Referee Aubrey Edwards on making history, AEW, how she started, Chris Jericho

[@ChrisVanVliet]

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[@str13666]

What’s the first step?

[@travisbonzpiercy2660]

Chris Van Vliet I really enjoyed Her interview.

[@dabadguy7882]

@Van H. Bitch, go watch some WWE and cream your pants over Roman Reigns.

[@TheDelzShow]

Never seen her in an interview, she actually seems pretty chill

[@chbouquot]

She has her own KZbin channel where it is here diving with other wrestlers.

[@LuigiTheItalian]

She's not. She took my lunch money in high school.

[@davidgomez7882]

@@LuigiTheItalian Idk why, but that's just hilarious

[@vipset87]

yeah i was thinking the same. shes pretty chill. i def see her differently now (more positive) than i normally would

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Aubrey kinda looks like Rhea Ripley without roids.

[@skee8721]

Aubrey put the belt over big time saying she lifted weights to practice lifting the title.

[@Dave_ja_vu]

It's nearly a stone weight, holding that over your head isn't gonna be easy

[@johnstorm9314]

@@Dave_ja_vu The 14 pounds of gold?

[@kenterminateddq5311]

A belt in AEW is that heavy? I thought a WWE or other mainstream titles are as light as a 5 pound dumbbell.

[@Tractall]

@AAAnderson055 I love it. :D

[@BadDayLp]

@@Dave_ja_vu I would be glad when we would start to use SI-Units

[@spicybentvvods]

She is such a sweet heart. If she ended up being the senior official one day, that would be huge!

[@nicholaseikelberry8009]

I think she is! Unless you mean something different by "senior" official? I think she's the "Head Referee" for AEW!

[@myvidaloka]

Ben_BSP just like Mike Chioda.

[@RefAubrey]

@@nicholaseikelberry8009 Paul Turner is actually the Senior Official, and he's a fantastic leader for the team. But reaching Senior Official is definitely a goal of mine one day.

[@nicholaseikelberry8009]

@@RefAubrey oh okay thanks!!!! You're awesome btw!!!

[@omegaman9575]

I hope that never happens. She needs to tone down the dramatics and needs to stop stealing the spotlight from the match

[@damitrioustucker1576]

My boy was looking sharp on Aew tnt

[@Shoot10xMiss10x]

Big boy Chris!!!

[@Element9846]

@DJ KO you mad bro?

[@wimboeren4639]

@DJ KO And yet you are here.

[@Dave_ja_vu]

@@wimboeren4639 lol right? Imagine coming on to a dudes page you don't like, and commenting on it telling people to fuck off because they were somewhat positive about that person. Do you think it's insecurity, or loneliness causing it?

[@Dave_ja_vu]

@Razael Adonai nah its because DJ KO is one of a few guys who hate on everything AEW. Like literally everything, they're on EVERY video. I suppose not showering or having friends leaves them all with extra time to do it

[@michaelailer5623]

Jim Cornette loves her, calls her "female Hebner" and best referee in the business. She has moves, facials, attitude and aura. Hope she has long successful career!

[@caibhach]

And that is high praise coming from Corney! He doesn't just give respect out like it's candy. You need to earn his respect. And I can see why she has!

[@heymikey6793]

💯!!!

[@BigEvan96]

@@caibhach oh please. Corny is a fool.

[@rjskum688]

@@BigEvan96 Corny loves wrestling more than most wrestlers and fans. Id say praise from him is pretty good.

[@seanducharme413]

do you hear yourself she is fucking ref she isn't supposed to have move and facials and shit she is supposed to enhance the talent not bring the attention to her self like wtf even the refs are over now I don't wanna live in this world anymore

[@MrNoSleepOSRS]

follow her on Twitter, she seems awesome really excited to watch this! thanks Chris

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Thanks for checking it out. Aubrey is awesome!

[@radIant981]

This was one of the most inspirational interviews I've ever watched. I'm wanting to join the industry as a manager or referee. Hearing her story makes me so much more motivated to take the first step and chance this dream.

[@hunterdavidson474]

She seems so nice & easy to talk to!!! Love her being a ref at AEW!

[@ocota831]

she makes video games. she must have so many awesome ideas in general as a ref and for the AEW product.

[@DTLSinger]

scope this I was thinking the same thing. I think it would cool if she takes the lead on the project.

[@EazySCT]

The literal definition of "cool chick"

[@theif2181]

Yes, yes indeed.

[@akeminakajima449]

@Peter de Zeeuw Actually the definition to literally changed look it up

[@catholicguy3605]

She is bottom tear as far as refs go.

[@gbarrows04]

@@catholicguy3605 wow so edgy

[@catholicguy3605]

@@gbarrows04 not edgy just the facts. If she was a man she wouldn't have a job.

