Tony Khan: I’ve Never Had A Conversation About Britt Baker Departing AEW

Tony Khan comments on Britt Baker in AEW.

Much has been made of Britt Baker’s current absence from AEW, with recent reports stating that she’s looking to secure her release from the company. Fightful Select shut down these rumors, with sources “vehemently” denying the claims about Baker trying to exit the promotion.

During the AEW All In Texas media call, Tony Khan said that he’s never had a conversation about Baker leaving AEW, noting that he isn’t able to feature select wrestlers from time to time.

“I’ve never had a conversation about Britt departing AEW. I like Britt a lot. One of thing we’ve done really well with AEW is build a tight focused show around a really strong roster and it’s been very consistent. I think we’ve had a very good year of pay-per-view and TV. Absolutely, there have been some people that have not been featured. We have a great group of wrestlers that have no necessarily been on the show a lot that are very talented that we would like to work back in when the opportunity presents it. On a baseball team, you use nine players at a time. In the NFL, you can put 11 in at a time and rotate across the snaps, but each play is only 11 players. NBA or college basketball is five-on-five. Pro wrestling is unique because you can use a different number of people, but there is still only so many slots to fit into a show. We’ve done a great job using a lot of the roster this year. We haven’t used everybody, and there are some really talented people on our bench that we can call in that would be a great part of the show. I absolutely think that applies to a number of women and men that are not necessarily being featured right now that we could bring in that could be a great focus on the show as those spots open up and the timing is right to integrate different people into the show. Just like you make substitutions with a sports team. One thing we’ve done very well this year is not try to force everybody on the show every week. What we have had is a really well paced, excellent television show week in and week out with a really focused crew. I really want to continue that. Britt is a great example of somebody that is very talented and we could utilize in AEW with the right situation and at the right time. Just like in pro sports, when you have some really talented people that aren’t necessarily starting every game at that point doesn’t mean they won’t be starting in the future. It makes sense for me to look at the AEW roster like a sports team and trying to manage the minutes and rotation. We’ve done a good job with the people we’re focusing on right now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t focus on other people or rotate different people in going forward.”

Baker last wrestled for the company in November 2024, defeating Penelope Ford on an episode of AEW Dynamite.

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