AEW continues building management team with new live events exec

AEW’s been building up their management structure in recent months. with the hiring of Vice-President of Content Development Jen Pepperman and the addition of Kosha Irby as the company’s first Chief Operating Officer.

Now, they’ve hired Jeremy Flynn as their new Senior Marketing Director of Live Events. Flynn, who previously worked with the Professional Bull Riders league (where he worked with Irby in 2022-2023), revealed the move on his LinkedIn page:

The last two years with the Professional Bull Riders was everything that I hoped it would be. I was challenged to grow, pushed to excel and formed a new love and respect for western sports. To get the opportunity to travel the country and work with some of the best is something I had only dreamed of until I had the chance to join the PBR. This year’s World Finals will be my last event with PBR and I am beyond appreciative for these experiences and even more so, the lifelong friendships made along the way. PBR is on a meteoric rise and I cant wait to follow the sport as a truly made fan.

I am excited to share that I am starting a new chapter as the Senior Marketing Director of Live Events for All Elite Wrestling. There are so many amazing things happening with AEW and I’m thrilled to be a part of the journey!

Irby reposted the Twitter/X version of Flynn’s message, adding:

Our team got better today! Welcome to the madness @JeremyAFlynn

This year’s moves come after there were several changes to AEW’s management team in the second half of last year, including reports of Chief Legal Officer Megha Parekh “stepping back” from her AEW duties and the departures of previous Vice President of Live Events and Touring Rafael Morffi and former Chief Marketing & Merchandising Officer Dana Massie.

Specific to Flynn’s hiring, AEW’s week-to-week attendance has been a frequent talking point around discussions of the challenges facing the company. It will be worth watching what moves Irby & Flynn make to get and keep those numbers up moving forward.