A high-stakes mixed tornado tag team match has been added to the AEW Grand Slam: Australia card, as Toni Storm and Orange Cassidy will face Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir in a hair vs. hair match on February 14 at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
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The challenge was issued by Storm on the January 31 episode of AEW Collision. After Storm and Cassidy made quick work of Gino Medina and Ladybird Monroe in a mixed tag match, Yuta and Shafir attacked from behind. Yuta grabbed a microphone, mocked Cassidy's hair, and retrieved a pair of scissors in an attempt to forcibly cut it. Storm made the save, stole the scissors, and laid down the challenge for Grand Slam Australia — whoever takes the fall gets their head shaved.
Toni Storm and Marina Shafir's Feud
The feud between Storm and Shafir traces back to Blood & Guts in 2025, where Shafir choked out Mina Shirakawa and cost Storm's team the match. The rivalry intensified through the Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament and reached a new level at AEW Worlds End, where the "Mixed Nuts Mayhem" match first paired Storm and Cassidy together against members of the Death Riders.
On the January 7 episode of Dynamite, Storm defeated Shafir by disqualification after Yuta pulled the referee from the ring, followed by Shafir knocking out both Storm and Shirakawa. Cassidy and Yuta also have a deep personal history, as former Best Friends stablemates before Yuta's heel turn and alignment with Jon Moxley's faction.
The match carries added significance with Storm returning to her home country of Australia, and the Valentine's Day date adding another layer to the budding Storm and Cassidy romantic storyline. The tornado tag rules mean all four competitors will be legal simultaneously.
Grand Slam Australia 2026
AEW Grand Slam: Australia Announced Match Card (February 14, 2026 — Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney):
- AEW World Championship #1 Contender's Match (Winner gets title shot at Revolution): Kenny Omega vs. TBD (Contenders Series still in progress — Andrade El Idolo faces Omega on February 4; "Hangman" Adam Page's path to be determined)
- AEW World Championship Eliminator: MJF (c) vs. Brody King (if King wins, he earns a title shot at Grand Slam Australia)
- Mixed Tornado Tag Team Hair vs. Hair Match: Toni Storm & Orange Cassidy vs. Wheeler Yuta & Marina Shafir
Additional matches are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
AEW Grand Slam: Australia airs February 14 from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, with a start time of 6:30 PM AEDT.