[@DenOfVipers]

I've been trying to read her shirt this ENTIRE TIME. Loved the interview!

[@owenthekid7312]

She is officially the most over with me 😂 she is hilarious

[@brandonlandrum1094]

Exactly. When she said "what?" in her high pitched voice for the opening segment of this episode, hooked me immediately.

[@noahsanchez5770]

I want to see Chris interview Earl Hebner.

[@louis3141]

Earl has looked 70 for 40 years

[@JRMagro]

Or Rick knox 😂

[@seanducharme413]

Yea Earl and his brother can tell stories about how they used to steal WWE merchandise and sell it out the trunk of thier car and why they got fired for being thieves great interview

[@KimoAdra]

@Peter de Zeeuw After swearing to Bret on his kids that he won't let anything happen.

[@anissamichelle23]

I'm so happy I was able to meet her at bar wrestling in LA. We had the best conversation about womens wrestling, her working with cody. the spot with Jericho. Shes a badass.

[@velvetplatz1024]

Awesome interview as always, Chris. Have fun at Dynamite tonight! Make Canada proud!

[@Nfoster1916]

Love these interviews. Also, you got this Aubrey; no pressure. AEW AEW AEW!!

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Aubrey looks like Rhea Ripley if she had a sister. BTW, your name looks familar for some reason. ;)

[@Nfoster1916]

KenTerminatedbyGoogle lol.

[@seanducharme413]

I am mark I am mark o sorry just saw your chant

[@MisterBigPip]

I think this is my favourite of your interviews, she's a badass (And that Fenix spot, damn near killed Gearl Hebner!)

[@saultheLC]

The moment she said she was a big n64 fan, and listed off some of the classics....damn I relate so hard 😵 Banjo Kazooie, Perfect Dark (sequel to Golden Eye), Diddy kong racing, WCW nWo Revenge, SM 64, Mario Kart and Party...bruh best ref ever 👽

[@saultheLC]

@Chaz Searcy Mine broke by the time I turned 12, but nowadays I use an emulator

[@jfoeodkapfk]

I'm happy for both of you. I saw a certain interviewer on TNT last night

[@DigestiveCeremony]

With Jay and Silent Bob, no less! They gave my man the A-listers.

[@Its__Dark__]

I'm not trying to kiss a** but it's awesome seeing the evolution of Chris's interview skills. He has got so much more natural with his interviews and navigating them into interesting listens. Good on you man. Aubrey is great too. She is the first ref I've actually listened to an interview with. Really cool and inspiratonal story. I never thought I'd say this but I can't wait to see a match for the referee now lol.

[@dpradis]

“We’re live tonight on TNT” Woah! Did you do the interview today, edited it, and released it? If so, that’s amazing!

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Sure did! Had to get it out!

[@DVAcme]

@Chris Van Vliet Holy crap, dude, that's dope.

[@dpradis]

Chris Van Vliet Now that’s amazing.

[@sportsbettingeducation]

Another trick creators use is they act like it’s Wednesday when it’s really Monday. Reality tv producers do this nearly every interview.

[@noahhamm2814]

Chris Van Vliet great job sir

[@jasonf8601]

GREAT JOB ON THE SHOW TONIGHT!! Very cool to see you interviewing guests at aew dynamite!

[@MrGhost-eq6jy]

I really hope he continues these shows while doing AEW

[@badfish308]

I just watched that ref bump about 15 times and all I can say is wow.. mission passed, respect +.

[@dirksgirths]

Two of the most genuine down to earth people in wrestling !! Good stuff guys

[@rayquandavey8259]

Hey Chris this interview was nice and I saw both of y'all in AEW tonight. Y'all both did good

[@briangrant2005]

CVV is the MVP of interviews!!

[@doubles7533]

Chris, that is the BEST thumbnail ever! LOL

[@CrossGraves]

I love her, she is my current favorite ref, scary me saying this and I just started the video ha

[@blueryxfalls7949]

Congrats for being live on TNT CVV!

[@croydon1975]

Another great interview, a fellow zebra from the across the pond in London, she is an excellent referee and great to hear her story and defo its motivation for anyone who is chasing their dreams that they do come true and never know what's around the corner. All the best with the show buddy

[@derickrose663]

I like how she answers the questions straight and to the point props to you Aubrey you go girl

[@gbrooks2]

Had me at “Ocarina.” Gearl’s got such great presence in the ring but is also super-tactful about it which is something that I imagined taking much more than two years to learn! This is definitely amongst your best interviews, Chris! Good luck tonight!

[@falcon8752]

@DJ KO She's also nicknamed Gearl Hebner.

[@nathanhart5031]

You're insane filming and editing and posting this the day of TV you're insane Chris

[@psyc0m4nt1s6]

Yeah since it was so heavily edited.

