Toni Storm leads the Field of AEW stars, picking up victories at the end of the world zero hour pre-show

New talents and old favorites were on full display during the last zero hour of the year. During the Worlds End preshow, the Orlando crowd watched as a familiar rookie in Toni Storm made her first AEW pay-per-view appearance, Jeff Jarrett defeated QT Marshall, and Lio Rush led his team of four to victory against Top Flight and The Outrunners.

The night opened with Storm, a self-proclaimed AEW newcomer, locking horns with Top Flight’s Leila Grey. Orlando was quick to begin a “she’s a rookie” chant as Storm and Gray locked up, but the crowd was solidly behind Storm as she slowly began to overwhelm Grey. Before hitting her signature hip attack, Storm almost hit a timeless post, but in a semi-confused daze she threw up her rock-on-hand signs. Gray kicked out of the following Northern Lights Suplex attempt from Storm, and nearly soured the newcomer’s debut pay-per-view match with a Blockbuster in the middle. Storm was only able to score the win via roll-up pin, but it looks like she’ll get another chance to showcase her talents as Deonna Purazzo challenged her to a match on the January 1 episode of “AEW Collision” during a backstage interview segment.

Jarrett and Marshall next went to the ring in a battle of egos. The two men constantly threw taunts at each other in between moments of classic wrestling. Things almost worked out for Marshall when Jarrett caught him in a Sharpshooter, but outside interference courtesy of Aaron Solo caused Jarrett to break the hold. Marshall took advantage of the distraction to level Jarrett and nearly hit the veteran with a ringside guitar before Jay Lethal intervened. Jarrett was the one to take control of the mayhem and he secured The Stroke on Marshall for the win. After his match, Jarrett promised an update on his career on the upcoming episode of “AEW Dynamite: Fight For the Fallen.”

Zero Hour concluded with a chaotic eight-person tag team match pitting Top Flight and The Outrunners against Rush, Action Andretti, Lance Archer and Brian Cage. The match didn’t even start before Top Flight tried to close in on their opponents, only to be held back by The Outrunners. While the match initially favored Top Flight and The Outrunners, Rush’s team singled out Dante Martin for a game-ending foul. Dante suffered through a Tornado DDT, two Powerbombs and a Frog Splash before Rush pinned him for the win.