Britt Baker appreciates that storylines in All Elite Wrestling have time to simmer.
Former AEW Women’s World Champion Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. recently sat down with Blake Oestriecher of Forbes to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked about the upcoming Double or Nothing pay-per-view, Baker spoke about being involved in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament and how special it is to be part of it.
“I’m obviously in the mix for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, and that’s something that I think is really, really special and really, really cool,” Britt Baker said. “I want to have a really big role in that, and I would love to be the first female to win that tournament.”
Even though she’s considered to be a heel, Britt Baker oftentimes gets a favorable reaction from the All Elite Wrestling fanbase. Baker believes that comes down to the fact that villains are becoming more relatable in all forms of entertainment.
“Villains are becoming more and more relatable in movies and TV and in wrestling. In every wrestling company across the board a lot of the heels get cheered. With that being said, I still consider myself a heel,” Britt Baker said. “It’s really hard to predict crowd reaction with babyfaces and heels because the lines are so blurred, and it has nothing to do with the booking or the character work. It’s just the fans. They like what they like.”
While Britt Baker might play a heel, that doesn’t mean she welcomes cyberbullying on social media because of the character she portrays. Baker reminds fans that wrestlers have killed themselves over such things, and it’s time for people to wake up and be better.
“We’ve had people in the industry kill themselves over cyberbullying, and you’d think that that would be enough for people to wake up. Keep your mean thoughts to yourself,” Britt Baker elaborated. “You know, the body-shaming and telling me I should go kill myself because I beat so and so in a match, it’s just really, really horrible and toxic.”
With the size of the roster and usually only having four pay-per-views a year, All Elite Wrestling’s storytelling is usually more drawn out and not as quickly moving as other companies. Baker understands why that might not hit with some wrestling fans because we’re all “microwave babies,” but the best meals aren’t cooked in a microwave.
“We are all microwave babies. They want it to happen now or in 30 seconds, but the best meals aren’t cooked in the microwave,” Britt Baker said. “They are cooked in the oven or on the stovetop. You gotta let it simmer, right?”
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