AEW celebrated its fifth anniversary this year, and in a recent interview with The Wrestling Classic, AEW referee Aubrey Edwards reflected on her journey with the company. Edwards, who made her debut at All Out 2019 and officially signed with AEW on September 1st of that year, spoke about how the company has evolved over the last five years.
During the interview, Edwards discussed the early days of AEW, sharing insights into how the company has grown, the challenges they’ve overcome, and how it has shaped her own career. As one of the company’s first referees and a key figure in AEW’s success, Edwards touched on her personal experiences and what it has meant to be a part of AEW’s transformation from an upstart promotion to a global wrestling brand.
Aubrey Edwards said (per Wrestling Inc):
“It’s incredible to see all of the things that we as a company have been through, knowing that we were in Jacksonville for a year and a half during the pandemic and that feels like a lifetime ago, I feel like that’s a big part that hasn’t gone away is that sort of feel of camaraderie, and it’s always cliche to say it but that feeling of family. Like it was Tony Khan’s birthday and he had ordered a bunch of cupcakes and they were vegan and gluten-free and he came by and offered me one, like this is a guy who has too many things to do but somehow remembers my dietary restrictions.”
“It’s insane that all of these things have happened, that we’ve grown to this point that we are a real competitor to a company that’s been around forty-plus years.”
