AEW Fans Confused After End of Women's World Title Match Cuts Out on Battle of the Belts VII, Finish Finally Revealed

AEW had three hours of wrestling ready for fans between AEW Collision and Battle of the Belts VI, and plenty of Title gold on the line. Unfortunately, there was a major hiccup during Battle of the Belts, and it occurred during the AEW Women's Championship match between Champion Toni Storm and Taya Valkyrie. The match was moving along smoothly, but then all of a sudden the feed flickered and the screen went black. Then when it came back it was Julia Hart in the ring from last week's Collision. Then the live feed returned and the commentary team revealed it was the weather that caused issues with the satellite, but they didn't reveal who won the match and never addressed it.

Fans quickly took to social media and asked what the result was and why no one on the commentary side mentioned the end result of the match and who won. Responses flew in asking who won, and then after the final match of the night, AEW finally showed the footage and end of the match. It turns out the feed cut out right before the end, as  Soho punched Valkyrie and set up Storm for the finisher and the win, retaining her Championship. You can find the match breakdown below, and you can find the reactions from fans on the next slide.

Earlier tonight, #AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm retained the title after a close match with Canada's own Taya Valkyrie!

Watch #AEWBOTBVII LIVE on TNT!@TheTayaValkyrie

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 16, 2023

Storm was aggressive right from the start, charging at Valkyrie and stomping her in the corner. Valkyrie responded by pushing Storm to the other corner and chopping her in the chest, and Storm came out of the ring and regrouped with Soho. Storm returned to the ring and charged forward again, but Valkyrie hit her with knee and elbow strikes and then hit double knees against the ropes.

Storm once again went outside to collect herself, and when Valkyrie approached her Storm took advantage and brought her neck down on the ropes. Storm then threw Valkyrie onto the floor and did it again as Soho laughed in her face. Storm then taunted the crowd before Valkyrie threw Storm onto the floor, exacting some payback. Valkyrie then put Storm up against the ring apron and deli red a nasty chop to Storm's chest, and she did it again against the barricade.

Valkyrie rolled Storm into the ring but Storm quickly ran and knocked Valkyrie off the ring apron to the floor. Storm kicked Valkyrie and then put her up against the barricade and delivered a chop to the chest before rolling her into the ring. Storm put her boot on Valkyrie's back and neck against the bottom rope, and then clubbed her on the back. Storm slammed Valkyrie face-first into the turnbuckle and put pressure on Valkyrie's neck, and followed it up by throwing Valkyrie across the mat.

A suplex followed and segued into a cover, but Valkyrie kicked out. Back from break, Valkyrie dodged a move from Storm and knocked the Champion down, and then lifted Storm and hit a Blue Thunder Bomb. Storm was in the corner and Valkyrie hit her with a hip toss and then taunted her afterward before going for the cover, but Storm kicked out.

At this point, the feed cut out for some reason and I have no idea what happened until it came back, but by then the match was over and it was time to move on to the next segment of the night. AEW did finally reveal that Storm retained her AEW Women's World Championship.

What did you think of the match and the event overall? Let us know in the comments and as always you can talk all things wrestling with me on Threads @mattaguilarcb!

A Mystery

Toni Storm vs Taya Valkyrie is forever lost. A mystery that will be left unsolved for ages to come.

— Drainmaker 🌧️ 💵 (@DrainBamager) July 16, 2023

I Guess

So I guess Toni Storm won the match since they didn’t even say who won after announcing they lost signal due to severe weather.

— Jonathan (@EcuPirateToby) July 16, 2023

Sooooo

so like... did toni storm win the match or what? because we couldnt see the match due to them having issues we randomly saw julia hart after random commericlas... #AEWBOTBVII

— 👆🏻thep1loso🤘🏻 (@thep1loso) July 16, 2023

The World May Never Know

The world may never know the finish of Toni Storm and Taya Valkyrie

— hunter (@BluThundaBomb) July 16, 2023

The Glitch

Yeah, the satellite feed cut out for the Taya Valkyrie / Toni Storm match. So, someone wanna tell all of us in the TV viewing audience who won that one?
When the announcers acknowledge the glitch but don't give the match results? What was the point of that?#AEW

— Sarah (@esotericSarah) July 16, 2023

Say Who Won

Just came back for me, the Toni Storm match ended and they didn’t even say who won 😵‍💫

— The Wrestling Watcher (@wrestlingunites) July 16, 2023

Lost The Feed

What happened to #AEWBOTBVII i lost the feed to Toni Storm vs Taya 🤷

— Doug that's it Suds (@YearOfTheViolet) July 16, 2023

New Powers

So I guess Toni Storm has a new gimmick so she could disappear and retain #AEWBOTB

— Justin Wrestling (@WWENXTGuy) July 16, 2023

Transformations

And we're back! Toni Storm and Taya Valkyrie just transformed into two different people! And now even THAT match got skipped, and they've transformed into Nigel and Ian at ringside!#AEWCollision #AEWBOTBVII

— Joe // Now comes with a Purple Hat 🟪🧢 (@dropjoehold) July 16, 2023