AEW just dropped another very obvious clue about Toni Storm’s mysterious disappearance. The company isn’t saying her name yet, but lipstick and a package marked “Play Me” aren’t exactly subtle when there are already mysterious Toni Storm tapes floating around.
On November 15, AEW took to Instagram and uploaded a cryptic video showing a package with the words “Play Me” written on it. A lipstick was also prominently featured in the video, seemingly pointing directly toward Storm and the ongoing mystery surrounding her absence.
The “Play Me” message is particularly interesting because it matches the packages that started appearing around WrestleDream in October. Select media members received cassettes labeled “Toni Storm Tapes,” with the packages similarly instructing recipients to play them.
The first cassette was titled “Mundanities” and featured Renee Paquette narrating recordings supposedly captured from a device Storm secretly carried in her purse. It was also marked as the first of five tapes, suggesting AEW had several more pieces of the story waiting to be released.
Fightful Select previously reported that the tapes were intentionally planted as part of AEW’s plans to slowly build toward Storm’s eventual return. The company planned to introduce several clues surrounding the mystery of who attacked Storm and took her off television, with multiple potential suspects being teased along the way.
That doesn’t necessarily mean Storm is suddenly about to walk back onto Dynamite. Her in-ring return was previously said to not be imminent, with AEW instead having the option of advancing the storyline through these teases while she remains away. Tony Khan has also confirmed that Storm will eventually be back without revealing exactly when.
“I can’t say when or where but I know ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm will be back in AEW.”
Now AEW itself is putting the “Play Me” imagery directly onto its social media, so the mystery clearly isn’t staying confined to cassette tapes handed out behind the scenes. Whatever is coming next, AEW appears ready to start peeling back another part of the Toni Storm story.
What do you think AEW is teasing with its latest Toni Storm clue? Let us know what you think in the comments.
