Britt Baker speaks on her recent match with Taya Valkyrie, and the criticism surrounding it.
On the July 26 episode of AEW Dynamite, Dr. Britt Baker DMD faced off with Taya Valkyrie in a singles bout.
This match caught fire on social media in the worst way, as many people came out and criticized the bout, with some also personally attacking Baker and Valkyrie themselves.
In a new interview with DAZN, Baker stated that she was surprised by the reaction to the match, as she feels like she has had way worse matches on live television before.
“I was really surprised by it, I’ve had way worse matches on AEW live TV, I was really surprised. I think a lot of it came from people that just don’t like me on social media and I feel kind of bad that Taya got dragged into it. Probably every week since then, [there has been] timing and miscommunications and messed up spots on every wrestling show since then and no one else got that much blow back and that’s fine, but these social media trolls need to realize who they’re dealing with. I’m the DMD, I’m the face of the division for a reason, and you’re just gonna motivate me to be even bigger and better and that’s fine."
Baker went on to say that nobody should be subjected to online harassment and noted that dealing with the issues takes a lot of patience and self control.
"I don’t think anyone should have to go through the quote on quote bullying that these trolls do and it’s not just me, it’s everybody, I think every wrestler goes through it and it’s everything from what you look like, to what you wear, to what your hobbies are, to your wrestling and you don’t deserve the spot that you’re in and it’s somebody else’s spot. Something’s always your fault and you might not have anything to do with it because they don’t like you, they assume it’s your fault because you just want to shout from the mountain tops, hey, this is the real story, and now you guys can all line up and apologize to me but, you always have to think of what’s best for business. It takes a lot of patience and self control.”
Baker is set to compete in a four way match for the AEW Women's World Championship at the upcoming All In pay-per-view. Fans can see the updated lineup for that event by clicking here.
In a separate recent interview, Baker explained her decision to take a step back from dentistry. Fans can learn more here.
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