AEW star Britt Baker responds to fan claiming she has "officially retired"

Former AEW Women's Champion Britt Baker has been absent from the squared circle since near the end of last year. The star has now responded to a fan's assumption on social media that she is retired from wrestling.

Britt Baker is widely held to be one of the early lynchpins of the All Elite Wrestling women's division. She played a key role behind the promotion's growth over the years, putting on memorable performances against the likes of Hikaru Shida, Thunder Rosa, Toni Storm, Saraya, and, more recently, Mercedes Mone, whom she unsuccessfully challenged for her TBS Championship at All In: London 2024.

Following her loss to The CEO, Baker competed in only two more matches on AEW television, defeating Serena Deeb on the five-year anniversary of Dynamite and later beating Penelope Ford one-on-one last November. The DMD has been away from in-ring action since then, with reports of her locker room unpopularity giving rise to rumors regarding her status and future in the promotion. During her ongoing hiatus, Britt took to Instagram to share a few photographs of herself seemingly vacationing on a beach in Florida.

Check out the post here.

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When a user in the comments section voiced their assumption that The Doctor had retired from wrestling, Baker responded by pointing out the mistake in the fan's thinking, clarifying that she had not yet hung up her boots.

"So I see your officially retired," wrote the fan.

Baker answered:

"because I'm at the beach... . In Florida... where I live?"

Check out a screenshot of Britt Baker's comment below:

Britt Baker's comment refuting claims of her retirement [Source: Instagram]

Although recent rumors suggested that Britt had been actively trying to part ways with AEW, later reports denied those claims, noting that she has a considerable amount of time left on her deal.

Britt Baker recently sent a special message to an AEW peer

One of the Tony Khan-led company's most promising up-and-comers, Kris Statlander, turned 30 on August 7 this year. Born Kristen Stadtlander received birthday wishes from fans and locker room peers alike, including a message from Britt Baker. The former Women's World Champion took to her Instagram story to share a picture of herself and Kris after their 2023 TBS Championship match on Collision, accompanied by a touching caption.

“Happy bday to one of my favs @callmekrisstat.”

Britt Baker's birthday message to Kris Statlander [Source: Britt's IG story]

It remains to be seen when Baker will return to AEW programming.

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Anurag is an AEW writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling. He holds a BA and MA degree in English along with a TEFL certification to teach English. Before Sportskeeda, he worked as a Content and Correspondence writer at Nayabad Titas, a theater group. He has also worked as a English language tutor.

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Anurag's interest in wrestling began as a child. He watched RAW and Smackdown frequently from age 10 or 11 and was officially hooked by the YES Movement story in WWE heading into WrestleMania 30.

As a lifelong wrestling fan and lover of stories, Anurag would read news, articles, and other content about the talent and events he enjoyed watching. His understanding of the business continued to grow with time, and his interest in the art and sport of wrestling led him to pursue a career as a writer.

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