Nikki Storm Recalls Throwing 24/7 Title In the Trash On WWE Raw

Nikki Storm did away with the WWE 24/7 Championship via a toss in the trash, something she recently looked back on. The former Nikki Cross held the title 11 times and was the final champion, winning it on the November 7th, 2022 episode of Raw before tossing it in the trash backstage..

Storm recalled filming the segment during her interview on Insight With Chris Van Vliet. She recalled how she missed the trash can and how there had been a taped rehearsal, but that they ended up having to do it live. You can see the highlights below:

On Missing Throwing the Title In the Trash:

“Yeah, I missed it. So we did a take right before it, and it was perfect, nailed it, landed inside the trash can. A rehearsal, but we taped it.”

On the Video Not Being Live:

“We had to go live, but I don’t know what it was. I think there was an audio [issue]. There was something that meant we couldn’t use that tape. So we had to go live. Then in the moment, I was so into the character. I was looking at the ceiling. I was envisioning emptiness and nothingness. I was so focused on being in the daze. I was just so into it that I just threw it. I just threw it, and it missed the trash can. I just kept going with it. Because in those scenarios, there is nothing you can do. You cannot, unless you’re actually a superhero like Doctor Strange, you can’t change time. I didn’t have a Time Stone on me, so I couldn’t change time. So I was like, ‘I know I’ve missed this. Do not, whatever you do, break character’ — the cardinal sin.

“I truly believe everything happens for a reason. So I honestly think the reason I missed that was to leave the door open down the line for someone else to be the 24/7 Champion. It was a funny moment. It was still the idea of that character was just about the chaos and the championship. In that moment, her focus was the chaos, so she didn’t really mind what happened at the championship. That’s how I can twist it in my head. But also, I do think that everything happens for a reason. And at the end of the day, maybe it just wasn’t meant to be. We’ve had a moment in wrestling history where there’s been a title thrown in a trash can, so this is the new moment. The title being almost in the trash can for almost a superhero. So to me, we’ve left the door open for someone else to be the 24/7 Champion. Because what I do want to say about the 24/7 championship is, you know, people like R-Truth, Tozawa, Dana Brooke, Tamina, Reggie. We had the 24/7 wedding. I had the Blue Fascinator. People worked really hard on making the 24/7 championship the most entertaining thing it could be on TV.”

On Why they Told Her To Throw It Away:

“I think they wanted to move away from that championship. So this was their way of doing it.”