Britt Baker has had to deal with a lot of criticism on the internet. She’ll address it one day. But for now? She’s just letting it slide and moving on.
The dentist-turned-wrestler was the first woman wrestler signed by AEW back in 2019. However, a broken leg followed by a heel turn completely changed her fortunes, with fans getting behind this new character.
Despite this, she is not without her detractors. Britt Baker has been called a bully by some online, which is something she simply has to ignore. Baker spoke with Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, and was asked about receiving criticism for being the first woman signed to AEW.
Britt Baker on internet criticism
The former AEW Champion revealed that it does hurt. However, she criticized people who run with fake rumors about her, which eventually led to her deleting Twitter altogether.
“Heavy is the head that wears the crown—it’s the nature of the business. In any company, any promotion, there are always people who will be heavily criticized. And as much as it hurts sometimes, I think what hurts me the most is when people run with rumors or concepts that just aren’t true.”
“If I sat here all day and fought off everything I heard about myself that wasn’t accurate, it would be endless. For most genuine wrestling fans, criticism comes from a good place, even if they don’t always communicate it properly or respectfully. But running with a rumor? People build whole podcasts around a one-sentence rumor they heard about me that’s not real. Someday, I can’t wait to tell all—it’s going to be eye-opening for a lot of people.”
“For now, you just have to let it roll off your back. I can’t control it. If I did, I’d spend my entire day on social media, and that’s why I delete the app.”
Britt Baker: you can’t control the narrative
Unfortunately for EC3, Britt Baker admits that you can’t always control your narrative.
She continued, admitting that she no longer cares to dispel rumors anymore. The former AEW Women’s Champion wants to focus on her passion, which is professional wrestling.
“You can’t control the narrative people are going to have about you. They’re going to hear something, and if it doesn’t fit their narrative, they’ll twist and turn it so that it does. And that’s okay. I’m at the point in my career where I’m happy—I know what goes on and what doesn’t.
“Whatever you heard about me? It’s true. Whatever you heard I said? It’s true. I said it, I did it, and I don’t care. It gets to a point where it’s laughable. You can’t lose sleep or sit at home and cry because people say you’re a bully, or you’re this, or you’re that. At the end of the day, my priority and passion is pro wrestling.”
