Britt Baker opens up.
Britt Baker had been absent since September 2023, but the former AEW Women's World Champion made her return at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. She interrupted Mercedes Mone's post-match celebration after she won the NJPW STRONG Women's Championship.
Baker then spoke for the first time on the July 3 episode of AEW Dynamite and revealed that she was dealing with two herniated disks and an injured hip labrum. She then opened up about how she had a transient ischemic attack and was told it was a warning sign for a stroke. Baker said that she spent several days in the hospital, but fast-forward a few months, and she was cleared to compete.
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. shares what kept her away from #AEW.
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She made it clear that she was more nervous than ever for her return, but the fans welcomed her back with open arms, so she would always be in their corner.
She's here, she's cleared and she's healthy!
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Baker set her sights on TBS Champion Mercedes Mone and pointed out that Mone had not shed blood, sweat, and tears to build the company. She brought up Mercedes's "CEO" nickname and said that "DMD" were the only letters that mattered in AEW. Mone then confronted Baker, and when Baker challenged her to a match at AEW All In, Mercedes told her to get in line.
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