Jamie Hayter Explains Why She Has Disappeared From AEW TV (AEW News)

Former AEW Women's Champion Jamie Hayter is off TV, but confirms it's less dramatic than it sounds

by Michael Hamflett
Jamie Hayter
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AEW star Jamie Hayter has broken her silence regarding her recent absence from television, revealing that she is currently in the UK sorting out a visa renewal.

The former AEW Women’s World Champion took to X with an update, reassuring fans that there’s nothing to worry about.

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“Just getting a new visa, no big deal, no issues. Cheers!” Hayter wrote.

This comes after weeks of speculation from fans questioning why she hasn’t been seen on AEW programming since her January 22nd match against Julia Hart on Dynamite. In the meantime, Hayter did wrestle an independent match for Pro Wrestling Eve in the UK last month, picking up a victory over Alex Windsor. However, her latest absence isn’t due to injury or any other health-related reason, which is a particular relief for fans who saw her sidelined for 15 months between May 2023 and August 2024 due to two herniated discs in her back. The serious injury kept her out of action for over a year before she made her triumphant return in at All In: London last summer.

Hayter was in the midst of a multi-match feud with Hart before her sudden departure. The two traded wins, with the former beating the latter on the aforementioned Dynamite and setting the stage for a potential rubber match down the line. It's unclear when she'll return, though pleasingly it should only be a matter of paperwork and patience.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett