At AEW Full Gear 2022, Jamie Hayter defeated Toni Storm to become the interim AEW Women’s World Champion.
On the following episode of Dynamite, then-champion Thunder Rosa relinquished the AEW Women’s World Title due to injury, crowning Hayter the official and undisputed AEW Women’s World Champion.
Speaking to Brandon Walker for Rasslin’, former AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker praised Hayter for her work as the current face of the women’s division. Baker and Hayter have shared quite the alliance on AEW programming, despite fans wanting them to feud for that title at some point.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On if she misses being AEW Women’s Champion: “There are things I miss and things I don’t. When you are the champion, you are literally carrying the weight of the entire division that you are the champion of. That is awesome and it’s a responsibility and an honor, but it’s really hard too, and it’s a lot of pressure. It is so much more than what you guys see on TV. It’s more than just walking out with the belt and having these great matches. It’s carrying yourself backstage as a leader. It’s doing these media interviews to promote the product, promote yourself and the belt and how much that means. Being out anywhere you can be and trying to get more eyes on All Elite Wrestling. It’s a full-time job and that, to me, are the best champions, the ones that go above and beyond to bring more eyes to the belt and the division.”
On Hayter being the champion now: “That being said, the belt is where it’s supposed to be. Jamie Hayter is the champion and I am so happy and proud of her. I am having the time of my life being her hype girl, her cheerleader, and having her back because it’s her time. I can say that confidently. It doesn’t mean that I disappear into outer space, I’m still signed to AEW, but my girl Jamie is the champ right now. Everyone should shut up, it is what it is, I’m cool, she’s cool, we’re best friends and we have each other’s back.”
