25 Great Wrestlers That EVERYBODY Turned Against

20. Dr Britt Baker DMD

Britt Baker
AEW

Being popular with a mainstream television audience wasn't something that came easy for Dr Britt Baker DMD, but in many respects she had the best route to the promised land. 

A failing babyface run in All Elite Wrestling's earliest days forced a heel turn right on the crest of the pandemic, and as lockdown restrictions were enhanced, so to were her animated facials and killer promos. She was almost immediately such an excellent heel that the fan-forced babyface switch became inevitable, but it was during that run where things turned badly, badly sour.

Baker lost a lot of time through injury, but had enough credit in the bank that a feud with Mercedes Moné in 2024 promised to deliver the biggest women's match AEW had ever promoted. Unfortunately, it was a long long way from being the best. The pair had the worst match at Wembley Stadium, and Baker's only appearance of note in the aftermath was a television match that ended with her verbally annihilating Serena Deeb right down the lens, killing the feud and both characters' presence on the show almost instantly. 

As of writing, she's not been featured since, making it over year and a half since one of the company's biggest ever stars appeared on the show she helped make huge. It's been a damning period of time away thanks to the various political fires she was involved in before her exit, and though absence typically makes the heart grow fonder, Baker may yet be a rule-proving exception if/when she resurfaces. 

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