Toni Storm is set to defend the AEW Women’s World Championship against Riho at Saturday night’s Worlds End 2023 pay-per-view event, and Tony Khan has nothing but high praise for both women.
Speaking during Thursday’s AEW Worlds End 2023 media call, the AEW President praised Storm’s “Timeless” character, Riho’s recent work feuding with The Outcasts, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the media call below:
On Toni Storm’s current character: “Right before I first started talking to Mariah — and it took a long time to get her visa done — so this is many, many months ago. I first went to Toni Storm and talked to her about changing character and watching some films from the ’50s, and she sunk her teeth into it more than anybody’s ever sunk their teeth in something… She has taken the ball and run with it unlike anyone I’ve ever seen, and ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm has been amazing.”
On Riho challenging Storm at Worlds End 2023: “I think somebody that can go out there and, from the very first Dynamite, not only have great matches, but we’ve also seen somebody that delivers ratings, is Riho.”
On Riho’s storyline of vengeance against The Outcasts: “I joke to all the women: you know, this really reminds me [of] Kill Bill. ‘Cause, you know, they all put this woman down, and she’s come back for revenge, and this group — they don’t even like each other, the individual people, anymore. [The Outcasts] all have that in common, that Riho’s coming for all of them.”
