Brittany Aubert (born March 9, 1987), better known by the

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Aubrey Edwards, is an American

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and

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signed to

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(AEW). She is also the promotion's project coordinator and the co-host of ''AEW Unrestricted'' with

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Career

Video game industry

Aubert has a background in software engineering and computer science, having previously worked in the video game industry as a producer. Aubert was previously employed by

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, where she worked on the ''

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'' video game series for more than six years. She started out as a tool programmer for the series' inaugural title and eventually became lead producer of the

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launch title ''

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''. Aubert is involved with the ongoing development of

AEW Games All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as president and chief executive officer. AEW was found ...

Professional wrestling

Aubert joined

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3–2–1 BATTLE! as a referee, initially going under the

Gearl Hebner. She began working with other Washington-based promotions such as DEFY and Without a Cause, using the ring name Aubrey Edwards. In 2018, Edwards made appearances in

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, working as a referee for the Mae Young Classic and at

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. In August 2019, Edwards made history at AEW's All Out by becoming 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.

Other media

Aubert made her

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debut as a playable character in ''

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''.

Personal life

Aubert is

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. Before becoming a professional wrestling referee, Aubert practiced classical ballet for 21 years.

References

External links

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Meet Aubrey Edwards: From Video Game Maker To All Elite Wrestling Referee
on the official

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