Nick Patrick is a retired professional wrestling referee known for his time in WCW and WWE. He joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in Atlanta, GA to talk about how he started his career as a wrestler and then became a referee, getting hired by WCW, turning heel as part of the nWo, what really happened at the end of the Hulk Hogan vs. Sting match at WCW Starrcade 97, was he told to do a fast count or a slow count?, his match with Chris Jericho where Jericho had one hand tied behind his back, being part of the WCW Invasion angle in WWE, teaming with The Dudley Boyz against Mike Chioda, The Rock and Y2J, the art of taking a ref bump, why he believes WWE doesn't highlight referees anymore and more! Listen to Nick on "Mailbag Mondays" at http://adfreeshows.com Get your first month of Bluechew for FREE, just pay $5 shipping with the code CVV at http://bluechew.com Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV at http://thecoldplunge.com Subscribe to my podcast: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet 00:00 Intro 00:26 Referee’s having names in wrestling 02:08 Starting his career as a wrestler 07:18 Who helped develop his skills as a referee? 09:02 What do referee’s do that fans don’t see? 12:25 When did he realize WCW was getting popular? 14:13 Did he believe WCW being on top would last 15:52 Vince Russo signaling the end of WCW 17:38 Working in wrestling since childhood 19:37 What REALLY happened at Starrcade 97’? 31:40 Is he surprised Sting is still wrestling? 33:07 His wrestling-related injuries 37:19 Taking care of his autistic son 39:40 Ref bumps vs Wrestler bumps 40:49 What was the hardest finish to take? 42:14 Who’s idea was the nWo referee? 43:49 How did he think about cutting promos? 45:52 He looks JUST like Kenny Powers! 46:36 Match with Chris Jericho 49:28 Memories of Brian Pillman 51:56 Scott Hall making his WCW debut 53:21 The last episode of WCW Nitro 58:35 Memories of WCW Invasion 1:20:00 Teaming with the Dudley Boyz 1:01:34 What is the difference in referees today? 1:04:30 Is Charles Robinson ageless? 1:05:30 Stories running Deep South Wrestling 1:08:20 Booker T’s Hall of Fame comments 1:14:23 John Cena vs JBL at Wrestlemania 1:15:38 Biggest matches he’s ever been a part of 1:18:00 First meeting Vince McMahon 1:21:09 3 Things Nick Patrick is grateful for Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wrestling #nwo #nwo4life #wwe