Brittany Nicole Baker, known professionally as Dr. Britt Baker DMD, is one of the most distinctive figures in professional wrestling, a licensed doctor of dental medicine who has also established herself as one of All Elite Wrestling’s most recognised stars.
She earned her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine while building a parallel wrestling career on the independent circuit.
She eventually became AEW Women’s World Champion and one of the promotion’s most recognisable personalities.
Baker has been absent from AEW television since November 2024. Her relationship with fellow AEW star Adam Cole ended in October 2024 after seven years together, and questions about her future in professional wrestling have continued to attract attention among AEW fans.
Britt Baker Biography
She was born on June 28, 1991, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Britt Baker grew up in Punxsutawney, a small town in western Pennsylvania that is internationally associated with Punxsutawney Phil and the annual Groundhog Day tradition.
Baker attended West Virginia University before earning her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine.
Completing dental school requires extensive academic and clinical training, and Baker pursued that demanding education while also developing her wrestling career.
Her ability to maintain both professional paths became a defining part of her public identity. Wrestling provided her with a platform in entertainment and sport, while her dental qualification gave her a separate professional career outside the ring.
She has maintained a substantial social media following throughout her wrestling career, using platforms including Instagram and X to communicate with fans and promote her professional work.
Career
Baker began her professional wrestling career on the independent circuit in the mid 2010s while continuing her education in dentistry.
Her combination of athletic ability, charisma, and legitimate dental credentials quickly gave her a distinctive identity within professional wrestling.
She became part of All Elite Wrestling at the promotion’s launch in 2019 and developed into one of its most prominent female performers.
Her early AEW run saw her evolve from a popular babyface into a major heel, with her dentist persona becoming increasingly central to her character.
The combination of her legitimate dental career and wrestling persona gave AEW a character that was immediately recognisable.
Baker incorporated elements of dentistry into her presentation and developed a character built around her real professional qualification.
The defining championship achievement of her career came at Double or Nothing 2021, when she defeated Hikaru Shida to become AEW Women’s World Champion.
The victory marked the beginning of a major championship run and established Baker as one of the central figures in AEW’s women’s division.
She held the AEW Women’s World Championship for 290 days before losing the title to Thunder Rosa at Revolution 2022.
During her reign, Baker defended the championship against several leading performers and became one of the promotion’s most visible stars.
Baker later added the Ring of Honor Women’s World Championship to her list of accomplishments. She also appeared alongside Adam Cole on AEW All Access, the reality series that gave viewers a closer look at the lives of several AEW wrestlers.
The programme also highlighted the unusual demands of Baker’s life as both a professional wrestler and a dentist.
One of her notable later career victories came at AEW All In 2024, when she defeated Mercedes Moné at Wembley Stadium in London.
The match marked Baker’s return to major singles competition following a period away from the ring and was one of the most significant victories of her AEW career.
Baker subsequently disappeared from AEW television again in late 2024. Questions surrounding her long-term future have continued, but she has publicly indicated that she has not retired from professional wrestling.
Dental Career
The DMD in Britt Baker’s professional wrestling name is genuine. It stands for Doctor of Dental Medicine and reflects the qualification she earned from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine.
Baker has maintained her dental career alongside professional wrestling, creating a professional life that extends well beyond the wrestling industry.
Her dental qualification has also been incorporated directly into her wrestling character, making her professional background an important part of her identity in AEW.
Her dental career featured prominently in AEW All Access, where viewers saw the practical demands of balancing wrestling commitments with work in a dental practice.
The programme provided a rare look at the challenge of maintaining two demanding careers at the same time. Baker has also discussed the importance of having a career outside wrestling.
That dual career has become one of Baker’s defining characteristics. Her wrestling persona works because the foundation behind it is authentic.
She is not portraying a fictional dentist for entertainment purposes. She is a qualified dental professional who built dentistry into one of the most recognisable characters in modern women’s wrestling.
The Dr. Britt Baker DMD name, dental imagery and references to oral health all became part of her presentation, creating a character that was closely connected to her real life.
Adam Cole
Britt Baker and Adam Cole began their relationship in 2017, making theirs one of professional wrestling’s most high-profile and long-running couples before their split in October 2024 ended seven years together.
They met through the professional wrestling world when both were working on the independent circuit and in NXT.
Cole was already an established NXT star when they began dating, while Baker was developing her AEW career from its launch in 2019 onward.
Their relationship was conducted largely in public within the wrestling community, with both acknowledging it freely in interviews and making occasional joint public appearances.
In 2021, Cole joined AEW, making them colleagues as well as partners for the first time. They occasionally appeared together on AEW programming, including a notable tag team match on Dynamite, and their real-life partnership added an extra dimension of audience investment to both of their AEW storylines.
The AEW All Access reality series on TBS in 2023 provided the most extensive documented look at their relationship, showing them navigating Cole’s serious concussion issues in late 2022 while Baker simultaneously maintained her championship run and her dental practice.
Cole had suffered two serious concussions in three weeks, creating genuine uncertainty about whether he would ever wrestle again, and the show documented Baker’s support through that deeply difficult period.
In October 2024, Cole confirmed to Sports Illustrated that they had separated. His statement was gracious, warm, and clearly genuine: “We are no longer a couple. But when I say that we both still love each other and are still friends and still so supportive of each other, that could not be more true. I think the world of Britt. I want her to be as happy and successful as humanly possible, and I know she feels the same way about me. We did decide to go our separate ways, but that doesn’t mean that she will not be an incredibly important part of my life.”
Baker responded on X with a single emoji, a characteristically understated acknowledgement. In January 2025, Britt publicly denied cheating allegations that had circulated following the split, addressing the rumors directly and firmly while declining to provide detailed explanations of the relationship’s end.
The two have continued to support each other publicly since their separation.
When Cole won the AEW TNT Championship at AEW Dynasty 2025, Baker congratulated him on X. She also nominated him for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which he accepted by posting a video of his participation.
Cole returned to Pennsylvania after their separation, while Baker remained in Florida. Their friendship following a seven-year relationship, maintained publicly and warmly despite the circumstances, has been widely noted within the wrestling community.
Adam Cole has been sidelined with post-concussion issues following a concussion sustained in July 2025 during AEW Collision tapings when he took a lariat from Kyle Fletcher.
He had not been medically cleared to compete as of April 2026, although AEW President Tony Khan has expressed hope for his return.
Britt Baker’s Net Worth
Britt Baker’s net worth is estimated at $2 million, accumulated through her AEW contract, wrestling merchandise and appearance income, dental practice income, and various brand partnerships and commercial activities.
She has never publicly disclosed her financial situation, so any specific figure should be treated as an estimate. Her AEW contract is reported to remain active, providing ongoing income even during her television absence since November 2024.
Her dental practice provides an independent income stream that is entirely separate from wrestling and offers financial security regardless of what happens in her wrestling career.
Her merchandise has consistently been among AEW’s strongest-selling female merchandise during the height of her championship run, reflecting the passionate and loyal fanbase she built during her most successful AEW period.
