Toni Storm was one of the top stars during her run in WWE NXT UK. She even won the NXT Women’s Championship after defeating Rhea Ripley. She had a less stellar run in NXT after that but that is still nothing compared to her abysmal run on the main roster.
PWInsider reported that Toni Storm and Aliyah attempted to pin Dana Brooke to win the 24/7 title at the live event in Tampa.
“There was some commotion backstage as a camera is shown on 24/7 Champion Dana Brooke. She is surprised by Aliyah and Toni Storm. They both attempt to pin her with roll ups but as she takes off she runs into Drew Gulak who falls on her and there is a referee who starts to make the count. Drew was confused and Dana runs off with Toni and Aliyah behind. They make their way out to the ring for the same type of shenanigans but Dana Brooke escapes the night again still 24/7 champion,” wrote Ashley Colton of PWinsider.
WWE have released Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Lana, Ruby Riott, Santana Garrett, and Buddy Murphy. The reason cited was part of budget cuts, and Strowman was being paid $1.2 million per year according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The former WWE Universal Champion signed a new contract in October 2019, so the budget cut regarding Strowman is the WWE’s biggest saving financially from all of the talent cuts in the last year plus during the pandemic. Braun Strowman was fired by WWE for a very surprising reason as well.
Previously, more details regarding WWE’s decision to release Braun Strowman from his contract had been revealed. Braun Strowman’s contract definitely played a role in him getting fired. On top of that, Braun Strowman was viewed as an ‘obsolete’ WWE Superstar and ‘two years past his prime.
That was only just the beginning as WWE continued to release several Superstars o the past few months. Their latest set of releases included the likes of Keith Lee, Karrion Kross, Ember Moon, Mia Yim and Nia Jax.
Aliyah, Dana Brooke and Toni Storm at #WWEMSG (@WWE_Aliyah @DanaBrookeWWE) pic.twitter.com/dgyrmphKxS
— AliyahSource.com | Fansite for Aliyah! (@AliyahSourceCOM) December 27, 2021
