Britt Baker has been with All Elite Wrestling since the debut of the promotion at 2018’s All In pay-per-view event and has become one of the top stars in the women’s division.
Speaking with DAZN Wrestling to promote this Sunday’s AEW All In 2023 pay-per-view event at Wembley Stadium, the D.M.D. opined on her experience at All In 2018, being excited for the opportunity at the time, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On her experience at All In 2018: “You look at the first All In, and I was probably one of the least known names on this entire show. I was very much just happy to be there. I was very, very thankful, and I knew that I didn’t quite belong yet on that stage, but I was so thankful for the opportunity. And then … it was kind of all a blur. It was one thing led to another. There was the rumblings that something big might be happening, and then I got a couple texts from some people saying ‘Hey Britt. Please don’t sign with WWE. We might have something we want to talk to you about.’ And one thing just kept leading to another, and eventually, I got to meet Tony Khan. He told me he thought it was awesome that I was a dentist, and he wanted me to be able to do both, and he would help me in any way he can to be able to be a dentist and a wrestler. And that was all I needed to hear.”
On being excited for the opportunity at the time: “I didn’t really care about anything else beyond that, because at the time, I’m just an indie wrestler. I’m a broke, recently graduated dental student. I just wanted some way to make money wrestling, and then also be a dentist. At the time I think about it, I didn’t even know if we were going to have a TV deal, and I also didn’t really care at the time. For me, this was huge, just to be able to do anything, just to wrestle in arenas, that was huge. And I was excited for that. And then you look at how big this has grown into now. I mean, we are going to be in Wembley Stadium in front of 80,000+ people in one of the largest attended events in wrestling history. It’s so surreal, but then again, it’s taken all these jumps and hurdles and ups and downs, and it feels like it just happened overnight too. It feels like it’s just been a blur.”
