Tony Khan has confirmed what many suspected — Toni Storm was originally planned to compete at AEW Dynasty before AEW was forced to make significant last-minute adjustments to the pay-per-view card. Speaking at the Dynasty post-show media scrum in Vancouver, Khan addressed the changes that reshaped the show in its final weeks and placed Storm’s name directly alongside Kyle Fletcher’s as the two biggest absences that forced the creative rethink.
“Toni Storm and I made many changes to this pay-per-view over the last few weeks. They were both to have been a big part of it and they’re both a huge part of AEW. Any time I can have Kyle Fletcher or Toni Storm involved in an AEW event, it’s very important. So, coming out of Revolution I expected them each to be in matches on the show,” Khan said.
The confirmation removes any ambiguity about whether Storm’s removal from the Dynasty card was part of the original plan. It was not. She was expected to compete at the pay-per-view before circumstances changed in the weeks following AEW Revolution, forcing AEW to restructure significant portions of what had been carefully constructed booking.
Toni Storm’s AEW Absence Grows More Mysterious With Reports She May Be Out for the Rest of 2026
Storm was written off AEW television through a mystery attacker storyline that saw her ruled out of in-ring competition, with reports subsequently emerging suggesting she may not wrestle again for the remainder of 2026. Khan’s confirmation that she was originally planned for Dynasty now adds another layer to what has already become one of AEW’s most discussed behind-the-scenes situations of the year.
The combination of a deliberately constructed storyline removal, an extended and open-ended absence, mounting reports about her timeline, and now Khan’s public acknowledgment that her non-appearance was an unexpected development rather than a planned creative choice paints a picture of significant uncertainty surrounding one of AEW‘s most beloved performers. The mystery attacker storyline that was constructed around Storm’s absence remains unresolved, leaving both the in-ring and behind-the-scenes dimensions of her situation equally unclear heading into the spring and summer calendar.