She is crude, rude, tattooed, yet never booed. But “God doesn’t’ judge. That’s her job.” She’s “Timeless” Toni Storm, and gosh, all of us here at WINC adore her. Picking up the “Talker of Early 2025” award, is well deserving, as Storm’s arsenal of flirty threats has a lot more weight to them than anyone else’s words on their best days. Her mastery of breaking down her opponents by the carefully chosen words she spews has captivated men and women (young and old), children, and even Classical Hollywood enthusiasts alike.
Take your pick on which of her promos knocked your socks off, but the formula remains the same: she knows him to create an imbalance of confidence to her opponents. When they run back her words, egos get bruised, insecurities set in, and lastly, battles end with Storm standing tall and marvelous with the AEW Women’s World Championship tucked under her arm (or bosom, if she were writing this) every time. Sure what happens in the ring should be the be-all and end-all in any contest, but no one comes out the same psychologically after wrestling her (ask Athena or Mercedes Mone, who took their most significant losses in company history to the “Timeless” one recently), and that’s the magic she creates every time she clutches a microphone or slides in between the ropes of the ring.
While we would love to recite some of the promos she has given so far this year, she is not just a trophy on a shelf, nor another notch in someone else’s belt; she is the entire blueprint, foundation, and beams of the brick house where the trophies and belts lay, and not some other mother, you know what. She is women’s wrestling, and if you so dare dispute that, she will “eat you alive.”
She may be a “manic, neurotic, erotic, sexually questionable, consistently sweating, bottom heavy, transatlantic, wh**re,” but the spotlight didn’t make her, darling. Her mannerisms did. (Written by Brie Coder)
Runner-up: Drew McIntyre
Others receiving first-round votes: Hangman Adam Page, Ethan Page, John Cena
