Hotseat: Britt Baker
EVEN BEFORE AEW’S Double or Nothing event, an argument could have been made for Dr. Britt Baker, DMD, being one of the most interesting people in all of wrestling. When she’s not making herself smile by trapping opponents in her excruciating Lockjaw submission move, Baker is improving the smiles of patients at her private dentistry practice in Florida.
She’s held down a relationship with NXT star Adam Cole for years, even when the two were competing for the same viewers on Wednesday nights.
And she’s pals with Tony Schiavone.
But, if Baker wasn’t already one of the most talked-about figures in the sport, she surely became one on the night of May 30, when she defeated Hikaru Shida before a packed crowd to become the fourth AEW Women’s World champion.
It was the payoff for a year of hard work put in by Baker, who, over those 12 months, dedicated herself to improving her skills inside the ring, and crafting a character so obnoxious that it would surely rile up fans.
While Baker’s on-screen confidence may border on delusional, in real life, the 30-year-old Pennsylvania native is a fiercely competitive, proud, and dedicated performer, with high expectations for her own future… and that of the entire AEW Women’s division.
Three days after winning the AEW Women’s championship, Baker discussed her vision for the future in an interview with PWI Senior Writer Al Castle.
Castle: Congratulations. I imagine Sunday night had to be a high point in your career. Was it made all that much better by having fans in the building?
Baker: Oh, my God, yeah. Absolutely. And it was such an electric crowd. You can’t explain it unless you’re there. It was deafening—the crowd, the chants, the cheers, everything about it. It could almost make you emotional, because it was something we haven’t heard for so long. It was almost like a forgotten feeling.