[@nathanhart5031]

Since it was day of TV being able to do any editing is still a good effort lmao

[@snoredizzle]

Awesome Aubrey and Chris. Both of you keep up the good work.

[@AliKhan-gc1bv]

Awesome Interview Chris!!

[@TGFLdn24]

This was surprisingly good. You just see her as a stern faced ref and then you have here a regular nice person who had a cool career outside of wrestling. Good stuff CVV.

[@sayanb9787]

love you chris. love your content.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Love you too

[@rjkimble7357]

@@ChrisVanVliet i been sub to your channel love your work meeting new people

[@enormity03]

OMG Thank you for posting the clip. That looked rowdy!! Great sell!

[@lasersauceretroarchives6544]

Oh I'm waiting for this! I'm a big fan of hers!

[@assassssasa]

WWE messed up not signing Aubrey Edwards

[@jackkottwitz5236]

It is their loss.

[@chrismkimmel3177]

They already have women refs

[@themadviking5746]

I thought I saw her on a few NXT house shows last year ? One show it was all women refs .

[@SCU3A_S7EVE]

Yes, but then AEW signed Dean Ambrose and balance was restored to the Force.

[@DavidRamirez-sh5xd]

@@themadviking5746 She was in the last MYC.

[@jonnritland1940]

I've met Aubrey a few times at indie shows during the last year or so. She has more than earned her success and she is so cool to talk to.

[@shifty0212]

Great interview! So happy to see Aubrey go from 321 Battle to AEW. SOLID STEEL!

[@shadoube_likes_games1879]

Dude! Seeing you do your thing live man was awesome! So stoked for you!

[@johns3491]

Who else is playing the Link's Awakening remake right now? Aubrey is my hero 😍

[@edromes30]

Passed it last week. Short game, but its good.

[@johns3491]

@@edromes30 Liking it so far, but just started. My only complaint is I'm experiencing slight frame rate drops in certain parts of the game. I hope an update is on the way to smooth it out.

[@edromes30]

@@johns3491 it doesnt go away. But after a while, it didnt seem to be an issue. I dont think there will be a fix.

[@heymikey6793]

I found out about the Indy scene the same exact way!!! I grew up on WWE and didn't know it was other promotions out there!!! Plus back then YT wasn't as big to me, so there was no way for me to have known!!! But now...I'm everywhere with it!!! There's so much Wrestling all over the world that I never knew existed or knew that most wrestler's came from..it awesome!!! Best time to be a Wrestling fan!!!

[@OrthwormJEB]

Whoa. I didn't know Aubrey worked in video games. That's rad.

[@akariauma]

Was a great video. Enjoyed being there live on the first episode

[@SpeedChamp467]

Chris always asks really great questions!

[@p_mat]

She produced video games before reffing.. I love her even more now!!

[@SCU3A_S7EVE]

10:32 - The crowd in DC would have popped for an “Aubrey” shirt last night. She’s mega over right now.

[@brotherhurricane7124]

I wore a ref shirt in the crowd - definitely would've bought an Aubrey shirt!

[@SCU3A_S7EVE]

@@brotherhurricane7124 -- DC or Boston?

[@brotherhurricane7124]

@@SCU3A_S7EVE DC holmes

[@SCU3A_S7EVE]

Hernan Arango - Section 111?

[@brotherhurricane7124]

@@SCU3A_S7EVE Hahahahahaha - oh man i hope i didn't embarrass myself, but yes

[@haimeilee1]

Great interview. I MARKED OUT FOR YOU last night when I saw you live on TNT!!! Congrats!!!!!

[@taranveersingh93]

My favourite aew moment is Aubrey sending Inner Circle back to the locker room in Jericho Vs moxley 😂. It was hilarious

[@Dave_ja_vu]

Gearl Hebner!! Awesome interview Chris

[@HamboneX27]

Referee Aubrey Edwards has always been an absolute sweetheart. Being from the Northwest myself, I was glad to hear the mentions of 3-2-1 Battle, DEFY, and Dante Smythe, and to top it off that Legion Of Gloom shirt! Great interview Chris and Aubrey, looking forward to watching tonight.

[@RefAubrey]

Gotta represent the people that helped you get where you are :)

[@mvojtush]

Chris, great interview!!! Also appreciate the inspirational words.... Great work and good luck tonight!!!

[@rich_oreilly]

What a great interview. Really interesting to hear people's background and experiences. Good luck for tonight! Will be watching from the UK

[@vintageclassik1990]

This is a great interview! I didn't KnoW that was Aubrey or Fenix at the time of that spot!

[@nicholastaitt4504]

i never thought I'd be so interested in a refs story

[@babyyoda6468]

I love how she talks about how crazy of a ride it's been for her because I think it probably was a little crazy for Chris as well. I really get the vibe that he can really relate to some of her experiences and that's just fun to watch.

