confirmed
to
me,
and
we
reached
out
to
people
close
to
Toni
said
that
things
were
fine
when
we
asked
about
extenuating
circumstances,
and
how
she
was
doing,”
the
source
added.

WWE
is
yet
to
officially
announce
the
release
on
their
official
website
but
it’s
likely
that
Toni
Storm
will
be
serving
a
90-day
non-compete
clause,
which
would
make
her
a
free
agent
from
WWE
after
Tuesday,
March
29.

There
is
no
update
available
on
what
she
has
planned
for
her
future
but
given
her
past
accolades,
she’d
be
a
gem
to
be
picked
up
by
any
rival
brand
of
the
WWE.
AEW
Women’s
World
Champion
Dr.
Britt
Baker,
D.M.D.
already
posted
a
photo
of
Toni
on
Twitter,
indicating
that
she
wants
the
ex
WWE
Superstar
in
All
Elite
Wrestling.

pic.twitter.com/QSvXGsWJfo

—
Dr.
Britt
Baker,
D.M.D.
(@RealBrittBaker)

December
29,
2021

Toni
Storm
had
been
involved
in
a
feud
with
SmackDown
Women’s
Champion
Charlotte
Flair
in
recent
weeks.
Flair
retained
over
Storm
during
last
Friday’s
Christmas
Eve
edition
of
SmackDown.
The
two
competed
in
this
week’s
live
event
in
Orlando,
followed
by
a
Triple
Threat
alongside
Sasha
Banks
in
Washington,
DC.

The
Australian
superstar
first
started
working
for
WWE
in
2017,
as
part
of
the
inaugural
Mae
Young
Classic.
After
officially
signing
with
WWE
in
May
2018,
she
competed
in
the
WWE
UK
Title
Tournament
event.

She
later
won
the
2018
Mae
Young
Classic
at
the
all-women’s
Evolution
pay-per-view
and
went
on
to
become
the
NXT
UK
Women’s
Champion
before
arriving
on
the
main
NXT
brand
in
the
United
States
during
the
fall
of
2020.

WWE
then
called
Toni
Storm
up,
on
the
main
roster
this
past
summer,
who
made
her
SmackDown
debut
with
a
win
over
current
WWE
Women’s
Tag
Team
Champion
Queen
Zelina
Vega
during
the
July
23
episode.
After
an
impressive
performance
at
Survivor
Series
2021,
she
was
inserted
into
the
championship
feud
against
Charlotte
Flair.