12 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Feb 5)
6. A Brutal, Bloody Baker Beatdown
Yuka Sakazaki is such a fantastic babyface that she immediately became one of the most sympathetic figures on the entire roster as Britt Baker destroyed her after their match.
The good doctor struck 'The Magical Girl' with the ring bell following the fall, though Aubrey Edwards quickly yanked it away from her. Baker wasn't done, though. An uncharacteristic moment of brutality saw her make Yuka bite down on the bottom rope before stomping the back of her head. Howling with pain, Sakazaki pulled away, blood seeping from her maw. She reached inside to retrieve a tooth dislodged from the back before Baker rolled her into Lockjaw, compounding a tremendous angle.
Baker was good again here as well, though she unquestionably benefits from having a great babyface to play off of. Moments like this will really help her heel character get off the ground. This was genuinely tough to watch in all the best ways, much like the night's other babyface beatdown (more on that later).