Britt Baker has not appeared on any AEW shows since September, when she unsuccessfully competed against Kris Statlander for the AEW TBS Championship at Collision. The former AEW Women's World Champion hasn't been quiet about the fact that she isn't getting TV time, recently comparing her promotion time to others in a tweet.
However, it appears that Baker's absence from TV is not related to creative issues. In the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer revealed that she has been "plagued by back pain" and missed recent AEW shows in Pittsburgh (her hometown) due to an illness that prevented her from traveling to events. This explains why Baker wasn't involved in many stories in the last few months before her absence and praised other talent due to her time away.
Whether Britt Baker's tweets are a genuine expression of frustration, which would conflict with Meltzer's explanation for her absence from television, or whether they are to generate interest in a possible return and her tweets are part of a story, remains to be seen. to be seen.
