AEW Announces Kosha Irby As Chief Operating Officer

AEW have named Kosha Irby as their new Chief Operating Officer.

The addition of Irby to the company was originally reported in January, by both F4WOnline.com‘s Dave Meltzer and Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp.

AEW remained quiet until today, when they released a statement announcing the addition of the former Regional Director of Live Events at the WWE, where he worked between 2011 and 2018. He also worked for Professional Bull Riding and the AAF’s Memphis Express.

Irby has also worked in numerous other positions, including as Chief Marketing Officer at Clemson University. This followed Shane Emerson’s appointment as the company’s new Vice President of Global Programming, and Eric Murphy as a Senior Producer.

AEW Announced Kosha Irby As New Addition

Tony Khan announced Irby as the new COO of AEW today, with an official press statement that read:

March 26, 2024 – AEW CEO Tony Khan today announced that Kosha Irby has officially joined All Elite Wrestling as Chief Operating Officer.

Irby will oversee all strategic planning and execution of Live Events, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Licensing, Consumer Products and other major lines of business for the company. He joins AEW from Clemson University, where he served as Chief Marketing Officer within the athletic department and has previously held positions with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football as Chief Marketing Officer, Professional Bull Riders (PBR) as President and WWE as Regional Director of Live Events.

“Kosha brings decades of experience within the sports, entertainment and wrestling industries alongside an incredible work ethic and passion for our brand,” said Khan. “As Chief Operating Officer, he will be a phenomenal asset to AEW as we enter the next phase of the company’s ongoing business development and expansion.”