Britt Baker opened up about not wrestling following her loss to Mercedes Mone at AEW All In.
On August 25th, AEW All In emanated from inside Wembley Stadium in London, England. One of the highly anticipated matches saw Mercedes Mone defend her TBS Championship against Britt Baker. The match came about after the events of Forbidden Door, where Britt Baker made a surprise return to AEW for the first time in ten months to confront Mone.
Baker was unsuccessful at All In, where Mone retained her TBS Championship in a match that received mixed reviews from fans and critics. WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry explained why he wasn’t a fan of the match, and others online seemed to agree with his assessment.
Britt Baker hasn’t wrestled since her loss to Mone, and speaking in a new interview with TV Insider, she addressed her absence.
“I guess in a lot of ways I can’t other than I lost, so back of the line. I can’t think of how many times I’ve said that to girls in my promos when I was champion. Back of the line. It’s a harsh reality when you’re in that position.”
When reflecting on her All In match, Britt Baker said that Mone has always been one of her idols, and working with her was a dream.
“Mercedes is absolutely one of my role models. Someone I always dreamed of wrestling in the ring. I can’t lie. My experience working with her was awesome. She was so cool to me. She always treated me like her equal. Mercedes is iconic. She has done it all, wrestled everywhere.
Her WWE matches I will study until the end of time. Ones I will always show to people getting into wrestling. The Bayley and Sasha Banks (Mercedes) TakeOver match, at one point I think I memorized the match from start to finish. I look at it as I got to share the ring with one of my idols. I hope it’s not the last time either. I’m thankful for the experience because a lot of people don’t get those opportunities. You get asked what your dream match all the time, but do you ever get to have it? A lot of people can’t say they have.”