Britt Baker was the first woman, other than Brandi Rhodes, that Tony Khan inked to a talent deal. She was plucked from the indies, with very little television exposure, and she became one of the top women for AEW. Sadly, she hasn’t been seen on television much at all in recent memory.
Britt Baker’s AEW Absence
On November 29th, Britt Baker dropped a post on X which insinuated that she isn’t thrilled about how much she’s been used in 2023 by AEW. Her post directly brought attention to her lack of promo time.
Tonight’s #AEWDynamite:
MJF live promo time: 7 mins
Christian Cage live promo time: 10 mins
All of 2023 #AEWDynamite:
Britt Baker live promo time: 0 mins
Britt Baker’s Current Situation in AEW
In the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer noted that Britt Baker is actually injured. Tony Khan let this piece of information slip out during the AEW Worlds End press conference. He listed Britt Baker along with others that AEW is currently missing due to injury or illness.
The reason Britt Baker hasn’t been around apparently is an injury situation. At the media call, Tony Khan talked about key people out with injuries right now and mentioned Kenny Omega, Pac, Adam Cole, Baker and Jamie Hayter
Britt Baker has been around AEW
It was later noted by Sean Ross Sapp on Fightful Select that Britt Baker has been around AEW television despite her injury. She was backstage during the December 27th episode of AEW Dynamite, but she wasn’t meant to appear on-screen. Britt Baker was only visiting this time around.
Fightful is told that Dr. Britt Baker DMD was backstage at Wednesday’s show in Orlando after being out of action for several months. Obviously Baker wasn’t used on the show, and was just backstage visiting.
The nature of Britt Baker’s injury was not disclosed. The AEW All Access reality television show featured her, and highlighted her back injury at the time. Hopefully, Britt Baker will see her return in 2024, and it will translate to much more promo time.