{"id":146151,"date":"2024-02-21T18:28:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T00:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=146151"},"modified":"2024-02-21T18:30:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T00:30:12","slug":"aew-names-former-wwe-employee-the-vp-of-creative-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/02\/21\/aew-names-former-wwe-employee-the-vp-of-creative-development\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW names former WWE employee the VP of creative development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1877574543\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><i>AEW issued the following press release on Wednesday to announce the hiring of Jennifer Pepperman as Vice President, Content<br \/>\nDevelopment.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>February 21, 2024 \u2013<\/b> 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Pepperman will work alongside CEO and Head of Creative Tony Khan in the development of content for \u201cAEW: Dynamite,\u201d live on TBS every Wednesday, \u201cAEW: Rampage\u201d on TNT every Friday and \u201cAEW: Collision,\u201d live on TNT every Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdding Jennifer Pepperman\u2019s 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\u2019s arrival in AEW will be felt for many years in the future,\u201d said Khan. \u201cWe\u2019re 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\u2019s biggest year yet, and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Pepperman departed WWE earlier this month after working on the creative side since 2017. 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