A deeply personal and physical rivalry that has been brewing in the AEW women’s division for months is finally set for a definitive conclusion. Toni Storm and Marina Shafir will clash in a singles match at the upcoming AEW Revolution pay-per-view, and AEW officials have ensured that the bout will be contested fairly.
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The matchup was finalized during the March 7 episode of AEW Collision. Following another chaotic interaction, Storm formally issued the challenge, which Shafir quickly accepted. To prevent the constant interference that has plagued their previous encounters, the match at Revolution will feature a strict stipulation: “Everyone is banned from ringside.” This ruling comes immediately after Shafir interfered in Storm and Mina Shirakawa’s tag-team match against Megan Bayne and Lena Kross earlier on Collision.
The animosity between Storm and “The Problem” dates back to late 2025, initially sparking during the AEW Blood & Guts event. Their feud intensified throughout the women’s tag-team title tournament, where Storm aligned with Shirakawa while Shafir formed a dominant partnership with Bayne.
The Revolution encounter will mark their third singles match against each other. Storm currently holds a 2-0 advantage; she won their first meeting cleanly in 2022 and secured a second victory via disqualification in early 2026. The “banned from ringside” stipulation guarantees that this third chapter will be decided strictly between the ropes.
The addition rounds out a massive card for AEW Revolution, scheduled for next Saturday, March 15, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The event is headlined by a career-threatening Texas Death Match for the AEW World Championship between MJF and “Hangman” Adam Page, alongside a highly anticipated World Tag Team Title bout between FTR and The Young Bucks.