After receiving an impromptu challenge just a night ago, Toni Storm was able to go through a successful title defense at AEW Battle of the Belts 7. Which marked the third TV title defense for the reigning champion, interference from The Outcasts members helped her to retain the title.
In the AEW Battle of the Belts 7 special, Toni Storm retained the AEW Women’s World Championship against Taya Valkyrie in a singles contest. The actual broadcast was interrupted which blocked the view of the match. But replays showed that The Outcasts member Ruby Soho came out to distract Taya which allowed Storm to secure the pinfall win.
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Just before AEW Battle of the Belts 7, Soho herself remained unsuccessful on AEW Collision on the same night in her attempt to win the AEW Owen Hart Tournament women’s version. This was the second consecutive year that the former WWE Superstar came up short as Dr. Britt Baker defeated her in the 2022 AEW Owen Hart Cup finale to win. This year, Willow Nightingale won the tournament to possibly earn a shot at Toni Storm’s title in the future.
AEW Battle of the Belts 7: Toni Storm goes through third successful title defense
As mentioned above, Toni Storm’s title match at AEW Battle of the Belts 7 marked the third defense of her ongoing second title run with the championship. Skye Blue was her opponent in the first two defenses. Before this run, Storm previously held the AEW Women’s Championship from September 2022 into November 2022 in her first run before losing the title to Jamie Hayter at the Full Gear PPV.
Earlier this year, Toni Storm became the AEW Women’s World Champion for the second time in her career by defeating Jamie Hayter at Double or Nothing in May. Hayter has been dealing with an injury heading into the match and hence had to go into a hiatus to heal off the same.
Apart from the Women’s Title, Luchasaurus (alongside Christian Cage) retained the TNT Championship in the main event of the AEW Battle of the Belts 7 special after a match with Shawn Spears. Cage and Luchasauras celebrated before the show went off the air while former TNT Champion Scorpio Sky was shown watching Luchasaurs’ win.
