Aubrey Edwards

Brittany Aubert (born March 9, 1987), better known by the ring name Aubrey Edwards, is an American professional wrestling referee currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[4][5] She is also the promotion's project coordinator and the co-host of AEW Unrestricted with Tony Schiavone.[6][7] In August 2019, Edwards made history at AEW's All Out, as the first woman to referee a professional wrestling world championship match on pay-per-view. She signed with AEW on September 1, 2019, becoming the promotion's first full-time female referee.[8]

For the cricketer, see Aubrey Edwards (cricketer).
Aubrey Edwards
Birth nameBrittany Aubert
Born (1987-03-09) March 9, 1987
ResidenceSeattle, Washington, United States
Alma materDigiPen Institute of Technology[1] (BSCS)[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Aubrey Edwards
Gearl Hebner
Trained byChris Samuels
Steve West[3]
Debut2017

Before becoming a professional wrestling referee, Edwards practiced classical ballet for 21 years.[9] She also has a background in software engineering and computer science, having previously worked in the video game industry as a producer, she is currently working with the development of AEW Games.[10][11]

References
  1. Edwards, Aubrey [@RefAubrey] (January 18, 2020). "Small world! I graduated from DigiPen" (Tweet). Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. Edwards, Aubrey [@RefAubrey] (March 4, 2020). "I have a BS in Computer Science! You can have a degree and count to 3!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. Tessier, Colin (June 21, 2020). "Aubrey Edwards On Her Stint As A WWE Referee, Her Training School And More". Wrestle Zone. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. Lambert, Jeremy (June 25, 2020). "Aubrey Edwards Changed Her Name To Limit Confusion With Britt Baker". Fightful. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  5. Sulla-Heffinger, Anthony (May 6, 2020). "AEW's Aubrey Edwards is the trailblazing referee you don't want to mess with". Yahoo. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  6. Carroll, Chuck (January 16, 2020). "'I'm Not Taking Anybody's Crap,' Says Aubrey Edwards, Female All Elite Wrestling Referee". CBS Miami. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  7. Dudley, Joshua (February 25, 2020). "'AEW: Unrestricted' Tells The Stories Behind Their 'Elite' Wrestlers". Forbes. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  8. Lambert, Jeremy (September 1, 2019). "Aubrey Edwards Signs Full-Time With AEW". Fightful. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  9. Ounpraseuth, Jason (May 7, 2020). "AEW Referee Aubrey Edwards On WWE Not Signing Her During Her Time With The Company". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  10. Olson, Benjamin (September 24, 2019). "Bellevue resident referees title match". Bellevue Reporter. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  11. Trainor, Daniel (June 18, 2020). "Aubrey Edwards Confirms She's Working On AEW's Video Game". Pro Wrestling Sheet. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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