Britt Baker appears on Friday’s episode of the Nick Cannon show.
As seen below, things got physical when the AEW Women’s World Champion locked her Lockjaw submission hold on the TV host.
Watch Britt Baker’s “sneaky freaky” appearance on the Nick Cannon Show:
Here are some additional photos, courtesy of Britt Bakers:
The Interesting History of the Lockjaw/Mandible Claw
Interestingly enough, Dr. Britt Baker DMD is not the first doctor to use this move in wrestling. The move is a variation of “The Mandibular Nerve Pinch” used by osteopathic physician-turned-wrestler Sam Sheppard in the 1960s. Sheppard was the subject of the 1993 movie “The Fugitive”. He was accused and later exonerated of having murdered his wife in a high-profile case. Sheppard later capitalized on the publicity of his case and became a professional wrestler.
As he was a doctor, he used the Mandibular Nerve Pinch and the claim was that his medical knowledge allowed him to know all the sensitive nerves in the mouth. Perhaps it is Britt Baker’s dentistry knowledge that allows her to effectively deliver the move as well.
Mick Foley would later adopt and popularize the move when he became Mankind in WWE.
Britt Baker would later speak to Chris Van Vliet about what led to her using the move.
“It was in the [Casino Battle Royale] where I had the idea of eliminating, I think Shazza [McKenzie], with the Mandible Claw over the top. I remember asking Tony [Khan] and he’s like, ‘Why wouldn’t you use the Mandible Claw? You’re a dentist. That’s great.’ Then I had the idea of using the modified Rings of Saturn while grabbing on. It was Excalibur who came up with the name. I started doing it and everyone’s first instinct are the buzzword dental words like root canal.”
