Dr Britt Baker DMD is the face of AEW’s women’s division, being the first-ever IWC Women’s Champion and a two-time winner of the title.
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She wrestled for multiple promotions such as Shimmer, RISE, and Ring of Honor to name but a few.
Baker participated in a four corner survival match against Tessa Blanchard, Madison Rayne, and Chelsea Green.
As the first woman signed to AEW she instantly had an uphill battle against the lofty expectations placed upon her shoulders.
“I will say, once the pandemic hit, I couldn’t go to the dental office anymore. I was just fresh in this heel turn, so I did nothing but professional wrestling because I didn’t have anything else to do. This was my time. I would go to the wrestling ring non-stop.
“I was watching wrestling non-stop. Promos, matches, everything. I was practising promos non-stop. I was bouncing ideas who I consider my mentors in the back non-stop. I was working day in and day out because I wanted to be the best”, she said.
Aside Baker being a dentist, and a professional wrestler, there are also some pretty facts about her.
Britt Baker won tag team gold with her boyfriend
Britt Baker and Adam Cole are a couple. But what you may not know is that they once held tag team gold together.
In 2017 at Wrestle Circus’ The Cody Rhodes Summer Circus Show the duo defeated Roppongi Vice (Trent? and Rocky Romero) to capture the Big Top Tag Team Championships. They are the only inter-gender tag champions in the (now defunct) promotion’s history.
The couple also simultaneously held championships together in International Wrestling Cartel. In 2017 Baker was the Women’s Champion while Cole was the Super Indy Champion.
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“We are very supportive of each other all the time. He watches everything I do. I watch everything he does. It’s really cool to have somebody at home that you can just sit down and talk about your whole day with, and they understand everything that you’re talking about, and everything that you’re going through”.
Britt Baker wrestled for WWE as a local competitor
In 2016 and with only several matches under her belt, Britt Baker made her WWE debut. On the July 25th edition of Monday Night RAW Baker wrestled as a local competitor against Nia Jax.
Britt Baker was trained by Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae
Because studying to become a dentist wasn’t taxing enough, Britt Baker also began training to become a wrestler at the same time.
When it came to wrestling training Baker chose two of the very best to literally show her the ropes. Baker went to Absolute Intense Wrestling where Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae prepared her for superstardom.
Britt Baker is legitimate friends with Tony Schiavone
Britt Baker and Tony Schiavone are not only besties on television but also in real life.
During her injury which kept her out of action Schiavone along with Reba/Rebel was instrumental in her growth.
The “Team Britt” vignettes saw tremendous evolution of her character and mic work while cementing the trio as fan favourites despite being heels.
Over time Schiavone has become Baker’s personal interviewer on-screen and true supporter, mentor and friend backstage.
Britt Baker’s dental studies kept her from getting signed by WWE
Baker’s life as a dentist plays into her role as a wrestler in AEW. However, it was her dental career that got in the way of a WWE contract.
In 2015 Baker received a WWE tryout. The session included the likes of former SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, Lacey Evans and Sonya Deville. Baker had been an active wrestler for a few months but impressed those in charge.
WWE’s decision not to sign Baker has certainly been to her and AEW’s advantage. In AEW Baker has become one of the best performers in the business and gave fans the history-making and ground-breaking Lights-Out match with Thunder Rosa.
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