AEW makes a new hire.
Soap Opera Network first reported that All Elite Wrestling has hired Jen Pepperman as the Vice President of Content Development.
“Adding Jennifer Pepperman’s brilliant mind to the AEW team opens the door for exciting new ideas and will help us build upon the incredible stories currently developing on the road to AEW Revolution across our three weekly shows on TBS and TNT, and the effects of Jennifer’s arrival in AEW will be felt for many years in the future,” said Khan in a statement. “We’re thrilled to welcome her today, and I look forward to her creativity and collaboration with our team across the board in what will be AEW’s biggest year yet, and beyond.”
From AEW:
AEW Announces Jennifer Pepperman as Vice President, Content Development
-- Three-Time Daytime Emmy Award Winner Will Work Alongside AEW CEO and Head of Creative Tony Khan on Development of Content for Live Programming --
February 21, 2024 – AEW CEO and Head of Creative Tony Khan announced that award-winning director and producer Jennifer Pepperman has joined AEW today as Vice President, Content Development.
A professional wrestling producer and senior writer since 2017, Pepperman was a prolific director and executive producer of renowned soap operas including As the World Turns, One Life to Live and After Forever. Pepperman has won three Daytime Emmys for Best Directing across her career, bringing decades of experience in production and directing to AEW.
Pepperman will work alongside CEO and Head of Creative Tony Khan in the development of content for “AEW: Dynamite,” live on TBS every Wednesday, “AEW: Rampage” on TNT every Friday and “AEW: Collision,” live on TNT every Saturday.
“Adding Jennifer Pepperman’s brilliant mind to the AEW team opens the door for exciting new ideas and will help us build upon the incredible stories currently developing on the road to AEW REVOLUTION across our three weekly shows on TBS and TNT, and the effects of Jennifer’s arrival in AEW will be felt for many years in the future,” said Khan. “We’re thrilled to welcome her today, and I look forward to her creativity and collaboration with our team across the board in what will be AEW’s biggest year yet, and beyond.”
Pepperman left WWE, where she served as Senior Writer and Producer, earlier this month.
Pepperman previously worked on “As The World Turns” and “One Life to Live."
Pepperman has won three Daytime Emmy Awards throughout her career One for her directing work on “As The World Turns,” another for directing “One Life to Live” and a third for directing on the digital drama series “After Forever.”
Fightful will provide more details on Pepperman's hire when they are known.
