Mike Chioda (@mjcchioda) is a professional wrestling referee who is known for his 35 year career in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Tampa, FL to talk about his legendary career and being the third man in the ring for matches like Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit, The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar, 123 Kid vs. Razor Ramon and so many others. He talks about what goes into being a great referee, the cues he hears in his earpiece, being released from WWE, his time in AEW, working Ric Flair's last match and much more. 00:00 Intro 00:33 People thinking that he sounds like a mafia boss 03:42 Referees having a name and personality 04:49 Who would hit him up most for comped tickets? 05:16 Hulk Hogan vs The Rock at Wrestlemania 18 12:47 Razor Ramon vs 1-2-3 Kid at the Manhattan Center 16:09 Memories of his early days in Wrestling 18:38 What would he have done if he wasn’t in wrestling 21:30 Memories of growing up 23:34 Shane McMahon vs Kurt Angle at King of The Ring 28:24 Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 19 30:32 Chris Benoit vs Kurt Angle at Royal Rumble 31:49 Being heavily involved in the action as a ref 34:35 What does he hear in his earpiece during a match 37:54 Stone Cold vs The Rock at Wrestlemania 15 39:51 How did he pass the blade off? 45:46 Meeting Mike Tyson at Wrestlemania 47:34 John Cena vs The Rock at Wrestlemania 51:05 Undertaker vs Goldberg going wrong 55:48 The death of Owen Hart 57:37 Is his career over? 1:00:43 3 Things Mike Chioda is Grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Subscribe to my podcast: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet 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 #wwe #aew #wrestling