Britt Baker may be done with AEW.
As of writing, it’s been over two months since Britt Baker last competed in AEW, most recently defeating Penelope Ford on November 13. The former AEW Women’s World Champion only wrestled five matches for the company across the whole of 2024, and, with questions circling about her status within the company, it now seems as if she may not make a return to TV.
Per Wade Keller of PWTorch, it’s believed that Britt Baker may be done with AEW. It’s reported that the 33-year-old is ‘wildly unpopular’ in the women’s locker room, with one person even saying that those backstage don’t want to see her back.
“She might be done with AEW. At least the feeling I’m getting from talking to people in AEW is Tony Khan might have her in the same category as some other wrestlers where they just don’t get phone calls and don’t get called in to show up. There is a lot of frustration with her. I’m told – and I’ve heard this pretty consistently – she’s wildly unpopular in the women’s locker room. One person said no one ever wants to see her come back, speaking of the women’s locker room. Now, that is a bold broad statement. I could imagine somebody on social media going, ‘I am a women’s wrestler in AEW and I want her back.’ Okay, fair enough, but I’m just telling you somebody’s perception is nobody wants her back. That’s how bad it is, somebody is willing to tell me that.”
-PWTorch
At the start of August, reports emerged detailing a backstage confrontation between Baker and MJF which allegedly saw her suspended and fined by the company’s disciplinary committee. Touching on this, Keller said that Britt had become known for being increasingly difficult to work with and the situation with MJF had acted as the straw that broke the camels back for many in the company.
“There was the incident with her and MJF and I’m told that factors into her being off television, but there are other issues with her that have come up. She has become increasingly difficult to work with in a general sense. She has always had a reputation for being difficult to work with. There was a specific situation recently not counting the MJF situation where people just threw their hands up…It wasn’t like a huge deal but it was enough to sort of be the straw that broke the camel’s back in terms of just feeling like, ‘You know what? We’ve got a strong women’s division now compared to when she was on top and we don’t need to deal with her if she’s going to be this difficult to work with.’ So that’s where they are with her.”
-PWTorch
To further clarify, Keller notes that her recent separation from Adam Cole isn’t believed to be causing any issues with regard to Baker appearing on TV, with it said that Tony Khan may just be fed up to the point of focusing TV time on other roster members. As a result, fans shouldn’t expect her back in AEW imminently.
“I am told the Adam Cole situation is not stopping her. There should be no heat on Adam Cole, he has nothing to do with her not being on TV…Obviously, she had some standout moments in AEW and became a star and was seen as a centrepiece act, but even back then I was hearing about her reputation and being unpopular in certain circles, and difficult to work with, and being fiercely territorial of her role in the company in a way that just felt unsustainable. And from what I’m hearing, at least the attitude right now at the moment, the belief is Tony Khan is fed up enough that he’s just gonna focus his TV time on others. I don’t know what that means in terms of her pay and her contract and it’s possible eventually things will change…At this point in asking around, you should not expect to see her back imminently.”
-PWTorch
As yet, there’s been no official word from the company on Britt Baker’s AEW status but it doesn’t appear as if she will be returning to our screens in the near future. Of course, the situation could still change, but, when appearing on DDP’s YouTube channel in December, Baker confirmed that she was currently ‘off the road’ with AEW.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Britt Baker’s AEW status as soon as we hear more.
H/T to Cultaholic for the transcription.