[@jamesk4212]

Great interview! She is so awesome it was great to learn about the baby Zebra haha :) and awesome job both of you on the 1st AEW Dynamite !

[@apacavelithadon96]

that thumbnail of referee aubrey edwards making that face with finger pointing at him is fucking hilarious lol 😂

[@Koshionos1]

I'm going to miss seeing Aubrey at every show here in Washington

[@Nebocsid]

I was at her last ECCW show in New West (Vancouver Canada area, same are as the All Star Wrestling she mentioned-I was at the Kazarian match she mentioned). I miss seeing her here.

[@kevbo1024]

Not only is she the best ref in the business right now, apparently she's also a really cool person too. Another great interview, CVV!

[@tediz8280]

Chris congrats on your TV debut for AEW! that was a big surprise to see! You did great! and she is amazing!

[@kennethdelapp2695]

Got super excited for this interview when I saw it!

[@jackkottwitz5236]

I have been an Aubrey fan since the first time I saw her in a ring on an indy youtube video. She has "the look". She hasnt reached her full potential, so shes not the best ever, but shes without a doubt one of the best "young" refs.....and shes only going to get better with time. This is one of the best CVV interviews. Thank you for bringing Aubrey to her fans.

[@michaelbrewer2443]

I did NOT expect to see you on AEW Chris!!!!!!! Wow!!!! Great job!!!!!

[@TheDark_Paradise]

That first show was great. That was pretty cool seeing you interview Kevin Smith & Jason Mews, Chris.

[@thefreebridgepodcast6029]

Aubrey is so down to earth and her story is incredibly inspiring, not just for women, but for anyone and everyone..

[@kevingrace945]

great job last night I was there live in DC. I will be at All Gear in my hometown of Baltimore!

[@logya]

Hi Chris , nice vid , congrats for both of you , can't wait to see the result tomorrow . Peace from France ; )

[@UnknownErrorFilms]

She is the best! AEW = Aubrey Edwards Wrestling!!

[@Meechy_Mantooth]

Great Interview. Had a smile literally the entire way. All the best to you both. A E FRICKIN DUB!!!!

[@IDiedForYou1776]

Aubrey you made ref-ing interesting to me, that was a really great look on how its done and the fact that you're personable makes it more appealing. BTW the selling in that video was nuts.

[@TheWannabeexpert]

Her panic yelps in this interview was gold.

[@cjalmighty]

What a great interview, she's awesome. Definitely a fan.

[@adrienneriggins2234]

Thank you chris for the interview very much injoy them

[@HelloMeAndy]

Wow, I'm super early. Keep up the great content Chris!

[@shadowX370]

It's how Aubrey Edwards more over then half the WWE roster LOL

[@tommy2chips]

I was at Wrestlemania 27 to in Atlanta. Congrats to her on her success.

[@frconvey]

Great interview again Chris Really enjoy them

[@justjoe1811]

Great interview. And that ref bump was sick. Looked more legit with every viewing. 😄

[@TomJones00]

CVV! Bro, that interview was fascinating. I’ve always been interested in the tricks of the trade for refs. So good.

[@djgracio]

Aubrey 😍 Congratz Chris for 200.000 subs 💪😎

[@Razzerian]

She’s very well spoken and seems extremely likeable!

[@marcoz9477]

Fantastic video! She makes interview her so easy!

[@vipset87]

chris being part of the aew movement, being included in the shows on TnT is awesome. first time i popped hard seeing someone in that position haha

[@joeyz5577]

How freaking DOPE was that first show 👏🤟 Plus CVV looking good in his AEW suit! That was so AWESOME to see congrats to both of you 👍

[@MLD2G]

great job you did on TNT last night Chris. Keep up the good work!

[@Daring2Win]

While sitting through a commercial break on the first Dynamite I was thinking "man, they should've hired CVV as a field reporter" then, bam, next segment there he was! 🤯#Psychic Love these interviews

[@ChurchOfTUPAC]

This is awesome. She's really cool..... very different to how serious and stern she appears when working. Great interview.

[@shockjockey5036]

Glad to see you on AEW CVV

[@tariqdogg5944]

Aubrey Edwards is my favorite referee

[@xcyclops24]

As a fan I’m so proud of Aubrey & CVV. Great interview. A lot more about being a ref that i did not realize went into it.

[@metalmonster34]

Awesome job, Chris Van Vlugh!

[@rosskentish5412]

Awesome interview big love from the UK good luck on TNT

[@anthonylaterra5155]

Chirs ANOTHER Bad ass interview from a bad ass dude. I'm so happy for you and your success. You make me proud to live in So Flo. Good luck tonight

[@PeteyMcPickle]

Ref Aubrey is an absolute legend. Also, how the hell does she just pull out a squeel that high!?