10 Best Wrestlers Of 2025

2. Toni Storm

Continuing her brilliance for a second consecutive year in the gimmick, Timeless Toni Storm ruled as the cornerstone of an AEW Women's division that also had a banner year.

With the Hollywood Ending at Revolution, Storm paid off one of AEW's best ever feuds with one of its best ever matches. Providing the Mariah May character with a perfect singular run in the company, May was defined entirely by her relationship with the 'Timeless' Champion before she left for WWE. Storm's 217-stint with the gold resulted in her working even more matches than she did in 2024, going overtime to help the progress of the likes of Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford, Skye Blue Queen Aminata, Mina Shirakawa along the way. 

Victories over Mercedes Moné and Athena in particular weren't just big wins in great matches but a statement of intent from AEW that Storm was still the talismanic figure and the woman to beat. 

This was crucially established ahead of two consecutive pay-per-view title match losses to Kris Statlander in September and October, where Storm proved her mettle as somebody just as equipped to set somebody up for the top role as occupy the space herself. A true game-changer and there for others as much as herself, there may never be a star that shines as brightly. But for a pleasant change, this is all thanks to her magnificence rather than the company's promotional malpractice.