Britt Baker: I’m Obsessed With Willow Nightingale, She’s My Favorite Person To Watch Wrestle

Britt Baker is a big fan of Willow Nightingale. 

Nightingale was officially signed by All Elite Wrestling on the October 21 episode of AEW Rampage following her victory over Leila Grey. Nightingale first wrestled in AEW in April 2021 at AEW Dark tapings at Daily’s Place. Nightingale has been wrestling regularly on television in recent weeks, including challenging Jade Cargill for the AEW TBS Championship at AEW Battle of the Belts IV. 

Speaking to Swerve Strickland & Monteasy on Swerve City, Baker explained why she’s a big fan and envious of Willow. 

“I’m obsessed with her. She’s my favorite person to watch wrestle right now. She’s having competitive matches. I’m actually envious of Willow because when I watch her, so early on in TV wrestling, she knows who she is. She knows who Willow Nightingale is. For me, that was so hard for me at first to figure out who I was and what was going to click with myself and feel authentic. She’s got it and she’s been on TV how many times? That’s so impressive to me,” she said. 

Nightingale is intriguing moms and wives into watching wrestling. Baker entered AEW as a babyface, but admittedly started to find herself when she became a heel on the Chris Jericho Cruise in 2020. 

Baker also named Kris Statlander and more as others who have stood out to her in AEW. 

“It’s not even that I’m more experienced than this person, it’s just this person has had setback after setback and that’s Kris Statlander. Stat is such a superstar and it’s these injuries just driving everyone insane. Obviously her, it’s heartbreaking for her, but for all of us it’s like, she is it. She is such a rockstar and superstar. Jamie Hayter, she just got a later start to TV than the rest of us, but she’s a rockstar. That’s my main girl. Anna Jay, who is literally a baby, has been learning professional wrestling matches on live TV, she’s so inexperienced, but she’s a star. She’s improving so insanely fast. She’s so hungry to learn. She walks out with Chris Jericho now. For some people, that might get to your head, ‘oh I don’t need to keep working.’ She always wants to work and learn. I have nothing but respect for Anna Jay,” she said.

Hayter was in action on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite taking on Riho. If you missed anything from the match, check out Fightful’s report on the show by clicking here. 

Elsewhere during the interview, Baker revealed advice given to her by Charlotte Flair. You can find her full comments by clicking here. 

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