Tag: Adam Hopkins

Report: AEW hires former WWE VP of communications

Posted on by Ian Carey

AEW has hired a former longtime WWE employee. 

According to a report from PWInsider, Adam Hopkins is now working for Tony Khan’s promotion. He is said to have started on the road with AEW already and was present for last week’s shows in St. Louis. 

Hopkins first started with WWE in 1997 as a fan services coordinator. He was promoted on multiple occasions throughout his time there and was named Vice President of Communications in February 2022. However, he departed WWE in January for undisclosed reasons. 

It is not yet clear what role or title Hopkins will hold in AEW.  

At the time of his WWE departure, our own Dave Meltzer wrote the following regarding Hopkins:

Sorry to see Adam Hopkins, the VP of communications of WWE, no longer with the company. Aside from one period when he was let go and brought back, he’s been there 25 years, and was always a pleasure to deal with.

Big E also responded to a social media post announcing Hopkins’ departure from the company, writing:

A true professional and a great human. Really going to miss A Hop.

WWE VP of public relations departs after 25 years

Posted on by Josh Nason

After 25 years, WWE vice president of public relations Adam Hopkins is leaving the company.

Hopkins was a consistent voice on the intros for WWE NXT media calls with Paul “Triple H” Levesque and later Shawn Michaels, in addition to helping set up interviews with talents or providing a company comment on various stories.

It’s unknown what the reason for his departure is, but PWInsider reported Tuesday that vice president of communications Stefanie Fiondella is also gone after departing last week. She was first with WWE from 2014 through 2019 before returning in April 2021.

A graduate of the New York Institute of Technology, Hopkins started with the company in September 1997 as a fan services coordinator. He eventually moved into public relations as a coordinator for four years before being promoted to a manager in February 2004.

After five years as a senior manager of public relations and corporate communication, he spent seven years as senior director before spending the last year as vice president.

Former WWE Champion Big E responded to a Sean Ross Sapp tweet with the following: