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A female AEW referee is out for revenge after sustaining a brutal attack a few days ago. The official was hit by one of the new members of Tony Khan‘s company. On the June 2 episode of AEW Rampage, the 36-year-old referee was seen grabbing the throat of her attacker while trying to exact revenge.

Meanwhile, fans booed the segment after the promotion shared the clip on social media.

Who attacked whom on AEW Rampage?

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The official in question is Aubrey Edwards. She attacked Karen Jarrett, wife of AEW star Jeff Jarrett. Karen Jarrett made her AEW debut on the May 17 episode of Dynamite, helping her husband and his teammates attack FTR. At AEW Double or Nothing, which took place on May 28, Karen Jarrett used one of her husband’s moves on Edwards.

At the PPV, AEW Tag Team Champions Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler (FTR) clashed with Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett for a title match. During the bout, Jarrett smashed his guitar on Mark Briscoe, who was the referee. With no official remaining to count the fall, Edwards rushed to the ring but was stopped by Sonjay Dutt, one of Jarett’s teammates. While she pushed him aside, Karen Jarrett smashed her with a guitar.

However, it wasn’t enough to earn her husband the match as FTR managed to pin Lethal and retain their golds. During the June 2 episode of AEW Rampage, Briscoe met Jarrett and his team- Karen Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh backstage. There, he brought Edwards with him, and after a brief verbal volley from Karen Jarrett; the official attacked her. They were separated soon though by the others.

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Meanwhile, this left fans hating the segment.

Fans ask AEW to stop, call out the segment as cringe

Not just the segment, but the two women featured in it were also chastised by the fans. While some couldn’t fathom the storyline involving a referee attacking a talent, others were unhappy to see Karen Jarrett on the screen.

This person called it dumb.

While a two-word reaction was what this fan had to offer.

This one had just one word for the segment.

By the reaction, it is evident that the person is not a fan of Karen Jarrett.

This fan had a specific request for Tony Khan.

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That comparison is going to hurt.

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Will Edwards and Karen Jarrett have an in-ring encounter in the future? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, tell us in the comments what you thought about Edwards attacking Jarrett.

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