Buckle up, wrestling fans! The countdown to Forbidden Door is on, and tensions are higher than a top-rope splash. STARDOM’s Mina Shirakawa is set to clash with AEW’s Toni Storm in a match that’s got more drama than a daytime soap opera. The stakes? The AEW Women’s World Championship and the heart of Mariah May, Storm’s protégé and Shirakawa’s long-time friend.
Last night on “Dynamite,” things got spicy when Shirakawa, fresh off a victory over The Outcasts, tried to crack a champagne bottle over Storm’s head. The attempt went awry, hitting Mariah May instead. Whoops! Despite the mishap, Shirakawa remained unfazed, taking to social media to deliver a fiery promo.
“Why don’t you want Mina?” she questioned Storm, before answering herself with, “because I’m better in STARDOM and AEW than you ever were.” Shirakawa didn’t stop there, laying claim to Mariah May by echoing Ric Flair’s famous line to Randy Savage about Miss Elizabeth: “Mariah was mine before she was yours.”
Shirakawa declared her intentions to stay in America, vowing to snatch Storm’s title and May’s affection, then march into Wembley Stadium as the AEW Women’s World Champion. She provocatively promised that Storm would shake her hand, give her a kiss, and acknowledge her as the better woman after their match. Wrapping up her tirade, Shirakawa cheekily twisted Storm’s catchphrase, saying, “chin up, tits out, and watch out for Mina.”
While Shirakawa’s confidence is sky-high, it’s unclear if she still has May’s support after that champagne bottle blunder. May has her own problems to deal with at Forbidden Door: Zero Hour, where she’ll face Saraya in an Owen Hart Foundation Cup Quarterfinal match.
With personal and professional stakes on the line, this showdown promises to be an explosive encounter. Will Shirakawa dethrone Storm and win Mariah May’s heart, or will Storm retain her title and her protégé’s loyalty? Tune in to find out!