Baker made her professional wrestling debut at an International Wrestling Cartel (IWC) event in 2015.[4] She appeared on WWE Raw as a
jobber in 2016, losing to
Nia Jax in a squash match.[12] On December 10, 2016, she became the inaugural IWC Women's Champion when she defeated April Sera,
Marti Belle, and Sonya Strong in a
four-way elimination match.[13] She was defeated by
LuFisto for the title in July 2017.[14] On September 1, 2018, Baker competed in a four corner survival match against
Madison Rayne,
Chelsea Green, and
Tessa Blanchard at the
All In pay-per-view event, which was won by Blanchard.[15] She regained the IWC Women's Championship by defeating LuFisto and Ray Lyn in a
three-way match in October, only to drop it again in November to Katie Arquette.[16]
All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)
AEW beginnings (2019–2021)
On January 2, 2019, it was reported that Baker would sign with newfound promotion
All Elite Wrestling (AEW),[17] being the company's first contracted female wrestler,[18] and on January 8, 2019 she was officially signed to AEW, She made her debut for the promotion on May 25 at its inaugural pay-per-view,
Double or Nothing, where she defeated
Nyla Rose,
Kylie Rae, and
Awesome Kong in a four-way match.[19][20] On July 13, she competed in a tag team match alongside
Riho at
Fight for the Fallen, where the two were defeated by
Bea Priestley and
Shoko Nakajima.[21] Baker suffered a legitimate concussion due to a kick by Priestley during the match,[22] which incited a storyline
rivalry between the two.[23] On August 31, Baker competed in the Women's
Casino Battle Royale for an opportunity at the
AEW Women's World Championship at the
All Out pre-show, during which she eliminated Shazza McKenzie,
ODB,
Brandi Rhodes,
Mercedes Martinez, and Priestley before she herself was eliminated by Nyla Rose.[24] Baker went on to defeat Priestley in singles competition at the
Full Gear pre-show on November 9.[25]
At
Double or Nothing on May 30, Baker defeated Shida to win the AEW Women's World Championship for the first time.[40] On the premiere episode of Rampage on August 13, Baker held on to the title by defeating
Red Velvet, after which she introduced
Jamie Hayter as her ally.[41] Baker successfully defended her title for the fifth time when she defeated
Tay Conti at
Full Gear.[42] At
Revolution in March 2022, Baker debuted a new AEW Women's World Championship belt and retained the title over Rosa.[43] On Dynamite later that month, Baker lost the AEW Women's World Championship to Rosa in a
steel cage match.[44]
Baker participated in the 2022
Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, winning over
Maki Itoh in the first round and advancing to the finals by defeating
Toni Storm in the semifinal round.[45][46] At
Double or Nothing in May, Baker defeated
Ruby Soho to become the tournament's inaugural female winner.[47][48] At AEW Revolution in March 2023, Baker began a feud with Saraya, Toni Storm, and Ruby Soho after the trio attacked her and Jamie Hayter after the latter successfully retained the AEW Women's Championship, turning face for the first time since 2020. On the July 5 episode of Dynamite, Baker competed in the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament, losing to Ruby Soho in the quarterfinals of the tournament.[49] She later competed for the AEW Women's title in four way matches at
All In London and on the September 13 episode of Dynamite. Following an unsuccessful challenge for the
TBS Championship on the September 16 episode of
Collision, Baker took a step back from performing, later stating "I listen [...] A lot of [the fans] said, 'We want less Britt Baker.' So, if that's what they want, that's what they'll get. Let me take a step back, here are the rest of the women."[50]
Return from hiatus (2024–present)
On June 30, 2024 at
Forbidden Door, Baker made her return after over nine months from hiatus by interrupting the TBS and newly crowned
Strong Women's ChampionMercedes Moné.[51] On the following episode of Dynamite, Baker stated that she had initially been sidelined by two
herniated disks and a torn
hip labrum, before suffering a
transient ischemic attack in November which further sidelined her for the first half of 2024. She would then be interrupted by Moné, who Baker would then challenge to a match on August 25 at
All In but was rejected.[52] On July 24 at
Blood & Guts, Baker defeated Hikaru Shida in her first match since October 2023. After the match, she would be interrupted once again by Moné and attacked by a debuting
Kamille.[53] Following a brawl during AEW's panel at
Comic-Con the next day, AEW president
Tony Khan announced that Baker would challenge Moné for the TBS Championship at All In.[54]
Professional wrestling style and persona
Baker performing her finishing maneuver, Lockjaw
Baker's legitimate profession as a dentist is often referenced as part of her character in AEW, so much so that Pro Wrestling Torch observed that "it became a parody".[55] The character was originally described as "happy",[56] but following her heel turn, it has been described as "too proud" and "delusional".[57][58] The character also began referring to herself as a "role model".[59] Using the name Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. in AEW, Baker says she intentionally incorporated "Dr." and "D.M.D." despite the tautology of employing both to enhance "her character's obnoxiousness".[60][61] She uses a fusion of a
scissored armbar and the
mandible claw, which attacks an opponent's mouth, as a
finisher, named Lockjaw.[62] She associates with Tony Schiavone, whom she calls one of her best friends, and fellow professional wrestler
Rebel, who accompanies her during her matches.[3][63] Baker named
Bayley and
Mercedes Moné among her inspirations in wrestling.[64]
Baker is in a relationship with fellow AEW professional wrestler
Adam Cole.[3] Baker is a member of the
American Dental Association.[11] In addition to working as a professional wrestler, she is employed as a dentist at a private practice in
Winter Park, Florida.[67] She said in 2018 that dentistry was her "forever dream job", adding that she intended to continue practicing alongside her wrestling career and afterwards.[1] She stated that she has an agreement with her employing office for it to remain closed on Wednesdays to allow her to travel for Dynamite.[68]
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