A Conversation With Aubrey Edwards, AEW's First Full-Time Female Referee
A Conversation With Aubrey Edwards, AEW's First Full-Time Female Referee
Brittany Aubert is better known in the ring as Aubrey Edwards, a fan-favorite referee for All Elite Wrestling. Holding a position that has long been dominated by men, she has captivated the pro-wrestling world and has her own interesting tale of how she got into the industry. Before she became the first full-time female referee for AEW, she danced ballet and worked in the video game industry. Since working at AEW, Edwards was the first female referee to officiate a world title match in the main event of a pay-per-view.
00:00 Start
00:09 Aubrey’s background making video games
01:01 How Aubrey became a professional wrestling fan
02:34 From wrestling fan to referee
03:23 From the independents to All Elite Wrestling
04:32 The job of a professional wrestling referee
05:45 The challenges of being a woman in a traditionally male-dominated role
07:04 What goes into a day of a live broadcast
09:16 When favorite wrestlers become coworkers
10:55 The importance of hard work and representation
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Brittany Aubert is better known in the ring as Aubrey Edwards, a fan-favorite referee for All Elite Wrestling. Holding a position that has long been dominated by men, she has captivated the pro-wrestling world and has her own interesting tale of how she got into the industry. Before she became the first full-time female referee for AEW, she danced ballet and worked in the video game industry. Since working at AEW, Edwards was the first female referee to officiate a world title match in the main event of a pay-per-view.
00:00 Start
00:09 Aubrey’s background making video games
01:01 How Aubrey became a professional wrestling fan
02:34 From wrestling fan to referee
03:23 From the independents to All Elite Wrestling
04:32 The job of a professional wrestling referee
05:45 The challenges of being a woman in a traditionally male-dominated role
07:04 What goes into a day of a live broadcast
09:16 When favorite wrestlers become coworkers
10:55 The importance of hard work and representation
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Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.
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