Toni Storm will be facing off against Mariah May for the AEW Women’s World Championship at next month’s AEW Grand Slam Australia event, and she recently spoke with SI’s The Takedown to discuss the upcoming bout.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On winning the AEW Women’s World Title shot on Dynamite: “I saw my opportunity and I went for it. I can’t believe I got the win. This means I’m gonna be able to go to Australia and wrestle for my fellow countrymen and my family. This is the biggest deal of my life. I’m amazed with how fast everything’s happened. I’ve only been here just over a month and everyone’s been so welcoming. People just keep treating me so well, and the applause, I can’t get over it. It’s like they’ve known me my whole life. It just blows my mind. I can’t believe the support of AEW fans and the people backstage. I can’t even put myself in the same boat as anyone. They’re just too good, they’re just too good. I’m just a kid that got lucky tonight and you know, I’m gonna roll with it.”
On May: “Best in the business today. She’s the real deal. I’m not gonna lie, I’m super intimidated. I hope I get an opportunity to show some respect. I hope she doesn’t think I’m rude for not coming and saying hello. I’ve never really met a star so big before and I’m just such a huge fan of her work. I’ve seen stuff she’s done since STARDOM. I mean, it’s just insane. I just wanna be like her. I wanna follow in her footsteps.”
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