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Aubrey Edwards
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Edwards on AEW Dynamite in 2022
Birth name Brittany Aubert
Born (1987-03-09) March 9, 1987 (age 38)
Seattle, Washington
Alma mater DigiPen Institute of Technology (BSCS)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Aubrey Edwards
Gearl Hebner
Trained by Chris Samuels
Steve West
Debut 2017

Brittany Aubert (born March 9, 1987), known by her ring name Aubrey Edwards, is an American video game developer and a professional wrestling referee. She works for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is also a project coordinator for AEW and helps host the show AEW Unrestricted with Tony Schiavone.

Aubrey Edwards' Career

Working with Video Games

Aubrey Edwards has a strong background in computers and software. Before becoming a wrestling referee, she worked in the video game world as a producer. A producer helps manage how a game is made.

She worked for a company called 5th Cell for over six years. There, she helped create the popular Scribblenauts video game series. She started as a programmer for the first game. Later, she became the lead producer for Scribblenauts Unlimited, which was a launch title for the Wii U console.

Today, Aubrey Edwards is still involved in making games. She helps with the development of AEW Games, which creates video games for All Elite Wrestling.

Becoming a Professional Wrestling Referee

Aubrey Edwards started her journey in professional wrestling as a referee. She joined a smaller wrestling group called 3–2–1 BATTLE! At first, she used the ring name Gearl Hebner. She then worked with other wrestling groups in Washington, like DEFY and Without a Cause, using the name Aubrey Edwards.

In 2018, she even worked as a referee for WWE. She was part of big events like the Mae Young Classic and WWE Evolution.

In August 2019, Aubrey Edwards made history at AEW's All Out event. She became the first woman to referee a major professional wrestling world championship match on a pay-per-view show. On September 1, 2019, she officially signed with AEW. This made her the first full-time female referee for the company.

Other Fun Facts

Aubrey Edwards has also appeared in a video game herself! She is a playable character in AEW Fight Forever.

Before she became a wrestling referee, Aubrey Aubert studied classical ballet for 21 years.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Aubrey Edwards para niños

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