Below are a couple of top AEW & WWE news stories of the day, featuring MJF, Britt Baker, Michael Cole, Vince McMahon & more.
• More information has emerged about the backstage incident involving MJF, his girlfriend and AEW interviewer Alicia Atout, and Britt Baker.
The Wrestling Observer first reported that Baker was suspended for one or two weeks and fined by AEW’s disciplinary committee. He mentioned that during the July 17th Dynamite, Baker allegedly made a comment about MJF. Atout was in the women’s locker room when this happened, and MJF confronted Baker about it.
This confrontation led to an investigation, with HR talking to people the following week. The Observer added that most people who were interviewed were sympathetic to Baker’s situation.
According to Fightful Select, Baker expressed frustration about MJF in the women’s locker room, with Atout present, which led to MJF finding out. While details are still somewhat unclear, there were reportedly confrontations between Atout and Baker, as well as between MJF and Baker.
Will Ospreay spoke with Baker at one point during the incident. Baker was upset with Atout for informing MJF about what was said in the locker room. Baker and MJF used to be close friends but had a falling out in the past year. HR became involved in the situation several weeks ago. Although Baker has appeared on TV since then, her suspension was legitimate.
Fightful noted that the argument led to MJF punching a wall before his hour-long match against Ospreay for the International Title.
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• During an interview with The Ringer, Michael Cole was asked what it was like to work for Vince McMahon.
Here’s what the legendary WWE commentator said:
“I’m not going to lie. There have been times where he has said things to me that were inappropriate. I would go back to Gorilla after the show and get in his face and tell him, ‘That was bullsh*t’. He respected that I did that.
Over the next few years, people still didn’t accept me because they looked at me as being a puppet for Vince. And I think some of that probably was true.
Listen, I’m not a rebel. I’m here to make money and take care of my family and provide myself a good living. And when your boss asks you to do something, you do it. I still think, at that time, I was a hell of a good announcer.”
